Mathcounts

The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) is a co-sponsor of MATHCOUNTS. This program stimulates America's 7th and 8th grade students and teachers to excel in math, and recognizes and rewards them for achievement.  Analogous to a school athletics program, MATHCOUNTS volunteers coach "mathletes" throughout the fall at the school level to compete as individuals and teams at the chapter, state, and national level. At the competitions, students are challenged by math problems they would never experience in the classroom. Since its inception in 1983, over three million students have participated in MATHCOUNTS. Volunteers from the Monroe Professional Engineers Society (MPES) administer the annual local competition to be held annually in February at MCC or RIT. Each year, several teams from local junior high schools participated. The top three teams advanced to the state competition. Volunteers are needed for the local one-day competition, please contact Nancy Gillette, P.E. at (585) 427-8888.