New Hampshire placed 19th out of 56 teams which is their highest national ranking in the past 20 years.
Winners of the New Hampshire State MATHCOUNTS competition held on March 15th at the NH Technical Institute who will represent New Hampshire at the National competition in Washington, D.C. in May. From left to right: Arthur Shu of Shu Homeschool, Rhys Yap of St. John Regional School, Haoyi Liu of Richmond Middle School, Maxwell Sun of 121 Windham Homeschool and Coach Tom Wharton of Richmond Middle School.
MATHCOUNTS is a national mathematics competition to provide engaging math programs to 6th, 7th
and 8th grade students of all ability levels to build confidence and improve attitudes towards math and problem solving. In New Hampshire, it is sponsored by the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers and the New Hampshire Teachers of Mathematics. National sponsors include RTX, the U.S. Department of Defense STEM, the National Society of Professional Engineers and several other companies, agencies and organizations.
The state is divided into six regions. The students first compete at their local schools and then at the regional level in February. The three winning teams from each region, together with top-scoring individuals not represented on those teams, then compete at the state level in March to determine the four top individuals who will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the national competition in May.
This year, the State competition was held on March 15th at the NH Technical Institute in Concord. Approximately 80 middle grade students from 23 schools participated. In the morning, students are given three written tests. Based on those results, the 12 top-scoring competitors then compete in pairs in the Countdown Round, which is a fast-paced test held in front of the audience where questions are projected on a screen and the students have a maximum of 45 seconds to answer. After the exciting Countdown Round, the winners are announced and awarded trophies, medals and plaques.
The top four students in the State Countdown Round were the following:
1st Place - Haoyi Liu, Richmond Middle School
2nd Place - Arthur Shu, Shu Homeschool
Semi-finalist – Maxwell Sun, 121 Windham Homeschool
Semi-finalist – Rhys Yap, St. John Regional School
The top three teams were:
1st Place - Richmond Middle School, Tom Wharton (Coach)
2nd Place - St. John Regional School, Tara Henley (Coach)
3rd Place - Academy for Science and Design, Karen Legault (Coach), Anuhya Mandava (Asst. Coach)
Based on their written test scores at the State meet, the following four very talented and excited students will represent New Hampshire at the National Competition in May in Washington, D.C.
1st Place - Maxwell Sun, 121 Windham Homeschool, Hao Sun (Coach)
2nd Place - Haoyi Liu, Richmond Middle School, Tom Wharton (Coach)
3rd Place - Rhys Yap, St. John Regional School, Tara Henley (Coach)
4th Place - Arthur Shu, Shu Homeschool, Charmaine Bian (Coach)
Tom Wharton, coach of the first place team, will coach the New Hampshire team and accompany them to the National Competition.
If you are interested in coaching a team, volunteering to help at a competition or donating to MATHCOUNTS, please contact the NH Society of Professional Engineers by using the Contact Us link at the top of this webpage.