{"id":5,"date":"2016-05-26T12:16:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/rhitmathcontest\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2016-09-29T17:52:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:52:41","slug":"rose-hulman-institute-of-technology-high-school-mathematics-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/rhitmathcontest\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology High School Mathematics Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology<\/u><\/span><\/a> Mathematics Contest takes place annually on the second Saturday in November. The fiftieth contest took place Saturday, November 14, 2015. Results<\/u><\/span><\/a> from 2015 are now on-line. Congratulations to Carmel High School, who won their seventh consecutive title.<\/p>\n

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The fifty-first contest takes place Saturday, November 12, 2016 starting at 11:00 AM EST. Registration will be due by Friday, October 28, 2016. Register using the on-line registration at\u00a0 http:\/\/www.rose-hulman.edu\/class\/ma\/web\/HSMC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Rose-Hulman has asked that a Risk and Release Waiver be on file for each students participating in the competition.<\/p>\n

Payment must be sent through the U.S. Postal Service. Checks may be sent to:<\/p>\n

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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

RHIT HS Math contest<\/span><\/p>\n

Attn: Michelle Prather<\/span><\/p>\n

5500 Wabash Avenue<\/span><\/p>\n

Terre Haute, IN 47803<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is a $3.00 per student registration fee for the contest. Students and staff have the option of purchasing lunch tickets for $9.40 apiece. No student will be allowed to participate in the contest unless the registration fee has been paid. Refreshments will be available for the students during the registration period.<\/p>\n

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Each school may enter four students from each of the four years – freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. An unlimited number of alternates may also compete. Team awards will be presented on the basis of the performance of the preselected team members. Each school may bring as many alternates as they choose. Alternates are eligible for individual awards.<\/p>\n

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The Contest consists of twenty multiple-choice questions. Five points are awarded for a correct answer, a one point penalty is assessed for an incorrect answer. Individual awards will be given for the top twelve scores in each year. All participating students will be eligible for these individual awards. There will be three class awards for each of the four years. To be eligible for a class award, a school must enter a full team of four students for that year’s class. Also, schools with full teams at all four class levels are eligible for one of the three school awards. A school should feel free to enter only one or two students if no more than that number show interest. The top scoring male and female freshman are presented with the Sally Shonk Memorial Award<\/u><\/a>. The top scoring male and female sophomores are presented with the Mary Rhein Memorial Award<\/u><\/a>. For several years the book prizes have been donated by Wiley<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On-site registration of your presence for the contest begins at 10:00 AM EST (that’s 9:00AM Illinois time) in the Hadley Hall. (building N on the printable campus map<\/u><\/a>.) The test begins at 11:00 and lasts for one hour. After lunch, awards are handed out at the awards ceremony, held in Hatfield Hall<\/u><\/a>. (building P on the campus map<\/u><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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Dates of future contests:<\/p>\n