The math gods smile upon us, for PI day (3/14) falls upon our MATH TEAM meeting day.  Accordingly, we will have pony rides! 

No, no… that makes no sense. 

We will do random maths while eating pie…Yup, let’s do math and eat pie.  That makes more sense.

So….

1.  if you remember to bring a fork, the green team people will be grateful… though we should have a fork for you.

2.  if you bring your own clean plate, the green team folk will be grateful… though we should have a plate for you.

3.  if you bring money, we would be grateful, though we will have pie for you either way.  =). Suggested donation is $1 / 2 slices.   Basically, bring a dollar and get a slice of pie for yourself and one for your buddy.  If you don’t have money… you are still welcome to have some pie… until we run out. =)

Other news:
1.  By design, 6 of our 8 e-board members are seniors and will be graduating.  =(. I miss you already.  This also means, there are n positions we would like to fill for our future e-board of MATH TEAM (where 1 < n < 11).  e-board members must be rising juniors or seniors that have participated in MATH TEAM historically.  Interested applicants are asked to fill out the following form by April 9th.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_zSMPfcpsQIxY6wPnfMe44mRaLQF4fdGW53QP-Ulqs6Hbqw/viewform?usp=sf_link

2.  Over the past 7 years, Stevenson modeling teams have spent over 2,000 hours in practice and competition, eaten over 300 slices of pizza, won nearly $100,000 in scholarship money, and have been featured on NPR, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald, Fox, NBC, and CBS news.  Modelers must be rising juniors or seniors that have participated in MATH TEAM historically.  With just over half of our modelers being seniors, we are looking for new math modelers!  Interested applicants are asked to fill out the following form by March 24th

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdin5iDvyxxvFQkAxtveQ90gW3TW_ZALtj44_TneurCZV1adQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

See ya tomorrow (with a fork and $)

3:40ish to 4:29ish

1500-1502/1506 frosh/soph

1508-1510 jr/sr

daMathTeam

PI DAY!

The math gods smile upon us, for PI day (3/14) falls upon our MATH TEAM meeting day.  Accordingly, we will have pony rides! 

No, no… that makes no sense. 

We will do random maths while eating pie…Yup, let’s do math and eat pie.  That makes more sense.

So….

1.  if you remember to bring a fork, the green team people will be grateful… though we should have a fork for you.

2.  if you bring your own clean plate, the green team folk will be grateful… though we should have a plate for you.

3.  if you bring money, we would be grateful, though we will have pie for you either way.  =). Suggested donation is $1 / 2 slices.   Basically, bring a dollar and get a slice of pie for yourself and one for your buddy.  If you don’t have money… you are still welcome to have some pie… until we run out. =)

Other news:
1.  By design, 6 of our 8 e-board members are seniors and will be graduating.  =(. I miss you already.  This also means, there are n positions we would like to fill for our future e-board of MATH TEAM (where 1 < n < 11).  e-board members must be rising juniors or seniors that have participated in MATH TEAM historically.  Interested applicants are asked to fill out the following form by April 9th.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_zSMPfcpsQIxY6wPnfMe44mRaLQF4fdGW53QP-Ulqs6Hbqw/viewform?usp=sf_link

2.  Over the past 7 years, Stevenson modeling teams have spent over 2,000 hours in practice and competition, eaten over 300 slices of pizza, won nearly $100,000 in scholarship money, and have been featured on NPR, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald, Fox, NBC, and CBS news.  Modelers must be rising juniors or seniors that have participated in MATH TEAM historically.  With just over half of our modelers being seniors, we are looking for new math modelers!  Interested applicants are asked to fill out the following form by March 24th

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdin5iDvyxxvFQkAxtveQ90gW3TW_ZALtj44_TneurCZV1adQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

See ya tomorrow (with a fork and $)

3:40ish to 4:29ish

1500-1502/1506 frosh/soph

1508-1510 jr/sr

daMathTeam

Let’s go!!!!!

Super thrilled to have had the day off. =). 

Let’s be refreshed and ready to go tomorrow!  Folks are going to be complaining, saying they’re tired, blah, blah… let’s just go the other way.  Let’s smile and be glad to be in a place where we can learn and see friends and teachers.  

Tuesday 2/21

Tomorrow in math team, we will, well… do math!  

Frosh/Soph in 1500/1502

Jr/Sr in 1508/1510 

We will be looking at individual contests, 2 person contests, or 8 person contests in each room.

By Wednesday, we will email those that will be participating in regionals.

Saturday 2/25

For those selected, regionals will be roughly 

9 AM if you qualify for individual competition

10 AM if you qualify for calculator competition

10:30 AM if you qualify for jr/sr 8 person or fr/so 2 person

11 AM if you qualify for fr/sr 8 person or jr/sr 8 person

Details will be sent to the selected individuals.  Know that our goal is to be competitive and to involve as many students that we feel allows us to compete at the level we want.  If you are selected, you represent us all!  If you are not selected, know that you are still an important part of math team.  You learn, You struggle, You strive.  That kind of energy makes us all want to do better, and it makes a difference when you come and work with us.

Looking ahead

Thursday 3/2

NSML 5

Friday 3/3

Our two Modeling the Future Challenge teams will submit their work.

Sunday 3/5

Our two m3challenge teams will be working the 14 hour math challenge.  

Saturday 4/8 and 4/15

Junior high math circle

Saturday 4/22

State math contest at ISU

Saturday 4/29

Junior high math tournament

Let’s make math feel awesome in this place, 

daMathTeam

Bring out the math puns!  

It’s MATH TEAM on Valentine’s day!

We will give you the gift of math tomorrow!

Frosh/Soph in 1500/1502

Jr/Sr in 1508/1510

We will bring down walls in 1508/1510

To practice 2person and 8person competitions!

3:40-4:30ish

Tomorrow! 2/14/2023

Will the puns ever stop!

The google machine keeps providing!

ok… that last one was just too much…

this one isn’t math, but it makes me smile. =)

see you tomorrow!

daMathTeam

alert, Alert, 

Alert! ALERT!

There is NO math team today!

With the AIME working into the afternoon, we will cancel math team today so that students don’t burn their eyes out with math stacked on math. 

Please check your google classrooms for material and updates for your year and for regionals

see you next week!

daMathTeam

blink …  blink, blink…

What in the world?  What happened to January?!?  

The school days are slow, but the school year is fast.   For perspective…

1.  This week we will engage in math combat in NSML 4…  FOUR!  There are only 5 of these every year.

2.  There are only a dozen MATH TEAM meetings left…. for the entire year!

3.  If you’re a senior, you will say “It’s Friday!” at school only 14 more times in your high school life.

This week in our Tuesday MATH TEAM meeting, we will do our last preparations and practices for NSML 4 on Thursday.  After Tuesday, we will notify those who will make the bus to Vernon Hills.  But if you do not make the bus, do not fret!  Come and learn.  Come and do math.  Come and hang out.  We just want to see some new problems and see how we handle ourselves.  Being correct is only satisfying if the chance of being wrong is real.  Let’s get some problems right together. =)

NOTE: Some grade levels are doing their last vetting contest.  If you are unable to come, please discuss with your coach.

There are also 2person and calculator practices going on… 8 person is on a pause until we get on the other side of NSML 4.  (I need to protect my bandwidth a little bit).

In other news, 

Congrats to the folks who came out to Neuqua Valley high school last week.  =)

This was a practice regional event to get some nerves out and to experience what the team events feel like.  To calibrate these scores, know that both Neuqua and Metea finished in the top 10 at state last year.  

So come celebrate the end of January with us as we do some math.

If you’re a regular, we look forward to seeing you again!

If you haven’t been around in a while, find a buddy then come on by to mash problems with us.

1/31/20223

3:44ish – 4:29ish

frosh 1500/1502

soph 1506

jr 1508

sr 1510

daMathTeam

MATH TEAM assemble!!!

Good problems are a resource.  Good problems ignite curiosity, inspire study, and humble us as we expand our view of all there is in mathematics.

Sure, they can also make us feel like poop, make us cry on the inside… and sometimes on the outside too.  But that’s part of it!  There is no satisfaction in being right if there is no chance of being wrong.

Tomorrow, each grade level will continue their study and practice of:

frosh: number theory and divisibility in room 1500 / 1502

soph: circles in room 1506

jr: conics in 1508

sr: sequences and series in 1510

Come and mash problems with us, debrief, and discuss strategies!

We begin at 3:40ish and will end around 4:30ish

…

and now I asked Chat GPT to make this email into a rap….

enjoy:

Yo, listen up, I got a rap to drop ‘Bout math problems, the real deal, non-stop Good problems, they a resource, ignite Curiosity, inspire study, make us strive

To expand our view of all there is in math It humbles us, makes us wanna take a bath In the sea of knowledge, but hold up, wait Sometimes they make us feel like poop, ain’t great

But that’s part of the game, can’t deny The satisfaction of being right, it’s high But without the chance of being wrong, it’s low So bring on the problems, let’s go, go, go

Tomorrow, each grade level got a plan Frosh study number theory, divisibility, understand Sophomores circles, juniors conics, seniors sequences and series Come mash problems with us, debrief, discuss, no fears

We begin at 3:40ish, end at 4:30ish Math team assemble, let’s solve and flourish

Truly, this is what AI was made for.  

daMathTeam

Math, math, math, math maaath….

Lots going on friends…

Tomorrow, come to math team and:

1.  Sign in to 5-star to keep your eligibility fresh

2.  Hear about a service opportunity this upcoming spring

3.  Consider some math team swag

4.  Prepare for NSML #4, brushing up on:

  frosh: number theory

  soph: circles

  jr: conics

  sr: sequences and series

5.  Updates on 8 person and 2 person and calculator competitions – if you signed up, look out for google classrooms and/or emails to help get organized

To help us get organized on our end, please fill out this simple google form to establish your availability for NSML #4 and for a regional competition practice at at Neuqua valley

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKWcmje0bJPd_uxVjqZYf5lzbyvo5PiH-JTj-nRRa_cidoIg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hope you enjoyed the day off and have a great short week!

(whew, thank goodness for a short week!)

daMathTeam

May 15, 2022 10:55 PM

The last meeting is upon us this week!

Come by 1500/1502 after school for so many reasons!
1.  Rubik’s Cube competition!
2.  State winning hardware has arrived!  Celebrate team and individual honors
3.  Hardware and prizes from other competitions have also arrived!
4.  Find out who our next modelers are!
5.  Find out who our next leaders are!
6.  Clearing out the cabinet!  
7. We have some extra t-shirts from the math circle this year and last year!  All shirts are $5… and comes with a free Optiveer t-shirt!  

=)
last full week of school!  woot!

See ya Tuesday
1500/1502
3:40 – 4:25ish

daMathTeam

Mon, Mar 7, 9:56 PM

Anybody else feel like Tuesday crept up on us really fast?
Anybody else feel like they forgot how to “do school” after a long weekend?
Anybody else weirded out that it was 70° and sunny  and then a winter wonderland on the same weekend?

Despite how you feel, the fact is that MATH TEAM meets tomorrow!  It’s a busy week with lots of news, so let’s get at it.

1.  REGIONAL RESULTS ARE IN!
With an unofficial score of 863, Stevenson high school wins region 12, and has the highest score across all other regions!  Here are the top 10 across all regions:

Many individual honors will be given to several of you for scoring in the top 8 individually or for placing in a team event.  These awards will be passed out to you during math team when they come in!  Check out shsmathteam.com for a full list of awardees… in a few days. =)

2.  THURSDAY = NSML 5
The previous head math team coach, the honorable Mr. Thibadeau, has stated to me a few times that winning NSML is just as big, if not bigger, than winning state.  Thursday is NSML 5, the last NSML event of the year.  After this event, grand totals for the year are summed.  That’s 375 possible points at each grade level plus 200 possible points for orals – a grand total of 1700 possible points.  

These are the standings now, with a possible 1400 points: 300 at each grade level and 200 for orals:

Good luck to those going out on Thursday!

3.  Math models

Every year, we select 10 students to participate in math modeling competitions.  This week, our teams will be submitting final projects in the Modeling the Future Challenge and finding out next week if they make it to the next round of the M3Challenge.  At the conclusion of these events, we will begin forming our teams for next year, so keep an eye out for invitations.

4.  Looking ahead

Next week Wednesday is ARML and the co-curricular fair. If you have an 8th grade sibling, tell them to swing by the math team booth!

5.  Athletes

To our Mathlete athletes, congratulations on making one of our sports teams.  Please be sure to communicate with your coaches so that we can keep you looped in.

See you tomorrow for some 2p fun and nsml prep:
Tuesday 3/8/2022
3:35ish – 4:30ish
1500/1502 FROSH SOPH
1608/1610 Jr Sr

=)
daMathTeam

Sun, Feb 27, 7:49 PM

Whoah… you See that off in the distance?  That, my friend, is the end of the school year.  It’s nUts that our next meeting will be in March.  The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warMer, soon it will be that magical word: like a 6 lEtter wordle where the two middle letters are the same and happen to be one of the two middle letteRs of the alphabet. I can’t write out lest I scare it away… but man, it’s close!

Congratulations to the 50+ students that participated in regionals this past weekend!  It’s exciting to know that many of you are putting your talents out there to see how you are improving and competing with other mathematicians in the region.  Official scores are still not up, so I will not discuss results beyond saying we are so glad that you offer your time to participate and toil in mathematics with others.  

Coming up in two weeks, March 10, is meet #5 in the NSML.  The 50+ schools of the league will descend upon Glenbrook South at the same time, and so we are limited to bring only 5 students at each grade level.  Coaches will be discussing with each other and looking at previous contests and practices in deciding who will be on the bus with us.  

Accordingly, this week in math team, we will take time to clan up and spend some time with math together.  We will look at contests from previous years and possibly look through a few different activities. 

btw, check out https://shsmathteam.com/ as new content is being dropped into the page weekly. 

See ya Tuesday
2022_0301
3:40 – 4:30ish
1500/1502 FR/SO
1606/1608 Jr/Sr

daMathTeam