MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGH IN TOP TEN AT MATH NATIONALS


August 11, 2004

The Miami Springs Senior High math team once again placed in the top 10 at the national Mu Alpha Theta Math Convention in Huntsville, Alabama last week.

A team of 25 students competed in different math tests and placed 10th in a competition of 51 schools from across the nation. The team won 34 trophies, including eight for team president Ryan Williams: Number Theory, 1st place; Mu Individual, Integration, Advanced Calculus, 2nd; Calculus Team, 7th; Hustle, 9th; and Combined Individual and Ciphering, 10th. Ryan also earned the prestigious Olympiad award, for which the top 25 students competed, and a check for $1,000.

The following math team members also received national awards at the competition: Rocio Cifrian (incoming president), Nelia Sanchez, Zane Anwar, Denis Azuaje, Ana Fernandez, John Karpis, Musa Kurdi, Clark Rinehart, Amirah Khan, Nasly Jimenez, Luis Alonso, and Rafle Fernandez.

The national competition caps off a busy year of projects, competitions and fundraisers for the math team. A new season of competitions begins in December and continues through April, 2005‚ with the state convention in Orlando, followed by the national convention in Honolulu next summer.

For additional information, contact math teacher and Mu Alpha Theta coach Libby Manning at 305-885-3585.

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