Belvidere South recently sent their MathCounts team to compete against other local schools in the Chapter competition of the national MathCounts competition. Four team members and one alternate tested their math and problem solving knowledge in a series of questions. The Sprint round consisted of 30 questions to be done in 40 minutes without the aid of a calculator. Each problem counted 1 point toward the team and individual total. Then the Target round was 4 sets of 2 questions, each taking 6 minutes. These counted 2 points each. Then the Team round was 10 problems to be done in 20 minutes with each problem counting as 2 points toward the Team total. The final part of the competition was the Countdown round which was just the top 10 individuals matching each other head-to-head in a stepladder format.

Eight teams competed with BSMS finishing in sixth place. While not a great performance, it was a good experience for those involved.

Submitted by:
Mr. John Rabideau
Advisor
Belvidere South Middle School
544-3175 X 1065
JRabideau@district100.com