Illinois Mathematics League Ranks UHS Math Team as Top School in Champaign County

In a recent release of the Score Report Summary for the sixth High School Contest 2011-2012, the Illinois Mathematics League ranked the UHS Math team as the top school in Champaign County with a score of 128. In addition, two UHS students, Senior Umberto R. and Sophomore Zikang T., received perfect scores.

Math Contests are held by the Math League for Grades 4 through 8, Algebra 1 students, and High School Students. Over one million students from the United States and Canada participate in Math League Contests each year. The league consists of 6 mini contests per year with 6 questions from different areas of mathematics per contest. Students are allowed 30 minutes to take one test, challenging their math and reading skills. Calculators are allowed on these contests.

For more information about the Urbana High Math Team contact Paula Rogers, Math Team Coach, at progers@usd116.org. For information about Illinois Math League and a full list of scores, visit http://www.themathleague.com.

Information provided by the Urbana School District.