Preparations underway for Shoreline Math Olympiad March 8

The 16th annual Shoreline Math Olympiad will be held on Saturday, March 8 from 8:00am to 3:00pm at Shoreline Community College. The competition is for students in 4th to 8th grade and this year they are expecting over 750 students to complete from all of the Shoreline and Lake Forest Park public and private schools.

Testing occurs in the morning in classrooms all over campus, followed by lunch in the PUB #9000 building, and the awards ceremony at 1:00pm in the #3000 Gymnasium. 1,000 Mathletes, volunteers, parents and the community are expected to come to the awards ceremony.

Some 2013 Math Olympiad participants with Meridian Park students in red
Photo courtesy SCC

Most school programs start meeting before or after school in the fall and conclude at the competitions held in the spring. These dedicated Mathletes are given extra math lessons, and have a quiz day at the end of each month to give the them a chance to use their skills to see how they stand amongst their peers. Schools use parents and teacher math coaches to work with students to solve challenging math problems at a higher grade level. Many participate in the National Math Olympiad program and compete against students from all over the country.

Highland Terrace students holding their trophy

Can any school beat Highland Terrace for the participation trophy? Since the award was started a few years ago Mark Owen’s students have won with an average of over 50% of the eligible students at the school participating in Shoreline Math Olympiad!  

To register, students must be in 4th -8th grade and attend public or private school in Shoreline or Lake Forest Park. You do not need to be in a school math club to test, but you do need to register through your home school so please talk to your schools’ Math Coach.

Deadlines are fast approaching! The Organizing committee is still looking for high school and adult volunteers to be testing room proctors, help with concessions, score tests, data input, etc. For more information visit the Shoreline Math Olympiad website or contact Shelley Anderson, Volunteer Chair.