Welcome to the MCMS MathCounts Club Page
If you're interested in a challenging after-school activity that will make future math and science courses seem a bit less daunting, then you'll want to join our club. With the eclectic collection of problem-solving activities, students will be challenged in a variety of ways. There is no such thing as routine, as the problems encountered are randomly presented, leading students to collaborate with others to find solutions. This allows them to share their problem-solving skills with others.
Students compete for a place on the MCMS MathCounts Team that competes in a local competition every February. There are state and national competitions beyond that if our team, or individual(s), advance. Students solve interesting and challenging problems, and the use of logic is essential as students develop innovative and alternative methods to solve problems while working with others in a Socratic environment.
You must be logged into Google using your OPUSD email and password to download any worksheets below.
When:
Each Tuesday after school from 2:50 to about 3:30, except holidays or shortened days.
Here's the 2024-25 Schedule (click to download).
Where:
Room C-6
How:
Come to room C-6 on Tuesday after school, sign in, and work with others to solve a variety of problems. Students can work solo or in a small group to discuss how they solve problems. Working with others is always the most beneficial. The activity sheets (including solutions) can be downloaded below. All other practice materials we use can be found by going to the "Links for Practice" page (link in the left nav).
March 25 Sign-In Form
CLICK HERE (link will be live after school that day)
Downloads:
Warm Ups - #1(doc / key), #2 (doc / key), #3 (doc / key), #4 (doc / key), #5(doc / key), #6 (doc / key), #7 (doc / key), #8 (doc / key), #9 (doc / key), #10 (doc / key), #11 (doc / key), #12 (doc / key), #13 (doc / key), #14 (doc / key)
Stretches - #1 Permutations & Combinations (doc / key), #2 Factoring (doc / key), #3 Similarity (doc / key)
Old Stretches - #1 Transformations (doc / key), #2 TBD (doc / key), #3 TBD (doc / key)
School Competition (to form the MCMS Team):
Sign Up: (is closed)
Click Here to sign up for our internal competition that determines the teams that will compete in the Chapter Competition.
Competition Results:
CLICK HERE to see who made one of the two teams and who made the alternate group.
Held during January here at Medea Creek Middle School. Any Math Counts student interested should be prepared to participate on each Tuesday of January, and if they make the team be available for the competition(s) in February and March. The school competition will be held after school Tuesdays (during the normal Math Counts Meetings): dates found on the downloadable schedule above. Any student that wants to try out must attend each part of the competition. The team will be formed from the 4 students that score the highest in the competition. The next six students will qualify as "alternates" and are also invited to the competition. Alternates have filled spots that were vacated by a student in the past.
Practice Competition found at the Art of Problem-Solving Website (If you don't have an account, create one):
Chapter Competition:
Place: Medea Creek Middle School (We host because our team won last year's comp)
Date: February 22, 2025. Arrive at 8:45 AM, the competition begins at 9:30 AM.
Competition Info: Hosted at Medea Creek this year.
Results: Download a summary of the competition with the results of the team and each individual.
State Competition:
Place: California Baptist University
Date: March 22, 2025. Arrive at 8 AM. It's about a two-hour trip from Oak Park.
Competition Info: CLICK HERE to be redirected to their website with complete information. You can
download this PDF for a quick reference to the address, a map, and a schedule for the day.
