Driving Directions

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Are You Ready???

The weekend before the competition is our big workday. The committee gets together to fold over 500 t-shirts, count tests, assemble the packets and double check names. It is a good thing that former Co-chair Jay has a minivan, because we have a lot of stuff....and that is just for registration.

We always want everyone, regardless of the outcome, to have a good time. So, be prepared for a new way to win raffle tickets. The image above should give you a hint.

Check out who is coming!

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Registration Reminders

Please forgive the bullets, but we are engineers:

1. Fruit and juice will be provided at the student drop off location. How will you know where that is? A red balloon will be tied to the fire hydrant.

2. Look for our big MATHCOUNTS banner. The information table and a volunteer will be there to answer general questions and direction you to registration, photos, etc.

3. Once *all* of your students have arrived, please come to the registration table. Again, only Coaches should be at the registration table. You will be provided with a list of the Mathletes we have registered for your school to date. This is the "Purple Sheet." Review the students names carefully.

4. If you have no changes (we love you!!), please proceed to the "No Changes" line.

5. If you have some changes (we understand), please proceed to the "Changes" line.

6. Now is a good time to head over and take your school photo. Weather permitting, they will be taken outside.

A map that you can distribute to your parents is forthcoming. Check our website for new information!

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Save the Date - More Mathcounts

If our local competition is not enough for you, there is more...the state AND national Mathcounts competition will be held here in Orlando, Florida. Parents, coaches, and students are invited. Just remember that the same rules apply. You can only come for the afternoon session. As soon as the agenda is finalized, we will post it here.

• State - March 27, 2009 at Altamonte Hilton
• National - May 7-10, 2009, Orlando, Florida

Registration Update

A record number of schools, 44, registered for our competition this year. I don't have the official or current tally of the students. I quit counting when it hit 350. We have other engineers keeping tabs on that number. All I know is that even if we wanted to have our competition at UCF, we have now outgrown that venue.

Special thanks to everyone for their patience and understanding regarding the competition date and location. If one of your mathletes has a conflict with the date, feel free to bring another student along in their place. It is allowed and encouraged.

Field Trip!

Krista and I are taking a very important field trip to Olympia High School tomorrow morning. Since it is a new venue, we want to make sure the testing, scoring and coaches' rooms will work out. If there is anything else you want to know, send us an e-mail ASAP and we will do what we can. Photos from Krista's initial site visit are over there -->.