Dear Coaches,

Registration for the 2011-2012 MATHCOUNTS Club and Competition programs is open!

IMPORTANT DATES:
· Registration Deadline is December 16, 2011.
· Our local Central Florida Chapter Competition will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Olympia High School (4301 S. Apopka Vineland Road. Orlando, FL 32835).

ADDITIONAL INFO:
· NEW this year! You can download your FREE copy of the MATHCOUNTS School Handbook (with answers) right now!
· Remember, schools will be allowed to register up to six students as individuals in addition to a team of four students (for a total of ten paid students).
· Reduced registration fees are available for Title I schools.
· We recommend registering online at https://mathcounts.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mathcounts.org%2fregister&srcid=17992&srctid=1&erid=770083&trid=42c0e3af-ae7f-4f97-bf51-96c5f3e68c6a. You can also register by fax or mail (2011-2012 registration form attached)
· You can confirm your school’s registration was received online. It can take up to 14 days to process your registration.
· The registration referral program is available for 2011-2012. Refer a new school and receive a $10 refund of your team’s registration fees. More info on the registration form, at http://www.mathcounts.org/, or in the Handbook Vol 1.

We look forward to another great MATHCOUNTS year!

We’ll be in touch as the school year continues.
Thank you,

Central Florida MATHCOUNTS Committee
Leslie Turner, Co-chair
Krista Sommerfeldt, Co-Chair

Welcome to the 2011-2012 School Year

A new school year has begun and the Central Florida MATHCOUNTS committee is now planning for the 2012 Chapter Competition. Registration for the 2011-2012 MATHCOUNTS Competition Program is officially open! Consider joining both the Competition and Club Programs so that your students can enjoy matching math skills against their peers as well as develop problem-solving skills in a collaborative setting through fun and engaging activities! Click here to register: www.mathcounts.org/register. Don't delay! Be sure to register online or return your Registration Form by December 16, 2011.

You can download your FREE copy of the 2011-2012 MATHCOUNTS School Handbook (with answers) right now! The MATHCOUNTS School Handbook has over 300 math problems written to the NCTM standards for grades 6-8 and is designed to build critical thinking skills in middle school students.

2011 Competition Results

Thanks to more than 40 volunteers, generous sponsors and a hard-working committee, the Central Florida MATHCOUNTS 2011 competition on February 19 at Olympia High School was a great success with over 330 Mathletes participating from 39 schools around Central Florida.The top 4 teams and top 5 individuals in the chapter competition represented the chapter in the state competition in Orlando on March 25 and are:

Place, School, Coach
1st, Sanford, Jim Stevens
2nd, Trinity Preparatory School, Mary Ann Straube
3rd, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Kathy Bartz
4th, Jackson Heights, Robert White

Place, Student, School
1st, Kyle Gettig, Sanford
2nd, Anthony Chen, Markham Woods
3rd, Kijoon Kim, Lake Highland Prep
4th, Andrew Kwon, Sanford
5th, Erica Lindbeck, Southwest

Southwest Middle School, coached by Jane Ice, was the most improved school from the previous year’s competition.

From those representing the Central Florida chapter, Team Sanford Middle placed 3rd, Individual Kyle Gettig, from Sanford, placed 3rd and Individual Andrew Kwon, from Sanford, placed 8th in the state competition on March 25th.

Special thanks to our volunteers and sponsors. Without their efforts and contributions we would not be here year after year. Lockheed Martin was a Superstar Sponsor. Publix Super Market Charities was a Super Sponsor. Additional sponsors included AECOM, ASCE Younger Members Forum, Pepsi Beverages Company, and Papa John’s. Thanks also to our guest speaker, Brian Schmitz from the Orlando Sentinel, and Olympia High School for hosting this year’s competition.