Students take Math Masters Challenge

The Students from Springfield Elementary participated in the regional Math Masters Challenge at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall on April 20, 2017.  The students competed individually and as teams on eight sets of mathematical problems in this competition.  Fifth-grader Ellie Tonn finished in seventh place among 105 participants, and sixth-grader Jordyn Plaster finished in eighth place among 133 participants in the Fact Round.  

Math Masters began as a fifth-grade math competition program in 1989 with teams from 44 schools taking part.  In 1995, the competition was expanded to include sixth-graders, and this year there are approximately 5,500 fifth-  and sixth-graders registered to compete.  Math Masters is designed to promote excellence in critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities as well as provide recognition to students for academic effort and achievement.  

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