Vermont MathCounts, presented by the Vermont Society of Professional Engineers’ (VSPE) and the University of Vermont, is part of the nation’s largest middle school mathematics competition. Join us in celebrating as we finally welcome our students back to a fully in-person program for the 2022–2023 school year.
Meet the students who so ably represented our state at the MathCounts National Competition in Washington, DC last May. The are among the very finest of Vermont’s young math-letes.
EVAN XIA
F.H. TUTTLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HENRY ROGERS
BROWNS RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
RICHARD JIANG
F. H. TUTTLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LUCY PROULX
SHARON ACADEMY
EVAN XIA
F.H. TUTTLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Below is a list of our generous sponsors, who proudly carry the MathCounts torch and keep Vermont’s program alive.
(FOUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS)
Vermont MathCounts is presented by:
Platinum Level Sponsor ($1000):
The Employees of Chroma Technology
Engineers Construction, Inc.
PC Construction Company
Gold Level Sponsors ($500-$999):
Dubois & King, Inc.
Dufresne Group Consulting Engineers
Forcier Consulting Engineers, PC
Physician’s Computer Company
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Silver Level Sponsors ($250-$499):
Donald L. Hamlin Consulting Engineers, Inc
Hazlett Strip-Casting Corporation
Joseph P. Carrara & Sons, Inc.
Vermont Mechanical, Inc.
Vermont Society of Engineers
Bronze Level Sponsors ($100-$249):
Aldrich + Elliott, PC
Law Office of Fred Peet
Sanborn Head & Associates, Inc.
Trudell Consulting Engineers
MathCounts is NSPE's national middle school coaching and competitive mathematics program that promotes mathematics achievement through a series of fun and engaging “bee” style contests. Since its inception in 1983, Vermont's MathCounts program focuses on middle school students in their formative years to encourage them to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). All students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades are eligible to participate in MathCounts. MathCounts provides three programs to schools -- Competition Series, Math Clubs, and a Video Challenge contest. Through these programs, Vermont MathCounts reaches approximately 500 middle school students throughout the state.
MathCounts exists in all 50 states and 6 U.S. territories, and approximately 50 Vermont middle schools have participated in recent years. Both teams of students and individual students can enter the competition. In Vermont, there are four regional competitions each February followed by a state competition each March. The top four individual students at the state competition form Vermont's national team.
Best reason -- It's the most fun with math that 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students can have! Additional benefits include students' greatly increased proficiency in math, increased interest in pursuing mathematical or technical careers, and increased SAT scores. Many schools have incorporated MathCounts materials into their math curricula.
Registration materials are mailed to all Vermont middle schools in the fall. Additionally each year the MathCounts School Handbook, which is designed to prepare students for the excitement and challenge of the MathCounts competition, is distributed free to approximately 50,000 schools nationwide. Three MathCounts programs are available to middle schools – the MathCounts Competition Program, for which there is a team entry fee, plus the MathCounts Club Program and the MathCounts Video Challenge, which are free to all participants. A wealth of additional resources is available online for participating teachers, including free competition sets. For more detailed information, check out the MathCounts Foundation website at www.mathcounts.org.
For additional information, contact:
State Coordinators
Email: Nichole Caisse
Lecturer
UVM Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Email: Krisan Geary
Senior Lecturer
UVM Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
State Co-Coordinator
Email: KC Norris, P.E.
Northeast Regional Coordinators
(Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille Counties)
Email: Nichole Caisse, Lecturer, UVM Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Email: Krisan Geary, Senior Lecturer, UVM Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Southwest Regional Coordinator
(Addison, Rutland, Bennington Counties)
Email: Rodney Ward
Consultant
Southeast Regional Coordinator
(Windham, Windsor, Orange Counties)
Email: Ham Hodgman, P.E.
Hodgman Engineering, Brattleboro, VT
Northeast Regional Coordinator
(Orleans, Essex, Caledonia, Washington Counties)
Email: Michaela Stone
Professor
Northern Vermont University – Lyndon