MATHCOUNTS® Launches Mathcounts.org with Live National Competition and ``Rational Expressions'' Blog

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--In continued celebration of its 25^th Anniversary, the MATHCOUNTS Foundation today announced the launch of its new web site – www.mathcounts.org featuring a sleek new design and a variety of added features. Executive Director Lou DiGoia will be keeping in regular contact with site visitors through his new “Rational Expressions” blog, and a streaming live webcast is planned for the final countdown round of the national competition on May 9, 2008.

“And the live streaming webcast in May will offer parents, sponsors and fans who are unable to travel to Denver a way to experience the excitement of the MATHCOUNTS national competition – and even play along with the finalists.”

“We’re excited about providing a specifically tailored experience for students, coaches and coordinators by delivering targeted content to each of them according to their needs,” says Lou DiGioia, Executive Director of MATHCOUNTS. “And the live streaming webcast in May will offer parents, sponsors and fans who are unable to travel to Denver a way to experience the excitement of the MATHCOUNTS national competition – and even play along with the finalists.”

The new site features cutting-edge design and a user-friendly interface that gives Mathletes®, coaches, alumni and parents a plethora of positive problems, information and features to help middle school students achieve excellence in mathematics and develop critical thinking skills.

MATHCOUNTS® is a national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement in every U.S. state and territory, and is one of the most successful education partnerships involving volunteers, educators, industry sponsors and students in America. Skills in mathematics provides a framework for everyday living in a technological age, and MATHCOUNTS provides unique programs that enhance the classroom experience and are fun for students and their coaches.

The new site offers:

• Improved forums for students, teachers and coordinators
• “Rational Expressions,” a blog that enables MATHCOUNTS Executive Director Lou DiGioia to keep in touch with site visitors on a regular basis – and vice-versa.
• Up-to-the-minute calendar of events and alerts
• Free contemporary, engaging and fun math problems including a handbook of problems, an expansive problem of the week archive and past tests from competitions for increased practice
• A dedicated alumni section with volunteer and internship opportunities
• Competition photo gallery
• Video highlights
• “Ones To Watch” segment (featuring current, outstanding Mathletes® – nominated by their teachers/coaches)
• VolunteerMatch feature which will help clubs and teams pair up with coordinators and volunteers
• Links for students, teachers, coordinators to other math competitions, programs, opportunities, math circles

Since the inception of MATHCOUNTS, more than 7 million students have used MATHCOUNTS materials and over 41,000 middle schoolers from all 50 states and US Territories compete in local and regional MATHCOUNTS competitions each year. The final 228 go on to the national competition to vie for the top spot as the nation’s winning Mathlete.

This year, in celebration of its 25^th Anniversary, MATHCOUNTS introduced a new Club Program, free-of-charge, designed specifically to extend the foundation’s efforts to students and schools who do not wish to participate in a math competition with other schools, but want to encourage group activities and collaborative learning to develop students’ mathematical abilities.

For information on MATHCOUNTS or to see the new website visit: www.mathcounts.org.

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