With attention focused on the Super Bowl this Sunday, area high school mathematics students look forward to the real competition the following weekend. A record 12 California high schools will compete in the 31st annual High School Mathematics Contest at 蜜桃传媒 on Saturday, Feb. 9. at 1 p.m. with the College Bowl Prelims, Chalk Talk Prelims, and Team Exam. The Chalk Talk Final and College Bowl Finals for grades 9-10 and grades 11-12 are from 4-5:15 p.m. at the Darling Foundation Lecture Hall in , room 210. An awards banquet features KEYT-TV meteorologist Alan Rose, who will discuss computer models in weather forecasting, begins at 5:30 p.m. in Founders Room near the .
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This year鈥檚 competing schools include Cate, Crescenta Valley, Dos Pueblos, La Ca帽ada, Mark Keppel, Oaks Christian, Pacific Bay Christian, Providence, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, Synergy Quantum Academy and Thacher.
A contest itinerary, map, sample questions and photos from past events can be found at .