SJHS Students Participate in the State Math Competition

Rylee Vest
SJHS Staff Writer

The state math competition is a fun and exciting chance for students to test their math skills for on behalf of Springville Junior High. The students will participate in the competition on March 18th at Utah Valley University (UVU). Mr. Jim Anderson, the math teacher in charge of the competition said, “At the competition, the students work on the 30 problem test. The teachers receive a copy of the test, and discuss with each other the teaching of mathematics.”

Seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students will compete at UVU. The students attending have been given a set of former state math exam problems to review their skills. “These problems are challenging, so it is exciting when you can solve at least some of them,” said Mr. Anderson.

When one of the students attending the competition, Mitchell Murray, was asked if he thought the competition was going to be challenging, he said, “From the past it looks like it was hard, and so I am assuming that it’s going to be hard this year also.” The school wishes the best to the students competing and good luck for all!