Math Club Competes

By Jonathon Kraft

After a seven year break, the math team of Newman Catholic High School has been revived, now under the direction of Mr. Barbella. There were nine students from Newman Catholic High School who participated in the recent Central Wisconsin Mathematics League Competition.

There are many members in Newman Catholic High School math club, but nine competed, including four in the advanced section, two in Algebra II and three from Geometry. The results of the November 4^th meet will be posted within the next few weeks. The next meet is scheduled for January 29^th, where Newman Catholic High School plans to send another three teams.

At the most recent meet, Nick Cornell, Nate Martin, Sam McCarty and Taylor Thomas represented the advanced math section. The members of the Algebra II group were Emily Coates and Morgan Lukes. Danielle Gorski, Thomas Kita and Teagan Leitzke were a part of the Geometry section.

According to Mr. Barbella, “The meet consists of solving problems, more challenging than routinely encountered in mathematics class.” Each level is based on the students current math enrollment; Advanced (Precalculus or higher), Algebra II and Geometry. This competition spans three annual meets on the UW Stevens Point campus, where approximately 300 students from more than two dozen schools from the area compete.

In addition to challenging mathematics course offered at Newman Catholic High School, the Math Club is a great way for students to put their knowledge to the test.