Hey folks, please read the following announcement from Dr Fred Worth and do what you can to publicize this opportunity.

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I would like to encourage all state and provincial homeschool organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada to make homeschoolers aware of a wonderful opportunity.  The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC), run by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), is a fantastic chance for students to participate in an exciting, challenging and enjoyable mathematics contest.  Information about the test can be found at http://www.unl.edu/amc/. 

Students who do particularly well on the tests will be invited to participate in the American Invitational Mathematics Exam, the USA Mathematical Olympiad, and potentially the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program and the International Mathematics Olympiad. But even if your students aren't likely to be one of the top scorers in the nation, this test gives them the opportunity to be challenged and, hopefully, get excited about mathematics. 

Some homeschoolers already participate but I would love to see more homeschoolers involved in this activity.  Contact the AMC office at amcinfo@maa.org. The MAA and the AMC are eager to do everything possible to encourage any students, be they public, private, parochial or home schooled, to participate.

So, again, please pass this information on to your local support groups or mention it in newsletters.  The AMC folks could even provide you with fliers that could be distributed at your state conventions.

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God Bless,

Fred

Dr. Fred Worth, Professor

Department of Mathematics

Box 7783

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia AR 71999-0001

phone (870) 230-5079

fax (870) 230-5531

worthf@hsu.edu

http://fac.hsu.edu/worth