The Online Math League

Helps Make Math Fun

The Online Math League, a new organization dedicated to improving students skills and enthusiasm for math, announces its first annual America Loves Math contest, offering cash awards in the form of college scholarships.

Founded to generate enthusiasm for math in the classroom and at home, the Online Math League provides a series of math competitions for grades 3 through 12 home schooled students, school teams, and individual students. After each competition, student scores are immediately posted to the site providing quick feedback for students, teachers, and families.

The first annual national America Loves Math essay competition will give students the opportunity to tell the world what is exciting about crunching numbers.

Students in grades 3 through 12 are invited to submit a brief essay (250 words or less) about why they love math. Essays will be judged in three age categories: elementary for grades 3 through 5, junior high for grades 6 through 8 and high school level.

The best overall essay will win the grand prize, which is a $1,000 college scholarship and a free individual entry into the 2005-2006 Online Math League. College scholarships in the amount of $250 and a free individual Online Math League entry will be awarded to the best essays in each of the age ranges not represented by the grand prize winner.

In addition, five second prize winners will be chosen from each age category. These 15 winners will also receive free individual entries into the 2005-2006 Online Math League contests.

Students who wish to enter this contest should go to www.onlinemathleague.com to read the full contest rules and submit their essays. All essays must be received by midnight on October 21. Winners will be notified on October 24.