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    MCMS MathCounts Club
     
    If you're interested in a mathematically challenging after-school club that will make future math and science courses seem a bit less daunting, then you'll want to look into MathCounts.  Students solve interesting and challenging problems with the use of logic being essential.  There is no such thing as routine, as the problems encountered are randomly presented.  This leads students to develop innovative and alternative methods to solve problems while working with others in a Socratic environment.  Sharing their problem-solving skills, students unknowingly become teachers and wind up expanding their own knowledge base tremendously.
     
    How the Club is Formed:
    MathCounts has a capacity of 50 students.  At the beginning of the year, students take part in an initial evaluation to determine the club members (the date for this is found on this year's schedule provided below).  The top 50 scores determine the club members.  If there are fewer than 50 students signing up, then all students will make the club.
     
    Club Members are responsible for the following:
     
    1. Attend each weekly meeting (with little exception)
    2. Complete all weekly assignments (with little exception)
    3. Participate in the school competition in January (used to determine the 4-person team and the 4 individuals that will compete in the Chapter competition in February)
     
    There are state and national competitions beyond that if our team, or individual(s), advance. 
     
    When:
    Each Tuesday after school from 2:50 to about 3:30, except holidays or shortened days.
     
    Here's the 2025-26 Schedule (click to download).
     
    Where:
    Room C-6
     
    How:
    Come to room C-6 on Tuesday after school, sign in, and work with others to solve a variety of problems.  Students can work solo or in a small group to discuss how they solve problems.  Working with others is always the most beneficial.  The activity sheets (including solutions) can be downloaded below.  All other practice materials we use can be found by going to the "Links for Practice" page (link in the left nav).
     
    Sign-In Form
    CLICK HERE (link will be live after school that day) 
     
    Downloads: 
    You must be logged into Google using your OPUSD email and password to download any worksheets below.
     
    Warm Ups - #1(doc / key), #2 (doc / key), #3 (doc / key), #4 (doc / key), #5(doc / key), #6 (doc / key), #7 (doc / key), #8 (doc / key), #9 (doc / key), #10 (doc / key), #11 (doc / key), #12 (doc / key), #13 (doc / key), #14 (doc / key)
     
    Workouts - #1 (doc / key), #2 (doc / key), #3 (doc / key), #4 (doc / key), #5 (doc / key), #6 (doc / key), #7 (doc / key), #8 (doc / key) 
     
    Stretches - #1 Permutations & Combinations (doc / key), #2 Factoring (doc / key), #3 Similarity (doc / key)
     
    Old Stretches - #1 TBD (doc / key), #2 TBD (doc / key), #3 TBD (doc / key)
     
     
    School Competition (to form the MCMS Team): 
     
    Sign Up: (is closed until Nov 2025)
    Click Here to sign up for our internal competition that determines the teams that will compete in the Chapter Competition.
     
    Competition Results:
    CLICK HERE to see who made the team, who made it as an individual, and who made the alternate group.
     
    Held during January here at Medea Creek Middle School.  Any Math Counts student interested should be prepared to participate on each Tuesday of January, and if they make the team, be available for the competition(s) in February and March.  The school competition will be held after-school Tuesdays (during the normal Math Counts Meetings): dates found on the downloadable schedule above.  Any student that wants to try out must attend each part of the competition.  The team will be formed from the 4 students that score the highest in the competition.  The next six students will qualify as "alternates" and are also invited to the competition.  Alternates have filled spots that were vacated by a student in the past.
     
    Practice Competition found at the Art of Problem-Solving Website (If you don't have an account, create one):
     
     
    Chapter Competition: 
    Place: TBD
    Date: February 21, 2026.  Arrive at 8:45 AM, the competition begins at 9:30 AM.
    Competition Info: Hosted at Medea Creek this year.
    Results: Download a summary of the competition with the results of the team and each individual.
     
     
    State Competition: 
    Place: California Baptist University
    Date: March 21, 2026.  Arrive at 8 AM. It's about a two-hour trip from Oak Park.
    Competition Info: CLICK HERE to be redirected to their website with complete information.  You can download this PDF for a quick reference to the address, a map, and a schedule for the day.