Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most ...

Students at Mifflin Elementary won the Prodigy State Challenge for the month of March by completing math problems in a video game format.

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West Valley School eighth-grader Sawyer Schneider rounded off the state Montana Mathcounts competition with a ticket to nationals in May. Ranking third out of 65 at the state competition held at ...

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