Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Who ever said math can’t be fun? There are at least 16 students in Freedom alone who would say otherwise. These 16 make up our school’s Math League, a group of kids who actually enjoy doing math problems. “Math League challenges [the students],” said Mr. Ed Majors, who has sponsored the group for almost five years, “It gives them a chance to compete with students from other schools.” Which is true: Freedom competes with Montour, Sewickley Academy, and Quaker Valley. “I just like to give students an opportunity to challenge themselves,” Mr. Majors said. There are only six competitions per year, two of which are held at Freedom. Each competition consists of two individual rounds where the students must complete problems alone within a specified time limit. Following these rounds is one team round in which students combine into groups of four or five and collaborate to finish a sheet of math problems within a specified time limit. “It’s hard, but it’s a lot of fun,” Sophomore Joey Brunner said. Compared to previous years, Freedom’s Math League is seeing a lot more participation. Junior Kayla Hickey, who is new to the group, said she joined “to meet new people and learn a lot more.” She also added it “looks really good on a college application.” Some students are wary of the difficulty levels of the problems, however. Junior Kaylin Vickinovac fears it will be “really challenging,” but is looking forward to it nonetheless. There are many veterans who have returned to Math League for another year. Sophomore Margaret Herzog said she came back for the people that participate in it. “The bus ride is probably my favorite part,” she said. So if you happen to have a passion for mathematics, need another extracurricular to put on your college application or are just in search of some good company, see Mr. Majors in Room 212 to sign up. To put it simply, “it’s amazing,” Brunner said.