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Spring Lake Park High School senior An Trinh and Lighthouse School eighth grader Sasha Levinshteyn were selected to participate in the American Regions Math League (ARML) National Math Contest at the University of Iowa on May 31-June 1.
Trinh, Levinshteyn and SLPHS freshman Marcus Gustafson were selected as 120 of the top math students in the state of Minnesota and invited to a training in May. From the training 60 students, including Trinh and Levinshteyn, were selected to have a spot on the Minnesota All State Math Team. The Minnesota All State Math team, consisting of four teams of 15 students each, competed at the ARML National Math Contest.
“The process for selection includes performance during the Minnesota State High School Math League season, for which both An and Sasha finished in the top 1 percent in the state,” said SLPHS math teacher Michael Hilst. “Performances at other math contests are also considered, and both An and Sasha had great successes during the year at competitions held at UW Eau Claire and St Cloud State University.”
This was the third year that Trinh has made the trip to Iowa, and the first time that he has been named to the top Minnesota team, called the Gold team. The Gold team placed 20th out of 74 teams from across the nation at the ARML National Math contest.
This was Levinshteyn’s first time participating in this competition. She was on the Minnesota Blue team, which finished 58 out of 74 team at the ARML National Math contest.
About the American Regions Math League National Math Contest
The American Regions Mathematics League's annual competition brings together the nation's finest students. They meet, compete against, and socialize with one another, forming friendships and sharpening their mathematical skills.
The competition consists of several events, which include a team round; a power question, in which a team solves proof-oriented questions; an individual round; two relay rounds, in which a contestant solves a problem and passes his/her answer to another team member, who uses this answer to solve another problem; and a super relay. In all, more than 120 teams participated. A team consists of 15 students, high school age or lower.