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Minnesota State High School
Mathematics League
Mathematics League
proudly challenging Minnesota students since 1980
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Augsburg University
The Minnesota State High School Mathematics League was founded in 1980-81 by Macalester professor Wayne Roberts and was modeled after leagues that have flourished along the U.S. eastern seaboard since the mid-1940s. During the first year, four schools participated, followed by sixteen schools in the second year. The number of participating schools has grown over the years, with 178 schools in the League in 2019 – 2020.
The League exists to identify students with exceptional interest and/or mathematical ability, give them recognition and encouragement, bring them together with similarly motivated students, and introduce them to topics not commonly taught in the high school curriculum.
Although the League’s focus and related activities tend to draw the attention of students with exceptional ability and interest in mathematics, they are inextricably relevant to educational practices for students at all levels of mathematical aptitude. The League has always believed that a program for gifted students is shortsighted if it is not developed in a way that strengthens mathematics education for all students.
Currently, the Minnesota State High School Mathematics League administers the original annual state-wide math competition (known as the Math League) open to all qualified students attending schools in Minnesota and schools on the border of Minnesota. Also, as part of the All State Math Team, the League invites high-performing students to participate in the American Regions Mathematics League (ARML), the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT), and the Carnegie-Mellon Math Tournament. During the summer, the League sponsors residential math programs (SMI) for 7 th – 12th grade students.
