NEWS RELEASE

2012
15th Annual High School Mathematical Modeling Contest

The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) is pleased to announce the results of the Fifteenth Annual High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM). A total of 518 teams, with up to 4 students each, from 85 schools, competed. All teams worked at their own schools during a designated 36-hour period between November 2nd and 19th, 2012. Each high school team chose from two modeling problems offered and then constructed their solutions.

A Complete Results Report, with designations for all participants, is available in portable document format

Outstanding Teams

Hanover High School, Hanover, NH
High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA
Shanghai High School International Division, Shanghai, China
Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, China
University High School, Irvine, CA

National Finalist

Chesterfield County Math/Sci HS @ Clover Hill, Midlothian, VA (2 Teams)
China Welfare Institution, Shanghai, China (2 Teams)
Hanyoung Foreign Language High School, Seoul, Korea
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong
Liaoning Province Shiyan High School, Shenyang, China
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, VA
Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, China
Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA

2012 HiMCM Statistics

All schools are to be commended for their efforts. The judges were impressed with all the teams’ creativity and ingenuity in mathematical modeling, and in their ability to explain their strategies and problem-solving techniques in clear terms. Each participant is a true winner. A complete Results Report, listing all teams by designation, can be found at:
/highschool/contests/himcm

For additional contest information, contact COMAP at: himcm@comap.org