News release prepared by: Natalie Blair, 785-826-2642, nblair@k-state.edu

Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

AREA MATHLETES TO COMPETE FEB. 5 AT K-STATE SALINA

SALINA -- Nearly 70 middle 1xbet online sports betting -aged mathletes will flex their multiplying muscles, divide into teams and try to add a MATHCOUNTS competition title to their accomplishments.

Saturday, Feb. 5, the competition will feature mathletes from Southeast of Saline Junior High 1xbet online sports betting , Gypsum; Trinity Catholic Junior Senior High 1xbet online sports betting , Hutchinson; Linn Middle 1xbet online sports betting , Linn; Amanda Arnold Elementary 1xbet online sports betting and Susan B. Anthony Middle 1xbet online sports betting , Manhattan; Chisholm Middle 1xbet online sports betting , Newton; Sacred Heart Junior-Senior High 1xbet online sports betting and Salina South Middle 1xbet online sports betting , Salina; and Washington High 1xbet online sports betting , Washington.

The top three teams and top six individuals will advance to the state competition March 5 in Salina. The 2011 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition is in Washington, D.C., in May.

The regional competition will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the College Center Conference Room.

MATHCOUNTS competitions are part of a national program. The local competition is run by volunteers from the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, Smoky Valley chapter.