Updated at 9:14 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2007
Kamehameha Schools mathletes head to national meet
Advertiser Staff
A delegation of Kamehameha Schools Kapalama High School students are heading to Florida for the 37th Mu Alpha Theta National Convention.Calvin Fukuhara, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama teacher and math team adviser, said Kamehameha will be one of 50 schools participating.
Held each summer, the national math contest features varied formats including multiple choice tests, team and individual subject exams and even a speech competition.
Kamehameha Schools last year finished in 12th place.
The weeklong Mu Alpha Theta National Convention gets under way Monday at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa, Fla. Between 500 and 600 students are expected to compete.
Mu Alpha Theta is the national high school and two-year college mathematics honor society with more than 75,000 student members representing 1,500 schools. It is dedicated to inspiring keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students.
Kamehameha Schools is a private, educational, charitable trust founded and endowed by the legacy of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Kamehameha Schools operates a statewide educational system enrolling more than 6,700 students of Hawaiian ancestry at K-12 campuses on O'ahu, Maui and Hawai'i and 30 preschool sites statewide.
