Area Students Win West River Math Contest at South Dakota Mines
South Dakota Mines hosted the 70th annual West River Math Contest on Monday, May 9, following a two-year hiatus due to COVID. In total, 432 middle and high school students from across the region attended the annual contest that includes Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, Advanced Math and Masters categories. A photo album from the contest is here.
The top five contestants in each category went home
with awards and the full list of winners can be found
here. The top schools were also awarded the Julie J. Dahl Award
for Best Team Performance. The 2022 overall team winners were St. Thomas More in
Class B and Rapid City Stevens in Class A.
Mines has held the contest since 1950. Mines President Jim Rankin took part in the event as a student in Ft. Pierre before he entered college. “Congratulations to the 2022 winners and participants,” says Rankin. “All of the attendees at the West River Math Contest, whether they won awards or not, have bright futures in STEM. These are the nation's future problem solvers who will tackle the challenges of tomorrow.”
Next year's West River Math Contest is slated for May 8, 2023.