This just in from former WNS mathematics faculty members and Westfield State University Professor Emerita, Dr. Mary Ann Connors!
I attached a photo (courtesy of WNS photography) of the 1982-1983 WNS Math Team taken on the Chapel steps following the awards assembly in Spring 1983. The picture caption including names follows:
On Chapel Steps Following Awards Assembly
Left to Right
Row 1: Advisor Mary Ann Connors, Christine Trinceri, Elaine Carellas, Tracy Winkleman, Michael Callahan
Row 2: Scott Cooper, Normandy Troy, Hasanand Napasab, Math Dept. Head John Cody
Row3: Diane Wisnewski, Luca Martinelli, Kathy Haan, Kent Findell
Row 4: Richard Parker, Altug Uyguner, Patrick Johnson
I also attached a copy of Scott Cooper’s Outstanding Achievement Massachusetts Association of Mathematics Leagues (M.A.M.L) Award.
The Williston Math Team met for the first time this academic year on Tuesday, 9/20! We talked about the upcoming year, practiced NEML questions, watched the trailer for A Brilliant Young Mind and had a bunch of fun with math!
Here are the big takeaways:
I’ll be sharing lots of material through our team OneNote notebook. If you’ve been added to the notebook you’ll be able to access it right here.
This year the Math Team will meet on Green Mondays from 3 to 3:30pm in SH25. Anyone is welcome to attend any meeting! Our first regular meeting will take place this coming Monday, 9/26 at 3pm! See ya’ll there!
The New England Math League competitions will take place in SH25 on the following dates: 10/24, 11/15, 12/13, 1/16, 2/13, and 3/21. Anyone at ANY level of math can sit for the 30 minute competition. You may use a calculator. You must start taking the competition between 2:35 and 3:05pm.
The New England Math League competition for 7th and 8th graders will take place on either 2/21 or 2/28 in the Middle School. Anyone in 7th or 8th grade is welcome to compete.
The AMC 8 competition will take place on 11/15 in WB. Anyone in 7th or 8th grade can compete.
The AMC 10/12 competition will take place on 2/15/17 most likely in Plimpton. Anyone at any level of math is welcome to compete.
The HMMT competition will take place on 11/12/16 at Harvard. We will be bringing at least 2 teams of 6 students each to compete.
The Math Majors of America competition will take place in April at Yale. We will be bringing at least two teams of 6 students each to compete.
You can learn lots more about each competition right here.
Check out these two amazing artifacts just sent in by former WNS mathematics faculty members and Westfield State University Professor Emerita, Dr. Mary Ann Connors!
Mass Mutual News article documenting attendance at the 1988 Western Mass Math League awards luncheon held at Mass Mutual Insurance Company honoring top scoring students:
Picture with top scoring junior Brian Moriarty with advisor Mary Ann Connors (photo courtesy of Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company):
