Worcester County Mathematics League
Encyclopedia
The Worcester County Mathematics League (WOCOMAL) is a high school
mathematics
league composed of 32 high schools, most of which are in Worcester County
, Massachusetts
. It organizes seven mathematics competitions per year, four at the "varsity" level (up to grade 12) and three at the "freshman" level (up to grade nine, including middle school
students).
Top schools from the varsity competition are selected to attend the Massachusetts Association of Math Leagues state competition.
In each individual round, competing students have ten minutes to answer three questions, worth one, two, and three points. The maximum meet score for a student is eighteen points.
, with twelve league championships in the fourteen year span between 1983–84 and 1996-97. Algonquin Regional High School
won six consecutive league championships from 1998-99 to 2003-04.
Counties. It has had members from Hampshire County
, Massachusetts, and Windham County
, Connecticut
.
In the 2010-11 season, the varsity division champion was Worcester Academy
and the freshman division champion was the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School
. Worcester Academy has won the varsity championship for four straight years. AMSA's freshman championship comes in only its second year of league competition.
League members Nashoba Regional High School
, Westborough
High School, and St. John's High School ranked first, third, and fourth among medium-sized schools in the 2011 state math championship. Worcester Academy and AMSA took first and second place among small-sized schools. Seven WOCOMAL schools (those five plus Bromfield School and St. Peter-Marian High School) qualified for the New England championship, a league record.
At the 2011 New England championship, Worcester Academy and AMSA took first and third place in New England among small schools and Nashoba Regional High School took fifth place of fifteen medium schools in the region.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
league composed of 32 high schools, most of which are in Worcester County
Worcester County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:In 1990 Worcester County had a population of 709,705.As of the census of 2000, there were 750,963 people, 283,927 households, and 192,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 496 people per square mile . There were 298,159 housing units at an average density...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. It organizes seven mathematics competitions per year, four at the "varsity" level (up to grade 12) and three at the "freshman" level (up to grade nine, including middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
students).
Top schools from the varsity competition are selected to attend the Massachusetts Association of Math Leagues state competition.
Contest format
A competition consists of four rounds at the Freshman level or five rounds at the Varsity level. The team round consists of eight problems at the Freshman level and nine at the Varsity level. Regardless of level, each student competes in three of the individual rounds.In each individual round, competing students have ten minutes to answer three questions, worth one, two, and three points. The maximum meet score for a student is eighteen points.
History
The Worcester County Mathematics League was originally formed in 1963 as the Southern Worcester County Mathematics League (Sowocomal). The winningest school in league history is St. John's High SchoolSt. John's High School (Massachusetts)
Saint John's High School is a private Catholic boys' high school located in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester...
, with twelve league championships in the fourteen year span between 1983–84 and 1996-97. Algonquin Regional High School
Algonquin Regional High School
Algonquin Regional High School is a public high school located in Northborough, Massachusetts. The school serves the students of the Northborough-Southborough Regional School District comprising both Northborough and neighboring Southborough. Algonquin Regional's Superintendent is Charles E....
won six consecutive league championships from 1998-99 to 2003-04.
Current events
The league currently has members from Worcester and western MiddlesexMiddlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
Counties. It has had members from Hampshire County
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 152,251 people, 55,991 households, and 33,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile . There were 58,644 housing units at an average density of 111 per square mile...
, Massachusetts, and Windham County
Windham County, Connecticut
Windham County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of 2010, the population was 118,428.The entire county is within the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, as designated by the National Park Service.-History:Windham...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
.
In the 2010-11 season, the varsity division champion was Worcester Academy
Worcester Academy
Worcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. The school is divided into a middle school, serving approximately 150 students in grades six to eight, and an upper school, serving approximately 500 students in...
and the freshman division champion was the Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School is a charter school founded in 2005. It is located at 201 Forest Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts , U.S., in a remodeled office building....
. Worcester Academy has won the varsity championship for four straight years. AMSA's freshman championship comes in only its second year of league competition.
League members Nashoba Regional High School
Nashoba Regional High School
Nashoba Regional High School is a high school that is part of the Nashoba Regional School District. It is located in Bolton, Massachusetts and also serves the towns of Lancaster and Stow. As of 2010, it had a student population of just under 1000. The interim school principal for the 2011-12...
, Westborough
Westborough, Massachusetts
Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,272 at the 2010 census. The town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed by a five member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various...
High School, and St. John's High School ranked first, third, and fourth among medium-sized schools in the 2011 state math championship. Worcester Academy and AMSA took first and second place among small-sized schools. Seven WOCOMAL schools (those five plus Bromfield School and St. Peter-Marian High School) qualified for the New England championship, a league record.
At the 2011 New England championship, Worcester Academy and AMSA took first and third place in New England among small schools and Nashoba Regional High School took fifth place of fifteen medium schools in the region.