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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone seen this advertised in an MCPS newsletter? This is the first I've seen of it, but you would think that the attraction of a UMD scholarship would bring out a lot of students from a range of HS.[/quote]
This competition has been going on for a long time. [/quote]

That doesn’t answer the question of whether MCPS is systematically advertising it or if certain schools do it on their own. This is certainly more interesting to me than Taylor’s Christmas video.  [/quote]

This is not about advertising. Students who are interested in math competitions would already be aware of this contest. The winners are high achievers with extensive experience in competitive mathematics, such as AMO, not students who are simply strong in school math but have never participated in math competitions. [/quote]

+1.  Just like if your kid is interested in dance, you find the local dance programs.  The local dance programs will share information about competitions.  If your kid plays a sport, as the parent, you seek out clubs that will help them grow.  The coaches suggest showcases or tournaments that would be helpful.  If your kid is interested in math, you seek out math opportunities.  You're involved in RSM or AOPS.  You're looking for math summer programs.  RSM/AOPS will suggest AMC competitions.  As part of being in that environment, you'll hear about the UMD competition.  Or if your local, and your kid is at this level, you're on the UMD page looking for opportunities to challenge your kid in the summer and you'll stumble upon the competition.

It's great that some teachers at some schools, email out the information.  But this opportunity is no different than any other EC that a parent seeks out for their child.  Parents need to do the work of finding the opportunities.  If you didn't know it existed, that's on you.[/quote]

Parents shouldn’t and don’t need to do the work of finding the opportunities. Students can and should be seeking these opportunities themselves. These are high schoolers! They shouldn’t have to have a parent curating their extracurriculars the way you describe. Creepy! [/quote]

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