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I don't think they've ever taken 15 kids. [/quote]
One year before dropping to 12.  Most places these were online contests.[/quote]

Obviously, the logistical issues were different when the contests were online.  There's still a limit in how many kids you reasonably can cram into a room for a contest, as well as how easily you can proctor and grade for all of the extra kids.  It's kind of like how VA let almost everyone into the state round that year, when it's normally quite difficult to make it to state.[/quote]

Not sure about NOVA contests, but the interest is way down in other chapters.  Last year Blacksburg had only one other school in its chapter, and somehow got their whole team of 12 to state.

The issue at state is the main room is too crowded for intro/awards/countdown. [/quote]
The rules changed this year. Each chapter got to send 4 individuals, and chapters with high participation sent 2 teams, all other chapters sent only one team. They only combined VSPE chapters into one. This means that overall geographic diversity decreased even though the overall number of students participating (slightly) increased compared to the prior year. I have been told btw that the event used to be held at much larges venues in Richmond in the past.

BTW, the only reason here is the fact that it's an operation run by VSPE volunteers on a shoestring budget.  And lets bless them and thank them for their work.

Not to bring politics into this, but in my book that's something that our government should fund and help organize. This may require giving some orders to the democratic holdovers in VDoE and worrying a little bit less about equity, but this what should happen. Certainly the countries with whom we compete have an awareness that it's in the public's interest to promote excellence, which means to have a wide pyramid from the top down (yes, including lots of kids who try for AMC10 but don't make it). And it wouldn't take much. Start with transportation grants to support teacher coaches' traveling expenses, for instance. Have superintendents report participation numbers in their districts. (They have to report all kinds of crab already.)  Math is not like Lacrosse or FCA. Our future as a competitive society actually depends on it.
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