Huntington Mathletes Enthusiastic About Challenges

Huntington High School’s Mathletes team members have always been enthusiastic about a good mathematical challenge and this year is no different.

“From September through March, we meet weekly every Tuesday after school in Room 127 to discuss and try fun mathematical puzzles (Sudoku type puzzles) that all levels can do,” said math teacher Keith Mattis, who serves as the club’s faculty advisor. “They are usually logic centered, requiring no higher level math skills. We also do one or two more challenging math problems that I walk the students through.”

Once a month, Huntington High School’s Mathletes team members compete with some challenging problems posted to student all over the island. “They have six tricky math problems to work on for about 30 minutes,” Mr. Mattis said. “This is part of a Suffolk County Math League and high scoring students and teams are recognized.”

Any Huntington High School student who is interested in math and having fun while pursuing mentally challenging activities are welcome to join the club. “There are definitely questions that all levels of students can handle,” Mr. Mattis said. “Students can still join. There is no selection process or cuts or anything.”

Interested? Students can join the group by stopping by to see Mr. Mattis in Room 127 at the high school. Sign-ups are available by logging on to Google Classroom: Code xfqe55k or through Remind: Text @limathlete to 81010.

Need more information? Send a message to Mr. Mattis at kmattis@hufsd.edu.