Why Math?

Math is a subject often misunderstood and disliked by many students. Why so? Perhaps it's the memorization of steps and execution of boring calculations. Perhaps it's because of a strict teacher or mentor. It turns out that there is much more to math than making repetitive calculations and memorizing formulas. Math serves as the building blocks for all other subjects and contains many opportunities that are often under-appreciated. Beyond the classroom, math can be used in many creative and ingenious ways that, unfortunately, many are unaware of. Math uses a level of intuition that allows many rather mundane problems to be solved in a more concise, clever method. Math club attempts to explore some of the interesting possibilities in math and highlight the exciting aspects of a commonly deemed dull, mundane subject.

NHS Math Club aims to bring excitement to mathematics all while helping students through tutoring. We meet every other Wednesday in Mr. Borg's room 249 from 2:30-3:00. During after-school meetings, we play mathematical games, explore interesting concepts, and train for competitions, including the AMC, Caribou, and Purple Comet competitions. We strive to provide a safe place for similar-minded students to share their interest in mathematics beyond the classroom. Our club strives to change members' perspectives of math from a boring, repetitive chore to a subject they can enjoy and cherish. Math club hopes to foster problem-solving and critical thinking skills in addition to the math curriculum taught in school. If you are interested, you can join the remind and sign up to join the emailing list. Additionally, feel free to join our schoology course using the code: 3SRN-8HJB-C9W5S

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In addition to after-school meetings, our math club also provides math tutoring services to students from all math levels. We host tutoring meetings every other Thursday during seminar time in Mr. Kinney's Room 242 from 7:30-8:25. Run by math club volunteers, the NHS Math Tutoring Program hopes to provide accessible one-on-one peer tutoring for all students. We strive to provide a welcoming, comfortable environment for students to learn math at their own pace, without judgment. If you are interested in receiving free assistance from someone who has already taken and excelled in your current math class, sign up using the Google form on the right to join our email list. All updates and meeting times will be posted there.

In addition to our involvement at Northville High School, our club also helps the next generation of students develop a passion for mathematics. Through the MATHCOUNTS organization, a national math competition for middle school students, our club volunteers coach students at both Hillside and Meads Mill middle schools. Through our coaching, both middle schools have advanced to the State Competition. We also aim to inform middle-school students of math opportunities in high school, such as the AMC competitions and high school volunteering. Annually, students also participate in a Mathcounts Gold-Level project, where students apply mathematics to real-world settings such as in art and video photography.

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