It’s final! The Mathematics Trainers’ Guild, Philippines will bring four math-tough female high school students to represent the country in the 2009 China Girls Mathematical Olympiad in Xiamen, China on August 11 to 16, 2009.
The contest described by participants as thought-provoking and mind-boggling because its nature is far from ordinary for it is being compared by most team leaders from different countries to the prestigious International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO). This an all-girl math contest being regularly participated by Russia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, China, and the USA certainly gathers female participants displaying extraordinary mathematical skills.
The competition usually lasts for 2 days where four problems are to be completed within 4 hours each day has not only been very challenging but also very difficult to answer if mathematical prowess is uncertain. Thus, the four young Filipinas ready to fight tooth and nail to the end are the following:
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Baniqued, Geraldine Lao, Carmela Antoinette Sing, Bianca Lorraine Cua, Sarah Jane |
St. Paul College, Pasig St. Jude Catholic School Chiang Kai Shek College Pangasinan Universal High School |
Good luck to you kids! May you bring the laurels home.