The auditorium was filled with sound of pens scratching last Tuesday as 148 students filled out a six-question mathematics test for MLWGS’ third Virginia Math League competition for this school year.
Although MLWGS almost always gets first or second place in the state for test scores, the main goals of the tests are recreation and academic enrichment.
“Because there’s no monetary prize, there’s not exactly an incentive to cheat on it,” said Mr. John Walter, Mathematics Department Chair.
A national organization known as the Math League supplies the tests for use in state competitions. The MLWGS math department carries out six of these tests each year. About 60 schools across Virginia take part.
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