Dear Math Coordinators,

I am writing to remind you of the rescheduled 2019 OSU High School
Math Day, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 13, 2020, and to
update you about our planning with regard to the coronavirus. Please    
share this information with your high school's academic coach,
interested faculty members, and students.

OSU's administration is monitoring the coronavirus situation closely,
and will act in the best interests of OSU's students, faculty, and
prospective future students.  So:

(1) If OSU is open as normal on April 13, we will hold the math day as
scheduled on campus.  However, if any schools or students are unable
or unwilling to travel due to the coronavirus, we will allow you to
take the individual competition at your school, just as we already do
for schools more than 150 miles from Stillwater.  (If you wish to take
advantage of this option, please fill out the Remote Site Registration
Form here:
http://math.okstate.edu/people/mermin/hsc/remote_testing_hsc2019.pdf)


(2) If OSU closes campus, cancels in-person classes, or moves to
significantly restrict employee domestic travel during any part of
April, we will cancel the on-campus part of the Math Day.  In this
case, we will mail copies of the competition to all registered
schools, so that you can take it on your campus.

(While I was composing this message, OSU announced significant
restrictions to employee travel, effective immediately.  If those
restrictions are still in effect on April 1, I will announce the
cancellation of our on-campus events at that time.)



(3) If the virus makes it impossible for your students to take the
competition on the afternoon of April 13, we ask that you honor the
spirit of the rules (students should get 75 minutes without
calculators or similar tools, should not have had access to the
questions beforehand, and should refrain from discussing them on the
internet for at least a few days afterwards) while getting the timing
as close as you safely can.


As a reminder, the math day consists of a 75-minute multiple-choice
contest, followed by breakout sessions featuring presentations by OSU
faculty, a low-intensity team competition, and activities organized by
OSU's undergraduate math club.

The contest is a challenging exam which emphasizes creativity, logic
and problem solving skills. All juniors and seniors with an interest
in mathematics are highly encouraged to participate. Students in
earlier grades who have a strong background and aptitude for
mathematics are also eligible, and are welcome to join the event.

The day will begin with the contest, held in the Student Union Ballroom
on OSU's Stillwater Campus on Monday, April 13, 2020, from 1:00 p.m.
to approximately 2:15 p.m.  The student union is on the south end of
our Stillwater campus; the ballroom is on the second floor.

After the contest, we'll have two rounds of breakout sessions, tentatively
including presentations by OSU faculty, a team competition, and a
problem-solving activity run by OSU's undergraduate math club, and then a
brief awards ceremony.  The day should conclude between 4:00 and 4:30.


To ensure that we have enough space, we are asking that all
participants be registered by April 3, 2020. The registration form
is available online at <https://math.okstate.edu/people/mermin/hsc/>. Please
mail or fax a completed form by this deadline.

Last year's exam, solutions, and related material may be found on the
website <https://math.okstate.edu/people/mermin/hsc/2018.html>.

We normally request a materials fee of 5 dollars per student, payable
in advance or on the day of the exam.  This year, for students taking
the contest at our Stillwater location only, we are able to waive the
materials fee.  

Out of state entrants and those more than 150 miles from Stillwater
should contact us. Off-site testing is possible. All other information
including an announcement, parking instructions, and a campus map are
available on the contest website
<https://math.okstate.edu/people/mermin/hsc/>.

If you have questions about the contest, please contact me or Angela
McFarlin at <hsc@math.okstate.edu> or at (405) 744-5688. For other
questions about OSU, you may also contact the Office of High School and
College Relations at 1-800-852-1255 if you are outside the state of
Oklahoma, or 1-800-233-5019 Ext. 3 if you are within the state.

I look forward to seeing you and your students on the OSU Stillwater
Campus for the contest.

Sincerely,

Jeff Mermin

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Jeff Mermin
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Oklahoma State University
mermin@math.okstate.edu