St. Mary's Dominican High School

Mu Alpha Theta officers at Club Information Day.

Members of the Mu Alpha Theta club participated in the 2009- 2010 State Convention. The convention hosted 30 schools and over 680 students from across Louisiana competing in a variety of math competitions from Algebra II to Calculus. The following are the results of how our students placed.

The Mu Ciphering Team consisting of Claire Fitzgerald, Chelsea Kliebert, Pere Cvitanovic, and Yoshino Sakamoto placed 4^th

Alpha Ciphering, 5^th place

Alpha Trigonometry Area Test:

* Michelle Rosamond, 10^th place

* Claudine Thien, 8^th place

* Marianne Gosciniak, 2^nd place

Algebra X Area Test:

* April Miguez, 10^th place

* Catherine Bailey, 9^th place

* Erin Fell, 5^th place

* Corinne Duplantis, 1^st place

Algebra Y Area Test:

* Lauren Westholz, 9^th place,

* Kaylyn Blosser, 8^th place

* Nicole Delesdernier, 6^th place

* Michelle Recto, 4^th place

In the T-shirt competition, 5^th place

Banner, 2^nd place

Poster, 2^nd place

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Members recently attended an MAO Conference.

"Mu Alpha Theta is a National Mathematics Honor Society encompassing over 65,000 students in more than 1,400 schools. We are dedicated to inspiring keen interest in mathematics, developing strong scholarship in the subject, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two-year college students." (http://www.mualphatheta.org/) To be a member, a Dominican student must have an overall GPA of 3.5 and a GPA of 3.75 in mathematics courses. Also, she must be in Algebra II or above, and agree to perform 12 hours of service per year.