Location:

Salem Community College, in various areas of Davidow Hall including the DuPont Fieldhouse and Davidow auditorium. Hollywood Avenue, Carney's Point, New Jersey.

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Time:
Arrival 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Welcome 9:30 AM to 9:45AM
Events 9:50 AM to 1:00 PM
Awards 1:05 PM  to 1:45 PM
Dismissal 1:50 PM to 2:15 PM

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Events in each grade level will occur in consecutive order.  In most cases, this will enable all students of the grade level to view all their grade level’s activities.  Not all events will occur necessarily in the sequence listed on the Registration Form.

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Awards:
Awards will be won including:
Certificates of Participation for all students.
Medals for winners in all 17 events.
Math related prizes or gift checks valued between $10 to $100, depending upon event.

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Cell Phones: 

To ensure a fair and distraction-free environment during the competition, the use of cell phones is strictly prohibited during events for participants and spectators. If you are not required to have a cell phone at the showcase, please don’t bring it to the Math Showcase.

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• Chaperones (parents and teachers) who are not actively participating in events must also refrain from having cell phones out at any time during the events. (This includes cell phone use unrelated to the showcase. For example, checking work email, responding to a text, scrolling on social media are non-showcase related.  If you need to use your cell phone, please move to the lobby or outside.)
   

• Exceptions

  • ​If an individual must have a cell phone, it may only be used in designated areas such as the lobby, and not during active events, unless there is an emergency that requires immediate use of a cell phone.

  • ​​If you would like to voluntarily register a student, teacher or chaperone as requiring a cell phone, you can do so upon registering. We will track those individuals, so they or their schools are not disqualified unfairly.

  • If there is a photo wall, you may use a cell phone to take pictures at the photo wall before and after the events.
     

• Enforcement:  

  • Any student, parent, or teacher observed using or displaying a cell phone during an event (including cell phone use while sitting in the bleachers or the auditorium as a spectator) will be immediately disqualified or will disqualify their school from the event. Continued or serious violations may result in the disqualification from all Math Showcase events.​

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Lunch:
Specific time slots for students to eat a lunch are listed in the schedule for the day.  Different grade levels may be eating at different times to allow for the limited eating space and flow of the competition. Lunch will NOT be provided by the Showcase.  Districts are encouraged to make arrangements for students to bring a lunch with them.  Storing the lunches in a box until distributed to students for consumption has been suggested.  Other means for storage by district choice are possible as well.  All consumption of food must take place in the Davidow Hall Lobby or outside near the front entrance. For safety, students may not eat outside near the golf course.

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Student Registration:
Team member names are needed in advance of the Showcase to facilitate the printing of name badges and participation certificates.

Districts can enter only the amount of students specified on the online registration form. The district is expected to decide how their teams will be determined. The online registration form is available through direct link sent to each district. 

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In the case of 15 of the 17 events, the exact number of student participants is set at 3 or 4 depending upon the event.

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For the 6th and 8th grade written challenge, the amount of students allowed is determined by the size of the school and is roughly 10% of the size of the student body at that grade level. We round up to the nearest number of two-person teams. For example, a school with 86 students in the 6th grade would be allowed to send 10 students for the written test.

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Chaperone/Escorts:
Schools will need to have a teacher or parent advisor for each grade level of students to ensure adequate supervision of students. The online Registration Form asks for each advisor to be identified by name.

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Arrival:
Upon arrival at the Showcase, each school district leader will be provided with a name badge for each student identifying the student, their school, the event(s) for which (s)he is registered, and, if applicable, a control Pad number for their participation in Jeopardy and a room assignment number for the Written Challenge.

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Dismissal:
To avoid confusion and potential injuries, Salem Community College allows only 3 busses to load at a time.

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At the conclusion of the awards ceremony, please remain in the field house stands. As your bus arrives in the loading zone, your school will be dismissed to your bus.

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Materials:
All problem creating or solving materials necessary for each event will be provided at the Showcase.

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Some events prohibit the use of a calculator, while other events allow their use. If calculator use is permitted then they will be provided by the Showcase at students request. Students are encouraged to NOT bring calculators to the Showcase to avoid disqualification in events that prohibit their use.

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For Jeopardy!, a timed event where the score decreases by the second, paper or pencil is optional. For some teams it would be an aid, while others may be slowed by using it. If you would like your students to have the option to use paper and pencil, please bring the required supplies.

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Event Viewing:
Chaperones, teachers and students attending the Math Showcase can view other events.  Due to issues with cheating, family members are not invited to attend the Math Showcase, unless they are registered as an escort/chaperone for the students.

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Awards Ceremony:

Family members may attend the awards ceremony, which takes place after all events have concluded.  You will be allowed to enter the Field House at 1pm--at the start of the ceremony.  Family members (who are not registered chaperones/escorts) will not be permitted into the showcase until after all events have concluded.

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Additionally, photography of game questions is prohibited.