IMSA Students to Compete at International Problem-Solving Conference
For Immediate Release, May 1999
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AURORA – A group of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) students has qualified to compete in the 25th annual Future Problem Solving Program International Conference to be held June 11-13 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.
IMSA students Janessa Stream of Rossville, Jung Hong of Chicago, Alice Hsiung of Batavia and Hima Vidula of Naperville advanced to national competition by winning a first place award in an individual written problem (senior division) at the 1999 Illinois Future Problem Solving Bowl State Conference, held May 11-12 in Bloomington-Normal. Their problem focused on the topic of Alternative Prisons.
In the Future Problem Solving Program, students are challenged to solve problems related to different topics of global significance, which change each year. During the current academic year students have worked on Prison Alternatives, Computer Error and Under the Sea. Approximately 250,000 students from throughout the world are involved in the program.
The students were coached by IMSA history social science teacher Bernard Hollister and program information specialist Jill Mosshamer.
Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.