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Two MATHCOUNTS students also excelled in other state competition.

He Li, an eighth grader from Eden Prairie Central Middle School and a member of the Central MATHCOUNTS team that took second place at the State Math Meet March 15, took top honors in the Regional Spelling Bee March 13. Li will go to Washington, D.C., in May to compete in the National Bee.

He beat out Nathan Salo, Falcon Ridge Middle School, to take first in the spelling bee but Nathan won the math honors. Nathan was the second place individual winner in the MATHCOUNTS State competition and heads to Denver May 8 to compete in the National Math Finals as part of the four- member Minnesota team (see photo).

In last year's Spelling Bee, Mathcounts students also did well,.

Jonathan Liu, also a MATHCOUNT state competition participant and an eighth-grade student from Central Middle School in Eden Prairie, was the 2007 Twin Cities Metro Spelling Bee champion.

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Steve Strauss, long-time Minnesota MATHCOUNTS volunteer and task force member, was one of 25 employees and retirees from across the U.S. recognized by 3M for giving their time and talents to building strong communities. The 3M Foundation is donating $1,000 to Minnesota MATHCOUNTS as part of Steve's award.

"We are proud to recognize our most outstanding volunteers with the 3M Community Volunteer Award," said Alex Cirillo, 3M staff vice president, Community Affairs.

In addition to the $1,000 donation, and as part of the 3M Volunteer Match, 3M will donate $200 to a non-profit organization at which the awardee volunteers more than 25 hours per year.

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2007 Varsity Scholars

The four top scorers in the MATHCOUNTS State Competition were among those Minnesota students recently receiving Excellence in Science and Math Education Varsity Scholar Awards. The awards were part of Excellence in Science and Math Education Day, so proclaimed on March 31 by Governor Pawlenty who presented the awards to the students at a rally at the Science Museum.

Receiving the awards were Maggie Flint, Field Middle School, Minneapolis; Denise Chen, Wayzata East Middle School, Plymouth; Chris Mueller, Eden Prairie Central Middle School; and Andrew Ford, St. Louis Park Junior High.

Alumni News

National Merit Scholarship winners - 2007 The following students are Mathcounts alumni who participated in the State competition in 2003 and were recently named Merit scholarship winners. Congratulations! Daniel Moore, Duluth Marshall Richard Lui, Eden Prairie Kyle Teske, Rochester Hannah Moore, Robbinsdale Suzanne Ludwig, St. Louis Park Daniel Hoff, Mahtomedia Melissa Lynn, Minneapolis Micki Sundheim, St. Cloud Nicolas Arnosti, St. Paul James Benhardus, St. Anthony Village Andrew Chen and Paul Lillehaugen, Moorhead Cady Nicol. Mankato Peter Lofgren, Marshall National Merit Scholarship winners - 2006 Anna Claussen, Albert Lea Albert Wang, Capitol Hill Magnet Stephanie Cheng, Mounds View Stephen Zitzow, Moorhead Emma Iverson, Osseo Ashley Baltes, Rochester Have news about MATHCOUNTS alumni? Let us know by email.