EAU CLAIRE - Students from 24 western Wisconsin high schools are registered to participate in the 15th annual regional Mathematics Meet Saturday, Feb. 8, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. in Hibbard Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Participants from 45 teams representing their schools will compete for team championships as well as individual honors by solving mathematics problems. The meet is hosted by the UW-Eau Claire department of mathematics.

UW-Eau Claire scholarships, funded by a grant from Northern States Power, will be awarded to the top four individual winners in each of three divisions at the awards ceremony at 1:20 p.m. in Kjer Theater. First and second place teams and top individuals will receive trophies, and all student competitors will receive T-shirts.

In case of bad weather, an alternate date of Saturday, Feb. 22, has been set for the meet.

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Updated: April 23, 1997