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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_3c86366a-9498-4003-968d-efb6e8a051ed"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>We would like to invite your students to the 17th semiannual </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FFB340'><a href="http://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest"><span style='color:black'>Noetic Learning Math Contest</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>, a national problem-solving contest. The goal of the competition is to encourage students' interest in math, to develop their problem solving skills, and to inspire them to excel in math.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Noetic Learning Math Contest Overview <o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Contest Dates: April 6-20. 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Regular Registration deadline: March 10, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Awards: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>National Honor Roll Medals are awarded to the top 10% of all participants in each grade.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Team Winner Medals are awarded to the top scorer in each team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Team Achievement Plaques are awarded to the top 10% of teams in each grade. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Honorable Mention Certificates are awarded to the top 50% of all participants in each grade.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Participation Certificates are awarded to all participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Name Recognition on our website for the top 50% of all participants in each grade. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Registration:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#A08BB9;text-decoration:none'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Register Online: </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF9900'><a href="http://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest"><span style='color:#FF9900'>http://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest</span></a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:#A08BB9'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#404040'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Fee: $39 per grade level team </span><span style='color:#404040'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>More information: please visit us online at </span><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF9900'><a href="http://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest"><span style='color:#FF9900'>http://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'><o:p> 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