By Lucas Greifzu – Sports Editor

Mr. Ruzbarsky is the advisor for the National Math Honor Society. He helps the members learn more about math as well as bring them to competitions where they can show off their new mathematical abilities. He is trying to do as much as possible for the members given the COVID-19 pandemic that is happening right now. Advocate Sports Editor Lucas Greifzu interviewed Ruzbarsky about what the National Math Honor Society has planned for this year.

Lucas Greifzu: What is the National Math Honor Society?  

Mr. Ruzbarsky: The Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society organization was formed in our school for the purposes of fostering interest, developing strong scholarship, and promoting the enjoyment of mathematics. The society is officially a National High School and a Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society that was formed in 1957 and thus we will follow the general guidelines already set.   

LG: What does someone have to do in order to get into the National Math Honor Society?

MR: Students must go through an application process. Students must be eligible to apply to the society.  The requirements are as follows:

• Student must have completed Algebra 2
• Student must have an overall GPA of 3.8 and an overall math grade of 87 or higher.
• Provide above average references from at least two teachers who have taught the student within the last year. One of these references must be from a mathematics teacher.

If accepted there is a one time $10 fee.

LG: When is the deadline to apply to be in the National Math Honor Society?

MR: For this year our deadline has passed, it was October 1st. However if you are interested in joining you can still attend meetings to see what it’s like even though you are not a member.

LG: What do students do once they are accepted into the National Math Honor Society?

MR: A quick answer is Math. We participate in competitions, help others with math, create and do math activities to foster learning math in our school, but mainly we learn more about math. This is all what we did before COVID-19 hit and we are currently looking at our goals this year.

LG: What would you say to people who are questioning whether or not they should apply to the National Math Honor Society?

MR: If you like math and want to enjoy it with others that like math as well then you should make it a goal to join our society. We learn more about math and have fun with it and our competitions as much as possible.