Bluffton University’s mathematics department will host its 13th annual math competition for high school students on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. All of the day’s activities are free.

The test, which begins at 9:45 a.m., includes only short-answer questions covering high school math topics through precalculus. Cash prizes will be awarded, and test scores of seniors considering attending Bluffton may be used to award renewable scholarships of up to $1,000 per year. Scholarship awards will be offered by January 2015.

Teachers need not accompany students, but activities will be available for teachers, as well as parents, during the test. Afterward, visitors may attend an admissions presentation and a “bubble math” presentation, followed by a free lunch at noon and a campus tour after lunch.

Each high school may register up to 10 students, but registration will be limited to the first 100 students. Registration deadline is Monday, Nov. 3. Students may register online, and find previous contests, answers and solutions, by visiting http://www.bluffton.edu/math/contest/

For more information about the contest, contact Duane Bollenbacher at [email protected] or 419-358-3296.