Lake Forest Academy takes first place at MSOE

MILWAUKEE, WI (12/04/2012)(readMedia)-- A team of students from Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Ill., took first place in Milwaukee School of Engineering's annual "OP"portunity Math Conference. The team was coached by Ken Magarie. The OP Conference gives high school students the opportunity to demonstrate excellence in academic pursuits. The competitions challenge the skills and abilities of students at all levels.

For the OP Math competition, students worked to solve problems in a number of categories including: algebra, geometry, advanced math and problem solving. There also was a team competition, in which 28 teams participated. The winning teams completed the most problems correctly. Marquette University High School (Milwaukee) took second place and Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.) took third place in the competition.

MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business, math-related and nursing fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; extremely high placement rates; and the highest starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.