Trig*Star- Al Schneider, Chair
Trig-Star is an annual competition sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the local WSLS sponsor. The program goal is to recognize and stimulate the best students of mathematics from among school districts across the United States utilizing a competition with scholarship awards.
The Trig-Star program is designed to:
Promote excellence in the mastery of mathematics in high school.
Honor high school students who have demonstrated their superior skill among classmates at the local, state, and national levels.
Acquaint high school students with the use and practical applications of mathematics in the surveying professions.
Build an awareness of surveying and mapping as a profession among mathematically skilled high school students, career guidance counselors, and high school math teachers.