January 16, 2026 — Middle school students from Stafford Middle School, Chazy Central Rural School and Saranac Lake Central School will compete in the MATHCOUNTS® Competition Series, the nation’s premier math competition, on Saturday, January 31 at the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (located at CCC’s former campus). The Champlain Valley Chapter competition has been organized by AES Northeast and Clinton Community College.
Teachers and students have been preparing for this prestigious competition since fall. Students will compete individually and in teams in both written and oral matches.
MATHCOUNTS is a national program with the mission to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving. The program focuses on middle school students, who are at a crucial stage for cultivating their interests and math skills. Without developing strong problem-solving skills, students face an uphill battle in pursuing science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) careers of the future. The Competition Series will consist of over 100,000 students, representing more than 4,000 schools from every U.S. state and territory, plus schools affiliated with the Department of Defense and State Department.
Clinton Community College is partnering with AES Northeast to co-host the 2026 MathCounts competition at the college’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, providing a supportive local venue for middle school students to engage in the national mathematics challenge and showcase their problem-solving skills. This collaboration highlights the college’s commitment to STEM education and community involvement by bringing together students, educators, and industry partners for an enriching academic event.
AES Northeast is a multidisciplinary engineering, architecture and survey firm committed to strengthening the communities we serve through innovation, education, and mentorship. By investing in MATHCOUNTS, AES Northeast helps cultivate the next generation of engineers, thinkers, and community leaders who will shape a stronger future for our region.
About MATHCOUNTS Foundation:
MATHCOUNTS is a nonprofit organization that strives to engage middle school students of all ability and interest levels in fun, challenging math programs, in order to expand their academic and professional opportunities. Middle school students exist at a critical juncture in which their love for mathematics must be nurtured, or their fear of mathematics must be overcome. For more than 40 years, MATHCOUNTS has provided free, high-quality resources to educators and enriching, extracurricular opportunities to students to lay a foundation for future success. Materials and information are available at www.mathcounts.org.
The Title Sponsors of MATHCOUNTS Foundation are RTX and the U.S. Department of Defense STEM. The National Sponsors of MATHCOUNTS are Northrop Grumman Foundation, the National Society of Professional Engineers, 3M and Art of Problem Solving. MATHCOUNTS was founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and CNA Insurance.
