Seneca Valley Intermediate High School sophomore Rachel Spear was recently invited to The Advantage Testing Foundation 2019 Math Prize for Girls Competition based on her performance on the American Mathematics Competition 10 test last school year.

This is the largest math prize for girls in the world.

Each fall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about 300 young female mathematicians compete in the challenging test of mathematical creativity and insight.

The goal is to promote gender equity in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions and to encourage young women with exceptional potential to become mathematical and scientific leaders.

Rachel will compete on Oct. 13, where Math Prize for Girls will hold its 11th annual Math Prize for Girls Competition, marking the ninth year at MIT.

Last school year, Rachel was the first-place winner at Seneca Valley in the Mathematical Association of America's AMC 10. Her high score also qualified her to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination.