Beginning in 1958, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Santa Clara University sponsored an annual High School Mathematics Contest. Designed to test mathematical ingenuity, the contest rewarded winners with cash prizes. For most of its history, the contest was directed by Professor Leonard Klosinski, who retired in 2020.
The first twenty-five exams were published in the book, Santa Clara Silver Anniversary Contest Book, by G.L. Alexanderson, A. Hillman, L.F. Klosinski, D. Logothetti (Palo Alto: Dale Seymour Publications, 1985). (This book is now out of print.)
Now, instead of a competition, the Mathematics and Computer Science Department sponsors the Julia Robinson Math Festival each Spring at the Foundation for Hispanic Education. Undergraduate students (who are enrolled in Math 195: Mathematics Education and Social Justice) facilitate engaging, fun, problem-solving activities for local high school students.