• 1st Place: $30,000 scholarship ($7,500 per year at DLS)
• 2nd Place: $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per year at DLS)
• 3rd Place: $10,000 scholarship ($2,500 per year at DLS)
• 4th Place: $500 tuition voucher for DLS
• 5th Place: $50 gift card to the Pilot Hangar

DLS Faculty member and Math Department Chair Mr. Joe Novak, DLS ‘03, said, “I am thrilled that Roger has decided to increase his donation to provide even greater scholarship opportunities for our students. We are so grateful for Roger’s generosity and continued support of DLS and our students. This year’s competition promises to be especially exciting, and we can’t wait to see our students showcase their talents.”

Ziemba initiated the competition in 2023, offering tuition scholarship prizes to the top eighth-graders, renewable each year as long as the student maintains an A average in his Math classes.

Ziemba also sponsors the Pilot Hangar gift cards awarded to the top sixth and seventh-grade students, along with competition t-shirts for every participant. 

"The math competition is a wonderful thing,” Ziemba said. “It is time we shed a spotlight on math. I am impressed with what Joe Novak and the Math Department are doing at DLS.” 

Ziemba also sponsors a $5,000 scholarship, renewable each year, for the student who has the highest 8th-grade placement test score on the math portion.

DLS Advancement Director Mr. Greg Esler said, “I can’t thank Roger enough for his generosity and the terrific impact he has made on our students. His ultra-generous gift has already made an impact on our students and helped us bring even more of the brightest and best math students into the school’s math program.”

Ziemba himself received a half-scholarship to De La Salle because of his placement test score as an eighth-grader. 

The competition consists of a 45-minute test for each grade level. 

While students are testing, from 6:15 - 7 p.m., their parents are invited to gather in the Cafeteria for light refreshments and meet with a DLS Admissions representative. Tours of the school are also available. 

The prizes for the Third Annual Competition total $60,000 

• 1st Place: $30,000 scholarship ($7,500 per year at DLS)
• 2nd Place: $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per year at DLS)
• 3rd Place: $10,000 scholarship ($2,500 per year at DLS)

In 2024, the prizes were valued at $40,000. 

• 1st Place: $20,000 scholarship ($5,000 per year at DLS)
• 2nd Place: $12,000 scholarship ($3,000 per year at DLS)
• 3rd Place: $6,000 scholarship ($1,500 per year at DLS)
• 4th Place: $2000  scholarship ($500 per year at DLS)

Contact Mr. Joe Novak, De La Salle Collegiate Class of 2003, with any questions at jnovak@delasallehs.com