National Engineers Week, organized by a formal coalition of more that 100 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies, is making a stop in La Jolla on Feb. 26 for its MATHCOUNTS competition. The competition is a national enrichment program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. The MATHCOUNTS program has also received two White House citations as an outstanding private-sector initiative. The competition will take place at the University of California, San Diego Center Lecture Hall (located at Gilman Drive and Library Walk) and organizers invite the public to come out and support San Diego’s youth. The National Engineers Week Foundation’s goal is to increase understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.