In the late sixties, Frank Rachich was invited to join the Junior Mathematics Contest problems committee for three years. That three year term lasted more than 25 years, as has his dedication to mathematics enrichment for students.
Frank grew up in Kirkland Lake and attended school at Queen Elizabeth P.S. and Kirkland Lake C.V.I. before going to the University of Waterloo. His teaching career took him first to the town of St. Marys and St. Marys C.I. then to Deep River H.S. He later settled at Ingersoll C.I. where he taught and was mathematics department head.
Frank initiated a mathematics enrichment program for grade 9, 10 and 11 students in Oxford County and helped establish the Gauss Mathematics Contest in elementary schools in the county. He coached many mathematics contest entrants, particularly those interested in the Descartes Contest. Frank also co-authored an algebra and geometry textbook, and received a Teacher Recognition Award from the Descartes Foundation at the University of Waterloo.
In his spare time, Frank has served on the board of directors and as president of both the golf and curling clubs in Ingersoll.