Math Awards
2006
The American Mathematics Competition for 8th graders (AMC-8) was held on Nov 6, 2006. Participating in the event were 180,000 students from approximately 2400 schools worldwide. (Read LWS math teacher Theodore Timpson's description of a sample problem solved by the students of Living Wisdom School.)
Congratulations to Rewa Bush (7th grade) and Jessica Wallace (8th grade) who tied for first place at LWS! They qualified for the AMC-8 National Honor Roll by scoring in the top 5 percent of all students who participated.
William Prince (7th grade) received the second place award at LWS, and Amy Hahn *(7th grade) received the third place award. (Photos L-R: Amy, Jessica, Rewa, William)
2005
During a recent all-school circle we celebrated the results of the American Mathematics Contest 8, or the AMC8. Targeted at eighth graders, the AMC8 offers very challenging problems (click here to see examples). It has 25 questions, and to get even six correct is considered a laudable achievement. Over 100,000 students from over 2,500 schools took the AMC8. Students from Living Wisdom School were among the best!
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Brian Wallace |
Brian Wallace (7th grade) scored 18 and received the prized Honor Roll Certificate of Distinction for placing in the top 2% of all participants! This award honors both the student and the school.
Within our school, Brian placed first, followed by Ben Madison and Ethan Toolis-Byrd, each with a score of 17. Ethan also received an award for improving the most on the AMC8 from last year to this year.
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Benjamin Madison |
Ethan Toolis-Byrd |
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Nicolas Hahn |
Our third place winner was Nicolas Hahn with a score of 16.
Finally, sixth graders Jessica Wallace and Johanna Molina Barajas received awards for having the highest score, 14, within their grade.
Congratulations to all of the students who took the test. Our class average was 12.8, up two points from last year—a significant accomplishment! A special congratulations to middle school math teachers Dharmaraj and Gary, who through their teaching communicate enthusiasm and love for math to their students.
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Left to right: Nicolas Hahn, Brian Wallace, Dharmaraj Iyer, Gary McSweeney, Jessica Wallace, Johanna Molina Barajas |
