2006-07
Fibonaccians:
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Andrew S. |
Kathleen |
Quinn |
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Cascade |
Kavi |
Rebecca |
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Damon |
Michael Sc. |
Shannon |
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Jonathan M. |
Noah |
Timothy G. |
Euclideans:
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Amber |
Cascade |
Martin |
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Andrew M. |
Elizabeth |
Sarah |
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Brian |
James |
Sophie |
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Cameron |
Jonathan S. |
Newtonians:
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Chinua |
Joshua |
Timothy M. |
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Chris |
Michael Se. |
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James |
Perry |
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| Jonathan S. |
Peter |
The Fibonaccians participated in division E (“elementary”), and the Euclideans participated in division M (“middle school”). Over 150,000 students worldwide participated in these contests. Our students practiced past Math Olympiad problems each week, and did the 5 contests that make up this competition.
Division E
Participants – Andrew S., Cascade, Damon, Jonathan M., Kathleen, Kavi, Michael Sc., Noah, Quinn, Rebecca, Shannon, Timothy G.
Cascade, Damon, Noah, Shannon, & Timothy G. earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants.
Timothy G. scored 5 out of 5 on three rounds and 4 out of 5 on one round; Damon scored 5 out of 5 on three rounds; Cascade & Noah scored 4 out of 5 on one round.
3rd place – Cascade
2nd place – Damon
1st place – Timothy G.
Damon also earned a silver pin for scoring in the top 10% of all participants. Timothy G. also earned a gold pin for scoring in the top 2% of all participants.
Division M
Participants – Amber, Andrew M., Brian, Cameron, Cascade, Elizabeth, James Jonathan S., Martin, Sarah, Sophie
Amber, Cascade, James, Jonathan S., Martin, & Sophie earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants.
Jonathan S. scored a perfect 5 out of 5 on all five rounds; James scored 5 out of 5 on three rounds and 4 out of 5 on one round; Martin scored 5 out of 5 on two rounds.
3rd place – Martin
2nd place – James
1st place – Jonathan S.
James G. also earned a silver pin for scoring in the top 10% of all participants. Jonathan S. earned a gold pin for scoring in the top 2% of all participants.
We used MathCounts materials as the basis of our Euclideans' homework each week. This 6th-8th grade competition is the most widely done math competition among U.S. school children of this age group. About 500,000 students from 6,000 schools participated in this contest. Each school is permitted to enter only one team of four plus up to four individuals. Our team comprised of Jonathan S., James, Martin & Sophie. We had a great time at Georgia Tech in February, among stiff competition from other Gwinnett County schools. Our students competed in individual and team rounds, and just for fun, in a live "countdown" round.
James & Jonathan S. both placed 7th in Gwinnett County (trophy). Because of this, they both advanced to the State Round, which was held at Zoo Atlanta in March. Three years ago the Sculley Academy Math Club team placed last in Gwinnett County; two years ago we came 7th; last year we came 4th. This year we came 7th again!
This is a challenging contest, aimed at 7th and 8th graders. About 150,000 from 2,500 schools participated in this contest in November.
Participants – Amber, Andrew, Cameron, Cascade, Damon, Elizabeth, James, Jonathan S., Martin, Sophie, & Timothy G.
3rd place – Cascade, Damon, Elizabeth (tie)
2nd place – Timothy G.
1st place – James & Jonathan S. (tie)
James & Jonathan S. received an honor roll certificate of distinction and made the national honor roll for their high scores. They and the Sculley Academy received multiple mentions in the official AMC-8 book.
This is a very difficult contest, aimed at 9th and 10th graders. Over 100,000 students from over 3,200 schools participated in this contest in February.
Participants – Chinua, James, Jonathan S., Joshua, Michael Se., Perry, Peter
3rd place – Joshua
2nd place – James
1st place – Peter
James also earned a certificate of achievement for a 8th-grade-or-under high score.
UGA High School Mathematics Competition:
This was our first year to enter this lively live contest. We had a great time in November with this - approximately 500 students participated. Here are some pictures - http://www.math.uga.edu/mathmeet.html/06/pictures/index.html
Participants -- Chris, James, Jonathan S., Joshua, Michael Se., Perry, Peter, Timothy M., Tyra
GA Tech High School Mathematics Competition:
This was our second year to enter this fabulous live contest. The format of the morning part of the competition was a written round, followed by a ciphering round (that parents and teachers were able to sit in on).
Chris participated in the Varsity competition.
Chinua, James, Joshua, Jonathan S., & Peter participated in the Junior Varsity competition.
At lunch time, the semi-finalists were announced – James, Jonathan S., & Peter made the finals, so did a “proofs” round in the afternoon. Peter placed 3rd in the Junior Varsity contest, earning a huge trophy and a $500 scholarship to GA Tech. Jonathan S. earned the highest score for an 8th grader (as a 7th grader), and earned a trophy. James came 3rd place in ciphering, so also earned a trophy. Overall, the Sculley Academy came 5th place!
This is a challenging but very interesting four-round in-house high school competition, run as both an individual and team competition.
Participants -- Chinua, Chris, James, Jonathan S., Joshua, Michael Se., Perry, Peter, Timothy M.
3rd place – Chinua
2nd place – James
1st place – Peter
Peter made the 3rd tier for the Eastern Region (all states east of the Mississippi).
Woodward Academy:
This was a live contest for 6th - 10th graders, held at Woodward Academy in March. Unfortunately, this is the last year the contest will be held, but our team did very well in our first year of participation, coming 1st in our division and bringing home a team plaque!
Participants -- Chinua, James, Jonathan S., Joshua, Michael Se., Perry, Peter, Timothy M.
The Fibonaccians did our traditional math-tree-hunt . . .
The Euclideans did a special game day, playing board games that were mostly math-related, such as Monopoly, Uno, etc.
The Newtonians had a chess tournament.
This year we are celebrating our 5th anniversary of Sculley Academy Math Club! We've had 57 students in all of our clubs since its inception in 2002. We had about 55 folks for this year's ceremony! Our speaker (Martin & Andrew S.'s dad!), Mr. Brad, spoke to the students about discovering God's purpose for each of their lives, remaining humble, and doing whatever they do for the glory of God. The students all received their awards. This year, the Fibonaccians' most improved award went to Timothy G., the Euclideans' most improved award went to James G., and the Newtonians' most improved award went to Peter. We again enjoyed a variety of amazingly creative math-related snacks!
Additional congratulations to Chris, who has graduated from home school, and is entering college in the fall!
Well done, everyone!