Sculley Academy Math Club
(this is archival and under construction for historical reasons only)
2002 – 2008 (and then continued on with Elizabeth Gieseking for even longer!)
Thank you, Barry Brown, for the inspiration! [my high school math teacher & friend!]
If you are highly motivated and excel in math, then check out our math clubs!
Fibonaccians (4th – 6th grade)
Euclideans (7th – 8th grade)
Newtonians (9th – 12th grade)
history of Sculley Academy math clubs
Karen’s teaching award
The Sculley Academy Math Club exists . . .
to encourage excellence and perseverance in mathematics and problem solving
to connect students together who are highly motivated in math
to help students discover more about how God has uniquely gifted them
to help home schooled kids and their families
The Sculley Academy Math Club is run by a family of math-lovers. In high school, Paul and Karen each scored in the top 1% of their state in math; Karen placed 1st in the country for females, 11th overall; 1st in her state. She also made the Australian International Maths Olympiad team. We both majored in honors math at university, though switched to computer science eventually. Our children each love math to varying degrees. We’d love to pass on our math passion to you, too!
2002-03
2002 – 03
Topics we covered
Math Olympiad results
AMC-8 results
Awards Ceremony
2002 – 03 was our inaugural year. We weren’t officially called the “Fibonaccians” yet! We had 11 members in our club who made it through the whole year:
Alecia
Jonathan
Philip
Elias
Joy
Taylor
Emma
Martin
Timothy
Jeremy
Peter
Topics we covered:
dollars and sense ($ signs divided into segments)
locker room problems
divisibility by 2, 5, 10, 100
unit fractions: ancient arithmetic
squares and rectangles: the checkerboard problem
motion problems: trains of thought
cryptarithms
multiplication patterns
triangle tangle
Math Olympiad results:
This was the primary focus in the math club this year. We practiced past Math Olympiad problems each week, and did the 5 contests that make up this competition. This challenging competition is aimed at 4th to 6th graders. Everyone did a great job.
Place in our club Student
1st
Peter, Timothy (tie)
2nd
Jeremy, Philip (tie)
3rd
Elias, Jonathan (tie)
Each of these students earned the additional distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants worldwide.
Our top-scoring female student was Emma.
The Math Olympiads is both an individual and team competition. Here are some team statistics:
Sub-team Total number of questions in which that sub-team did better than the world average for that grade
our 6th graders 13 out of 25
our 5th graders 20 out of 25
our 4th graders (and younger) 4 out of 25
As you can tell by these stats, the Math Olympiads were very challenging for most of our 4th graders and younger. But I am very pleased with the progress and perseverance I saw in each one. I feel that despite the difficulty of the problems, the students benefited from being exposed to some higher-level concepts. I encouraged them to stretch themselves beyond what they thought they could do, and to think creatively. I suspect many of the parents got a mental workout, too! 🙂
AMC-8 results:
Several of our math clubbers and older siblings entered the AMC-8 contest in November. This is a very difficult contest, aimed at 7th and 8th graders.
place in our club Student
1st
Jonathan
2nd
Chris (big brother), Jeremy (tie)
3rd
Peter
Here are statistics on how some of our students did compared to other Georgians and the rest of the world:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile
Jonathan 5th (he’s actually a 3rd grader) 1st out of 11 62nd out of 1560 96.0%
Peter 5th 3rd out of 11 228th out of 1560 85.4%
Timothy 5th 7th out of 11 538th out of 1560 65.5%
Jeremy 6th 20th out of 156 1420th out of 14,707 90.3%
Philip 6th 89th out of 156 6426th out of 14,707 56.3%
Chris 8th 478th out of 1498 22,378th out of 85,351 73.8%
Awards Ceremony
We had a full turnout for our awards ceremony, with 14 adults and 27 children (including students, parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends). Wow–what a feast everyone brought, including several very creative math-related snacks! Our special guest Mr. Todd really encouraged the children to be all they can be; not compare themselves to one another; and to give glory to God in all that they do. Each student received their awards, then we all enjoyed one another’s company and the delicious food.
Well done, everyone!
2003-04
2003-04
Topics we covered
Math Olympiad E
Math Olympiad M
MathCounts
AMC-8
AMC-10
Mandelbrot
Awards Ceremony
In 2003 – 04, we began a second club, so had Fibonaccians for 4th-6th grade, and Euclideans for 7th-9th grade.
Fibonaccians:
Andrew
Luke
Peter
Asher
Martin
Rachel
Heather
Mason
Timothy
Jonathan
Nathan
Euclideans:
Andrew
James
Philip
Asher
Jeremy
Victor
Chris
Jonathan
Elias
Peter
Topics we covered:
Fibonaccians:
Probability Problems: Sure Thing!
More Addition Patterns: The Addition Pyramid
Greatest Common Factor: Checkers, Anyone?
Divisibility by Powers of 2: The Packaging Problem
Continued Fractions: Repeat Performance
Circles: Pieces of Pie
Work Problems: On the Job
Venn Diagram Problems: School Daze
Unusual Patterns: About Face!
Multiples: The Marching Band
Divisibility by 3 and 9: The Faded Bill of Sale
Fractional Parts: What’s My Number?
Euclideans:
Exponents
Perimeter: The Missing Dimension
Clock Problems: As Time Goes By
Whodunits: Who’s on First?
Patterns and Sums: A Child Prodigy
Least Common Multiple: Broadway Band
Divisibility by 11: Search for a Pattern
Circumference: “Circular Reasoning”
Related Problems: Handshakes
Combined Divisibility: Cheaper by the Dozen
Math Olympiad division E:
This was the primary focus in the Fibonaccians. 18,765 students from 799 teams participated in this contest. We practiced past Math Olympiad problems each week, and did the 5 contests that make up this competition. This challenging competition is aimed at 4th to 6th graders. I noticed a significant improvement in those students who were with us last year. All that practice is paying off! Peter scored 4 out of 5 on three rounds; Asher, Jonathan, & Timothy each scored 4 out of 5 on two rounds.
Participants — Andrew, Asher, Heather, Jonathan, Luke, Martin, Mason, Nathan, Peter, Rachel, Timothy
Place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Jonathan
3rd
Timothy
Asher, Jonathan, Peter & Timothy earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants. Jonathan & Peter also earned a silver pin for the distinction of scoring in the top 10% of all contestants.
The Math Olympiads were very challenging for most of our 4th graders and younger. But I am very pleased with the progress and perseverance I saw in each one. I feel that despite the difficulty of the problems, the students benefited from being exposed to some higher-level concepts. I encouraged them to stretch themselves beyond what they thought they could do, and to think creatively. I suspect many of the parents got a mental workout, too! 🙂
Math Olympiad division M:
This was an important part of the Euclideans’ club. 4,613 students from 228 teams participated in this contest. We did the 5 contests that make up this competition. This challenging competition is aimed at 7th to 8th graders. Jonathan, Peter, & Timothy each scored 4 out of 5 on two rounds; Elias, James, & Jeremy each scored 4 out of 5 on one round.
Participants — Asher, Elias, James, Jeremy, Jonathan, Peter, Philip, Timothy
Place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Jeremy & Jonathan
3rd
Elias
Elias, Jeremy, Jonathan, Peter, Philip & Timothy earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants.
MathCounts:
We used MathCounts materials as the basis of our Euclideans’ homework each week. This challenging 6th-8th grade competition is the most widely done math competition among U.S. school children of this age group. 6,093 schools participated in this contest. Each school is permitted to enter one team of four plus up to four individuals. We entered a team (Peter, Jeremy, Timothy, Elias) plus two individuals (Philip, James). We had a great time at Georgia Tech, among stiff competition from ALL other Gwinnett County schools. Our boys competed in individual and team rounds, and just for fun, in a live “countdown” round, in which schools were randomly selected, and students went one-on-one against one another in a speed calculation. Our team came 12th out of 12 schools that participated from Gwinnett County. We can only go up from here 🙂 Most of the other students were 8th graders, of course (ours were all 6th or 7th). Peter came 30th out of 74 students on the individual rounds. Look out next year–we’ll be practicing!
AMC-8:
This is a challenging contest, aimed at 7th and 8th graders. 158,309 students from 2,737 schools participated in this contest.
Participants — Asher, Elias, Jeremy, Jonathan, Martin, Peter, Philip, Timothy
place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Elias
3rd
Jeremy, Jonathan, Philip (tie)
Peter also earned a special merit award for scoring in the top 2% of all 6th graders and under. Here are statistics on how our students who scored in the top 50% did:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile (world)
Peter 6th 8th out of 226 369th out of 15,414 97.6%
Elias 7th 135th out of 735 6,250th out of 53,170 88.2%
Jonathan 5th (he’s actually a 4th grader) 2nd out of 4 204th out of 1,553 86.9%
Jeremy 7th 299th out of 735 15,637th out of 53,170 70.6%
Philip 7th 299th out of 735 15,637th out of 53,170 70.6%
Timothy 6th 159th out of 226 7,084th out of 15,414 54.0%
AMC-10:
This is a very challenging contest, aimed at 9th and 10th graders. 105,220 students from 3,739 schools participated in this contest.
Participants — Andrew, Chris, Elias, Jeremy, Jonathan, Peter, Philip, Victor
place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Elias
3rd
Chris
Here are statistics on how our students who scored in the top 50% did:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile (world)
Peter 6th 2nd out of 3 38th out of 138 72.4%
Chris 9th 245th out of 858 10,628th out of 33,095 67.9%
Victor 9th 309th out of 858 13,261st out of 33,095 59.9%
Mandelbrot:
This is the most difficult competition the Euclideans entered this year. About 900 students participated in our region. The competition consists of four rounds, and targets 9th to 12th graders (i.e. high school). We came 71st out of 77 teams in the Eastern Region. Keep in mind that most of our team are not high school age yet! Here’s the results for our team:
Participants — Andrew, Asher, Chris, Elias, James, Jeremy, Jonathan, Peter, Philip, Victor
Place in our club Student
1st
Chris
2nd
Peter
3rd
Victor
4th Jeremy
Awards Ceremony
We had about 50 folks for this year’s ceremony! Our speaker (& father of 4 of our math clubbers), Mr. Kevin, explained how math is all about relationships, and people are more important than math. Everyone enjoyed his apple analogy. The students all received their awards. This year I decided to give a “most improved” award to Elias for the most improvement in math scores compared with last year’s. We again enjoyed a variety of creative math-related snacks!
(When a problem comes along, you must whip it!)
Well done, everyone!
2004-05
2004-05
Math Olympiad E
Math Olympiad M
MathCounts
AMC-8
AMC-10
Berry College
Rocket City Math League
Mandelbrot
Fun Days
Awards Ceremony
In 2004 – 05, we began our third (and final!) club, so had Fibonaccians for 4th-6th grade, Euclideans for 7th-8th grade, and Newtonians for 9th-12th grade.
Fibonaccians:
Alecia
Emma
Martin Rachel
Asher
Heather
Meredith
Sophie
Cascade
James G.
Nathan
Elizabeth
Jonathan
Noelani
Euclideans:
Ben
Jeremy
Nick
Cameron
Jonathan
Peter
Elias
Josh
Timothy
James D.
Michael
Zack
Newtonians:
Chris
Susannah
Peter
William
Rebecca
Math Olympiad division E:
This was the primary focus in the Fibonaccians. Over 100,000 students from 4600 teams participated in the two divisions (elementary & middle school). We practiced past Math Olympiad problems each week, and did the 5 contests that make up this competition. This challenging competition is aimed at 4th to 6th graders. Each year, those students who participated in earlier years improve a lot–all that practice is paying off! James G. scored 5 out of 5 on four rounds; Jonathan scored 5 out of 5 on three rounds and 4 out of 4 on two rounds; Martin and Sophie each scored 4 out of 5 on one round.
Participants — Alecia, Asher, Cascade, Elizabeth, Emma, Heather, James G., Jonathan, Martin, Meredith, Nathan, Noelani, Rachel, & Sophie
Place in our club Student
1st (tie)
James G. and Jonathan
2nd
Martin
3rd
Sophie
James G., Jonathan, Martin & Sophie each earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants. James G. & Jonathan also each earned a gold pin for scoring in the top 2% of all participants.
The Math Olympiads were very challenging for most of our 4th graders and younger. But I am very pleased with the progress and perseverance I saw in each one. I feel that despite the difficulty of the problems, the students benefited from being exposed to some higher-level concepts. I encouraged them to stretch themselves beyond what they thought they could do, and to think creatively. I suspect many of the parents got a mental workout, too! 🙂
Math Olympiad division M:
This was an important part of the Euclideans’ club. Over 100,000 students from 4600 teams participated in the two divisions (elementary & middle school). We did the 5 contests that make up this challenging competition, which is aimed at 7th to 8th graders. Peter scored 5 out of 5 on four rounds; Jonathan scored 5 out of 5 on one round; Cameron & Timothy each scored 4 out of 5 on two rounds; Elias, James D., Jeremy & Jonathan each scored 4 out of 5 on one round.
Participants — Ben, Cameron, Elias, James D., Jeremy, Jonathan, Josh, Michael, Nick, Peter, Timothy & Zack
Place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Jonathan
3rd
Timothy
Cameron, Elias, James D., Jeremy, Jonathan, Nick, Peter, & Timothy earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants. Peter & Jonathan also each earned a silver pin for scoring in the top 10% of all participants.
MathCounts:
We used MathCounts materials as the basis of our Euclideans’ homework each week. This challenging 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 Peter, Cameron, Nick, & Elias. We had a great time at Georgia Tech in February, among stiff competition from other Gwinnett County schools. Our boys competed in individual and team rounds, and just for fun, in a live “countdown” round. Last year we were at the bottom of the pile, and could only move up. This year, our team came an incredible 7th out of 9 schools that participated from Gwinnett County, edging out both Snellville Middle School (>1600 students) and Wesleyan School (>1000 students)! Peter came 11th in Gwinnett County on the individual rounds, qualifying for advancement to state level.
AMC-8:
This is a challenging contest, aimed at 7th and 8th graders. 154,590 students from 2,595 schools participated in this contest in November.
Participants — Cameron, James D., James G., Jeremy, Jonathan, Josh, Michael, Nick, Peter, Timothy
place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Jonathan
3rd
Nick, Timothy (tie)
Jonathan also earned a special merit award for scoring in the top 2% of all 6th graders and under. Jonathan and James G. also earned a special award for achieving the Georgia Merit Roll. Here are statistics on how our students who scored in the top 50% did:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile (world)
Peter 7th 12th out of 823 1,340th out of 51,679 97.4%
Jonathan 5th 1st out of 6 58th out of 1496 96.1%
James G. 5th 2nd out of 6 183rd out of 1496 87.8%
Timothy 7th 138th out of 823 7,077 out of 51,679 86.3%
Nick 8th 374th out of 1,648 17,407 out of 84,399 79.4%
Cameron 8th 526th out of 1,648 23,564 out of 84,399 72.1%
Jeremy 8th 856th out of 1,648 39,402 out of 84,399 53.3%
Rocket City Math League:
This was a new competition for us this year, partly sponsored by ex-astronauts in Huntsville, AL! In this competition, levels of participation are determined by what math courses the student has already completed, competing in divisions called Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Our students competed in each of these divisions, which had 3 rounds each over a period of several months.
Participants — Chris, Jonathan, Peter, Susannah, William
Berry College math contests:
Some very gracious staff & students from Berry College hosted a series of free live math contests which we were thrilled to discover. Our club participated in the 7th/8th grade and high school competitions. We definitely plan on participating in the Berry College contests again next year! They were a complete success in every way–our students had fun, were challenged, got to visit a beautiful college campus, and had a wonderful opportunity to compete in a live contest!
The 7th / 8th grade contest involved 175 students from 25 schools. We sent four team members (Cameron, Jeremy, Jonathan, Peter) and one alternate (James D.). The contest consisted of three rounds–individual, ciphering, and team. The organizers reported that it was *very* challenging, and the scores reflected that. I am thrilled to report that our team came 9th out of the 25 schools represented, and Jonathan came 9th out of the 100 students (the other 75 students were alternates, so did not compete).
The high school contest involved over 100 students from 18 schools. We sent four team members (Chris, Peter, Rebecca, William) to the fall contest. The contest consisted of three rounds–individual, ciphering, and team. Our team did very well, coming 13th out of the 18 schools represented (most were 12th graders; our oldest team members were 10th graders), and Rebecca came 8th out of the 72 students (the other students were alternates, so did not compete). We also sent a team (Chris, Peter, Rebecca, Susannah) to the smaller spring contest. This time our team came 6th out of 9 schools, and Rebecca came 7th out of the 36 students.
AMC-10:
This is a very challenging contest, aimed at 9th and 10th graders. Over 100,000 students from over 3,500 schools participated in this contest in February.
Participants — Cameron, Chris, Elias, Jonathan, Nick, Peter, Susannah, William
place in our club Student
1st
Peter
2nd
Susannah
3rd
Chris
Peter also earned a certificate of achievement for a 8th-grade-or-under high score, and a bronze medal for being the school winner two years in a row. Here are statistics on how our students who scored in the top 50% did:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile (world)
Peter 7th 1st out of 1 36th out of 569 93.7%
Susannah 9th 43rd out of 196 3515th out of 26452 86.7%
Chris 10th 69th out of 271 7437th out of 36012 79.3%
Jonathan 5th (ranked as a 6th grader) 1st out of 1 75th out of 191 60.7%
Mandelbrot:
This is a difficult four-round high school competition, run as both an individual and team competition. We came 74th out of 93 teams in the Eastern Region (all the states east of the Mississippi). Individually, Rebecca came 52nd in the Eastern Region. These are phenomenal results, especially considering that age-wise, our students range from 7th to 10th grade, and we are a *very* small high school math club! Here’s the results for our team:
Participants — Chris, Peter, Rebecca, Susannah, William
Place in our club Student
1st
Rebecca
2nd
Peter
3rd
Susannah
AMC-12:
This is an extremely difficult contest, aimed at 11th and 12th graders. Over 125,000 students from over 4,100 schools participated in this contest.
Participants — Rebecca
Rebecca scored very highly on the AMC-12, coming 14th in Georgia for her grade level, and 5513th in the world, which is the 95.7% (percentile). She earned a certificate of achievement for a 10th-grade-or-under high score, and also received the high honor of participating in the AIME, which is by invitation only. In the AIME, Rebecca came 3145th out of over 11,000 students, which is the 71.9%. Note that Rebecca could have participated in the AMC-10, but instead opted for this more difficult AMC-12 competition as an added challenge to herself.
Fun Days
The Fibonaccians did our traditional math-tree-hunt . . .
The Euclideans also did our traditional math-tree-hunt . . .
The Newtonians had origami fun . . .
Awards Ceremony update
We had about 65 folks for this year’s ceremony! Our speaker (Noelani’s dad!), Mr. David, encouraged the kids do do their best in school, spoke of his love for math and God, and how God is very mathematical in the way he created everything. The students all received their awards. This year, the Fibonaccians’ most improved award went to Martin, and the Euclideans’ most improved award went to James D. We again enjoyed a variety of amazingly creative math-related snacks!
Additional congratulations to Rebecca, who has graduated from home school, and is entering college in the fall!
Well done, everyone!
2005-06
2005-06
Math Olympiads
MathCounts
AMC-8
AMC-10
GA Tech High School Mathematics Competition
Mandelbrot
Fun Days
Awards Ceremony
Fibonaccians:
Andrew
Jonathan M.
Meredith Robert
Cascade
Jonathan S.
Michael Sc.
Shannon
Damon
Kavi
Noah
Sophie
James G.
Martin
Rebecca
Timothy
Euclideans:
Elizabeth
Perry
James G.
Peter
Jonathan S.
Timothy
Michael Se.
Newtonians:
Chris
Nick
James D.
Peter
Jeremy
William
Michael Se.
Math Olympiads
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, Cascade, Damon, James G., Jonathan M., Jonathan S., Kavi, Martin, Meredith, Michael Sc., Noah, Rebecca, Robert, Shannon, Sophie, Timothy G.
Damon, James G., Jonathan S., Martin, Shannon, Sophie, & Timothy G. earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants.
Jonathan S. scored 5 out of 5 on four rounds and 4 out of 5 on the remaining round; James G. scored 5 out of 5 on three rounds; Damon scored 4 out of 5 on four rounds; Martin and Shannon scored 4 out of 5 on one round.
3rd place – Damon
2nd place – James G.
1st place – Jonathan S.
Damon also earned a silver pin for scoring in the top 10% of all participants. Jonathan S. & James G. also earned a gold pin for scoring in the top 2% of all participants.
Division M
Participants – Elizabeth, James G., Jonathan S., Michael Se., Perry, Peter, Timothy M.
James G., Jonathan S., Michael Se., Perry, Peter, & Timothy M. earned a patch for the distinction of scoring in the top 50% of all contestants.
Jonathan S. scored 5 out of 5 on three rounds and 4 out of 5 on the remaining two rounds; Peter scored 5 out of 5 on two rounds and 4 out of 5 on the remaining three rounds; Timothy M. scored 5 out of 5 on one round and 4 out of 5 on two rounds; James G. and Perry scored 4 out of 5 on two rounds.
3rd place – Timothy M.
2nd place – Peter
1st place – Jonathan S.
James G. & Timothy M. also earned a silver pin for scoring in the top 10% of all participants. Jonathan S. & Peter earned a gold pin for scoring in the top 2% of all participants.
MathCounts:
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 Peter, Timothy M., Jonathan S., & James G. We had a great time at Georgia Tech in February, among stiff competition from other Gwinnett County schools. Our boys competed in individual and team rounds, and just for fun, in a live “countdown” round.
Jonathan S. placed 3rd in Gwinnett County (trophy), and Peter placed 10th in the county. Both Jonathan S. and Peter advanced to the State Round, which was held at Zoo Atlanta in March. Timothy M. placed 16th in the county, and James G. placed 33rd in the county, resulting in a very strong team this year. Two years ago the Sculley Academy Math Club team placed last in Gwinnett County; last year we came 7th; this year we came 4th!
AMC-8:
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 – Elizabeth, James G., Jonathan S., Michael Se., Peter, Timothy M.
3rd place – James G.
2nd place – Jonathan S.
1st place – Peter
Peter scored a perfect 25 out of 25, one of only about 70 students worldwide to achieve this, and the only student in Georgia to do so, and received a special plaque and certificate for this achievement. We have been told that he will have a special meeting with Governor Sonny Perdue in the early fall because of this. He also received an honor roll certificate of distinction and made the national honor roll for his high score. Jonathan S. and James G. also earned a certificate of merit for high scores for 6th graders and under, and made the honor roll also. Because of all these high scores, our team score was also very high, and the Sculley Academy earned a high team score certificate. Peter, Jonathan S., James G., and the Sculley Academy received multiple mentions in the official AMC-8 book.
Here are statistics on how our students who scored in the top 50% did:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile (world)
Peter 8th 1st out of 1499 1st out of 76,877 99.9%
Jonathan S. 6th 4th out of 338 133rd out of 14,268 99.1%
James G. 6th 13th out of 338 319th out of 14,268 97.8%
Elizabeth 7th 223rd out of 1132 9491th out of 48,418 80.4%
Timothy M. 8th 788th out of 1499 36,479th out of 76,877 52.5%
AMC-10:
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 – James D., James G., Jeremy, Jonathan S., Michael Se., Nick, Peter, William
3rd place – James G.
2nd place – Peter
1st place – Nick
Peter also earned a certificate of achievement for a 8th-grade-or-under high score.
Here are statistics on how our students who scored in the top 50% did:
Student Grade level Georgia ranking for student’s grade World ranking for student’s grade percentile (world)
Nick 9th 57th out of 785 2820th out of 39340 92.8%
Peter 8th 6th out of 28 918th out of 3404 73.1%
James G. 6th 11th out of 28 75th out of 232 68.1%
GA Tech High School Mathematics Competition:
This was our first year to enter this live contest, and I’m very glad we did, because it’s one I plan on taking a team to each year. I found out about this from another home school math club (in McDonough) that started after surfing onto our website about 2 years ago. We now stay closely connected, along with an Augusta club, via email and at various math contests throughout the year.
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.
Jonathan S., Nick, Perry, & Peter participated in the Junior Varsity competition.
At lunch time, the semi-finalists were announced – Peter (7th place) and Nick (16th place) both made the finals, so did a “proofs” round in the afternoon. Peter placed 2nd in the Junior Varsity contest, earning a huge trophy and a $750 scholarship to GA Tech.
Mandelbrot:
This is a challenging but very interesting four-round high school competition, run as both an individual and team competition.
Participants — Chris, James D., Jeremy, Jonathan S., Michael Se., Nick, Peter, William
3rd place – (tie) James D., Jonathan S.
2nd place – Chris
1st place – Peter
Peter made the 3rd tier for the Eastern Region (all states east of the Mississippi).
AMC-12:
This is an extremely difficult contest, aimed at 11th and 12th graders. Over 120,000 students from over 4,000 schools participated in this contest.
Participants – Chris
Fun Days
The Fibonaccians did our traditional math-tree-hunt . . .
The Euclideans also did our traditional math-tree-hunt, except indoors because of wet weather.
The Newtonians had a chess tournament.
Awards Ceremony update
We had about 55 folks for this year’s ceremony! Our speaker (Peter’s, Jonathan’s, Michael’s, and Cascade’s dad!), Mr. Paul, encouraged the kids to persevere even if things seem difficult at first, that math often is a family affair, and how we met in an Algebra class 🙂 The students all received their awards. This year, the Fibonaccians’ most improved award went to Sophie, the Euclideans’ most improved award went to Michael Se, and the Newtonians’ most improved award went to Chris. We again enjoyed a variety of amazingly creative math-related snacks!
Well done, everyone!
2006-07
2006-07
Math Olympiads
MathCounts
AMC-8
AMC-10
GA Tech High School Mathematics Competition
Mandelbrot
Fun Days
Awards Ceremony
Fibonaccians:
Andrew S.
Kathleen
Quinn
Cascade
Kavi
Rebecca
Damon
Michael Sc.
Shannon
Jonathan M.
Noah
Timothy G.
Euclideans:
Amber
Cascade
Martin
Andrew M.
Elizabeth
Sarah
Brian
James
Sophie
Cameron
Jonathan S.
Newtonians:
Chinua
Joshua
Timothy M.
Chris
Michael Se.
James
Perry
Jonathan S.
Peter
Math Olympiads
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.
MathCounts:
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!
AMC-8:
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.
AMC-10:
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!
Mandelbrot:
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.
Fun Days
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.
Awards Ceremony update
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!
2007-08
2007-08
Math Olympiads
MathCounts
AMC-8
AMC-10
GA Tech High School Mathematics Competition
Mandelbrot
Fun Days
Awards Ceremony
Fibonaccians:
Andrew S.
Guy
Quinn
Avery
Jonathan M.
Teagan
Benjamin
Kathleen
Timothy G.
Cascade
Kavi
Damon
Michael
Euclideans:
Andrew M.
James
Timothy G.
Cascade
Jonathan S.
Yesuto
Damon
Martin
Newtonians:
Amber
Jonathan S.
Peter
Chinua
Joshua
Timothy M.
James
Perry
Because our family moved to Russia in the middle of the school year, we turned the math club over to Elizabeth Gieseking – the new website is http://mathclub.gieseking.us/
Math Olympiads
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
Division M
MathCounts:
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.
AMC-8:
This is a challenging contest, aimed at 7th and 8th graders. About 150,000 from 2,500 schools participated in this contest in November. Jonathan scored 24 out of 25, just missing out on perfect!
AMC-10:
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.
UGA High School Mathematics Competition:
This was our second year to enter this lively live contest. We had a great time in November with this – approximately 500 students participated. Our team consisted of Peter, Jonathan, Perry, and James. Here are some pictures – http://www.math.uga.edu/mathmeet.html/07/pictures/index.html
GA Tech High School Mathematics Competition:
This was our third 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).
Mandelbrot:
This is a challenging but very interesting four-round in-house high school competition, run as both an individual and team competition.
Peter made the 3rd tier for the Eastern Region (all states east of the Mississippi).
Awards Ceremony update
This year we are celebrating our 6th anniversary of Sculley Academy Math Club! We’ve had 62 students in all of our clubs since its inception in 2002. Our family was glad to be able to attend the celebration, as we had just returned for a furlough from Russia – it was held at the Gieseking’s residence.
Additional congratulations to Peter, who has graduated from home school, and is entering college in the fall!
Well done, everyone!
