At the Math Fall Classic on Nov. 12, Thomas Jefferson High School students placed very well in the individual and team contests. The classic is designed to reward excellence in mathematics.
Middle school and high school students from around the state were invited to participate in this 20th annual State Mu Alpha Theta Math Contest known as the Math Fall Classic hosted at Thomas Jefferson High School. Approximately 100 total students participated in the classic.
The classic included both individual and team tests. One of the individual tests included 50 multiple choice problems with a 60-minute time limit. Another individual test included four open-ended response questions every four minutes with 10 rounds known as ciphering. The team test included 20 multiple choice questions with a 45 minute time limit. Up to four students were allowed to participate per team. No calculators were allowed for any of the tests, and the tests could cover any type of mathematical problem taught in grades 9–12.
This effort is in direct support of the district’s Strategic Plan Goal 4, Content Area Competence: Mastery of All Subjects.
Thomas Jefferson students placed as follows:
Ninth grade
Zachary Botz, ninth place individual ciphering test
10th grade
• Nicholas Kim – second place individual multiple choice test, fourth place individual ciphering test
• Austin Kim – eighth place individual multiple choice test, eighth place individual ciphering test
• Abby Hyde – 10th place individual ciphering test
Ninth/10th grade division team test
• Angela You, Nick Kim, Austin Kim and Zachary Botz – third place
12th-grade individual ciphering test
• Orgil Batzaya: fourth place individual multiple choice test, third place individual ciphering test
• Brian Kim – fifth place individual multiple choice test, sixth place individual ciphering test
• Sean Yi – sixth place individual multiple choice test, seventh place individual ciphering test
• Vivian Huynh – ninth place individual ciphering test
11th-12th-grade division team test
• Michelle Kim, Orgil Batzaya, Sean Yi and Brian Kim – second place
• Sam Spillers, Edward Park, Bernie Kim and Vivian Huynh – 10th place
