Competitions and Contests

[Anonymous]

2 kids going to 2 different HS. One school shared info about this, and there was radio silence from the other. Why is MCPS not sharing such info to everyone?

https://www.math.umd.edu/highschool/mathcomp/2019.html

The 41st Annual (2019) University of Maryland High School Mathematics Competition

The format:
Part I - 25 multiple choice questions, 75 min;
Part II - 5 problems, 2 hours.
Part I of the Competition is open to all students enrolled in high schools in Maryland and the District of Columbia. High scores on Part I will qualify to participate in Part II of the Competition. The three participants earning the highest combined scores on both parts will win $500, $400, and $300, respectively. Among those completing both parts of the competition, the highest scorer in each county and in Baltimore City and in the District of Columbia will be awarded a prize of $100.
The top three overall scorers* will be offered a scholarship for full tuition and expenses if and when they enroll at the University of Maryland (for non-seniors, this might be a few years from now). (*To receive a scholarship, a student must be a US citizen, national, or permanent resident.)

In addition to a sound knowledge of high school mathematics (up to, but not including, calculus), both parts will require a fair amount of mathematical insight and ingenuity.
The dates for 2019:

Part I, Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 1:00 - 3:00 pm;
Part II, Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

The competition is usually given at the student's school. For special situations (for example, home-schooled students), contact Dr. Ebrahimian (math-comp "at" umd.edu). There is no registration fee for the competition. It's free.


Registration information:
Students who would like to register should contact their high school teachers. Teachers who will administer the exam should click here for information on how to register.
Registration deadline: October 13, 2019

Here is the list of schools from which registration emails were received. (interesting to note that only W schools and magnet schools participate. Among MS, its TPMS but not Clemente.)

https://www.math.umd.edu/highschool/mathcomp/hslist2019.html
If you have questions or requests, please contact the chair of the competition committee, Dr. Ebrahimian. e-mail: math-comp "at" umd.edu tel.: [phone] fax: [phone].

[Anonymous]

Here are schools participating from MoCo, including private schools-

Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Winston Churchill
Walter Johnson
Walt Whitman
Thomas S. Wootton '
Montgomery Blair
Poolesville
Northwest
Sherwood
Takoma Park Middle School

The Heights School 722499
St. Andrew's Episcopal 722722
Sandy Spring Friends 722733
McLean 722555

[Anonymous]

OP, you are absolutely right to question this. Talented math kids at other schools just wouldn't know about it. I know there are ways to take it not through the school if your kid is so inclined, but it takes work. You should make your school work with you on this.

And, the middle schools should all be doing AMC-8 (high schools are doing AMC-10). Specially with the promises that the middle schools will be offering similar opportunities to the magnets. Parents will have to advocate/offer to run these things for them to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are absolutely right to question this. Talented math kids at other schools just wouldn't know about it. I know there are ways to take it not through the school if your kid is so inclined, but it takes work. You should make your school work with you on this.

And, the middle schools should all be doing AMC-8 (high schools are doing AMC-10). Specially with the promises that the middle schools will be offering similar opportunities to the magnets. Parents will have to advocate/offer to run these things for them to happen.

I heard about it because of one school. How do parents know about this sort of stuff. It is not all collated in one place.

[Anonymous]

It's difficult. You're lucky you have a kid at a school that is more plugged in, so you can pick up info that way. You have to troll message boards like this one, maybe search archives, and pick up on clues and follow up on them. This is exactly what I did when my kid was at a school that did not handfeed you info about more challenging options or competitions. You have probably heard about Math Olympiad or Physics Olympiad or Rengeron/Intel winners -- so you search the internet for stuff like that and trace it back and forwards to see what other kinds of contests are mentioned. AMC8/10 etc lead to more advanced competitions -- AIME and onwards.

[Anonymous]

I found out about math competitions on my own too and when I tried to promote it at the school they said they didn't have enough time to put it together, next year they said there are not enough resources, so I gave up. I inform parents whenever I can but have come to not rely on the schools

[Anonymous]

Takoma Park Middle is participating in a high school-level competition?
I think it's sort of funny that it is the only middle school in the sea of high schools competing. Has to be full of math geniuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park Middle is participating in a high school-level competition?
I think it's sort of funny that it is the only middle school in the sea of high schools competing. Has to be full of math geniuses.

Takoma hosts the AMC-8 -- which is geared to 8th grade math. The top scorers (around the country) are eligible to do AMC-10 (10th grade math), so Takoma facilitates that -- I think they go to Blair to take the test. Top AMC-10 scorers can take AMC-12. But if you're in 9th grade, you can't take AMC-8, etc.

[Anonymous]

It’s probably because your other kids school doesn’t have a math team. Sponsoring any ECA is terrible. Terrible pay (they got a 50 cent raise a few years ago!), crazy parents, no support or recognition from administrators. It just turns into high stress and low reward. Anyone who can coach a math team is better off tutoring. Better money less stress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are absolutely right to question this. Talented math kids at other schools just wouldn't know about it. I know there are ways to take it not through the school if your kid is so inclined, but it takes work. You should make your school work with you on this.

And, the middle schools should all be doing AMC-8 (high schools are doing AMC-10). Specially with the promises that the middle schools will be offering similar opportunities to the magnets. Parents will have to advocate/offer to run these things for them to happen.

I heard about it because of one school. How do parents know about this sort of stuff. It is not all collated in one place.

I first heard about it from coworkers—one in Baltimore County another who did it long ago as an MCPS student. My DC heard about it through a friend in PE class. Basically word of mouth in the math community.

[Anonymous]

It's not just math competitions. Magnet kids at Eastern and Blair get to compete in the CSPAN Student Video Competition. They get to use class time and have teachers to mentor them to WIN. Asked my kids world studies teacher at a non-magnet, and they had never even heard of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park Middle is participating in a high school-level competition?
I think it's sort of funny that it is the only middle school in the sea of high schools competing. Has to be full of math geniuses.

Yes and not the first time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:2 kids going to 2 different HS. One school shared info about this, and there was radio silence from the other. Why is MCPS not sharing such info to everyone?

https://www.math.umd.edu/highschool/mathcomp/2019.html

The 41st Annual (2019) University of Maryland High School Mathematics Competition

The format:
Part I - 25 multiple choice questions, 75 min;
Part II - 5 problems, 2 hours.
Part I of the Competition is open to all students enrolled in high schools in Maryland and the District of Columbia. High scores on Part I will qualify to participate in Part II of the Competition. The three participants earning the highest combined scores on both parts will win $500, $400, and $300, respectively. Among those completing both parts of the competition, the highest scorer in each county and in Baltimore City and in the District of Columbia will be awarded a prize of $100.
The top three overall scorers* will be offered a scholarship for full tuition and expenses if and when they enroll at the University of Maryland (for non-seniors, this might be a few years from now). (*To receive a scholarship, a student must be a US citizen, national, or permanent resident.)

In addition to a sound knowledge of high school mathematics (up to, but not including, calculus), both parts will require a fair amount of mathematical insight and ingenuity.
The dates for 2019:

Part I, Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 1:00 - 3:00 pm;
Part II, Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

The competition is usually given at the student's school. For special situations (for example, home-schooled students), contact Dr. Ebrahimian (math-comp "at" umd.edu). There is no registration fee for the competition. It's free.


Registration information:
Students who would like to register should contact their high school teachers. Teachers who will administer the exam should click here for information on how to register.
Registration deadline: October 13, 2019

Here is the list of schools from which registration emails were received. (interesting to note that only W schools and magnet schools participate. Among MS, its TPMS but not Clemente.)

https://www.math.umd.edu/highschool/mathcomp/hslist2019.html
If you have questions or requests, please contact the chair of the competition committee, Dr. Ebrahimian. e-mail: math-comp "at" umd.edu tel.: [phone] fax: [phone].

Huh????
What about Northwest and Sherwood?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here are schools participating from MoCo, including private schools-

Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Winston Churchill
Walter Johnson
Walt Whitman
Thomas S. Wootton '
Montgomery Blair
Poolesville
Northwest
Sherwood
Takoma Park Middle School

The Heights School 722499
St. Andrew's Episcopal 722722
Sandy Spring Friends 722733
McLean 722555

Only one middle school ? Why not others ?

[Anonymous]

This is clearly is another example of MCPS not leveling the playing field for all students at every school. Please do not get me started on the offering pertaining to languages!
Mom of DS who has for the past 5 years topped out on PARCC and carries a MAP-M score over 280.