The top female math students from eight schools in the San Gabriel Valley gathered on Saturday, December 9, at the 9th Annual Alverno High School Math Field Day. The team from South Pasadena Middle School took first place.
The format for the event was similar to academic decathlon meets. The girls were arranged in a row of four. The first student was challenged by four questions, while her teammates cheered. After four questions, the students rotated.
Following each question, the scores were posted for all to see. The large crowd of parents and teachers cheered loudly for all the teams.
SPMS correctly answered all 16 questions. The problems covered all areas of mathematics, with an emphasis on number sense, algebra and geometry.
QTπ's Tiffany, Aashrita, Michelle and Gloria are commended by Master of Cermonies Professor Norman Frank.
MATHCOUNTS POWERHOUSE
MATHCOUNTS is the most pretigious problem solving competition for middle schools in the United States. Sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers, over 6000 schools compete nationwide.
On Saturday, February 3, SPMS competed in the regional round at U. C. Riverside. The So Pas Tigers took 1st place as a team and placed 7 individuals in the top 12, including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Shining brightly were Jung Hun Koh, Nikita Kitaev, Ivan Pyzow, Jasmine Griffin, Daniel Pyon, Cody Dunn, Tiffany Chen, and Aashrita.
The state round will take place March 17 at U. C. Irvine.
The following is a list of the Academic Competitions in which SPMS will participate during the 2006-2007 school year. Some dates are yet to be determined. Bold are Saturday events.
Oct
24Sigma (Round 1)
31Continental Math League (Round 1; 6,7,8 all school, T, W, Th)
Nov
7 Mathfax (Geometry, Round 1)
14American Mathematics Association (6, 7, 8 math teams)
