2012 AMC 8 Texas Perfect Scores

Congratulations to all of the students who earned perfect scores (25/25) on the 2012 AMC 8.  It was good to see that many of the perfect scores were earned by Texas students and that a good number of those are attendees of the Metroplex Math Circle.

First Initial	Last Name	Grade	School Name
S	AHMAD	7	HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	HOUSTON, TX
M	BU	8	EUDAIMONIA ACADEMY HOME SCHOOL	FRISCO, TX
K	CHANG	7	BECK JHS	KATY, TX
B	CHEN	6	RICE MS	PLANO, TX
K	FENG	7	FOWLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	PLANO, TX
E	GUO	7	HOCKADAY SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX
K	HAN	8	ST MARK’S SCHOOL OF TEXAS	DALLAS, TX
B	HO	8	RICE MS	PLANO, TX
E	LI	8	FORT SETTLEMENT MS	SUGAR LAND, TX
H	LIU	7	BECK JHS	KATY, TX
A	LIU	7	THE VILLAGE SCHOOL	HOUSTON, TX
J	SHOEMAKER	6	Holy Family Catholic School	Austin, TX
V	VALE	7	EUDAIMONIA ACADEMY HOME SCHOOL	FRISCO, TX
J	WANG	6	SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE	PLANO, TX
B	XU	8	FORT SETTLEMENT MS	SUGAR LAND, TX
A	YANG	8	BECKENDORFF JUNIOR HIGH	KATY, TX
E	ZHANG	6	RICE MS	PLANO, TX

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March 3, 2012 – Dr. Titu Andreescu – “More Contest Problems”

With the AMC 10 and 12 contests behind us, some students will be preparing for the AIME while many will be working hard to improve their scores next year.  Both groups will not want to miss Dr. Titu Andreescu this weekend as he presents more of his favorite problems and solutions.

Titu Andreescu received his Ph.D. from the West University of Timisoara, Romania. The topic of his dissertation was “Research on Diophantine Analysis and Applications.” Professor Andreescu currently teaches at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is past chairman of the USA Mathematical Olympiad, served as director of the MAA American Mathematics Competitions (1998–2003), coach of the USA International Mathematical Olympiad Team (IMO) for 10 years (1993–2002), director of the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program (1995–2002), and leader of the USA IMO Team (1995–2002). In 2002 Titu was elected member of the IMO Advisory Board, the governing body of the world’s most prestigious mathematics competition. Titu co-founded in 2006 and continues as director of the AwesomeMath Summer Program (AMSP). He received the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished High School Mathematics Teaching from the MAA in 1994 and a “Certificate of Appreciation” from the president of the MAA in 1995 for his outstanding service as coach of the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program in preparing the US team for its perfect performance in Hong Kong at the 1994 IMO. Titu’s contributions to numerous textbooks and problem books are recognized worldwide.

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2011 AMC 8 Texas Achievement Roll

Congratulations to the many students in Texas who took the 2011 AMC 8.  We would like to especially recognize those Texas students in sixth grade or below who scored above a 23 on this challenging 25 point test.  Many of these students are regular attendees of the Metroplex Math Circle:

• Dachey Lin, Rice Middle School, 25/25
• Michael Ma, Rice Middle School, 25/25
• Kevin Feng, Fowler Middle School, 24/25
• Luke Robitaille, Oakridge School, 24/25
• Gyumin Ro, Spartan Learning Academy, 23/25
• Vinjai Vale, Eudaimonia Academy, 23/25
• Jerry Yang, Rice Middle School, 23/25

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2010 AMC 8 School Honor Roll

Several of our local schools distinguished themselves in the recent AMC 8 with high team scores:

• Score: 67 – A & M Consolidated Ms, College Station
• Score: 68 - Westbrook Intermediate, Friendswood
• Score: 70 - Eudaimonia Academy Home School, Frisco
• Score: 73 - Harmony School Of Advancement, Houston
• Score: 74 – Quail Valley Ms, Missouri City
• Score: 67 – Fowler Middle School, Plano
• Score: 72 – Rice Ms, Plano
• Score: 66 – Wyatt Elementary, Plano
• Score: 73 – First Colony Ms, Sugar Land
• Score: 75 – Fort Settlement Ms, Sugar Land

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AMC 8 Results for Texas

The AMC has published state level summaries for the 2009 AMC 8.  Texas did very well with several perfect scores.

 

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