NHS Math Team
Math Madness contests will be held in both the fall and spring. This nation-wide competition is team-based and between hundreds of middle schools and high schools. Matches are 30 minutes long and are played on the competition's website, so laptops are needed. Students must also be registered with the team, so talk to any officer if your account is not yet registered. The 2018 season officially opens the week of September 30.
From the Math League’s Statement of Purpose: Math contests give students an educationally enriching opportunity to participate in an academically-oriented activity and to gain recognition for mathematical achievement. Our main goal is educational: we promote enjoyment and study of mathematics by organizing contests for grades 4-12. Our contests help to enrich mathematics programs. Contests are held Tuesdays after school 2:30-3:00 in the Lecture Hall. Dates are as follows...
Membership in Math Team is not required to compete in these contests. They are open to anyone and everyone!
The MAA American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) has a series of national contests. The American Mathematics Contest 10 (AMC 10), for any student up to grade 10, the American Mathematics Contest 12 (AMC 12), for any student up to grade 12, and the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME), by invitation based on scores from the AMC 10/12. In order to take an exam, you must let our club advisor, Ms. Burnell, or any of our officers know that you plan on taking the exam. The AMC is held once per year in February, followed by the AIME in March.
Both are onsite competitions, where only one team of a few top students are invited to attend. The teams will be selected by our club advisor and officers. Results in previous years math competitions are used as the primary determining factor when selecting students to attend these prestigious events. THE WPI Math Meet occurs sometime during the fall and the HMMT this year will be on November 10, 2018 at Harvard and February 16, 2019 at MIT.
The Greater Boston Math League is the newest addition to our schedule. Generally, there is a meet every month starting from October to February. During the meet itsef, there are several rounds about different mathematical categories. The first five rounds are individual with the last being a team round. Individual and team rounds are 10 and 12 minutes long respectively.