Contests
Newport Math Club hosts a variety of contests to reach out into the community and
provide more opportunities for students of all grade levels to succeed in
mathematics.
The Knights of Pi Math Tournament is a
math contest hosted at Newport High School where we invite math teams in grades
5 through 8 to come and compete. We take pride in being able to host a competition and share our love of math with younger students
in our community. The tournament consists of many rounds that reinforce and
challenge students' math abilities on a variety of topics in a team of four as
well as in an individual setting. The 2009 Tournament will be held on
Saturday, May 16, 2009. Save the date! More information about the 2009
Knights of Pi Tournament is available on the tournament's
contest page.
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 10/12
The American
Mathematics Competition, hosted by The Mathematical Association of America
(MAA), is a 25-question multiple-choice test available to all Newport High
School students. Sign-ups were held in December in math classrooms, and the
contest was held on February 10 and 25 2009. We are
pleased to report that over 200 students participated in the AMC, taking
nearly 300 tests between the two contest dates! A big thanks to all our
proctors and all the students who participated.
There are two
AMC test levels: 10th grade and 12th grade. The AMC 10 is open to grades 9-10, while
the AMC 12 is open to all grade levels. 9th and 10th grade students may choose
which exam they wish to take. By performing well on the exams, students can win
awards and qualify for further invitational contests, such as the AIME. In fact,
several Newport students already qualified for teh AIME based on their AMC 10/12
A performace. The AMC will be administered in the NHS math wing after school. This year,
Newport will be participating on both test dates (A and B). For more information
about the AMC exams or the MAA, please visit
http://www.unl.edu/amc/.
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)
The AIME is a 15-question short-answer test offered to all students who qualify
based on their AMC 10/12 scores. The test lasts 3 hours, and the questions are
very challenging. The 2009 AIME was administered at Newport High School to 13
students in grades 7 through 12 on Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
This 25-question contest will be held over a five-week period in
January-February 2009 and is open to all Newport High School
students. It is designed to help sharpen students' math skills, prepare them for
the AMC, and get the entire student body excited about math! Questions are
designed to be challenging and stimulating, but students who attempt the
challenge will find themselves better problem solvers at the end of the
challenge regardless of their scores. Students will have one week to solve each
of five sets of five problems. The most rewarding part of the challenge is that
at the end of each week, solutions will be posted so that students have an
opportunity to learn about math concepts that they did not know. If you're not
sure about the contest, give it a try! What have you got to lose?
The 2009 contest has ended. Click here to
go to the contest page.