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.

Knights of Pi Math Tournament

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.

Newport Math Challenge

Newport Math Challenge 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.