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.