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AMC8 Results, Math Team Announcement, and Upcoming Events!

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A big congrats to our top 3 finishers and everyone else who participated in the AMC8!

Also, check out today’s awesome Math Team announcement!

The New England Math League 7th and 8th grade rounds will both take place on Wednesday, March 1st at 10:30am in WB! Every Middle School student is welcome to participate! Just show up! The event is 35 questions. You get 30 minutes and can use a calculator.

The sixth and LAST round of the (High School) New England Math League will take place on THURSDAY, March 23trd in Schoolhouse 25! Anyone at any level of math is welcome to compete! The competition lasts 30 minutes, you may use a calculator, and you must begin before 3:15pm.

Posted in: AMC 8, Announcements, WBGMC

WBGMC 2023 Coming Up!

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The Williston Math Team is hard at work getting ready for the 4th annual Whitaker-Bement Girls in Math Competition!

So far 10 schools have signed up and we project ~65 competitors!

You can learn all about the event right here: WBGMC.org

Posted in: Math Team Successes, WBGMC

January is packed full of awesome! Congrats to Jeffrey Warner!

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Lots of fun events are coming up!

You can hear all about them in the fantastic announcement given in assembly:

Monday, January 9th: New England Math League, Round 4! 2:45 to 3:45pm in Schoolhouse 25. Anyone can participate! No signup required. Just show up! You must begin by 3:15pm and you can use a calculator. We are currently in 19th place out of over 100 teams in New England! Let’s get into the top 10!

Tuesday, January 17th: AMC 8! 3:30 to 4:30pm, Middle School. Anyone in 7th or 8th grade can participate. To sign up please email Mr. Seamon-Ingalls. You can learn all about the AMC 8 right here.

Sunday, January 29th: WBGMC! We are hosting ~100 middle school students at our HOME math competition! We need LOTS of help writing questions, grading, recruiting teams, running logistics, and much more. Email Mr. Seamon-Ingalls if you’d like to help out! There is a planning meeting this Friday, January 6th from 7:45 to 8:15am in the Dining Hall. Anyone can join and help out! You can learn all about the event right here.

In other competition news, Jeffrey Warner ’24 has qualified to take the AIME by virtue of his top 3% score on the AMC12! He will be sitting for the 4-hour competition on February 7th! Congrats Jeffrey!

Posted in: AIME, AMC 10/12, Math Team Successes, WBGMC
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The third annual Whitaker-Bement Girls in Mathematics Competition is now online!


All competition questions were designed by Williston Math Team members!

Answers need to be submitted by May 6th, 2022 @ 11:59pm EST! (File upload of PDF/photo of answers.)


There are 6 questions, you get 30 minutes, and calculators are allowed.

Event questions should be sent to Josh Seamon-Ingalls (jseamon@williston.com).

Competition questions and info on how to submit your answers is online at:

www.WBGMC.org

Students from anywhere in the world are welcome to compete as long as they meet the event eligibility guidelines.


To be eligible to compete in the WBGMC 2022, students must meet all of the following criteria:

a) Have a passion for problem-solving!

b) Be female or non-binary in gender identity.

c) Be in grade 9 or below OR under 15.5 years of age on April 29th, 2022.

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Announcing the 1st annual Whitaker-Bement Girls in Mathematics Competition!

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The Williston Math team is super excited to announce the 1st annual Whitaker-Bement Girls in Mathematics Competition!

Our vision is to bring together 100+ elementary and middle school girls for a day of fun centered around mathematics, empowerment, and growing a strong female-centric mathematics community!

The event will take place on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 at the Williston Northampton School. Team check in will begin at 8am and the event will conclude at 3:30pm.

The event is absolutely free!

The event is being built by members of Williston’s math team!

Complete event information including how to register is online here.

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