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

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.

19-20 Competition Schedule

Here it is!

HMMT November (Sat, Nov 9, 2019, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel)

AMC 8 (Thu, Nov 14, 2019, Individual, MS, On campus)

NEML HS 2 (Tue, Nov 12, 2019, Individual, All, On campus)

NEML HS 3 (Tue, Dec 10, 2019, Individual, All, On campus)

NEML HS 4 (Tue, Jan 7, 2020, Individual, All, On campus)

Whitaker Bement Tournament (Sun, Jan 19, 2020, Individual & Team, MS, On campus)

Yale Girls (Late-January, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel)

NEML HS 5 (Tue, Feb 18, 2020, Individual, All, On campus)

AMC 10/12 A (Thu, Jan 30, 2020, Individual, , On campus)

AMC 10/12 B (Wed, Feb 5, 2020, Individual, HS – All, On campus)

HMMT February (Sat, Feb 15, 2020, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel)

NEML: 7th Grade (Thu, Feb 20, 2020, Individual, MS, On campus)

NEML: 8th Grade (Thu, Feb 20, 2020, Individual, MS, On campus)

NEML HS 6 (Tue, Mar 24, 2020, Individual, All, On campus)

Wilbraham and Monson (Late-March, Individual & Team, MS, Travel)

USAMO Day 1 (Tue, Apr 14, 2020, Individual, HS – Select, On campus)

USAMO Day 2 (Wed, Apr 15, 2020, Individual, HS – Select, On campus)

NEML: Algebra 1 (Thu, Apr 23, 2020, Individual, MS, On campus)

Yale (Mid-April, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel)

Steven Wang (’20) qualified for the Math Olympiad Program!

We just found out that Steven Wang (’20) scored a 28 out of 42 on the USA Math Olympiad, a 9-hour, 2-day, 6-question competition. This means he got 4 questions correct and placed in the top 40 of the ~350 competitors! He will be joining ~60 students at the Math Olympiad Program this summer at CMU. From that program 6 students will be chosen to represent the US at the International Math Olympiad, which the US has won 3 of the last 4 years!

Go Steven!

NEML Algebra 1 results!

Last week 21 middle schoolers sat for the Algebra 1 round of the New England Math League!

Congratulations to Abigail Andrews (’23), Izzy Epstein (’23), Amara Rozario (’23), Joseph Easton (’23), and Jamie Park (’23) for placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place (tied)!

Go Wildcats!

NEML 7th and 8th grade results!

Last week 20 middle schoolers sat for the 7th and 8th grade rounds of the New England Math League!

Congratulations to Catie Spence, Lila Nields-Duffy, and Hudson Fulcher Melendy for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the 7th grade competition and to Alexander Calianos, Sophie Edmunds, and Isabella Epstein for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the 8th grade competition!

Go Wildcats!

NEML #4 2019

Ji Soo Hwang ’21

We just put up a very strong team score of 26 on the 4th round of the New England Math League! The top scorer on this round was Ji Soo Hwang ’21 with a perfect 6 out of 6!

The 5th round of the New England Math League will take place on Monday, February 11th from 2:30 to 3:45 in Schoolhouse 25. Anyone at any level of math is welcome to compete! No prior experience or registration required. Calculators are allowed. The competition lasts 30 minutes and you must begin by 3:15pm.

Here are the top scorers from round 4:

First Name

Last Name

NEML4

Ji Soo

Hwang

6

Caleb

Stern

5

Ethan

Huang

5

Na Kyung

Lee

5

Steven

Wang

5

Mark

Wang

5

Jack

Long

4

Ken

Wang

4

Hoang

Dang

4

Toyo

Sato

4

Jessie

Tran

4

Jack

Zhu

4

Here are the NEML overall top scorers:

First Name

Last Name

NEML Overall

Ethan

Huang

22

Steven

Wang

21

Ji Soo

Hwang

20

Mark

Wang

15

Kohmei

Kadoya

15

Vishal

Ramvelu

15

Ken

Wang

14

Jack

Long

13

Jessie

Tran

12

Jun Hong

Park

12

Molly

Kinstle

12

DJ

Poulin

11

Hoang

Dang

10

Sign up for the AMC 10/12 2019!

The AMC 10/12 will be run on Wednesday, February 13th from 8:30 to 10am in Plimpton.

You can sign up right here.

The competition is open to all Williston students who are taking at least Algebra 2.

Generally speaking, students students in Algebra 2 Honors or above should sign up for the AMC10 and students in Precalculus Honors or above should sign up for the AMC12.

There are 20 spots available for each competition. Spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

You can learn more about the competition right here.

Practice problems can be viewed here.

Competitors will miss D period and the first 30 minutes of E period on the day of the competition. Competitors are REQUIRED to speak to their D and E period teachers the week before the competition in order to prearrange how to best complete all make up work.

Email questions to Mr. Seamon at jseamon@williston.com

NEML#1 2018 Results

Ethan Huang

The first round of the New England Math League was held earlier this week and the Williston team ended up with a very strong score of 26 out of 30! Congratulations to Ethan Huang ’20 for his perfect score of 6/6! Our top finishers were:

First Name Last Name YOG NEML#1 Score
Ethan Huang 2020 6
Steven Wang 2020 5
Ken Wang 2020 5
Ji Soo Hwang 2021 5
Vishal Ramvelu 2022 5
DJ Poulin 2019 5

Complete results are online in the results page. Ask Mr. Seamon for the password.

WPI 2018 success!

The math team just returned from the WPI Math Meet where they placed 6th out of 90 teams, with Junior Steven Wang finishing first out of all 360 competitors! Go Wildcats!

Williston’s team was comprised of Ji Soo Hwang (’21), Keyu Lu (’20), Steven Wang (’20), and Ethan Huang (’20).

 

2018 – 2019 Competition Dates

Here are the preliminary competition dates for 2018-2019!

[Competition, Date, Type, Level, Location]

NEML HS 1 (Oct 15, 2018, Individual, All, On campus)
WPI (Oct 16, 2018, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel – WPI)
Yale Girls (Nov 3, 2018, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel – Yale)
HMMT November (Nov 10, 2018, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel – Harvard)
AMC 8 (Nov 13, 2018, Individual, MS, On campus)
NEML HS 2 (Nov 14, 2018, Individual, All, On campus)
PUMaC (Nov 17, 2018, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel – Princeton)
NEML HS 3 (Dec 11, 2018, Individual, All, On campus)
NEML HS 4 (Jan 14, 2019, Individual, All, On campus)
NEML HS 5 (Feb 11, 2019, Individual, All, On campus)
AMC 10/12 B (Feb 13, 2019, Individual, HS – All, On campus – Qualifier)
HMMT February (Feb 16, 2019, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel – MIT)
NEML: 7th Grade (Feb 19, 2019, Individual, MS, On campus)
NEML: 8th Grade (Feb 19, 2019, Individual, MS, On campus)
AIME I (Mar 13, 2019, Individual, HS – Select, On campus – Qualifier)
NEML HS 6 (Mar 25, 2019, Individual, All, On campus)
AIME II (Mar 21, 2019, Individual, HS – Select, On campus)
NEML: Algebra 1 (Apr 15, 2019, Individual, MS, On campus)
USAMO Day 1 (Apr 17, 2019, Individual, HS – Select, On campus)
USAMO Day 2 (Apr 18, 2019, Individual, HS – Select, On campus)
Yale (April, Individual & Team, HS – Select, Travel – Yale)
Exeter Math Club Comp (January, Individual & Team, MS, Travel – Exeter)
Wilbraham and Monson (March, Individual & Team, MS, Travel – WPI)
Deerfield Math Comp (May, Individual & Team, MS, Travel – Deerfield)