Math Olympiad 2015 Info

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Math Olympiad 2015Date: April 21, 2015

Place: Kirkland Middle School

Time: 6:00 to 9:30

Coaches:

o!e "ill: Katie #olkman

Kamiakin: $%lie &er'e(in, Kel!e) Pollett

*n'le+ood: Kri!tin Mceod

#inn "ill: De(in -n'lede+

-(er'reen: &ettina &erton

edmond Middle: .iao/o ni other parent! Am) T%ck+ell !chool contact

-n(ironmental: Marc%! o!e

enai!!ance: 4o team thi! )ear

Kirkland: Am) M)hre

4orth Star: $anet &radle) contact

*S: oana Drake

Stella: 4o team thi! )ear

Specifics:

• Full team (whether 12 or 100!) +ill compete a! the !chool team

•

Team! eli'i/le 7or placement:o Minim%m 12 !t%dent! no eception!

o All 'rade le(el! m%!t /e repre!ented to place8 minim%m! o7

!t%dent! 7rom each le(el no eception!

o School! not meetin' eli'i/ilit) re%irement! can !till

participate 7or the eperience and +ill /e placed into their

o+n cate'or) 7or a+ard!

• Material!: St%dent! need to pro(ide their o+n pencil! and calc%lator!;

alc%lator! !cienti7ic or T*<=3 or T*<= can /e %!ed on all e(ent!ecept the Mental Math o%nd; &a!ic calc%lator! +ill /e %!ed d%rin'

the i'htnin' ro%nd!

• Parent! +ill come hal7+a) thro%'h the competition to +atch the

i'htnin' ro%nd!



Events:

1 Problem Solvin

o All !t%dent! participate

o St%dent! +ork in 'ro%p! o7 3 or 8 'ro%p! incl%de !t%dent! 7rom at lea!t t+o

'rade le(el! i;e; )o% cannot ha(e 'ro%p! o7 >%!t =

th

'rader!o 1 paper i! t%rned in per 'ro%p

o 15 min%te!: 5 min%te! 7or direction! and handin' o%t paper!8 10 min%te! 7or

e(ent

o The top 3 !corin' 'ro%p! 7rom each !chool +ill ha(e their !core! applied to

the Total School Score

o 50 point! po!!i/le per paper8 150 total point! po!!i/le 7or each !chool

2 "ental "atho All !t%dent! participate

o -ach participant an!+er! the !ame 10 %e!tion!

o 4o +ork can /e !ho+n on paper, no an!+er! can /e era!ed or cro!!ed o%t

o 30 !econd! 7rom !econd readin' o7 %e!tion to an!+er


e(ent

o Top 10 !core! +ill 'o to+ard Total School Score

o 100 point! total 6 +ei'ht o7 2 ? 200 total point! po!!i/le 7or each !chool

3 Problem Solvin

o All !t%dent! participate

o St%dent! +ork in 'ro%p! o7 3 or 8 'ro%p! incl%de !t%dent! 7rom at lea!t t+o

'rade le(el! i;e; )o% cannot ha(e 'ro%p! o7 >%!t = th 'rader!

o 1 paper i! t%rned in per 'ro%p


e(ento The top 3 !corin' 'ro%p! 7rom each !chool +ill ha(e their !core! applied to

the Total School Score

o 50 point! po!!i/le per paper8 150 total point! po!!i/le +ith a +ei'ht o7 2 ?

300 total point! po!!i/le 7or each !chool;



#ihtnin $oun%s

1!t ro%nd:

o &nl' basic calculators will be use% %urin the lihtnin roun%

he' will be provi%e% an% will alrea%' be on the tableso 6th 'rader! a'ain!t other 6th 'rader!

o 5 %e!tion! are read

o 30 !econd! 7rom !econd readin' to an!+er

o 1 per!on per !chool +ill !it at a ta/le on the !ta'e +ith a /%@@er

!)!tem; D%rin' thi! ro%nd, %e!tion! are read orall) and the

7ir!t per!on to /%@@ ha! a chance to an!+er the %e!tion; *7

an!+ered incorrectl) the other participant! ha(e the remainin'

time to an!+er; A !chool cannot an!+er more than once on the!ame %e!tion; *7 an!+ered correctl), the participant !core! 5

point! 7or the !chool;

o The net 'ro%p o7 6th 'rader! one per !chool 'o thro%'h the

!ame proce!! +ith 7i(e %e!tion!;

o Proce!! take! place a total o7 time!8 there7ore, 7o%r 6th

'rader! m%!t /e !elected 7rom each !chool to participate;

2nd

ro%nd:o Same proce!! a! 1!t ro%nd /%t +ith th 'rader!

3rd ro%nd:

o Same proce!! a! 1!t ro%nd /%t +ith =th 'rader!

-ach 'rade le(el ha! a po!!i/ilit) o7 earnin' 100 point!; All point! earned are

applied to the Total School Score;

*war%s for teams meetin eliibilit' re+uirements:

• i//on! 7or all participant! o7 the !chool! placin' 2nd, 3rd, th

• Small trophie! 7or all participant! o7 the +innin' team

• Pla%e! 7or the !chool! o7 the 1!t, 2nd, 3rd, and th place team!



*war%s for teams not meetin eliibilit' re+uirements:

• i//on! 7or all participant! o7 the !chool! placin' 1!t and 2nd and pla%e! 7or

the !chool! 7or 1!t and 2nd place!

E,pectations:

•

Bood !port!man!hip +ill /e epected 7rom all in(ol(ed: !t%dent!, coache!,parent!, (ol%nteer!

• Chen talkin' +ith teammate! d%rin' team e(ent!, remind !t%dent! to keep

(oice! lo+ !o that other team! +ill not /ene7it 7rom their di!c%!!ion!;

Stu%ents shoul% arrive at -ir.lan% "i%%le School b' /:1; Seatin'

!ection! +ill /e identi7ied 7or each !chool to e!ta/li!h their team! in the

common! o7 Kirkland Middle Events will start promptl' at /:

Scratch paper +ill /e 7%rni!hed; St%dent! !ho%ld /rin' their o+n

calc%lator!; houh scientific calculators will suffice raphincalculators will be allowe% but coaches nee% to ensure that each

calculator3s memor' has been cleare% prior to the contest

• *7 it happen! that there i! a 7ir!t place tie at the end o7 the e(enin', a tie<

/reaker i'htnin' ro%nd +ill /e held; &oth 7ir!t<place !chool! +ill then !end

a 3<per!on team one !t%dent 7rom each 'rade le(el to the tie</reaker

e(ent;

• *n the %nlikel) e(ent that a !corin' mi!take i! made that +o%ld a77ect the

o%tcome o7 the conte!t, !t%dent! !ho%ld /e co%n!eled to accept the mi!takeand ehi/it 'ood !port!man!hip;

• Tran!portation m%!t /e pro(ided /) each indi(id%al !chool;

• Parent! !ho%ld /e enco%ra'ed to either !ta) in the common! %ntil the

i'htnin' ro%nd or arri(e prior to :5 7or the i'htnin' ro%nd; Pro(idin'

tran!portation 7or !t%dent! other than one! o+n !ho%ld /e handled in the

!ame manner a! 7or an) 7ield trip in re'ard! to permi!!ion !lip! and dri(er!;

• 4o coach !ho%ld lea(e the conte!t %ntil the) are !%re that each o7 the

participant! ha(e /een picked %p 7or their ride home;• Since all !t%dent! +ill /e in(ol(ed in the 7ir!t three e(ent!, coaches will be

as.e% to be proctors an% scorers Ce +ill al!o ha(e !t%dent (ol%nteer!;

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