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High School Mathematics Contest

Nicknamed the "Halloween Math Contest" because it is organized on the last Friday of October every year, this is a math contest for high school students.

Next Occurence

The next contest will be on Friday October 25, 2013.

Eligibility

High school students.

Structure

5 problems, to be solved on site in 1.5 hours.

Prizes

Individual Prizes (gift certificates) are awarded to the individual participants with the highest scores. A team trophy is awarded to the school which finishes with the highest score based on the sum of the scores of its top three participants. The name of the winning school is engraved on the trophy, and the school will keep it for display until the next year.

Regulations

Each problem is graded out of 10 points, for a total of 50 points. Partial credit will be available. Each problem is graded independently by two graders. The score per problem is the average of the two scores. The total score of each participant is the sum of all the averages. Any correct solution receives full credit.

Preparation

To prepare for the contest, plase visit our archives, here, to see problems from previous contests.

Results from 2012 Competition

1st Place, 50 points (tie):
Ian Howell (Omaha North, Instructor: Darren Holley)
Peter Xu (Millard North, Instructor: Aaron Harding)

3rd Place, 45 points (tie):
Alan Alahmad (Millard North, Instructor: Aaron Harding)
George Chen (Lincoln East, Instructor: Leona Penner)
Ryan Goding (Central, Instructor: Greg Sand)
Jenni Hizer (Millard South, Instructor: Cami Warneke)
Roger Luo (Millard North, Instructor: Aaron Harding)
Mac Mikkelson (Westside, Instructor: Jeremy Long)
Don Nguyen (Creighton Prep, Instructor: Jin Fisher)

Team Travelling Trophy: Millard North

Questions and Solutions from 2012 Contest

2012 Organizing Committee: Mahboub Baccouch (chair), Dora Matache, Valentin Matache, Michael Matthews, Robb Todd