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2005 NC State High School Mathematics Contest. April 28, 2005 NC School of Science & Mathematics Durham, NC. The State Math Contest is sponsored by the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Participants. Participants must be in the top 7% at one of the qualifying sites across NC.
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2005 NC State High School Mathematics Contest April 28, 2005 NC School of Science & Mathematics Durham, NC
The State Math Contest is sponsored by the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Participants • Participants must be in the top 7% at one of the qualifying sites across NC. • 123 students qualified in 2005 • There were 55 seniors, 46 juniors, 17 sophomores, 4 freshmen and 1 eight-grader. • There were 99 males and 24 females.
2005 Participants • Students came from 46 different high schools, including 4 home school groups. • For seventy students this was there first State Math Contest. • One student had been to the State Contest five times prior to this one.
The contest is held at the NC School of Science & Math in late April.
Test Details • The test consists of two parts: • Multiple Choice: 20 questions, 4 points if correct, 1 if left blank, 0 if incorrect. • Integer Answer: 15 questions, 5 points if correct, 0 if incorrect or blank. • 90 minute time limit. • Any SAT-approved calculators is allowed.
After the Test • After the test students are treated to pizza for lunch. • After lunch students are placed in teams with students from other schools for the Sprints. • Five problems are done in relay fashion. • Cash prizes are given to the top 3 teams.
Every student gets a State Math Contest T-Shirt (notice all the yellow?)
Top Ten Students on the Written Exam 1. Jeremy Diepenbrock Enloe High 2. Arnav Tripaty East Chapel Hill 3. Derrick Sund Home Schooled 4. Yakov Berchenko-Kogan Broughton 5. John Pardon Durham Academy 6. Jeremy Hahn East Chapel Hill 7. Noah Blach East Chapel Hill 8. Gregory Filpus East Chapel Hill 9. Amy Wen NCSSM/Early College Guilford 9. Jim Ouyang East Chapel Hill 10. Paul Huang NCSSM/Durham School Arts
Second Ten Students Drew Boyuka Charlotte Home School John Berman Wilmington Academy Arts Sunny Xi J. T. Hoggard Yajing Gao NCSSM / East Chapel Hill Kyle Johnson AC Reynolds Janette Wat East Chapel Hill Daniel Genkins Charlotte Latin Robert Gage Freedom High Vivek Bhattacharya Enloe
Scholarships The following colleges offer scholarships to the top students: Appalachian State Campbell Univ. Chowan College Davidson College Duke University East Carolina Elon University High Point Univ. Meredith College Methodist College NC State Univ. UNC – Chapel Hill UNC- Chapel Hill UNC-Pembroke Western Carolina
2006 Contest • April 27, 2006 at NCSSM • Practice, Practice, Practice • Compete in Regional Competitions • Place in the top 7% • See you in April