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Kumbaya Chess Tournament & AMC Math Contests

3/4/2016

 
Gifted Kumbaya chess tournament winners
SAA had a strong showing at last Saturday's 89th Kumbaya Chess Tournament.  
  • In the U700 section, three students combined forces to win the third place team trophy. 
  • In the U1200 section - a very rigorous and challenging section - another two students coupled their efforts to win the third place team trophy (and just missed second place due to tie-breaking points). 
  • In the non-rated section, congrats to two other students for special mentions.  
Be sure to check out the new trophies in the office!  Way to go SAA!

This February, we had 36 students participate in the AMC 10 - a national math contest designed for high school sophomores in Geometry. It was wonderful to see so many students participate and have interest in a high school level test. Also in February, we had 27 students participate in the AMC 12 - another high school math contest designed for students in Pre-Calculus. Students in Algebra II or Pre-Calculus only were invited to participate at SAA this year. A special note of congratulations to one particular student for qualifying for the AIME - a national math exam only students who score above a specific score the AMC 10 or 12 are invited to take. The students who do best on the AIME then are invited to participate in the USAMO - and head off to an international math olympiad meet. Great job!

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