Category: Contests

Here are the overall results for students who took the 2018 AMC10/12 B contests at Bard College:

School AMC 12 Statistics
Average score for entire school is: 31.5
Average score for grade 11 is: 31.5 (1 Student)

Top score at Bard
31.5 (11th grader)

School AMC 10 Statistics
Average score for entire school is: 63.9
Average score for grade 10 is: 73.1 (4 Students)
Average score for grade 9 is: 59.3 (10 Students)
Average score for grade 8 is: 63.0 (2 Students)
Average score for grade 6 is: 61.5 (1 Students)

Top AMC 10 Scores at Bard
99.0 points (10th grader)
96.0 points (9th grader)
Stephen Dong, 78 points (10th grader, age 15, Kingston High School)

Brief report of the 2017 AMC 8 at Bard College:

We offered the AMC 8 Exam at Bard College on November 14, 2017, followed by an engaging math talk on Some Binary Amusements, presented by Bard math professor Japheth Wood.

Total number of participating students: 31
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 53.0
Average score for entire school is: 10.0
Average score for grade 8 is: 9.9
Average score for grade 7 is: 5.0
Average score for grade 6 is: 12.3
Average score for grade 5 is: 8.0
Average score for grade 4 is: 16.0

Top scores at Bard:
Aryadeepta De, 21 points (8th grader, age 12, Acadia Middle School)
16 (8th grader)
Anish Anne, 16 points (6th grader, age 11, Brinkerhoff Elementary School)
Lerchen Zhong, 16 points (4th grader, age 8, Craig School)
Dorothy Suzuki-Burke, 15 points (8th grader, age 13, Highland Middle School)
15 (8th grader)
Alex Zhu, 15 points (6th grader, age 11, Gayhead Elementary School)

Schools represented:

Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park (1)
Brinkerhoff Elementary School, Wappingers (1)
Christian Brothers Academy, Albany (8)
Craig School, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 (1)
Gayhead Elementary School, Hopewell Junction (3)
Haviland Middle School, Hyde Park (1)
High Meadow School, Stone Ridge (1)
Highland Middle School, Highland (1)
Homeschool (2)
J Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston (6)
Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook (2)
Meadow Hill School, Newburgh (1)
Mill Road Elementary, Red Hook (2)
Montessori school of the Berkshires (1)

Top Scores at Bard College     Sanath Kumar, 25 (6th grade, age 9, Our Montessori School, Westchester County)

The next highest scores were:     

• Michael Liu, (8th grade, Bailey MS in Kingston)     
• Katie Houston, (7th grade, Miller MS in Kingston)    
•  Erik Simon (7th grade, Ichabod Crane MS, Valatie)     
• Henry Cowherd (7th grade, Ichabod Crane MS, Valatie)

Schools Represented

1. Bulkeley Middle School, Rhinebeck
2. J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston
3. Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook
4. M. Clifford Miller Middle School, Kingston
5. Germantown Central School, Germantown
6. Rondout Valley Middle School, Accord
7. Ichabod Crane Middle School, Valatie
8. Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville
9. Chatham Middle School, Chatham
10. Faith Christian Academy, Poughkeepsie
11. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge
12. Mill Road Elementary School, Red Hook, NY
13. North Park Elementary School, Hyde Park
14. Orville A Todd Middle School, Poughkeepsie
15. Our Montessori School
16. Taconic Hills Middle School, Craryville
17. Vail Farm Elementary School, Lagrangeville

Engaging Math Talk
The contest was followed by a wonderful math talk by Jim Belk and Maria Belk on the Mathematics of Rock, Paper, Scissor (want to know more? Read about Princeton mathematician John Nash and the Nash Equilibrium).

The AMC 8 Exam was administered at Bard College on November 19th, 2013.

Official Program:

4:00pm: The AMC 8 Contest for students.

4:15pm Panel Discussion for parents on Supporting your child as a high achiever in math and science
Facilitator: Halle Kananack
Panel Members: Ben Houston, Jing Ju, Deb Mosher, Japheth Wood
Please read our blogpost for more information

Interlude: Pizza and refreshments in Lobby of RKC

5:00pm Math Keynote Talk: Paths in Graphs by Bard math professor Sam Hsiao
Paths in Graphs and Handout

Full Results: http://amc-reg.maa.org/Reports/GeneralReports.aspx

Bard 2013 Results:

Total number of students in school taking the exam: 106 (83 at Bard, 23 were SPMPS alumni in NYC)
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 63 = 24 + 21 + 18
Average score for entire school is: 10.4
Average score for grade 8 is: 11.6 (46 Students)
Average score for grade 7 is: 9.7 (31 Students)
Average score for grade 6 is: 9.1 (15 Students)
Average score for grade 5 is: 8.5 (8 Students)
Average score for grade 4 is: 7.0 (2 Students)

Top scores (names withheld, pending student permission): 

• Daniel Knop, 24 (8th grade, age 13, Lagrange Middle School, Lagrange)
• Myung Joo Lee, 21 (8th grade, age 13, Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville)     
• Ruju Dani, 18 (8th grade, age 13, Arlington Middle School, Arlington)      
• Katherine Houston, 18 (8th grade, age 13, MC Miller Middle School, Kingston)     
• Sarah Lu, 17 (8th grade, age 13, Arlington Middle School, Arlington)     
• Neepa Gupta, 17 (8th grade, age 13, Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls)    
• Anonymous, 16     
• Brian Wu, 16 (7th grade, age 12, Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville)  
• Sam Liew, 16 (8th grade, age 12, Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls)    
• Anonymous, 15    
• Anonymous, 15     
• Maximillian Volostnov, 15 (8th grade, age 13, PS/IS 104 The Fort Hamilton School and SPMPS)     
• Wyatt Gibbons, 15 (8th grade, age 12, Germantown Central School, Germantown)

Mid-Hudson Valley Schools represented:

1. Arlington Middle School, Arlington
2. Ascension Holy Trinity, Highland
3. Brinckerhoff Elementary School, Fishkill
4. Bulkeley Middle School, Rhinebeck
5. Edgemont Junior Senior High School, Scarsdale
6. Fishkill Elementary School, Fishkill
7. Gayhead Elementary School, Hopewell Jct
8. Germantown Central School, Germantown
9. Grant D. Morse Elementary School, Saugerties
10. Hagan Elementary School, Poughkeepsie
11. Harry L Edson Elementary School, Kingston
12. Haviland Middle School, Hyde Park, NY
13. Highland Middle School, Highland
14. J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston
15. Lagrange Middle School, Lagrange
16. Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz
17. Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook
18. MC Miller Middle School, Kingston
19. Mizzentop Day School, Pawling
20. Netherwood Elementary School, Hyde Park
21. Orville A Todd Middle School, Poughkeepsie
22. Pawling Central Middle School, Pawling
23. Robert E. Bell Middle School, Chappaqua
24. Saugerties Junior High School, Saugerties
25. St Martin de Porres School, Poughkeepsie
26. St. Joseph School, Kingston
27. St. Mary School, Fishkill
28. Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville
29. Vail Farm Elementary School, Lagrangeville
30. Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls

Students from the Summer Program for Mathematical Problem Solving also participated at a NYC-based site.

We offered the AMC 8 Exam at Bard College, along with an engaging math talk on Combinatorial Game Theory, presented by Bard math professor Japheth Wood.

Average score at Bard: 11.8 (34 students*)
Average score for grade 8 is: 12.7
Average score for grade 7 is: 11.8
Average score for grade 6 is: 11.1

(* The Bard Math Circle helped coordinate the AMC 8 Exam for the New York Math Circle and the Summer Program for Mathematical Problem Solving. The official MAA results for Bard include NYMC and SPMPS scores as well.)

Top scores at Bard (names withheld, pending student permission):

• 

Eileen Liang, 21 (8th grade, age 13, Wappingers Junior High School)
• Keshav Ramji, 18 (7th grade, age 11, Union Vale Middle School)
• Daniel Rose-Levine, 17 (7th grade, age 12, Linden Avenue Middle School)
• Dhruv Kaderu, 16 (6th grade, age 11, Van Wyck Junior High School)
• 
Anonymous, 16
• 
Anonymous, 16
• Mason Eyler, 15 (4th grade, age 9, Lenape Elementary School)
• Bryce Holland, 14 (6th grade, age 11, Lagrange Middle School)
• Hunter Nelson, 14 (7th grade, age 12, Linden Avenue Middle School)
• Austin Murphy, 14 (8th grade, age 14, Bailey Middle School)
• Brian Wu, 14 (8th grade, age 13, Union Vale Middle School)

Mid-Hudson Valley Schools represented:

1. J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston
2. Bulkeley Middle School, Rhinebeck
3. Germantown Central School, Germantown
4. Haviland Middle School, Hyde Park, NY
5. HENAA Homeschool Group, Albany
6. Highland Middle School, Highland
7. Homeschool
8. Lagrange Middle School, Lagrange
9. Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz
10. Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook
11. Marlboro Middle School, Marlboro
12. Meadow Hill School, Newburgh
13. Mill Road Intermediate School, Red Hook
14. MC Miller Middle School, Kingston
15. Mizzentop Day School, Pawling
16. Robert E. Bell Middle School, Chappaqua
17. Saugerties Junior High School, Saugerties
18. St. Joseph School, Kingston
19. Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville
20. Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls
21. Wappingers Junior High School, Wappingers Falls

We offered the AMC 10/12B Contests at Bard College on Wednesday, February 25. Thirty students participated.

You may find the questions, answers and solutions here: AoPS AMC 10B Wiki | AoPS AMC 10B Wiki

The AMC 10/12B program featured the math contest, pizza, and then a math talk by Marist math professor Joe Kirtland on The Mathematics of Data Security.

Bard 2015 Results on AMC 12B:

Total number of students taking the exam: 6
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 298.50 = 114.0 + 96.0 + 88.5
Average score for entire school is: 86.8
Average score for grade 12 is: 82.5 (3 Students)
Average score for grade 11 is: 91.0 (3 Students)

Bard 2015 Results on AMC 10B:

Total number of students taking the exam: 24
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 363 = 133.5 + 115.5 + 114.0
Average score for entire school is: 86.9
Average score for grade 10 is: 111.4 (4 Students)
Average score for grade 9 is: 84.3 (10 Students)
Average score for grade 8 is: 77.5 (6 Students)
Average score for grade 7 is: 87.8 (2 Students)
Average score for grade 6 is: 78.0 (2 Students)

Top scores at Bard (names withheld, pending student permission):

AMC 12B

• Ashna Gupta, 114 points (11th grade, age 16, John Jay High School) AIME Qualifier! 
• Anonymous, 96 points 
• Anonymous, 88.5 points

AMC 10B     

• Michael Liu, 133.5 points (10th grade, age 15, Kingston High School) AIME Qualifier!       
• Anonymous, 115.5 points     
• Karthik Ledalla, 114 points (10th grade, age 15, John Jay High School)

AMC 10 Certificate of Achievement
(for students in grades 8 and below who score a 90 or above on the AMC 10 contest)     

• Rachel Li, 94.5 points (8th grade, age 14, Orville A. Todd Middle School)    
• Keshav Ramji, 94.5 points (7th grade, age 11, Union Vale Middle School)

Mid-Hudson Valley Schools represented:

1. John Jay High School, East Fishkill
2. Germantown Central School, Germantown
3. Kingston High School, Kingston
4. Spackenkill High School, Spackenkill
5. Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville
6. Arlington High School, Lagrangeville
7. Home School
8. Lagrange Middle School, LaGrange
9. Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook
10. MC Miller Middle School, Kingston
11. Orville A. Todd Middle School, Poughkeepsie
12. Suffern Senior High School, Suffern
13. Van Wyck Junior High School, Wappingers Falls
14. Wappingers Junior High School, Wappingers

We offered the AMC 8 Exam at Bard College on November 17, 2015, followed by an engaging math talk on Pascal’s Triangle, presented by Bard math professor Japheth Wood.

Total number of students in school taking the exam: 45
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 54.0
Average score for entire school is: 10.0
Average score for grade 8 is: 11.3
Average score for grade 7 is: 8.6
Average score for grade 6 is: 9.8
Average score for grade 5 is: 10.0
Average score for grade 4 is: 10.5

Top scores at Bard:  
  
Tatiana Malcevic, 20 (8th grade, age 13, Van Antwerp Middle School)     
Keshav Ramji, 18 (8th grade, age 12, Union Vale Middle School)     
Daniel Rose-Levine, 16 (8th grade, age 13, Linden Avenue middle school)     
Bryce Holland, 16 (7th grade, age 12, Lagrange Middle School)     
Robert Zhu, 15 (6th grade, age 11, Gayhead Elementary School)

Schools represented:

1. Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park (1)
2. J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston (4)
3. Benjamin Cosor Elementary School, Fallsburg (1)
4. Bulkeley Middle School, Rhinebeck (2)
5. Craig Elementary School, Niskayuna (1)
6. Fishkill Plains Elementary School, Wappingers Falls (1)
7. Gayhead Elementary School, Wappingers (4)
8. Germantown Central School, Germantown (2)
9. Haviland Middle School, Hyde Park (1)
10. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge (3)
11. Highland Middle School, Highland (2)
12. Homeschool (5)
13. Iroquois Middle School, Elma (1)
14. Lagrange Middle School, Lagrange (1)
15. Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook (4)
16. Millbrook Middle School, Millbrook (1)
17. MC Miller Middle School, Kingston (1)
18. Pawling Middle School, Pawling (1)
19. St. Joseph School, Kingston (2)
20. Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville (1)
21. Van Antwerp Middle School, Niskayuna (5)

We offered the AMC 10/12B Contests at Bard College on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Thirty Four students participated.

You may find the questions, answers and solutions here: AoPS AMC 10B Wiki | AoPS AMC 12B Wiki

The AMC 10/12B program featured the math contest, pizza, and then a math talk by Bardmath professor Amir Barghi on Topographic Maps.

Bard 2016 Results on AMC 12B:

Total number of students taking the exam: 7
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 303.0 = 103.5 + 102.0 + 97.5
(For scoring between 300 and 399, Bard was awarded a School Certificate of Merit.)
Average score for entire school is: 88.1
Average score for grade 12 is: 93.0 (2 Students)
Average score for grade 11 is: 86.1 (5 Students)

Bard 2016 Results on AMC 10B:

Total number of students taking the exam: 27
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 351.0 = 123.0 + 120.0 + 108.0
Average score for entire school is: 81.6
Average score for grade 10 is: 95.3 (6 Students)
Average score for grade 9 is: 74.3 (11 Students)
Average score for grade 8 is: 80.1 (5 Students)
Average score for grade 7 is: 81.5 (3 Students)
Average score for grade 6 is: 84.8 (2 Students)

Top scores at Bard (names withheld, pending student permission):

AMC 12B

• Vincent Li, 103.5 points (11th grade, age 17, Spackenkill High School), AIME Qualifier
• Michael Liu, 102.0 points (11th grade, age 16, Kingston High School), AIME Qualifier
• Anonymous, 97.5 points
• Karthik Ledalla, 94.5 points (11th grade, age 16, John Jay High School)

AMC 10B  

• Gabriel Kammer, 123.0 points (10th grade, age 15, Niskayuna High School), AIME Qualifier, Certificate of Distinction
• Daniel Knop, 120.0 points (10th grade, age 15, Arlington High School), AIME Qualifier, Certificate of Distinction
• Sanath Kumar, 108.0 points (9th grade, age 13, The Harvey School)

AMC 10 Certificate of Achievement (for students in grades 8 and below who score a 90 or above on the AMC 10 contest)

• Anonymous, 99.0 points
• Owen Dugan, 90.0 points (7th grade, age 12, Homeschool)
• Tatiana Malcevic, 90.0 points (8th grade, age 13, Van Antwerp Middle School)

Schools represented:

1. Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY 12065
2. Arlington High School, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
3. East Lyme High School, East Lyme, CT 06333
4. Fox Lane High School, Bedford, NY 10506
5. Homeschool
6. Iroquois Middle School, Schenectady, NY 12309
7. John Jay High School, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
8. Ketcham High School, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
9. Kingston High School, Kingston, NY 12401
10. LaGrange Middle School, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
11. Linden Avenue Middle School, Red Hook, NY 12571
12. Newburgh Free Academy North, Newburgh, NY 12550
13. Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, NY 12309
14. Orville A. Todd Middle School, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
15. Pawling Middle School, Pawling, NY 12564
16. Rhinebeck High School, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
17. Saugerties High School, Saugerties, NY 12477
18. Shaker High School, Latham, NY 12110
19. Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
20. The Beacon School, New York, NY 10036
21. The Harvey School, Katonah, NY 10536
22. Union Vale Middle School, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
23. Van Antwerp Middle School, Niskayuna, NY 12309