Orange County Math Circle

2010 New Year Invitational

A Free MATHCOUNTS Scrimmage

for Students in Grades 6 - 8

Sunday, January 10, 2010

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Concordia University, Irvine

PARTICIPATION: 

This free event is open to any students in 6^th through 8^th grade. We will accept both teams and individual students on a first-come, first-served basis.

RESULTS:

Countdown:

1. Benjamin Chen - Pantera Elementary School

2. Hang Yang - Corona Del Mar Middle School

7/8th Grades Individual:

1. Hang Yang: Corona Del Mar Middle School

2. Yelena Mandelshtan: Vista Verde Middle School

3. Richard Yang: Home School

Honorable Mention:

- Dennis Shim: Sierra Vista Middle School

- Arjun Srinivasan: Sierra Vista Middle School

- George Hu: Rancho San Joaquin Middle School

7/8th Grades Team:

1. Sierra Vista Middle School

- Dennis Shim

- Arjun Srinivasan

- Nikhil Mishra

- Andrew Thai

2. Venado Middle School

- Jason Chen

- Vincent Jin

- Srinidhi Bharadwaj

- Jonathan Tu

6th Grade and Under Individual:

1. Benjamin Chen: Pantera Elementary School

2. Jeffrey Qiao: Eastshore Elementary School

3. Tommy Kwa: Vista Del Mar Elementry School

Honorable Mention:

- Alexander Xie: South Pointe Middle School

- Benjamin Most: Harbor Day School

- Jason Ye: Foothill Elementary School

6th Grade and Under Team:

1. Independent 3

- Ethan Davis: Vista Verde Elementary School

- Connor Chung: Harbor Day School

- Benjamin Most: Harbor Day School

- Jason Ye: Foothill Elementary School

2. Independent 9

- Jeffrey Qiao: Eastshore Elementary School

- Evan Yu: Eastshore Elementary School

- Benjamin Chen: Pantera Elementary School

EVENT INFORMATION:

This event will consist of four rounds. The first three rounds are Sprint, Target and a Team event. Students will compete either with their school teams or will be placed into teams with other individuals. The last round is a Countdown event for the top 16.

AWARDS:

Students in seventh and eighth grade will compete against each other, while sixth graders will compete only amongst themselves.

All students who participate will receive a certificate of recognition. Top students in each grade will be awarded with trophies and medals.  The winner and runner-up of the countdown round will also be awarded with trophies. The team that wins the team round will be given a bucket of candy.

ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE:

• Johnny Li, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
• James Liao, University High School
• Marvin Liu, University High School
• Andrew Ma, University High School
• Deborah Ma, University High School
• Brian Wagner, Harbor Day School
• Jennifer Yoo, Troy High School
• Elissa Young, Edison High School
• Alex Zivkovic, University High School

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What We Do

Greetings!  Welcome to Orange County Math Circle! The OC Math Circle is a student-run service learning organization where high school students gather to explore advanced problem solving topics and teach motivated students in underserved schools in Orange County.  By integrating learning and teaching, students take part in serving the community in strengthening math culture and making resources accessible to all who want to learn.

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Everyone can take part in OC Math Circle.  We welcome your participation whether you are a volunteer, a supporter, a sponsor, or a friend.

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.

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• November 29, 2009

  December 14, 2009