2009 Orange County Math Circle Thanksgiving Tournament

Orange County Math Circle

Thanksgiving Tournament

November 28, 2009

RESULTS:

The tournament results are available.  For a story about the tournament, please visit: 2009 Thanksgiving Tournament a Great Success.

 3rd Grade

1. Kyle Kishimoto, Fairmont Private School
2. Ryan Chen, College Park Elementary
3. Michelle Hung, Alderwood Basics Plus
4. Cole Ellison, Wagon Wheel Elementary
5. Eric Huber, Rio San Gabrial Elementary
6. Henry Song, Bonita Canyon Elementary

4th Grade

1. Jiyun Park, Turtle Rock Elementary
2. Calvin Brown, Turtle Rock Elementary
3. Ethan Yoshioka, Valencia Elementary
4. Matthew Choi, Bonita Canyon Elementary
5. Anish Neervannan, Eastshore Elementary
6. Carter Ellison, Wagon Wheel Elementary

5th Grade

1. Harrison Ku, Turtle Rock Elementary
2. Brian Choi, Bonita Canyon Elementary
3. Mitchell Wong, Brywood Elementary
4. Justin Li, Peters Canyon Elementary
5. Daisy Chen, Eastshore Elementary
6. Isabelle Zhou, Eastshore Elementary

6th Grade

1. Han Chin, VanDamme Academy
2. Benjamin Most, Harbor Day School
3. Kevin Lee, Eastshore Elementary
4. Evan Yu, Eastshore Elementary
5. Ankur Gupta, Alderwood Basics Plus
6. Mark Belgum, Eastshore Elementary

DATE AND LOCATION:

• Date: November 28, 2009
• Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon
• Location: Concordia University, DeNault Auditorium, Grimm Hall.  Ask the guard at the gate for directions.  Parking is FREE.

SCHEDULE:

• Bookstore open    08:30 - 09:30
• Registration           08:30 - 09:00
• Sprint                      09:15 - 10:05
• Break                      10:05 - 10:15
• Target                     10:15 - 10:45
• Break                      10:45 - 11:00
• Relay/Awards        11:00 - 12:00
• Bookstore open    11:00 - 12:30 

NOTE: Parents are welcome to watch team relays and awards.  We also sell selected math books to raise funds for future Math Circle events. 

PARTICIPATION: 

This event is designed for students in grades 3-6 and homeschoolers in the equivalent age group.  Due to space limitations, we can only accept 50 students per grade level on a first-come, first-served basis.  Participation is FREE!  All donations will go directly to the Orange County Math Circle to fund future events.

EVENT INFORMATION:

The tournament consists of three rounds-- sprint, target, and team relay.

• The sprint round involves a short 40 minute interval to answer 30 questions; each correct answer will be worth one point.  The sprint is aimed at testing a student's problem solving speed.
• The target round consists of fewer but more challenging problems aimed at testing a student's depth in mathematics.  There will be 24 minutes given to answer 8 questions; each correct answer will be allotted two points.
• The team relay round offers pure fun and engages students in group thinking.  This round will be held outdoors and consists of a number of activities to test mathematical concepts.  No points here, just candy for right answers.  School teams are welcome and individual students will be assigned to teams by the event organizer.

AWARDS:

Every student participating in the event will receive a certificate of recognition.  The top 6 students in every grade (the students with the highest scores for their grade level) will receive trophies or medals.  The winning teams in the relay competition will receive a bucket of candy to be divided amongst the group members.

REGISTRATION:

Send the following information to joli@smes.org:

• Student Name
• School
• Grade
• Gender
• Parent Name
• Phone Number
• Parent Contact Email

ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: