Honors Roll

Mathematics

• George Xing - 2010 USA Mathematics Olympiad Honorable Mention (national top 24)
• Dai Yang - 2010 USA Mathematics Olympiad Summer Program Participant
• Janathan Li - 2010 American Mathematics Contest (AMC 12A) State Winner
• George Xing - 2010 American Mathematics Contest (AMC 12B) State Winner
• Brian Wagner - 2009 American Mathematics Contest (AMC 8) State Winner
• Benjamin Chen - 2009 American Mathematics Contest (AMC 8) State Winner
• Kevin Cha - 2009 American Mathematics Contest (AMC 8) State Winner
• Larry Zhang - 2010 Southern California MATHCOUNTS Champioin
• 6th Grade - 2010 Online Math League National Champion
• 5th Grade - 2010 Online Math League Top-Team
• 8th Grade - 2010 Rocket City Math League Team Contest National Champion

Physics

• Jonathan Li - 2010 US Physics Team

• Alex Ramiraz - 2010 USA Physics Olympiad Semifinalist

• Simon Wu - 2010 USA Physics Olympiad Semifinalist

• Dai Yang - 2010 USA Physics Olympiad Semifinalist

Chemistry

• Jonathan Lee - 2010 USA Chemistry Olympiad National Exam Qualifier and Orange County Chemistry Olympiad Team
• Jonathan Li - 2010 USA Chemistry Olympiad National Exam Qualifier and Orange County Chemistry Olympiad Team

Colleges

• Jonathan Elzur - MIT
• Michael Lindeborg - Harvard
• Elizabeth Nguyen - Northwest (Medical Program)
• George Xing - MIT

Boarding Schools

• David Yang - Exeter
• Dai Yang - Exeter
• Brian Wagner - Andover
• Michael Camarda - Andover

California Math League

The following students achieved exemplary scores in the California Math League exam.  The 4th, 5th, and Algebra contests have 30 multiple choice questions to be completed in 30 minutes, and the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade contests have 40 multiple choice questions to be completed in 30 minutes. 

Fourth Grade Contest

Fifth Grade Contest

Sixth Grade Contest

Algebra Contest

2010 AIME Qualifiers

2010 AMC competition results are not available.  The qualifying score for AMC 10A/10B is 118.5 and for AMC 12A/12B is 88.5.  The following students qualified for AIME:

• Brent Belland, 10th Grade, Home School
• Michael Belland, 10th Grade, Home School
• Kevin Cha, 8th Grade, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School
• Edward Dinh, 11th Grade, University High School
• Jonathan Huang, 11th Grade, Foothill High School
• Lexie Jiang, 9th Grade, Dana Point High School
• Ji Hoon Kang, 11th Grade, University High School
• Sean Kanne, 10th Grade, Yorba Linda High School
• Jin Woo Kim, 8th Grade, Sierra Vista Middle School
• Johnny Li, 11th Grade, St. Margaret's Episcopal School
• Christian Liu, 9th Grade, Sage Hills High School
• Andrew Ma, 9th Grade, University High School
• Eureka Ma, 10th Grade, University High School
• Jeffrey Qiao, 6th Grade, Eastshore Elementary School
• Alexander Ramirez, 11th Grade, Troy High School
• Bianca Ray-Avalani, 9th Grade, Princeton High School
• Jaymee Sheng, 10th Grade, University High School
• Chyi-Dean Shu, 11th Grade, Beckman High School
• Brian Wagner, 8th Grade, Harbor Day School
• Simon Wu, 10th Grade, University High School
• Goerge Xing, 12th Grade, University High School
• Haotian Xu, 9th Grade, University High School
• William Xue, 9th Grade, University High School
• Tyler Vollmer, 10th Grade, JFK Middle College High School
• Dai Yang, 10th Grade, University High School
• Kevin Yang, 9th Grade, Mission Viejo High School
• Dillon Zhi, 10th Grade, Woodbridge High School
• Andrew Zhai, 12th Grade, University High School
• Larry Zhang, 8th Grade, Suzanne Middle School
• Kevin Zhang, 8th Grade, Suzanne Middle School
• Qiuyi Zhang, 12th Grade, University High School
• Liang, Zhou, 8th Grade, Earhart Middle School

The AIME exam will be held on March 16, 2010.

AMC 10A

The Avid Academy school winner for the AMC 10A was Tyler Vollmer, who had the highest score.

The following students will receive a Young Student Certificate of Achievement Award, given to students in 8th grade or below who score 90 or better.

• 5th Grade: Dillon Kanne, Jason Ye
• 6th Grade: Alexander Xie
• 7th Grade: Michael Brown, Michael Chen, George Hu, Heesoo Kim, Ryan Lim, Oliver Ma, Spencer Ma, Yelena Mandelshtam, Jennifer McCleary, Colin Riggert, Parth Shah
• 8th Grade: Victor Ginzburg, Staphany Hou, Young Hoon Kang, Vincent Jin, Jaeho Kim, Jun Cheol Kim, Dennis Shim, Wendy Wei, Hang Yang, Kevin Zhang, Larry Zhang

AMC 10B

The Avid Academy school winner for the AMC 10B was Simon Wu, who had the highest score.

The following students will receive a Young Student Certificate of Achievement Award, given to students in 8th grade or below who score 90 or better.

• 5th Grade: Benjamin Chen
• 7th Grade: Michael Brown, Heesoo Kim, Ryan Lim, Yelena Mandelshtam, Jennifer McCleary, Colin Riggert, Parth Shah
• 8th Grade: Vincent Jin, Young Hoon Kang, Jaeho Kim, Jun Cheol Kim, Hang Yang, Richard Yang, David Zheng, Liang Zhou

AMC 12A

The school winner, or the student with the highest score, for 2010 AMC12A is Brian Wagner.  The school team members, or the students with the top three scores, for 2010 AMC12A are Brian Wagner, Dillon Zhi, and Brent Belland.  The students who will receive Young Student Certificate of Achievement Awards, which is achieved by a student in 10th grade or below who scores 102 or higher, are Brian Wagner, Dillon Zhi, Brent Belland, and Michael Belland.

AMC 12B

The school winner, or the student with the highest score, for 2010 AMC12B is George Xing.  The school team members, or the students with the top three scores, for 2010 AMC12B are George Xing, Jihoon Kang, Jonathan Li, and Alexander Ramirez.  The students who will receive Young Student Certificate of Achievement Awards, which is achieved by a student in 10th grade or below who scores 94.5 or higher, are Jihoon Kang, Andrew Ma, Brian Wagner, Kevin Zhang, and Larry Zhang.

AMC 8

The results are back from the American Mathematics Competition 8, and many Avid Academy students received awards for their high scores.

This year, over 147,000 students from across the nation competed in the AMC 8. This middle school math contest, now in its 25th year, aims to spur interest in math at a formative age, and to develop mathematical talents through friendly competition.

The California state winners include Benjamin Chen, Kevin Cha and Brian Wagner; each of them correctly answered 25 out of 25 word problems for perfect scores. Congratulations to these students, and to all of the following students, for their hard work.

National Honors with Distinction Certificates

This award is reserved for those who answered 20 or more questions correctly (top 1% in the nation).

National Honor Roll Certificates

Those on the Honor Roll scored between 19 and 17 (top 5% in the nation).

National Merit Roll Certificates

The Merit Roll is for 6th grade (and younger) students who scored 15 or higher and ranged in the top 40%.

California Math League

The following students achieved exemplary scores in the California Math League exam.  The 4th, 5th, and Algebra contests have 30 multiple choice questions to be completed in 30 minutes, and the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade contests have 40 multiple choice questions to be completed in 30 minutes. 

Fourth Grade Contest

Fifth Grade Contest

Sixth Grade Contest

Seventh Grade Contest

Eighth Grade Contest

Algebra Contest

California Math League High School Exam

Math League competitions have many different levels of contests.  The high school contest is comprised of six rounds, and problems in this test draw from a wide range of high school topics, from algebra and geometry to advanced trigonometry and statistics.  No knowledge of calculus is required to solve any of these problems, and calculators are allowed.

The following students have the highest scores in Avid Academy so far (each score is out of 6).

E230: Advanced Math Competitions Students

G210: Introductory Math Olympiad Students

G220: Intermediate Math Olympiad Students

Continental Math League

The Continental Math League is a math competition for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.  The third graders will have three rounds of CML throughout the year, and the fourth and fifth graders will have five rounds throughout the year.  Each round has six questions.

The following are the students who have excelled in each grade level.

F110: Introductory Problem Solving

F120: Intermediate Problem Solving

F130: Advanced Problem Solving

Mandelbrot

The Mandelbrot Competition is a rigorous high school competition that tests students in advanced mathematics.  There are five rounds throughout the school year, and there are 7 problems on each round.  Questions have different point values depending on difficulty, 1 point for the easiest, and 3 for the hardest.  Each round has a total of 14 possible points.

Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools

The MOEMS exams test all grades in elementary and middle schools with five 5-question free response exams throughout the school year.  The problems test students' ability to check their work rather than their speed, because they have around 30 minutes to complete the five questions. 

Elementary School Level

Fourth Grade Honorable Mentions

Middle School Level

Online Math League

For the past two years, Avid Academy has had great scores on the Online Math League exams.  There are three 15 multiple-choice question rounds, for a total score out of 45.  Our third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders compete in this exam; Avid Academy fifth graders have placed in the Top Teams nationally for the last two years, and Avid Academy sixth graders have earned National Champion for the last two years.

Third Grade Students

Fourth Grade Students

Fifth Grade Students

Sixth Grade Students

2007 - 2008 Academic Year Math Contest Results

2008 - 2009 Academic Year Math Contest Results