8th+Math+Team+2009-2010

** //Helen Keller// **
= (Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance) =

=== Thanks to all our math team members and parents for a nice banquet celebrating all of your accomplishments this year. Hope you all had a great time. Thank you for ALL of the support, kind words and for the VERY generous gift certificate. It is humbling and I truly appreciate you all thinking of me. I will use it wisely, I promise. I have the BEST job in the world as your math team coach. ===

===** Thanks to all the 7th and 8th grade math teamers and parents for ALL your help with the 5th and 6th grade math tournament. You all are the BEST! The future of Cullman Middle School math teams looks bright will all the winners from East, West and St. Paul's. **===

** Memories from the day: **
Eating snacks on the front lawn Pizza for lunch Door prizes Great hospitality (lots of compliments on the food and decorations) Math teamers serving as guides (you make us proud!) Great weather Traffic patrol Mr. South's ultra cool convertible Excitement from the 5th and 6th graders from East and West Great parents Thank you Mr. Hill, Mr. Page and Dr. Harris Thank you sponsors (donations for trophies) High school students did an excellent job with ciphering. Thank you Bubba Look on winners' faces - PRICELESS!

=== Expect info on Math Team Celebration (All-Steak on April 20) by Friday, March 26. E-mail suggestions to Mrs. Sellers. We will have Parmesan chicken, macaroni, potatoes, salad, orange rolls, etc. $14 per person including tip and tax (I appreciate the All-Steak for the great price). We want to honor our 7th and 8th graders for a stellar year in 2009-2010. We are so proud of you all! ===

= 125 trophies (individual and team ) as of Berry/Simmons, a new RECORD.= = = =** 102 trophies as of GACS! Wow! Only 5 more to break our record from last year. Berry and Grissom left! Everyone will go to Berry April 10 (save the date) and Grissom is optional.**=

== Good luck to Christina, Leigh Marie, Bryant, Aimee, Nicholas and Drake at State Math Counts on Saturday, March 27. We will leave at 2 pm on Friday, March 26 and stay in Montgomery. The competition is at Faulkner University beginning at 8:00 am. Good luck! The top 4 individuals from Alabama will compete in Orlando in May to represent Alabama. ==

**[|Online Math Learning]**
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Thanks to our 5th and 6th Grade Math Tournament Sponsors:

 * Farmer's Poultry Supply - Mr. and Mrs. Ratliff**
 * Smartie Britches - Tammy Hill and Ann Couch**
 * Brian and Pam Lindsey**
 * Cullman Rotary Club**
 * People's Bank**
 * Hibbett Sporting Goods (20% off coupons for all participants and door prizes)**
 * Jeb Williamson**
 * Inland Buildings**
 * J & R Feed Supply**
 * Anonymous Donation (in honor of Tyler South)**
 * Wal-Mart Distribution**
 * Eric and Julie Fillinger**
 * Hardee's (biscuits and door prizes)**
 * Dr. and Mrs. Nick Braswell**
 * Lesa Baumgartner**
 * Bonnie Caretti**
 * Petru and Ana Oanca**
 * Knight, Griffith, McKenzie, Knight & McLeroy, LLP**

__QUOTES OF THE WEEK__

//"Everyone is always a winner- inside their head." submitted by 8th grade math team 2009//

__CLASSMATE TIP OF THE WEEK__
 * Google docs is a great source. Bryant used it to write the derivation of the quadratic formula.**
 * WORDLE.com (fun!)**
 * Prezi.com (great presentation site. All info is on one slide. Great for creative folks.)**
 * Flashcards for all Things to Know.**

__MATH RIDDLES__

**Math Team Updates**
__6th Grade Math Team Tryouts:__
 * April 20 - 6th Grade Math Team Test at East 8:30 am (St. Paul's and Sacred Heart also) and West 10:00 am.**
 * April 27 - 6th Grade Math Team Ciphering at CMS for top 30. 22 will be chosen for the 2010-2011 team. Awards around 10:00 am. Good Luck to all!**

=2010 MATH COUNTS =

*STATE MATH COUNTS Results

 * Leigh Marie - 5th place in state - 4th in countdown round**
 * Drake - 27th**
 * Christina - 31st**
 * Nicholas - 42nd**
 * Bryant - results later**
 * Aimee - results later**

__**TEAM Results**__

 * Challenger - 1st**
 * Baldwin - 2nd**
 * Pizitz - 3rd**

**Cullman - 4th (First year and fourth in the state - great job!)**

 * ASFA - 5th**
 * Other schools participating:**
 * Auburn**
 * Holy Spirit**
 * Montgomery Catholic**
 * Randolph**
 * Northside**
 * Wacooche**
 * D. A. Smith**
 * Florence**
 * Liberty**
 * Muscle Shoals**
 * Northside Methodist**
 * Phillips Preparatory**
 * St. Mary's**
 * Simmons**

==Congratulations to Leigh Marie, Christina, Drake, Nicholas, Bryant and Aimee for placing 3rd at the Chapter MathCounts at Berry Middle School on Feb. 13. They will compete in the state MathCounts competition at Faulkner University in Montgomery on March 27. Leigh Marie's hard work paid off as she placed 1st individually and 2nd in the countdown round against Jimmy Lui of Pizitz. Great job on the team round: 8 of 10, the best on the team round I believe.==

MathCounts by Matthew Crawford of MIST Academy
The 2010 Birmingham MathCounts competition took place this past Saturday at Berry Middle School, despite the snow of the previous day. Berry Middle School math team coach Susan Clopton was instrumental in making the event run smoothly, providing help with many of the contest details. Many Birmingham teams performed well with the challenging problems. The top three teams advance to the State MathCounts competition. The top five teams are as follows: 1st place — Alabama School of Fine Arts 2nd place — Pizitz Middle School 3rd place — Cullman Middle School 4th place — Simmons Middle School 5th place — Bumpus Middle School The top 12 individuals were as follows: 2nd place — Ziqi Wang (Pizitz) 3rd place — Devin Sun (ASFA) 4th place — *Jimmy Liu (Pizitz) 5th place — *Jonathan Hurowitz (ASFA) 6th place — *Sina Monfared (ASFA) 7th place — Danny Johns (Simmons) 8th place — Janice Wu (Simmons) 9th place — Sean McComb (Berry) 10th place — *Eric Kim (Bumpus) 11th place — Sunny Thodopunuri (Bumpus) 12th place — *Jamie Zhang (Pizitz) The Countdown Round featured the top 8 students competing in a one-on-one ladder format. Test rankings held up until Jimmy Liu defeated all four of his opponents to claim the 2010 Birmingham Chapter MathCounts Countdown Round title. All 71 of the participants gained valuable experience applying their problem solving skills and I hope that every one of them enjoyed the process. It is noteworthy that parents, teachers, and several high school mathletes volunteered themselves to help run many aspects of the event. Their efforts are appreciated.
 * 1st place — *Leigh Marie Braswell (Cullman)**
 * indicates a student who complete at least one MIST Academy class.

5. Muscle Shoals 225

 * Team - 1st in Div. II**
 * 1st overall out of 36 schools**


 * __Top 25 Individuals__**
 * 95 Leigh Marie 1st**
 * 77 Christina Oanca - 4th**
 * 73 Caroline Johnson - 5th**
 * 72 Aimee Forrester - 6th**
 * 67 Clay Krout - 7th**
 * 66 Bryant Kelley - 9th**
 * 61 Jacob Davis - 10th (Way to go!)**
 * 59 Zach Holt - 13th**
 * 57 Keaton Dean - 15th**
 * 51 Wesley Walker - 23rd**
 * 47 Lexi Oliver - 24th**

**American Mathematics Test** **- International 25 question test.**

 * 3rd Cristina (18), 1st Leigh Marie (21), 2nd Drake (19), 3rd Jordan (18). There were only 5 students in the state of Alabama to score above 20.**

Leigh Marie took the AMC 10 on Feb. 9. Good luck!
=**** =**ASFA Results - (A very interesting day! You all hung in there and did well)**=
 * ASFA Team Results - [[file:ASFA 2010 7th Grade.xls]]**=


 * 1st - Leigh Marie**
 * 3rd - Caroline Johnson**
 * 4th - Tyler South**
 * 9th - Aimee Forrester**
 * 10th - Amanda Bell**
 * 11th - Savannah Smith**
 * 12th - Bryant Kelley**
 * 12th - Peyton Wilhite**
 * 18th - Jacob Davis**
 * 19th - Sarah Robinson**
 * 23rd - Zach Holt**
 * 28th - Christina Oanca**
 * 29th - Lee Mattox**
 * 32nd - Lexi Oliver**
 * 37th - Jordan Baumgartner**

MUSCLE SHOALS - FIRST PLACE TEAM
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=**Another terrific day at Muscle Shoals! The 8th team is getting stronger and stronger and your morning practices and Things to Know Sheets are paying off. Once again, thanks to all our parents for coming each Saturday to support us.**=

__Muscle Shoals 8th Grade__
Top 5 Teams

** Cullman 408 Fantastic! **

 * MS 275 **
 * Challenger 249**
 * Jefferson Middle 210**
 * Cedar Ridge - 157**


 * 1st Leigh Marie 100.3**
 * 2nd - Christina 85**
 * 3rd - Caroline 77**
 * 4th - Clay 71**
 * 7th - Lee 65**
 * 8th - Keaton 62**
 * 10th - Tyler 59**
 * 11th - Zach**
 * 12th - Wesley Walker**
 * 16th - Aimee**
 * 25th - Savannah**
 * 27th - Bryant**
 * 30th - Peyton**
 * 36th - Trey**
 * 46th - Amanda**
 * 50th - Sarah**
 * 51st - Auston**
 * 52nd - Jordan**
 * 71st - Lexi**

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=**Vestavia Hills Math Tournament:**=

= **Wow! What a fantastic day for the Cullman Middle School Math Teams. Two first place team awards and 16, yes 16 individual trophies. We grabbed the top 7 places in 8th grade. Thanks to all the parents for your support, encourage and help and to Mrs. South and Mrs. Kelley for the very nice Christmas Goody Bags. What a great contingency from Cullman, AL.** =

=Vestavia Team Awards: =

**Vestavia Hills** **Math Tournament Awards - Thank you 8th graders for being such great role models for the 7th graders. You "outdid" yourself today.**
8th Grade - First Place
 * 1st - Leigh Marie Braswell (87 - overall Algebra I winner out of 220 students)**
 * 2nd - Cristina Oanca**
 * 3rd - Aimee Forrester**
 * 4th - Peyton Wilhite**
 * 5th - Lee Mattox**
 * 6th - Zach Holt**
 * 7th - Caroline Johnson**
 * 14th - Bryant Kelley**
 * 27th - Amanda Bell**
 * 29th - Tyler South**
 * 30th - Clint Watson**
 * 37th - Sarah Caroline Robinson**
 * 40th - Jacob Davis**
 * 67th - Jordan Baumgartner**

7th Grade - First Place = =
 * 1st - Drake Hollingsworth**
 * 4th - Claire Lindsey**
 * 6th - Branch Hill**
 * 8th - Nicholas Fillinger**
 * 10th - Michael Bentley**
 * 11th - Noah Smith**
 * 12th - Ben Ratliff**
 * 15th - Seth Donaldson**
 * 18th - Carrie Evans**
 * 19th - Ben Huser**
 * 24th - Molly McLeroy**
 * 34th - Connor Lawrence**
 * 46th - Jackson Hill**
 * 49th - Devin Mize**
 * 52th - Laura Addison**

= = =** Hold these dates :**=

**April 20 ( date change ) - Banquet at All-Steak 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ($14 each)**
= **McWane Your Brain!** =

= **Cedar Ridge Math Tournament Results:** =

**in top 20. Many of you improved on your score from Wallace. Great job!**

 * Leigh Marie - 1st 100.3 (Perfect score) Placed first out of all 247 students.**
 * Cristina - 4th (Great score of 90)**
 * Clay - 12th**
 * Bryant - 14th**
 * Aimee - 15th**
 * Tyler - 16th**
 * Zach - 18th**
 * Lee - 19th**
 * Keaton - 28th**
 * Jordan - 33rd**
 * Wesley - 34th**
 * Trey - 36th**
 * Auston - 45th**
 * Sarah - 46th**
 * Peyton - 63rd**
 * 91 students participating**

Third place at Wallace State. Individual awards: Clay Krout 1st, Leigh Marie Braswell 7th, Tyler South 9th and Caroline Johnson 10th. Ciphering winner 64 points.



American Mathematics Competition **(AMC 8) taken on Nov. 17. This 40 minute test consists of 25 questions.**
 * First Place - Leigh Marie with a score of 21 (Distinction Award)**
 * Second Place - Drake Hollingsworth 19 (Honors Award)**
 * Third - Cristina Oanca 18 (Honors Award)**
 * Third - Jordan Baumgartner 18 (Honors Award)**

=Websites for Practice:=

PARENT NOTES:

 * Upcoming Events:**
 * April 20** - 6th Grade Math Contest for top 30 at East, West, St. Paul, Sacred Heart
 * April 20** ( date change ) - Math Team Banquet **All-Steak 6:30 pm** ($14 each)
 * April 27** - 6th Grade Ciphering Contest to choose 2010-2011 team of 22. Awards after ciphering

We need 100% at practices.
I have downloaded each week's ciphering on the D2L content for review.

Click for McWane Camp-In info: [|McWane Camp-In Information Packet]

Wallace State - October 17
Team - 3rd place Ciphering - 1st 64 points, 2nd Challenger 63 and 3rd Pizitz 60. Individual - 1st Place Clay score of 100.2, 7th Leigh Marie 90, 9th Tyler 85 and 10th Caroline 85.

Challenger (446), Cullman (395), Pizitz (394)
Leigh Marie - 1st 100.3 (Perfect score) Cristina - 4th

First Place Division II - First in Ciphering Leigh Marie - 1st 87 (1st out all 220 students) Cristina - 2nd Aimee - 3rd Peyton - 4th Lee - 5th Zach - 6th Caroline - 7th Bryant - 14th
 * Vestavia Hills - Dec. 12**

First Place Division II - First in ciphering (408 team points, Muscle Shoals 2nd with 275 points) What a great day! Leigh Marie - 1st 100.3 (first out of all 197 students ) Christina - 2nd 85 Caroline - 3rd 77 Clay - 4th 71 Lee - 7th 65 Keaton Dean -8th 62 Tyler South - 10th 59
 * Muscle Shoals ** **- Jan. 23**

**ASFA** - Jan. 30 First Place Team Division II - First in ciphering with 21 (2nd overall - Pizitz 22) 1st - Leigh Marie 3rd - Caroline 4th - Tyler 9th - Aimee 10th - Amanda

ALA-LA-MISS Results (Fantastic team score of 188. The final results will be in by April 5) There were 12 scores 30 and above. Outstanding!
40 Leigh Marie 39 Christina 37 Caroline 36 Clay 36 Zach 34 Aimee 34 Peyton 33 Tyler 32 Wesley 32 Keaton 31 Lee 31 Sarah

__2009-2010 MATH TEAM AWARDS Count__
First Place **- Berry/Simmons (**8 individual awards**) (let's make it 7 team awards in a row! - and you did)** First Place **- GACS** (6 individual awards) First Place - **Hoover** (10 individual awards, Wow!) **Five 1st's in a row!** First Place - **Pizitz** (7 individual awards) First Place - **ASFA** (5 individual awards) First Place - **Muscle Shoals** (7 individual awards) First Place - **Vestavia** (8 individual awards) Second Place - **Cedar Ridge** (2 individual awards) Third Place - **Wallace State** (4 individual awards)
 * Grissom**

**Total trophies, counting team trophies (66) (only 5 trophies to go to beat our record of 106 from last year) **

 * Math Counts ** - 3rd place - state bound March 27

8 First Place Awards **- Vestavia Hills, ASFA, Pizitz, Muscle Shoals, Berry/Simmons, GAC, Douglas, and Hoover.** 2 Second Place finishes **- Wallace State and Cedar Ridge** We are so proud of ALL your accomplishments. You all received 106 total trophies. Wow!
 * __2008-2009 MATH TEAM AWARDS__**

HELLO MATH TEAMERS:
__MORNING CIPHERING:__ 7:00 am - 7:40 am Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Come to ciphering first and then to your locker and back to first period. Thursday and Friday OFF! The morning ciphering is where will can move ahead of other teams if we are dedicated. You are the leaders this year!

Be sure you are keeping a good notebook. There will be a notebook test the last week of the six weeks. Keep all assignments in order. Your notebook should have 3 sections: memorization, assignments, and math team tests.

At the bottom of this site, math tournament tests will be downloaded so that you may print them out at any time. There are also links in the home menu that are good for review. __Please let me know of any suggestions for this site__.

2009-2010 Math Tournaments (The dates with a * are final dates. The others are tentative.)
__October__ - Wallace State College (October 17*) 2nd 7th Grade, 3rd 8th grade


 * __November__**
 * Cedar Ridge - Nov. 7 1st** 7th Grade, 2nd 8th Grade
 * American Mathematics Competition (Nov. 17*). This is a test that will be given during math team class (40 minute test)**


 * __December__**
 * Math Team McWane Center Camp-In (Dec. 4, 5*)**
 * Vestavia Hills (Dec. 12*)** 1st 7th Grade, 1st 8th Grade **(first in ciphering for 7th and 8th grades)**

__January__

Muscle Shoals (Jan. 23 - 7th Grade 1st, 8th Grade 1st)
ASFA (Jan. 30) - 1st 7th Grade, 1st 8th Grade

__ Muscle Shoals Schedule __
 * 6:00 am Depart for Muscle Shoals**
 * 6:45 - 7:30 - Eat breakfast in Moulton**
 * 8:00 Registration**
 * 8:30 - 9:45 5th & 7th Written Test, Algebra I ciphering in gym**
 * 9:45 - 10:15 Refreshments in cafeteria**
 * 10:15 - 11:30 8th Written Test, 6th & 7th ciphering in gym**
 * 11:30 - 1:30 Lunch at Regency Mall in Florence**
 * 2:00 Awards in Gym**
 * 4:00 pm Return to CMS**

6:15 am Depart for ASFA 7:00 am Eat on Walker's Chapel Road 8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration in Lobby 8:45 - 10:00 am - 8th Algebra I - Written Test 7th Pre-Algebra - Ciphering (Theatre) 10:00 - 10:30 am - Break (Cafeteria) 10:30 - 11:30 am - 8th Algebra I - Ciphering (Theatre) 7th Pre-Algebra - Written Test 11:45 - 1:00 pm - Lunch (possibly the Fish Market or STIX in Fultondale) 1:30 pm Awards (Theatre) 3:30 pm Return to CMS
 * __Alabama School of Fine Arts Schedule__ **:


 * __February__**
 * ACT Test (Feb. 6*) Optional Good luck to all taking the test. Keep up with the time, take a calculator and have your admission slip with you.**

Pizitz (Feb. 27*)
__Tentative Pizitz Schedule__ Leave CMS at 6:00 am (eat at Chick-fil-A on Walker's Chapel Road) 8:00 - 8:30 Registration 8:30 - 9:45 7th and 8th Grades Written Test 8:30 - 9:45 6th Grade Ciphering 9:45 - 10:15 Refreshments (Lunchroom) 10:15 - 11:30 6th Grade Written Test 10:15 - 11:30 7th and 8th Grades Ciphering (gym) Meet on bus at 11:30 11:30 - 1:55 Lunch Break (leave mall at 1:55) 2:30 - 3:00 Awards (Gym)


 * Directions to Pizitz: Exit I-65 at Exit 252 (Hoover/Vestavia) onto Hwy 31 north. Travel about 1 mile north on Hwy 31. At the traffic light, turn right onto Pizitz Drive. Turn right at the next traffic light, going up Pizitz' steep driveway.**

__**March**__

**Second - Muscle Shoals (241)**
Third - ASFA (216) Fourth - Boaz (115) Fifth - Rock Quarry (100)


 * Individual results (10 of top 15 - 8 of top 10) What a great day for the 8th grade!**

**2 Bryant**
3 Christina 4 Caroline 6 Jacob 7 Peyton 8 Lee 9 Jordan 13 Zach 14 Aimee 27 Amanda 41 Lexi

**Hoover (March 6)**
__Hoover Schedule:__
 * 8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration in main lobby**
 * 8:45 - 10:00 am - Written Test 7th Grade**
 * Ciphering 8th Grade (main gym)**
 * 10:00 - 10:30 am - Refreshments**
 * 10:30 - 11:45 am - Written Test 8th Grade**
 * Ciphering (PE practice gym)**
 * 11:45 - 2:00 am - Lunch on your own**
 * 2:00 am - Awards 7th and 8th Grade**

Cullman Middle School (March 20- We host and do not participate) Participating Schools
Advent Episcopal School (20) Cedar Ridge (23) Clay Elementary (6) Clay-Chalkville (6) Columbia Middle School (1) East Elementary (20) Hanceville (9) Harmony (13) Hibbett Middle School (31) Holy-Family School (9) Good Hope (20) Greystone Elementary School St. Paul's School (4) Vinemont Elementary School (10) Vinemont Middle School (17) West Elementary (40) West Point Middle School (12) __Whitesburg Christian Academy (5)__ 19 schools total


 * Sponsorship donation letters - [[file:Donation Letter.doc]]**


 * Volunteer form - [[file:Parent Letter - CMS Tournament 2010.doc]]**

CMS 5th and 6th Grade Math Tournament Schedule
 * 8:00 – 8:30 Registration (gym)**
 * 8:30 – 9:45 6th Grade Written Test (main building)**
 * 5th Grade Ciphering (gym)**
 * 9:45 – 10:15 Refreshments (cafeteria)**
 * 10:15 – 11:30 5th Grade Written Test (main building)**
 * 6th Grade Ciphering (gym)**
 * 11:30 – 1:59 Lunch on your own**
 * 1:45 – 1:59 Door Prizes**
 * 1:59 Awards Ceremony (gym) Official Pi Time**

** Cullman 651 (315 ciphering)** **OVERALL WINNER OUT OF ALL 14 SCHOOLS**

 * Chamblee 472 (190 ciphering)**
 * Hull 340 (105 ciphering)**
 * Peachtree Corner 175**
 * Hopewell 153**
 * Five Forks 77**
 * JE Richards 66**

Lee Mattox - 14th Place
Hyatt Place Norcross 5600 Peachtree Parkway Northwest Norcross, GA 30092 770.416.7855
 * Tanisha Hite is the hotel rep that I spoke with earlier.**

GACS Permission Slip - [[file:Parent letter.doc]]
GACS Tournament Schedule 2010 // Ciphering // : ** Varsity, Junior Varsity ** // Ciphering // : ** Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 **
 * 8:00 - 8:45 **Registration **(Long Forum Lobby)**
 * 8:45 – 9:00 Welcome and Instructions**
 * 9:10 – 10:10** //Written Tests:// **Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1**
 * (Senior High Complex)**
 * (Long Forum Gym) **
 * 10:00 - 10:30 Refreshments (Long Forum Brick Gallery – Upstairs) **
 * 10:45-11:45 **//Written tests//**: Varsity, Junior Varsity**
 * (Senior High Complex)**
 * (Long Forum Gym) **
 * 11:45-2:00 **Lunch **on or off campus**
 * (Lunch available for purchase on campus at the Long Forum Concession Stand upstairs)**
 * 2:00-2:30** Pre-Algebra/Algebra 1 Awards
 * (Long Forum Gym) **


 * __April__**

** First Place Team ( **
8 of top 10 individual awards: **1st** Leigh Marie Braswell **2nd** Zach Holt 4th Wesley Walker 5th Aimee Forrester 6th Bryant Kelley 8th Tyler South 9th Clay Krout 10th Jordan Baumgartner 11th Lee Mattox 14th Auston Neal 18th Christina Oanca 22nd Trey Moon 28th Amanda Bell 37th Peyton Wilhite
 * ALL students were in top 1/2 of the competition. Very impressive finish to the year. 8 in top 10.**


 * Berry Middle School**
 * 4500 Jaguar Drive**
 * Hoover, AL 35242**
 * Phone: 205-439-2000**

** Grissom (April 17)**

 * 1st Place Team with 363 points - Congratulations for the four that represented us.**
 * 2nd place - Boaz High School with 147 points**
 * 3rd place - Speake with 23 points**


 * 1st Place - Leigh Marie with 100.3**
 * 10th Place - Aimee Forrester 74**
 * 16th Place - Peyton Wilhite 69**
 * 17th Place - Christina Oanca 67**

=** Banquet at All-Steak on April 20 - 6:30 pm. **=

**2009-2010 8th Grade Math Team**

 * Last season, this math team received 8 first place team trophies and 2 second place team trophies. They received more individual and team trophies than any other previous math team (106). We are proud of each of you!**

New! 46 Sample Wallace Questions - [[file:Wallace State 2008 Week 8.ppt]]




**__Cedar Ridge - 2008 ciphering on D2L content.__**
AMC 8 (American Mathematics Contest) - National 25 question math test (40 minutes) to be taken in 7th and 8th grade classes on November 17. Regional and state awards are given.

__ASFA__






**__Muscle Shoals__**

 * Ciphering Examples**

**__Pizitz__**






**__Grissom__**





 * Answers to riddles**


 * Favorite Quotes** :


 * Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. //Mark Twain//**


 * I've always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best. //Akeem Olajuwon//**


 * It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference. //Paul "Bear" Bryant//**


 * Mathematics is not a spectator sport**.


 * And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. //Abraham Lincoln//**


 * Whatever you are, be a good one. //Abraham Lincoln//**


 * A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. //John C. Maxwell//**


 * As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her.**
 * //Erma Bombeck//**