MOEMS - American Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools

MOEMS is a public foundation which provides opportunities for children to engage in creative problem solving activities which develop a child's ability to reason, to be logical, to be resourceful, and occasionally to be ingenious.

There are five Olympiads being given every month from November 2007 to March 2008. The Olympiad Committee collects the results and keeps a cumulative score for each participant. Each Olympiad consists of 5 questions, worth 1 point each.

The Olympiad goals are the following: Develop enthusiasm for problem solving and mathematics, deepen understanding of mathematical concepts and strengthen ability to use these concepts, enrich experiences in intellectually stimulating and significant mental activities.

During this school year, SchoolPlus has been participating in the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS). Participating in Math Olympiads is an integral part of the SchoolPlus Mathematics Program. Of course, it is a competition, and some kids will be winners and some will not. But we strongly believe that every kid will benefit by being exposed to these clever and challenging problems.

The contests are a challenge and an opportunity to grow. Learning how to solve a problem and to understand its underlying mathematical concepts are the most important goals of mathematics education.

About 150,000 students from 5,000 teams worldwide participated in the Olympiads this year. All 50 states and 25 countries were represented.

The highlights for students are the five monthly contests, given from November to March. There are two grade appropriate divisions (Elementary school 4-6 and Middle school 7-8).

Each contest consists of five non-routine problems with a time limit of 25 minutes for the entire contest. Every problem requires careful mathematical thinking. A student scores 1 point for each correct answer. Thus, a student may score up to 25 points during the year. After each contest, results are submitted to MOEMS for scorekeeping.

In the Elementary Division a student received a first place award if he scored from 19 – 25 points (top 2%), and a second place award for scores of 14 – 18 points (top 10%). In the Middle Division a student received the first place award for scoring from 22 – 25 points (top 2%), and for second place, 16 – 21 points (top 10%).

We are very proud of our school’s achievements. We presented 3 teams, each with 10 students, all 3 teams won first place among all teams participating. All of our teams scored well above the cutoff scores for the first place.

22 (!) SchoolPlus students are among 2% top of participants and won gold pin.

15 SchoolPlus students are among 10% top participants and won silver pin.

SchoolPlus three teams are among winners of all teams participated.

Congratulations to our math teachers for their great job, to our students for their achievements, and to parents, for their support and commitment to kids’ mathematics.

Name	Total
FRADKIN, Daria	24
PODVALNY, Victor	24
MISIRPASHAEVA, Margarita	22
ZORIN, Masha	22
RISHIK, Anna	21
BENIMOVICH, Micheal	20
MALIEV, Anton	23
MEHRABYAN, Anna	22
MANDEL, David	20
SHUMYATSKY, Sasha	20
BOBKOV, Ivan	19
SUMETSKY, Daniel	19

Name	Total
BLANKENHORN, Allie	23
MALIEV, Anton	23
WEINSTOCK, Anya	23
BENIMOVICH, Michael	22
DIPIPPO, Paul	22
FRADKIN, Daria	22
GLEASON, Alicia	22
KRAPIVIN, Viktor	22
MEHRABYAN, Anna	22
TORUBAROV, Maxim	22

Name	Total
WEINSTOCK, Sandra	17
BARDMAN, Semona	16
LEVIT, Masha	16
CHERVINSKY, Roza	15
GALOCHKIN, Maria	18
VITENSON, Rebecca	18
POMYTKIN, Polina	14

Name	Total
BLANKENHORN, Sophie	21
GUGLIN, Anton	20
IVASHENKO, David	20
KHACHATRYAN, Michael	19
MILSHTEIN, Elina	18
TEMKIN, Pasha	18
DIPIPPO, Kathryn	17
MONOKIAN, Aram	16

Rank	Name	Total
1	FRADKIN, Daria	24
2	PODVALNY, Victor	24
3	MISIRPASHAEVA, Margarita	22
4	ZORIN, Masha	22
5	RISHIK, Anna	21
6	BENIMOVICH, Micheal	20
7	WEINSTOCK, Sandra	17
8	BARDMAN, Semona	16
9	LEVIT, Masha	16
10	CHERVINSKY, Roza	15

Rank	Name	Total
1	MALIEV, Anton	23
2	MEHRABYAN, Anna	22
3	MANDEL, David	20
3	SHUMYATSKY, Sasha	20
5	BOBKOV, Ivan	19
5	SUMETSKY, Daniel	19
7	GALOCHKIN, Maria	18
7	VITENSON, Rebecca	18
9	POMYTKIN, Polina	14
10	TSARKOVA, Victoria	12

Current Team Score : 223 (cut off score 173)

Rank	Name	Total
1	BLANKENHORN, Allie	23
2	MALIEV, Anton	23
3	WEINSTOCK, Anya	23
4	BENIMOVICH, Michael	22
5	DIPIPPO, Paul	22
6	FRADKIN, Daria	22
7	GLEASON, Alicia	22
8	KRAPIVIN, Viktor	22
9	MEHRABYAN, Anna	22
10	TORUBAROV, Maxim	22