OCTOBER MEETING
Welcome Members!
- The General Membership Form should have been turned in by 9/27.
- If you have failed to turn in your forms after the deadline, you will receive 1 demerit, but you still must turn in forms and pay the dues to be considered a member and participate in MAO sponsored activities.
- The link for dues is still open
- Reminder: Seniors must have 0 demerits throughout the year to be eligible for scholarships!
Upcoming Competitions
Texas A&M University Math Contest
Points: 1.5
Available: 11/5/2020
Due date: 11/13/2020
- Power Team Contest only :(
- You may form your own teams
- The problems will be released one week before the official date of the contest
- Email us the solutions the day of the contest to earn your points
- You must submit your solutions to the competition to earn points
- Sign-up deadline: 10/30
tinyurl.com/maotamu21
AMC 10/12
Points: 1 each
- The sign-up deadline was 9/28
- You had to have paid your dues in order to participate
- AMC 10: 10th Grade and below
- AMC 12: Open to all
- Test will be in-person after school 3-4:30 pm
- Will take place on...
- AMC 10/12 A: November 10, 2021
- AMC 10/12 B: November 16, 2021
USAMTS
Points: 1 per round
- 3 rounds with 5 questions each
- Your solutions should be proof-based
- Send a picture of your submission in order to receive credit
- Sign yourself up on the website to participate!
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Round 1 is open until October 18 @ 9pm CST and the questions are already on their website
- Open to all students who would like to participate
HMMT November
Points: 1.5 for participating in only the individual rounds and 3 points for participating in all rounds
- Sign up deadline: October 1, 2021
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Will be held online on November 13, 2021
- Individual General Round, Individual Theme Round, Team Round, and Guts Round
- Open to all students who would like to participate
- Teams of 4-6
https://tinyurl.com/maohmmt21
Friday Math Practices
- We've already had our first practice on Counting!
- Every Friday except those when there are MAO or SNHS meetings
- Be sure to check remind for updates
- Handouts will be provided to follow along with
- You MUST be paying attention to receive full points
- We may do a check in future FMP's to see if you were listening
- Bring questions of your own to ask!
- Points: 1-1.5 points per practice
- You can earn that extra 0.5 points by answering questions, staying for extra time to ask questions, or when fmps go on for longer than usual!
Points and Volunteering
- 7 points required this semester
- Hours can be fulfilled through:
- Competitions
- A-hall tutoring
- Must email us at least 24 hours in advance for approval and turn in your hour slip on the same email chain
- Math tutoring at other schools
- Other pre-approved math activities
- Complete a substantial work of math on your own (email for approval before you work on it)
- Ex. a study guide over a math topic
Don't forget to check our website for info! & if you are not receiving emails, make sure to contact us so we can get that fixed ASAP. :)
And for those who have not already, please join our remind @dhsmao2122 !!!
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask an officer or email us at dullesmualphatheta@gmail.com :)
Next Meeting:
November 5th
If you are playing the game, listen to the officers for instructions
If you're not playing the game, you're free to leave once the officers tell you so
https://tinyurl.com/maooctmeeting
You have 3 questions at any given time and get 3 tries for each one. Go to your assigned officer to get your answers checked.
Everyone will recieve 0.5 pts!
1st and 2nd place = 0.5 additional points
Meeting Activity: Team Contest
Officer Assignments:
Envelopes 1-2: Anaya
Envelopes 3-4: Dylan
Envelopes 5-6: Rushil
Envelopes 7: Athulya
Envelopes 8: Michelle