The Math Team meets one to two times per week to explore math concepts more deeply, and prepare students to do well in math competitions. The Math Team focuses primarily on preparing students for the AMC 8 and MATHCOUNTS. It also spends some time on Continental Math League, New England Math League, and various local weekend tournaments. Math Team is led by parent volunteer Jon McIntyre, a former top math competitor.
For more information, please visit our Middle School Math Team page.
The AMC 8 (American Mathematics Competition for 8th and lower grades) is a nationwide test taken by 100,000 middle schoolers every January. It is designed to be challenging, with only 10% of students getting more than 15 of 25 multiple choice questions correct, and an average score of 9 out of 25. Its organizers, the MAA, also run the AMC 10 (for up to 10th grade) and AMC 12 (for all high schoolers), which serve as initial qualifying exams for the USA Math Team.
AMC 8 is open to any APS students in grade 8 and below. Students do not need to participate in the Middle School Math Team to participate in AMC 8.