Math competitions are a fun way to expand a student's problem solving skills beyond textbook math problems. There are now many ways to participate, through school and through online competitions.

Competitions Through Westfield Schools

The highly respected American Mathematics Competitions, AMC8/10/12 , are a series of examinations that build problem-solving skills and mathematical knowledge in middle and high school students.

• AMC8 Middle School Mathematics Competition - Administered at both Edison and Roosevelt
• AMC10/ AMC12 High School Mathematics Competition - offered at Westfield High School. Contact Ms. Ford at WHS.
  • AMC10A/12A: In February
  • AMC10B/12B: In February
• Resources for past contest problems - this Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) website has all past AMC contests ,complete with detailed solutions. AoPS also offers online classes for contest preparation.
• More resources - this is from the math coach at Bergen Academies

The New Jersey Math League competition is also offered for high school and middle school students

• High School New Jersey Math League Competition
  • Offered at WHS. Each contest has 6 questions to be completed in 30 minutes. Contact Ms. Ford at WHS.
• Middle School New Jersey Math League Competition
• Book for Math League Prep:

Math Contests, Grades 7 & 8 (and Algebra Course 1): School Years 1996-1997 through 2000-2001 [Volume 4]

Online Math Competitions

These math competitions can be directly registered for by parents and are not administered through Westfield schools. Some are free while others may cost a nominal amount. We have listed them here for your convenience and to encourage math contest participation outside of the opportunities listed above.

• Purple Comet! Math Meet - free online math competition ;
• Perennial Math - $25 per individual ; annual competition has 2 seasons to choose from with 4 tests per season - one each month. Season 1 is November through February and Season 2 is January through April.