Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Math-letes Elaine Lin of Beaumont Middle School and Kathleen Yang of Winburn Middle School logged two of the three perfect scores in Kentucky on the latest AMC 8.

Roughly 153,000 middle school students in dozens of countries take the American Mathematics Competitions exam each fall, vying for local and national awards. The contest aims to spur interest in math and develop talent in a timed format.

Top scorers from Fayette County Public Schools on the Nov. 16 exam included:

From Beaumont Middle – 1^st Elaine Lin, perfect score; 2^nd Sahil Nair; 3^rd Robert Prince; (coached by Jerry Broyles and Curtis Wall).

From Lexington Traditional Magnet School – 1^st Angeline He; T2^nd William Walters; T2^nd Eric Xiong; 3^rd Alice Li, honor roll; Tapas Parikh, honor roll; (coached by Keith Durham and Bobbie Grant).

From Winburn Middle School – 1^st Kathleen Yang, perfect score; 2^nd Angela Tseng; 3^rd Theodore Livas; Ronit Kar, achievement roll; Amy Wang, achievement roll; (coached by Dan Jenkins).

For more information about the AMC 8, e-mail Natalee Feese, the district’s middle and high school math content specialist, or call (859) 381-4238.