Two math-letes score in top 1 percent nationally on AMC 8
Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Math-letes Angeline He of Lexington Traditional Magnet School and Kathleen Yang of Winburn Middle School logged scores in the top 1 percent of students across the nation 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 November exam included:
From LTMS, coached by Brian Keith Durham – 1st Angeline He; 2nd McKaylee Copher; Henry Tilmans, achievement roll; Joshua Ku, achievement roll; and Benjamin Srutowski, achievement roll.
From Winburn, coached by Dan Jenkins – 1st Kathleen Yang; 2nd Benjamin Xie; David Ma, achievement roll; Victor Acsenescu, achievement roll; and Mingxi Mao, achievement roll.
For more information, email Natalee Feese, the school district’s middle and high school math content specialist, or call (859) 381-4238.
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