Difference between revisions of "Barrington Middle School"
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The coach for the state competitions up to and including 2011 was Dr. Saeja Kim. When the team won states, she did not coach the team for the national competition, and so Meg Medeiros, an eighth grade math teacher at the school, took up the position. | The coach for the state competitions up to and including 2011 was Dr. Saeja Kim. When the team won states, she did not coach the team for the national competition, and so Meg Medeiros, an eighth grade math teacher at the school, took up the position. | ||
| − | Barrington Middle School decides its | + | Barrington Middle School decides its team through a school competition that determines the top 10 students based purely on written scores. This also allows the coach to select four individuals to represent the school based on a combination of this competition and other, more personal, factors. |
== Past School Team Members and Placements at States == | == Past School Team Members and Placements at States == | ||
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* William Yao | * William Yao | ||
| − | Placed first. | + | Placed first. (It should also be noted that this time is a "dream team" for BMS; they were the first team from Barrington to place first after Wheeler's two year winning streak and the first team to score a perfect 10/10 on the state competition's team round.) |
== 2012 == | == 2012 == | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 19 March 2012
Barrington Middle School (BMS) is a school in Barrington, Rhode Island that participates in the Rhode Island MathCounts Competition.
BMS frequently does well at the RI State Competition, and generally places in the top 2. Since 2007, it has won a total of 4 state championships-2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012.
The coach for the state competitions up to and including 2011 was Dr. Saeja Kim. When the team won states, she did not coach the team for the national competition, and so Meg Medeiros, an eighth grade math teacher at the school, took up the position.
Barrington Middle School decides its team through a school competition that determines the top 10 students based purely on written scores. This also allows the coach to select four individuals to represent the school based on a combination of this competition and other, more personal, factors.
Past School Team Members and Placements at States
2009
- Cassidy Laidlaw
- Jack Liang
- Mark Krosschell
- Matthew Lamontagne
Placed second.
2010
- Cassidy Laidlaw
- Teddy Ni
- Matthew Lamontagne
- William Klimpert
Placed second.
2011
- Matthew Lamontagne
- Teddy Ni
- Adam Kelly
- William Yao
Placed first. (It should also be noted that this time is a "dream team" for BMS; they were the first team from Barrington to place first after Wheeler's two year winning streak and the first team to score a perfect 10/10 on the state competition's team round.)
2012
- William Yao
- Ethan Wold
- Sahil Mishra
- Vivian Tian
Placed first.
