American Math Contest (AMC)

One tradition at UHS is the American Mathematics Contests. Our 4th through 12th graders will have the opportunity each year.

The AMC 8 is for students in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade; accelerated fourth and fifth grade students also take part. It is a 25-question, 40-minute multiple-choice contest, given the Tuesday before Thanksgiving week. A student’s score is the number of problems correctly solved, there is no penalty for guessing. The material covered is the middle school mathematics curriculum.

The AMC 10 is a 25 question, 75 minute multiple choice examination in secondary school mathematics containing problems which can be understood and solved with pre-calculus concepts. The AMC 10 is given in February and is designed for students under 17.5 years of age on the day of the contest, and not enrolled in grades 11 or 12 or equivalent.

The AMC 12 is a 25 question, 75 minute multiple choice examination in secondary school mathematics containing problems which can be understood and solved with pre-calculus concepts. The AMC 12 is also given in February and is designed for students under 19.5 years of age on the day of the contest.

AMC 12 students who rank in the top 5% nationally (or score at least 100) will qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME). AMC 10 students who rank in the top 1% nationally (or score at least 120) will also qualify for the AIME, a 15 question, 3 hour examination.

2010-2011 Results:

AMC 8
8th Grade

1st - Karlea Thorson

7th Grade

1st - Carleen Johnson
2nd - Justin Masloski
3rd - Olivia Roers

AMC 10

1st - Steffen Stroh
2nd - Max Kollar and Hunter Meyer

AMC 12

1st - John Glesne
2nd - Jordan Maahs
3rd - Collin Teich