April 28, 2012

Congratulations!

Today Angeline and Kevin won first place in the Middle school Leap Frog Relay contest at the 49th Annual SCVMA (Santa Clara Valley Math Association) Math Field Day.  There is a contestant who has qualified for USAMO and our kids have outdone them, which is quite amazing. 

We are very proud of you.

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Dear Aborn Chinese Students, Parents and Teachers

Thank to our teachers, students and parents' hard work and great team effort, we are able to annouce the good news below -
Congratulations to all our Chinese Language graduates - All of you won the full score (5/5) in the 2011 US College Board AP Chinese Exam! This is the 5th contineous year for Aborn Institute to boast this perfect record.

100% of our Chinese students have achieved 5's (highest score) in their AP Chinese Exams in the past 5 years!!!

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Dear Olympiad Math Students and Coaches,

1) CML 3 contest on 1/9/12, 2/13/12, and 3/20/12 for G3 or below for *Pythagorean Division: Students participating require above-average reading comprehension and analytical reasoning capabilities. Their computational skills should be appropriate to their grade level.

2) CML 6 (Pythagorean Division) contest on 11/7/11, 12/5/11, 1/9/12, 2/13/12, and 3/20/12 for G6 or below at 6:30PM;
*Pythagorean Division.
a) Our Olympiad math students took the 1 st run CML6 contest on 11/7/10.
There were 19 students to take the contest,
10 of them got 100% (6/6);
2 got 5/6;
6 got 4/6,
1 got /6.
b) Our Olympiad math students took the 2nd run CML6 contest on 12/5/11.
(Remember, 5 contests will be cumulative, so now please prepare well for your 3rd run on 1/9/12.)
There were 18 students to take the contest,
7 of them got 100% (6/6);
4 got 5/6;
7 got 4/6,

Congratulations to The 1st Place Winners at the 2nd Run Contest:
Philip Si- ( 100% on the contest) *5th Grader
Divya Bade- ( 100% on the contest)
Lucy Wang- ( 100% on the contest)
Jonathan Ling- ( 100% on the contest)
Kevin Chang- ( 100% on the contest)
Anton Cao- ( 100% on the contest)
Charles Yu- ( 100% on the contest)

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3) AMC 8 Mathematics Competition on 11/17/12 for G8 or below at 7:00PM;

2010 AMC 8 Top Scoring Student(s) In our State (California)

Congratulations, KAREY SHI and KEVIN CHANGreceived the highest score in our state on the 2010 AMC 8 Contest and will be receiving a Top in State award plaque.

4) AMC 10/12 Mathematics Competition on 2/22/12 at 7:00PM
Aborn School is one of the CML and AMC exam centers in San Jose.
The AMC contests have certain rules. They are as follows:

AMC-8 Rules and Scoring
The AMC-8 has 25 multiple-choice questions and is to be taken in 40 minutes. Calculators are NOT allowed.
The AMC-8 is scored based on the number of questions answered correctly only. There is no penalty for getting a question wrong, and each question has equal value. Thus, a student who answers 23 questions correctly receives a score of 23.
There are certain rewards for doing well on the AMC tests. For the AMC-8, a perfect score may earn you a book prize (as it did for the students who achieved perfect scores in 2002); a list of high scoring students is also available to colleges, institutions, and programs who want to attract students strong in mathematics. This may earn you an invitation to places like MathPath, a summer program for middle schoolers. The top-scoring student in each school is also awarded a special pin.
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AMC-10 and AMC-12 Rules and Scoring
The AMC-10 and AMC-12 each have 25 questions, and each is to be taken in 75 minutes. Calculators are allowed. On a given date, a student is only allowed to take one contest (either the AMC-10 or AMC-12; not both).
The AMC-10 is scored based on the number of questions answered correctly and the number of questions left blank. A student receives 6 points for each question answered correctly and 2.5 points for each question left blank. (Incorrect answers contribute 0 points). Thus, a student who answers 18 correctly, leaves 5 blank, and misses 2 gets 18*6 + 5*2.5 = 120.5 points. The maximum possible score is 6*25 = 150 points.
For the AMC-10 and AMC-12, a perfect score earns you recognition (your picture and name are published in a special awards book); as with the AMC-8, a list of high-scoring students is also available to colleges, institutions, etc. The top-scoring student in each school is awarded a special pin, or a bronze, silver, or gold medal, depending on how many times he or she was the top scorer. For more information on awards, visit the official Awards for the AMC page.
In addition, high scorers on the AMC-10 and AMC-12 are invited to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME); high scoring students on this exam are invited to take the USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO), the premier mathematics examination for American students.

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Consider working on some AMC problems without a time limit, and taking some full AMCexams under the proper time limit (75 minutes). This will help you get used to taking an AMCexam under test conditions.
You may also wish to practice by doing math problems from other contests, such as MATHCOUNTS. Although they may have a different format, they use similar concepts and will help your problem-solving skills.
AMC-level classes include MATHCOUNTS/AMC Number Theory, MATHCOUNTS/AMCCounting, MATHCOUNTS/AMC Geometry, AMC/AIME Algebra, and AMC/AIME Trigonometry/Complex Numbers.

I hope this document has given you some ideas for how to prepare for the AMC.

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The AMC (American Mathematics Competition) contests are examinations in middle and high school mathematics. There are three levels: the AMC-8 is for students in grades 8 and below; the AMC-10 is for students in grades 10 and below; and the AMC-12 is for students in grades 12 and below.
The AMC-8 is given in the fall (usually November) and the AMC-10 and AMC-12 are given in the spring (usually February). There is only one date on which you may take the AMC-8, but there are two dates on which you may take the AMC-10 and AMC-12. These dates are usually referred to as the "A date" and the "B date", with the "A date" preceding the "B date".
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Note: We have
Olympiad math class I on Sunday, 4:30~6:00PM (G2~G4);
Olympiad math class II on Sunday, 6:30~8:00PM (G4~G6);
Olympiad math class III on Th at 7:00PM for AMC 8/10 level. *The students in this class should pass AMC 8 or our placement test (G7~10).
Olympiad math class IV on Th at 7:00PM for AMC 10/12 level. *The students in this class should pass AMC 8/10 or our placement test (G8~12).

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If you qualified for this year's AIME, mathleague.org is interested in recruiting you for one of their 3 teams of 15 talented math students to represent the San Francisco Bay Area at the national American Regions Math League competition in Las Vegas on June 4-5.
The cost of the trip will be $250, covering registration, round trip transportation from the Bay Area to Las Vegas, housing at the U. of Nevada-Las Vegas, two meals on Saturday, snack s on the bus, and a team T-shirt.

MathLeague is also inviting our great coaches to consider joining their coaching staff to Las Vegas. Coaches' expenses will be paid.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to abornschool@gmail.com .

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Congratulations to students who got admission into Harvard, MIT, Yale, Princeton, Cal tech, Hopkins, Princeton, Berkeley etc !!!

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Important Dates

2011-2012 Mathematical Contest Information

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Congratulations to our music students who won 17 medals in the 2010 US Open Competition!

We have 5 first prizes, 4 second prizes, and 8 third prizes. This is a Great Victory!

We went to the Winners' Recital today, and we can note that the professional level of students grows from year to year.
I'm proud to say that our students, who don't have the chance to practice 5-6 hours a day like students from Hong Kong and China, can be competitive, and win top prizes!

Here are the final results for our students:

1st place
Jessica Hsu Open Solo
Arthur Chen Treasure of Romantic Junior
Arthur Chen Treasure of Classical Senior
Joanna Hu Treasure of Contemporary Intermediate
Aska Mukuti Treasure of Romantic Intermediate

2nd place

Jessica Hsu Treasure of Baroque Junior
Vivian Zhang Treasury of Baroque Intermediate
Arthur Chen Treasury of Baroque Intermediate
Jenny Ji Treasure of Romantic Senior

3rd place

Lawrence Tao Showcase Concerto Junior
Lawrence Tao Showcase Intermediate
Jimmy Liu Showcase Violin Junior
Vivian Zhang Treasure of Classical Intermediate
Brandon Pon Showcase Piano Duo Intermediate
Joanna Hu Treasure of Classical Intermediate
Vivian Zhang Showcase Intermediate
Aska Mukuti Treasure of Contemporary Senior
We believe that you will be inspired by the great achievements of our students, and there will be even more willing participants next year.

Congratulations again, Larisa!

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Congratulations to the following AMC 8 math students who won several awards.

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF AMC 8 RESULTS!!

     Intramural school report codes         AMC8 national award codes
      G = section 1st place (gold)           D = distinction 1%, score >= 20
      S = section 2nd place (silver)         H = honor roll 5%, score >= 17


      B = section 3rd place (bronze)         M = achievement roll top 40%,
      W = School winner                          <= 6th grade and score >= 15
      T = School team member 

      Section    Student


       Award     Name                                           Age   Grade   

W D G KRISHNAMURTHI PRIYANKA 12 8 W D G KAREY SHI 11 7

T H S XIAO ERIC 13 7

T H S YU FRANKLIN T 12 7

T H S WANG CINDY 12 8

H B ZHANG HUGH B 12 7

H B WILLIAM CHEN 12 7

H B ZHOU LILLIAN 13 8
H B HU VINCENT 13 8

Intern job interview on June 15, Sunday, 3:00~5:00PM.

Congratulations! Our Math Mental Arithmetic students are faster than calculators!
, Aborn School , 10:4 10:6!!!

Congratulations to Melody Cao!

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Congratulations to Ms. Lu's students!

Result: Math counts Santa Clara Valley Chapter Competition

TOP Scoring Schools:
1 Miller Middle School
2 William Hopkins Junior High
3 John F. Kennedy Middle School
4 Challenger School
5 Chaboya Middle School
6 Redwood Middle School
7--tie The Harker School
7--tie Cupertino Middle School
9 Thornton Junior High
10 Lawson Middle School
11 Discovery Charter School
12 Horner Junior High
13 Fisher Middle School
14 Stratford Middle School

Countdown Round Trophy Winners:
1 Matthew Lin Chaboya Middle School
2 Evan Chen Horner Junior High
3 Victor Xu Miller Middle School
4 Edward Gao Lawson Middle School

RANK Top Individual Scorers
NAME SCHOOL State Qualifiers T(eam) or I(ndividual)
1 Wenkai (Kevin) Lei Miller Middle Sc - Reg Team T
2 Johnny Ho Miller Middle Sc - Reg Team T
3 Matthew Chow Cupertino Middle - Reg Team I
4 Lewis Chen William Hopkins - Reg Team T
5 Eric Wu Miller Middle Sc - Individual I
6 Victor Xu Miller Middle Sc - Reg Team T
7 Aaron Lin William Hopkins - Individual I
8-T Julia Huang Miller Middle Sc - Individual I
8-T Spencer Yee Thornton Junior - Reg Team I
10 Alexander Hong Cupertino Middle - Reg Team I
11 Travis Chen The Harker Schoo - Reg Team
12-T Lexing Tong John F. Kennedy - Reg Team T
12-T Matthew Jin William Hopkins - Individual
12-T Gareth Chen Chaboya Middle S - Reg Team T

20-T Matthew Lin Chaboya Middle S - Reg Team T

29-T Christine Li Chaboya Middle S - Reg Team T

51-T Yizhe Liu Chaboya Middle S - Reg Team T
51-T Albert Lin Home School - Individual

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