6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Math Contest Newsletter for Spring, 2000

T-SHIRTS (inexpensive!) & BOOK PRIZES: Available Now! T-shirts are fun. Past contests are a great resource. Give book prizes and/or T-shirts at awards assemblies! Print an order form from our Web Site, order using our Secure Internet Server, or write to Math League Press, Box 720, Tenafly, NJ 07670-0017. On request, we offer a SPECIAL END-OF-YEAR RATE: 30 books for $249.

Next Year's Contests
7th & 8th Grade: February 20, 2001 -OR- February 27, 2001
6th Grade: March 6, 2001 -OR- March 13, 2001
Algebra Course 1: April 16, 2001 or later
4th & 5th Grade: April 16, 2001 or later

Certificates You may link to the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade results from http://www.mathleague.com/reports/leagues.htm. The 5 Certificates of Merit (for 1st place students on each grade) that came with the contests will enable all students tied for 1st place to receive a certificate. For more certificates (for 1st place ties), send a self-addressed stamped (2 stamps needed!) envelope large enough to hold certificates to: Certificates, P.O. Box 2117, Miller Place, NY 11764-8896. (Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing.)

Plaques On each contest, plaques for the two highest scoring schools and students (in the entire League), and the regional highest scoring schools, are mailed after engraving (please be patient). Student plaques are sent to the advisor. To ask about plaques write to: Math Plaques, P.O. Box 1090, Manhasset, NY 11030-8090. Include your name, grade, school and complete school mailing address. (Plaque winners are starred in the score report booklet.)

Summary of All Team Scores: Top 5 Student Totals From Each School

Fourth Quartile

Third Quartile

Second Quartile

Sixth Grade:

130 or better

117 to 129

105 to 116

Seventh Grade:

150 or better

138 to 149

125 to 137

Eighth Grade:

145 or better

135 to 145

122 to 134