In November, Sycamore participated in the AMC 10 Math Competition, the premier high school math competition in the country. (The 10 stands for 10th grade and under.) There are two versions of the contest, A and B. Sycamore students competed in both of them.
The AMC 10 is also the qualifying test for the AIME (American Invitational Math Exam). The qualifying score this year was 96 for both tests which represents the top 2.5% of all competitors. Middle school students are additionally honored on the Achievement Roll if they score above 90.
Sycamore had three students qualify for the AIME on the AMC 10B portion, led by 8th Grader Justin Puno with a score of 109.5. His score was the 2nd highest middle school score in the state. Audrey Alberts and Kaitlyn Park join Justin in qualifying for the AIME with scores of 102, becoming the top female finishers in Indiana.
On the AMC 10A, Sycamore was led by 6th Grader Shayen Maun who scored 93. He was one of only 2 students in Indiana younger than 8th grade to score over 90 on either test. Puno joined Shayen on the Achievement Roll with a 91.5. Other top scorers for Sycamore were Jennifer Hu, Audrey Alberts, Kaitlyn Park, Sophie Liang, and Owen Zhang.
Sycamore alumni also performed well on the AMC 10. Sycamore grads Jonathan Yang (‘20, Carmel), Alex Lu (‘20, Park Tudor), and Athulya Ramkumar (‘20, Carmel) join Justin, Audrey, and Katilyn in qualifying for the AIME.
Tanay Acharya (‘19, Carmel) and Grace Yang (‘19, Carmel) also qualified for the AIME through the AMC 12.
The test is 25 multiple choice questions worth 6 points each for a perfect score of 150. Students can also earn 1.5 points for each question they leave blank.