WSMA Washington Student Math Association

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High School Competitions

The following is a list of Washington and national math competitions for high school students. Click on a competition for more details.

Name Location Date Grades Qualification Cost
USA Mathematical Talent Search Your Home Multiple 6-12 Open Free
Fall Startup Event — NATA Your School 9/22/11 9-12 Open $50/school
Math is Cool Championships Various Locations Various 9-12 Open $10 per grade division
$40 per team
$10 PO billing fee
Skyview Invitational Games for Mathematical Achievement (SIGMA) Skyview HS, Vancouver, WA 10/29/11 6-12 Open $35/team or
$10/individual
Mandelbrot Competition Your school Multiple ★ 9-12 Open $35
Team Scramble — NATA Your School 11/3/11 9-12 Open $50/school
Fall Classic Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA 11/12/11 9-12 Open $35/team or
$10/individual
American Regions Math League (ARML) Power Contest: Round 1 Microsoft (Redmond) Various ★ 9-12 Invitational $5
Rocket City Math League: Inter-School Contest Your School 10/31/11 – 11/14/11 ★ All Open Free
Mu Alpha Theta Log1: Round 1 Your School 12/1/11 – 12/31/11 ★ 9-12 MAθ Members Free
Ciphering Time Trials — NATA Your School 12/8/11 6-12 Open $50/school
Math is Cool Masters Moses Lake HS, Moses Lake, WA 12/3/11 9-12 Invitational $10 per grade division
$40 per team
$10 PO billing fee
Mandelbrot Team Play Your School Various ★ 9-12 Optional (see detail) Free
Eastlake Math Contest Eastlake HS, Sammamish, WA   9-12 Open  
Mu Alpha Theta Log1: Round 2 Your School 1/1/12 – 1/31/12 ★ 9-12 MAθ Members Free
Rocket City Math League: Round 1 Your School 2/13/12 - 2/24/12★ All Open Free
Four-by-Four Competition — NATA Your School 2/2/12 9-12 Open $50/school
American Regions Math League (ARML) Power Contest: Round 2 Redmond Town Center (AT&T) 1/28/12 – 2/12/12 ★ 9-12 Invitational $5
Northwest Math Championship Blaine HS, Blaine WA 2/4/12 9-12 Open $40 per team by Dec. 18th
$45 per team after Dec. 18th
Winter Games Math Contest Pullman HS, Pullman, WA TBA 9-12 Open  
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 10/12 A Your School or Various Locations 2/7/12 All Open $40 shipping + $16/10 students
Rocket City Math League: Round 2 Your School 2/13/12 - 2/24/12 ★ All Open Free
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 10/12 B Your School or Various Locations 2/22/12 All Open $40 shipping + $16/10 students
Mu Alpha Theta Log1: Round 3 Your School 2/1/12 – 2/29/12 ★ 9-12 MAθ Members Free
WSMC High School Regional Contest   3/7/12 9-12 Open  
Rocket City Math League: Round 3 Your School 3/12/12 - 3/23/12 ★ All Open Free
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) Your School or Various Locations 3/15/12 or 3/28/12 All Invitational Free
Washington State Mu Alpha Theta Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA 3/24/12 7-12 Open $15 per student
Interlake Invitational Math Contest TBA 9-12 Open $40/team of 4
$10/individual
Purple Comet Math Meet Online 4/17/12 – 4/26/12 ★ 7-12 Open Free
American Regions Math League (ARML) Local Various Locations 4/14/12 and 4/15/12 All Open  
Collaborative Problem-Solving Contest — NATA Your School 4/11/12 – 4/18/12 6-12 Open $50/school
WSMC High School State Contest   4/14/12 9-12 Invitational  
United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) / United States of America Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) Your School or Various Locations TBA All Invitational Free
Garfield Annual Math Extravaganza (GAME) Garfield HS, Seattle, WA   9-12 Open $40/team or
$15/individual
WSMA Math Bowl TBA 9-12 Open $32/team of 4
Bellevue BATH Bellevue HS, Bellevue, WA     Invitational  
American Regions Math League (ARML) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) TBA All Invitational $80+/student
+ airfare
Mu Alpha Theta National Convention Washington, D.C. 7/8/12 – 7/13/12 9-12 MAθ Members $625 or $675/student

★ Contestants are allowed to choose a date in the given window to take the test. The time limit of the competition still applies.

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