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Middle School Competitions

The following is a list of Washington and national math competitions for middle 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 6-12 Open $50/school
Seattle Infinity Math Competition (SIMC) Newport HS, Newport, WA TBA 8 or under Open $30/team or
$10/individual
Skyview Invitational Games for Mathematical Achievement (SIGMA) Skyview HS, Vancouver, WA 10/29/11 6-12 Open $35/team or
$10/individual
Team Scramble — NATA Your School 11/3/11 6-12 Open $50/school
Math is Cool Championships Various Locations 11/4/11 7-8 Open $10 per grade division
$40 per team
$10 PO billing fee
Fall Classic Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA 11/12/11 9-12 Open $35/team or
$10/individual
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 8 Your School or Various Locations 11/15/11 8 or under Open $33 shipping + $11/10 students
Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) Your School Multiple 4-8 Open $99/team online or
$135/team mail
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
Knights of Pi Math Tournament Newport HS, Bellevue, WA 1/28/12 5-8 Open $40/team
Federal Way Middle School Math Contest Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA TBA 5-8 Open  
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 7-8 Invitational $10 per grade division
$40 per team
$10 PO billing fee
MathCounts Chapter Various Locations Various 6-8 Open  
Rocket City Math League: Round 1 Your School 1/16/12 – 1/27/12 ★ All Open Free
Mount Rainier Math Invitational Mount Rainier HS, Des Moines, WA TBA 5-6 Open $30 per team or $10 per individual
Four-by-Four Competition — NATA Your School 2/2/12 6-12 Open $50/school
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
MathCounts State Microsoft Redmond TBA 6-8 Invitational Free (sponsored)
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
Seattle School District Math Olympiad     6-8 Open  
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
Washington State Mu Alpha Theta Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA 3/24/12 7-12 Open  
Middlementary Math Bonanza Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA   1-8 Open  
United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) / United States of America Junior Mathematical Olympiad Your School or Various Locations TBA All Invitational Free
Middle School Math Olympiad Various Locations 5/5/12 5-8 Open Free
Washington State Mathematics Championship Blaine HS, Blaine, WA 4/28/12 6-8 Open $45/team
before 3/18/11
$50 after
MathCounts Nationals Orlando, FL 5/11/12 6-8 Invitational Free (sponsored)
American Regions Math League (ARML) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) TBA All Invitational $80+/student
+ airfare

★ 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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