FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 880 S. Lemon Avenue
January 28, 2016 Walnut, CA 91789
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Kelli Gile, Office of Community Resources
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Suzanne students medal in national math exam
WALNUT, CA—Fifty Suzanne Middle School students recently participated in the challenging AMC 8 math contest.
Questions cover many different topics, which exceed the normal middle school curriculum.
During the national event, mathletes tackle 25 multiple-choice questions on the 40-minute timed competition.
The top three school finishers earned medals.
Darren Chen, grade 8, took home the gold medal with a top score of 23 out of 25. He was also awarded an Honor Roll of Distinction Certificate for scoring in the top 1% in the nation.
to be their principal. Ms. Erickson has done an outstanding job as their coach and goes above and beyond preparing them for their competitions.”
Shown:
Suzanne Middle School students earned top awards during the AMC 8 math contest.
Shown: Top award winners Darren Chen, William Lin, and Amber Tsao.
Shown: Tyler Xu, Katherine Lee, and Joseph Xu.
Shown: Sixth grader Joshua Hsu was awarded a certificate of achievement during the AMC 8 exam.