Sun Devils Compete in Math Contests

Each year, our Upper School students have the chance to show off their math skills by participating in a variety of math competitions. Last semester, students attended Colorado State University’s Math Day, a contest that is done “game-show style.” For each round, two teams go head-to-head. The proctor asks a question out loud, and teams have one minute to answer. The first team to buzz in with the correct answer gets a point.

All three Kent Denver teams made it to the top 8, where they were then pitted against each other. While knocking out Team 2, Team 1 advanced all the way to the semifinals. Congrats to these teams of students for their hard work!

Team 1
Danny ’26
Arwen ’27
Ellie ’28
Matthew ’26

Team 2
Sohan ’27
Connor ’28
William ’28
Jonah ’28

Team 3
Charlie ’28
John ’28
Axel ’28

See additional results from UNC Math Contest & AMC 10/12 below.

UNC Math Contest
Every year, the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado hosts the UNC Mathematics Contest—an exciting opportunity for students in grades 7–12 to showcase their problem-solving skills and passion for math. Students are given 90 minutes to complete 10 complex problems with no calculators. Students who get four problems correct advance to the second round, which will be held Saturday, March 7. The following Kent Denver students qualified for the next round:

Max ’26 (Answered 8/10 questions correct)
Tyler ’27
Xanthe ’26
Jonah ’28

AMC 10/12
The American Mathematics Competition (AMC) is a national math competition sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. The Upper School hosted AMC 10/12 competitions in November. The Upper School’s top scorers from last semester were:

AMC 10 
Charlie ’28
John ’28
William ’28

AMC 12
Akhil ’27 (Scored in the top 25% of all participants across the country)
Max ’26
Arwen ’27