VAMO 2024


VAMO 2024 will be held on April 15, 2024 from 3:15-6:45pm at Van Antwerp Middle School in Niskayuna, NY.

Competition Schedule and Format

Schedule:

3:15-4:00pm: Introduction and Instructions
4:00-4:30pm: Individual Round
4:45-5:35pm: Team Round
5:45-6:15pm: Pizza
6:15-6:45pm: Closing Ceremony

Individual Round:

  1. The Individual Round features 3 divisions. 8th Grade Division: Problems geared to 8th graders, but 7th graders and younger can also participate! 7th Grade Division: Problems geared to 7th graders, but 6th graders and younger can also participate! 6th Grade Division: Problems geared to 6th graders and younger!

  2. Participants have 30 minutes to complete 15 problems.


  3. Each problem is worth 1 point, for a maximum of 15 points.

Team Round:

  1. Each team can consist of 2-4 people from any school and any divisions of the Individual Round.

  2. Teams have 50 minutes to complete 25 problems. The Team Round does not feature divisons.

  3. The last 5 minutes of the round, teams recieve 3 estimation problems worth 1 point each. The top 3 teams that are closest to the answer recieves the point.

  4. Each problem is worth 1 point, for a maximum of 28 points.

Scoring:

      1. Team scores are calculated by summing the average score of the team members' Individual Round with the team's Team Round score.

Prizes:

      Available for every VAMO contestant before Apr 15, 2024: $20 off any upcoming classes at LIVE, by Po-Shen Loh, the online math class that actually captivates, with the coupon code VAMO2024. Website: https://live.poshenloh.com/.
      1. Top 6 Individuals of Each Division: 1 Year of Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition ($87 value)
      2. Top 4 Individuals of Each Division: Jane Street T-Shirt
      3. Top 3 Place Teams: 4 Free Ice Cream Stewart's Certificates
      4. Top Placed Team: 4 Single-Use MiSci Guest Passes
      5. All Participants: Geogebra Sticker
      6. Raffle: 1 seat for LIVE, by Po-Shen Loh classes (worth $399-$519/seat), 2x $10 Stewart's Gift Card, 2x Desmos T-Shirt, Global Foundries Swag