Sacramento Area Competitions in Mathematics

(Last Updated: November 1, 2019)

SACMATH (Sacramento Area Competitions in Mathematics) is an organization led by Jeff Soesbe that has been running mathematics contests in the Sacramento region since October 2009.

During the 2019-2020 school year, I am planning another series of fun and challenging contests. I will also publicize other contests and math-related activities in the region. You can join the SACMATH mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming contests and activities.

My plan is to have one contest day per month from October through March. On this contest day there would be MathLeague.Org Elementary School and Middle School Contests. I will also try to do some High School contests during the year, as time and site availability permits.

The Next Contests will be Saturday, November 23, at Winston Churchill MS in Carmichael CA. Details are below.

UC Davis has a Math Circle program, for math education and problem solving building, with meetings throughout the year. I am also planning to work wtih UC Davis to host the AMC competitions throughout the school year. Details are below.

I will be recruiting students to form an ARML team to representing Sacramento Valley at ARML. Practices will be Saturdays in 2020 at UC Davis, in conjunction with Math Circle. See below for more information.

Feel free to contact me (Jeff Soesbe of SACMATH) at [email protected] with any questions. 

I hope you enjoy the contests!

- Jeff Soesbe

Saturdays: Math Circle at UC Davis

UC Davis Math Department will once again be hosting Math Circle Sessions. The sessions will be on Saturdays (start date not known yet).

For more details, contact the UC Davis Math Circle at [email protected] or visit their website (https://davismathcircle.wordpress.com)

Sunday, October 20, 2019: MATHLEAGUE.ORG CONTESTS @ CHURCHILL MS

Sunday October 20, 2019, there were two math contests: an Elementary School Contest and a Middle School Contest

Results for the contests are available at MathLeague.Org. Click on the contest type (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or MIDDLE SCHOOL) then on RESULTS.

MS Countdown Results: 1st = D H , Holmes; 2nd = H P, Churchill; 3rd = W L, Monte Vista; 4th = M M, Granite Oaks

Sunday November 17, 2019: AMC8 at UC Davis, from 1:00 to 3:00

In conjunction with the UC Davis Math Circle, we will be hosting the AMC8 competition at UC Davis, Giedt Hall on Sunday Nov 17 from 1:00 to 3:00

To register a student for the competition, fill out the online registration form

UC Davis Math Circle is running AMC8 Prep Classes. For more details see the UC Davis Math Circle website

For more information about AMC tests see the MAA AMC website (https://www.maa.org/math-competitions)

Art of Problem Solving maintains an archive of AMC8 Problems and Solutions at:  (https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_8_Problems_and_Solutions)

Saturday November 23, 2019: MathLeague.Org contests @ Winston Churchill MS

On Saturday November 23, there will be two math contests:

- an Elementary School Contest from 8:00 to 12:30 (Information and Registration)

- a Middle School Contest from 1:30 to 6:00 (Information and Registration)

Both contests will be at Winston Churchill Middle School, 4900 Whitney Avenue, Carmichael, CA.

Registration for both contests will close Wednesday November 20 at 9:00 PM PST.

Future Contests 

(depending on schedule and site availability):

December 2019: MathLeague.Org contests @ TBD (?)

I plan to hold ES and MS MathLeague.Org contests in December 2019. More details will be announced once I have confirmed a site and a date.

January 2020: MathLeague.Org contests @ TBD

I plan to hold ES and MS MathLeague.Org contests in January 2020. More details will be announced once I have confirmed a site and a date.

January/February 2020: AMC10/AMC12 (A and B tests) at TBD

I will be working with a regional site to host the AMC competitions (AMC10 and AMC12, both A and B dates). 

AMC 10A and 12A will be the evening of Thursday January 30.

AMC 10B and 12B will be the evening of Wednesday, February 5.

For more information about AMC tests see the MAA AMC website (https://www.maa.org/math-competitions)

AMC10 archive (https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_10_Problems_and_Solutions)

AMC12 archive (https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/AMC_12_Problems_and_Solutions)

February 2020: MathLeague.Org contests @ TBD

I plan to hold ES and MS MathLeague.Org contests in February 2020. More details will be announced once I have confirmed a site and a date.

February 2020: MathCounts Chapter Contest @ TBD

The MathCounts Sacramento Valley Chapter Contest will be held in February 2020. More details will be announced to registered schools once I have confirmed a site and a date. For more information about MathCounts see the MathCounts website

March 2020: MathLeague.Org contests @ TBD

I plan to hold ES and MS MathLeague.Org contests in March 2020. More details will be announced once I have confirmed a site and a date.

May 29 - May 30, 2020: ARML (American Regions Mathematics League)

Represent Sacramento Valley at ARML, one of the most prestigious high-school-level math contests in the country! Mr Soesbe is forming a team to compete at ARML. More details can be found on the Sacramento Valley ARML page on this website

Past Contests

Results from past MathLeague.Org Contests are available at the MathLeague.Org website (click on the contest type (Elementary/Middle/High), then on RESULTS, then look for the contest date)