Sacramento Area Competitions in Mathematics

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 2018-2019 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 on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Holmes JHS in Davis, CA. There will be an Elementary School Contest in the morning and a Middle School Contest in the afternoon. Links to pages with details on the contests are below.

UC Davis will again be a regional site for the AMC contests (AMC-8, AMC-10/12 A and B). All

tests would be in the evening at UC Davis. AMC 10A and 12A are scheduled for Thursday February 7. AMC 10B and 12B are scheduled for Wednesday, February 13. Details on the tests including, how to register students, are below.

Results from previous contests can be found on the "Contest Results" page.

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

I hope you enjoy the contests!

Last Updated: December 23, 2018

Saturdays: Math Circle at UC Davis

UC Davis Math Department will once again be hosting Math Circle Sessions. The sessions will be on Saturdays starting Saturday October 6.

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

October 2018: MathLeague.Org contests at Franklin HS

On Saturday October 13, MathLeague.Org contests (ES and MS) were run at Winston Churchill MS. Results are available at the MathLeague.Org website (click on the contest type, then on RESULTS, then look for the contest date)

UC Davis hosted AMC8 on Tues Nov 13. Results should be available in late December.

November 2018: MathLeague.Org contests at Franklin HS

On Sunday November 18, Franklin HS ran MathLeague.Org contests (ES and HS). Results are available at the MathLeague.Org website (click on the contest type, then on RESULTS, then look for the contest date)

December 2018: MathLeague.Org contests @ Oak Ridge HS

On Saturday December 8 and Sunday December 9, MathLeague.Org contests (ES, MS, and HS) were run at Oak Ridge HS. Results are available at the MathLeague.Org website (click on the contest type, then on RESULTS, then look for the contest date)

JANUARY 26, 2019: MATHLEAGUE.ORG CONTESTS @ Holmes JHS, Davis

On Saturday, January 26, SACMATH will run MathLeague.Org contests at Holmes JHS in Davis.

Saturday Jan 26, from 8:00 to 12:30 will be an Elementary School Contest (Information and Registration)

Saturday Jan 26 from 1:30 to 6:00 will be a Middle School Contest (Information and Registration)

All contests will be held at Holmes JHS, 1220 Drexel Drive, Davis, CA.

Pre-registration will close at 9:00 PM PST on Wednesday, January 23. 

Details for ES Contest

Details for MS Contest

Map of Holmes JHS

Saturday February 9, 2018: MathCounts Chapter Contest @UC Davis

The MathCounts Sacramento Valley Chapter Contest will be Saturday February 9 at UC Davis Giedt Hall Room 1003. Schools that have registered for MathCounts will receive contest details from me. For more information about MathCounts see the MathCounts website

February 2018: AMC10/AMC12 (A and B tests) at UC Davis

UC Davis will once again be a regional site for the AMC10 and AMC12 tests. 

AMC 10A and 12A will be the evening of Thursday, February 7 starting at 7:00 PM at UC Davis Mathematical Sciences Building

AMC 10B and 12B will be the evening of Wednesday, February 13 starting at 7:00 PM at UC Davis Mathematical Sciences Building.

A student may take one of the A tests and/or one of the B tests.

To register a student or students for a test or tests, send the following to Jeff at [email protected]:

- Student(s) name, school, grade

- Adult contact name, email, phone

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

Art of Problem Solving has past AMC tests available at their website

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)

Future Contests (depending on schedule and site availability):

March 2018: MathLeague.Org contests @ TBD