{"id":292,"date":"2016-11-20T18:56:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T01:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/?p=292"},"modified":"2016-11-20T18:56:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T01:56:56","slug":"fall-classic-2016-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/index.php\/fall-classic-2016-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Classic 2016 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Mu Alpha Theta Fall Classic was held at Thomas Jefferson High School this past weekend on November 12. Fall Classic is a math competition to reward excellence in mathematics skills for high school students.<\/p>\n<p>Students competed against their own grade level peers in individual competitions, and teams were divided in two divisions, 9th\/10th and 11th\/12th. Middle school students are also allowed to participate in the 9th\/10th division for teams and compete against 9th graders in the individual competitions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-302 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-1.jpeg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The competition consisted of the following tests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual Ciphering &#8211; Ciphering had 10 rounds of two questions apiece with 4 minutes to solve each round.<\/li>\n<li>Individual Test &#8211; Each individual test consisted of 50 multiple choice questions<\/li>\n<li>Team Test &#8211; Each team test consisted of 20 multiple choice questions. Teams of up to 4 students competed against each other in the team competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-303 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-2.jpeg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The top ten scoring students in each grade for the Individual Test and Individual Ciphering\u00a0were eligible for trophies. The top ten scoring teams in the 9th\/10th and 11th\/12th divisions were also awarded trophies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-301 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wastudentmath.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image.jpeg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fall Classic is a great way to test your math skills, and if you are a current or upcoming high school student, you should consider participating next year! For more information, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hub.wastudentmath.org\">WSMA hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Mu Alpha Theta Fall Classic was held at Thomas Jefferson High School this past weekend on November 12. Fall Classic is a math competition to reward excellence in mathematics skills for high school students. 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