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Middle School Boys AMC 8 Awards
Founded in 1950, the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) is the preeminent math competition for K–12 students. Each year, more than 300,000 students around the world take the AMC to bolster their confidence and passion for math. Dexter Southfield’s Middle School math classes participated in the AMC 8, a 25-question, 40-minute exam, in January. Congratulations to those students who put their learning to the test and achieved outstanding results.
Boys’ Class 6
First Place
Kai Wang
Second Place
Kento Chamovitz
Alex Holtz
Xander Wetmore
Third Place
Oliver Melanson
Boys’ Class 7
First Place
Ethan Erickson
Isaac Eum
Second Place
Rory McLaughlin
Third Place
Haydan DeBonis
Ryan Helm
Egor Zverev
Participation
Jack Burkard
McNichols
William Fish
Jonathan Kellis
Michael Kelly
Elliott Stuart
Thomas Young
Girls’ Class 7
First Place
Rebecca Matthews
Second Place
Elise Ben-Akiva
Madison Lee
Adela Morgan
Third Place
Heer Doshi
Harper Fitts
Lana Rimmer
Participation
Hannah Balonov
Elisabeth Flynn
Mckenna Johnson
Belle Kelley
Milla Noble
Eloise Spiegel
Girls’ Class 8
First Place
Elsa Cohen
Cameron Silvers
Second Place
Emma Anderson
Isabella Gomez-Garcia
Third Place
Constance Zhang
Participation
Liv Baker
Olivia Collins
Alix Conlon
Marin Gottschalk
Ryan Imperato
Hailie Johnsson
Samantha Levin
Anna Saltonstall
Aava Tavakkoli
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