2019｜Math
On January 5th, 25 talented mathematicians from 7th and 8th grade kicked off the new year by attending the Berkeley Mini Math Tournament in Beijing. Despite having many other responsibilities, these dedicated students attended every practice Ms. Yan held so that they could represent SHSID well in the competition.
The competition itself consisted of four parts: individual, team, speed, and puzzle rounds. The 25 participants performed well in all events! In the individual round, Joey, Maxwell, Lucas, and five other students were named the top 50 in China, with Eric earning 7th place. In the team round, two teams from SHSID tied for 4th place. The best results, however, were during the speed round, where Eric and Lucas’s team received 2nd place, while Max and Daniel’s team received 3rd place. The last part of the competition was the puzzle round, which is typically the most difficult event. The puzzles tested the students’ ability to apply their critical thinking and logical reasoning skills. Faced with this challenge, Max and Daniel’s team worked together to accomplish an impressive feat: ranking 8th among all Chinese teams! Overall, two of the SHSID teams scored in the top 10 out of more than 100 teams from all over China.
In this competition, SHSID students displayed a deeper understanding of mathematics and ultimately earned glory for their school. All the students expressed excitement about getting better at math and scoring even higher next year. We wish them all the best in the future!
每个人都应该有些精彩的表现来迎接新的一年。在1月5日，上海中学国际部7、8年级的25位同学就一起来到北京参加了美国加州伯克利大学初中数学学术活动（BmMT）。同学们十分重视此次比赛，赛前在闫老师的组织下积极进行训练。
美国加州伯克利大学初中数学学术活动（BmMT，Berkeley mini Math Tournament）由四部分组成的：个人赛，团队赛，团队速度赛，以及解谜赛。这次比赛同学们发挥得非常好。在个人赛中，何丰名、李易之、吴裕翔、何思熠等八位同学获得全国前50，其中何丰名获得中国区第七。在团队赛中，两组同学并列斩获中国区第四的好成绩。同学们发挥最好的就是速度赛，刘英科、陈彦伯小组获得中国区第三；何丰名、吴裕翔小组获得中国区第二的好成绩！考试的最后一部分是解谜赛，测试的是同学们的逻辑思维能力和思考观察能力，这对同学们来说，是最有挑战的一个部分；在解谜赛中，刘英科、陈彦伯小组获得中国区第八。总排名中有两个小组进入全国前十名。
此次比赛中，上海中学国际部的同学们将他们对数学的理解和兴趣充分展示出来，为学校争得荣誉。同学们表示接下来会更加努力学习数学，希望明年能够取得更优异的成绩！
Written by 8(1) Lucas Wu
Edited by Hannah Bush，Du Tong
Pictures by Yan Jie
文：8(1)吴裕翔
编辑：Hannah Bush，杜桐
