From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0401 MATH TEAM

Dear Mathletes, After much reflection, I have decided it is time to let you know some  big news.  Some of you have already heard, but I will be retiring from Stevenson after this year.  I have treasured my time as a MATH TEAM coach, treasured your successes in service and competition, treasured our many conversationsContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0401 MATH TEAM”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0311 MATH TEAM

Free snacks! Tomorrow in MATH TEAM, we take a break from our heavy competition season and pivot into service to our community again.  First, members of our esteemed e-board will lead a talk on question writing for mathematics competitions.  Then we will all try our hand at writing questions for the Consortium Math Competition.  ManyContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0311 MATH TEAM”

Mar. 6, 2025 – NSML-5 & 2024-25 NSML Season Results

On Mar. 6, Stevenson traveled to Glenbrook South High School for the final conference meet of the year. The Stevenson Sophomore team (59 points) and Junior team (75 points) placed second and first respectively out of fifty-four teams on site! Overall, the Stevenson Math Team placed 2nd for the 2024-25 NSML season with 1451 points!Continue reading “Mar. 6, 2025 – NSML-5 & 2024-25 NSML Season Results”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0225 MATH TEAM

¡Hola matemático! Mañana nos reuniremos nuevamente para el EQUIPO DE MATEMÁTICAS después de la escuela. Hablaremos sobre los resultados regionales y luego cambiaremos nuestro enfoque a NSML #5, que será el jueves de la próxima semana.  Los eventos de equipo (8 personas, 2 personas, calculadora) seguirán realizándose, así que consulte su aula de Google paraContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0225 MATH TEAM”

Feb. 22, 2025 – ICTM Regional Results

On Feb. 22, Stevenson hosted the ICTM Regional (Region 12) meet and placed first overall. The Stevenson Junior, Junior-Senior 8-Person, and Junior-Senior 2-Person teams placed first across the entire state! The following students and teams were awarded on Saturday: Debarghya Das: 🥉 3rd Place in Freshman Algebra I Contest (36 points)Abhijyot Chadha: 7th Place inContinue reading “Feb. 22, 2025 – ICTM Regional Results”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0211 MATH TEAM

Mathletes, Big day tomorrow! We gather in rooms 1500/1502 (soph/sr) or 1508/1510 (frosh/jr) to prep for regionals. Logic, limits, leaps—it’s all on the docket. Clever minds, keen wits, swift pencils—ready to blitz? The only thing missing?  U! =)  For some reason, I’m thinking about the crazy amazing autogram: Only the fool would take trouble toContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0211 MATH TEAM”

Feb. 6, 2025 – NSML Meet 4 Results

On February 6, Stevenson hosted the fourth conference meet of the school year. The Stevenson freshman, sophomore, and juniors teams all placed first place among on-site teams with 37, 75, and 65 points respectively. As a team, Stevenson was first on-site, beating Glenbrook North 265 to 252! Wenhan Li (So), Amritha Praveen (So), Eric Zhang (So), and Jonathan He (Jr) all had perfect papers!Continue reading “Feb. 6, 2025 – NSML Meet 4 Results”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0128 MATH TEAM

Hey Mathlete,  Grab your calculators and calendars… there is a lot going on in the next two weeks.  This Week’s Schedule: Tuesday before school: 8-Person Practice… check your google classroom for details Tuesday after school: MATH TEAM!  We will hang out and prep topics. =) Tuesday after MATH TEAM: Calculator practice… again, check the goog-room Wednesday afterContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0128 MATH TEAM”

From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0121 MATH TEAM

There is a lot of chatter about potentially closing school or starting late due to the cold tomorrow.  Many schools have already made announcements for remote learning while other nearby districts have announced a 2 hour delay to the school day.  What about SHS?  Well, I am 95% confident that there is a not a 60% chance thatContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0121 MATH TEAM”

From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2025_0114 MATH TEAM

Get ready to sleigh your 2025 math goals! … ok, I was going to make this whole email full of puns related to how cold it is outside, but I ran out of steam… wait… now the puns are snowballing… It’s an avalanche of bad puns now!  With visibility for miles and gusts of punsContinue reading “From The Desk Of Paul Kim: 2025_0114 MATH TEAM”