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Our last MATH TEAM meeting is tomorrow. Last as in following all others in a sequence.   Last as in savoring an event and “making it last” as long as possible Last as in this will be the last MATH TEAM meeting for seniors for the rest of their lives. … and in a crazy circle of life, we will startContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0429 MATH TEAM”

Mathamos!!! April 15 is Tax Day.  Besides voting, Tax Day is one of the most intimate interactions Americans have with their government.  April 15 is MATH TEAM.  Besides math class, MATH TEAM is one of the most intimate interactions students have with mathematics. Many of your teachers (and parents) are hoping to collect a niceContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0415 MATH TEAM”

We stars!  Great we are. Dare we be sweet! Career we be fast!!! Fear creed be great!  Defy fear!  We get great reward!  We serve great. We better!  Weeeee!!!!! Ok… there’s actually a lot of info we need to get out.  I’ll take the sling off and type the rest of this email with twoContinue reading “From The Desk of Paul Kim: 2025_0408 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”

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”

¡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”

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”

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”

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”

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”