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How to be in Two Places at Once

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By marydalene

Timothy likes to make our lives difficult, at times, just by being such a good student.

How inconsiderate.

He participated in the AMC 8 test at his school and had the second-highest score in his class (16/25). (In short, the AMC 8 is a national math test that the Mathematical Association of America hosts each year. It’s a 25 question, 40 minute multiple choice exam designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem solving skills. You can read more about the test here.)

BYU hosts a recognition night each year to honor those who do well in the test. This year it was held on Feb. 19. Timothy scored high enough to be given a spot on the Achievement Roll, which is awarded to sixth-graders or below who score above 15 on the test.

This is Dr. David Wright, BYU professor of Mathematics, who is part of the faculty at BYU who oversees the AMC 8 program.

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This is Timothy’s teacher, Mrs. Wakamatsu.

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And this is the back of Timothy’s head. I thought I had the right angle for the shot, but he kept his back to me the entire time.

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Sigh.

This is the trio from Timothy’s school who all did well on the AMC 8 enough to be on either the National Honor Roll or the Achievement Roll.

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These same three also had to be at the district science fair. The same night. At the same time. How did we pull this off? Through the efforts of some very nice people. One of the judges for the science fair agreed to let them be judged early (at 5 p.m. rather than 6:30 p.m.) if they came and set up early. Timothy checked out early to go set up at the fair and be judged early. He got home right before 6, with enough time to change into business casual for the AMC 8, before we headed off to BYU.

After we finished at BYU, we went straight to the fair, where Timothy was quite late for the general open session of the fair, but jumped right in and answered questions about his project to passersby.

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This is Mrs. Siebach, Timothy’s fifth-grade teacher, but one of his favorite teachers to date. He still has a good relationship with her, which is great.

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Timothy was given an Honorable Mention for his ScienceNote project. I am so pleased and happy for him. (He will not advance to the regionals, but it is still a huge accomplishment.)

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It was a long, busy day. But I’m happy that it was for all good reasons. What an accomplishment. I’m glad that Timothy likes school so much and has worked hard to succeed.

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