Please note that the No Names finally have a name. They are now known as the Last Good Team Name.
Team results from Friday's tournament:
The Betterers - 74 points, 4.35 average
Stupid x Stupid - 64 total points, 4.27 average
Last Good Team Name - 65 points, 4.06 average
Oompa Loompa - 45 points, 3.46 average
Overall Standings:
Last Good Team Name - 362 points, 22.42 average
Stupid x Stupid - 287 total points, 19.78 average
The Betterers - 315 points, 19.62 average
Oompa Loompas - 271 points, 19.49 average
Top players:
Topher 31 points
Orion 28
Michael V. 28
Sussane 27
Matthew 26
Luke 26
Renee 26
Kevin 25
Shwetha 25
Ann 25
Anthony 25
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Equations Challenge Match
In a challenge match, the students work with their Friday tournament teams for the first half of practice. In second half, all of the students, except the captains, are matched up into games against students from the other teams. The captains are allowed to float around from game to game and help their teammates. At the end of the night, the team with the highest average over all its players wins the match, and every player on that team receives a 6.
Tonight was our Equations Challenge Match. The averages were as follows:
No Names 4.25
Oompa Loompas 4.00
Stupid x Stupid 3.91
The Betterers 3.86
So each member of the No Names who was present received a six added to their Friday tournament score. Oompa Loompa and Stupid x Stupid players all got 4, the Betterers 2.
Tonight was our Equations Challenge Match. The averages were as follows:
No Names 4.25
Oompa Loompas 4.00
Stupid x Stupid 3.91
The Betterers 3.86
So each member of the No Names who was present received a six added to their Friday tournament score. Oompa Loompa and Stupid x Stupid players all got 4, the Betterers 2.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Friday Results, 10/9
Team results from Friday's tournament:
The Betterers - 72 points, 4.50 average
No Names - 75 points, 4.41 average
Stupid x Stupid - 52 total points, 4.00 average
Oompa Loompa - 41 points, 4.10 average
Overall Standings:
The Betterers - 150 points, 9.70 average
No Names - 150 points, 9.10 average
Oompa Loompas - 116 points, 9.10 average
Stupid x Stupid - 115 total points, 8.50 average
Top players:
Topher 13 points
Dan G. 13
Matthew 12
Orion 12
Kevin 12
Kathy 12
Shwetha 12
Renee 12
Susanne 11
Anthony 11
Theodore 11
Taryn 11
The Betterers - 72 points, 4.50 average
No Names - 75 points, 4.41 average
Stupid x Stupid - 52 total points, 4.00 average
Oompa Loompa - 41 points, 4.10 average
Overall Standings:
The Betterers - 150 points, 9.70 average
No Names - 150 points, 9.10 average
Oompa Loompas - 116 points, 9.10 average
Stupid x Stupid - 115 total points, 8.50 average
Top players:
Topher 13 points
Dan G. 13
Matthew 12
Orion 12
Kevin 12
Kathy 12
Shwetha 12
Renee 12
Susanne 11
Anthony 11
Theodore 11
Taryn 11
Monday, September 28, 2009
Saturday Tournament Results
Over the weekend we had our first tournament at Clague.
46 students competed for Clague against students from other schools in Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Lincoln.
The team finished first in Top Five (100 out of a possible 100) and second in average (15.02 per student, 20 is perfect, first place was 15.22).
Top scorers (18 points or higher) for the team included: Caleb C., Young L., Shreya M., Richard W., Topher W., Alan X., Lorna B., Deniz G., Shivani J., Shalini L, Anthony W., and Renee Z.
Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the tournament.
Our next saturday tournament will be October 24th at Huron High School.
Students need to attend at least three saturday tournaments to be eligible for the State tournament in March.
46 students competed for Clague against students from other schools in Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Lincoln.
The team finished first in Top Five (100 out of a possible 100) and second in average (15.02 per student, 20 is perfect, first place was 15.22).
Top scorers (18 points or higher) for the team included: Caleb C., Young L., Shreya M., Richard W., Topher W., Alan X., Lorna B., Deniz G., Shivani J., Shalini L, Anthony W., and Renee Z.
Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the tournament.
Our next saturday tournament will be October 24th at Huron High School.
Students need to attend at least three saturday tournaments to be eligible for the State tournament in March.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Exponents and Captains
Monday's practice included a review of basic exponent rules for sixth graders (worksheet) and a lesson on how to deal with negative and fractional exponents for 7th and 8th graders (worksheet).
It should be noted that students in the Elementary Division (6th grade and below) are not allowed to use negative or fractional roots or exponents.
At the end of practice this year's team captains were announced. Congratulations to 8th graders Lorna, Chelsea, Richard and Andrew. The Friday tournament teams will be revealed on Friday, and the students will pick names for their teams.
Our first tournament is this Saturday at Clague. Students should be there by 8:30.
It should be noted that students in the Elementary Division (6th grade and below) are not allowed to use negative or fractional roots or exponents.
At the end of practice this year's team captains were announced. Congratulations to 8th graders Lorna, Chelsea, Richard and Andrew. The Friday tournament teams will be revealed on Friday, and the students will pick names for their teams.
Our first tournament is this Saturday at Clague. Students should be there by 8:30.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Welcome to Academic Games, 2009 - 2010
Welcome Back,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful summer vacation.
Academic Games begins for all interested students this Friday after school from 3-5 pm. Our practice schedule will remain the same this year as it was last year, Mondays 7-9 pm, and Fridays after school. Our first Saturday tournament will be a week from Saturday at Clague. A complete schedule is posted to the right, and is included in the Welcome Letter than is also posted on the right.
We have a big addition to the team this year, as Vivek Thanabal will be joining us as a coach. A former AG player at Clague and Huron, Vivek is a freshman in the UofM engineering school. Vivek was quite successful as a player at Clague, having been part of a number of championship teams at the State and National levels. I know he is looking forward to the new challenges that coaching brings.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at ericnelsonag@comcast.net
Look forward to seeing everyone on Friday
Eric
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful summer vacation.
Academic Games begins for all interested students this Friday after school from 3-5 pm. Our practice schedule will remain the same this year as it was last year, Mondays 7-9 pm, and Fridays after school. Our first Saturday tournament will be a week from Saturday at Clague. A complete schedule is posted to the right, and is included in the Welcome Letter than is also posted on the right.
We have a big addition to the team this year, as Vivek Thanabal will be joining us as a coach. A former AG player at Clague and Huron, Vivek is a freshman in the UofM engineering school. Vivek was quite successful as a player at Clague, having been part of a number of championship teams at the State and National levels. I know he is looking forward to the new challenges that coaching brings.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at ericnelsonag@comcast.net
Look forward to seeing everyone on Friday
Eric
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Online Equations
Hey guys, Maya sent this along and I thought you might be interested in it:
Hi,
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Maya Spivak and I am the high school coach for Ann Arbor Academic Games. This summer I am working on a project with Layman Allen, the creator of Equations and WFF, an online version of Equations. We would like to test the game with middle school students. This is an excellent opportunity to get some practice and competition in over the summer. Over the summer we will be setting up tournaments once or twice a month. The game is played online against other students. A scheduler within the program helps schedule days and times of tournaments. You don't even need to be in Ann Arbor. All you need is a computer with internet access. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would be interested in participating so that we can get some tournaments started. Send me an email (mspivak@umich.edu) with your name and email address, and I will contact you soon with more information.
Thanks,
Maya
Hi,
For those of you who do not know me, my name is Maya Spivak and I am the high school coach for Ann Arbor Academic Games. This summer I am working on a project with Layman Allen, the creator of Equations and WFF, an online version of Equations. We would like to test the game with middle school students. This is an excellent opportunity to get some practice and competition in over the summer. Over the summer we will be setting up tournaments once or twice a month. The game is played online against other students. A scheduler within the program helps schedule days and times of tournaments. You don't even need to be in Ann Arbor. All you need is a computer with internet access. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would be interested in participating so that we can get some tournaments started. Send me an email (mspivak@umich.edu) with your name and email address, and I will contact you soon with more information.
Thanks,
Maya
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