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Barrington Middle School is a school in Barrington, Rhode Island that participates in the Rhode Island MathCounts Competition.
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Barrington Middle School (BMS) is a school in Barrington, Rhode Island that participates in the Rhode Island MathCounts Competition.
  
 
BMS frequently does well at the RI State Competition, and generally places in the top 2. Since 2007, it has won a total of 3 state championships-2007, 2008, 2011.  
 
BMS frequently does well at the RI State Competition, and generally places in the top 2. Since 2007, it has won a total of 3 state championships-2007, 2008, 2011.  
  
The coach for the state competitions up to and including 2011 was Dr. Saeja Kim. When the team won states, she declined coaching the team for nationals, and the coach is now Meg Medeiros.  
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The coach for the state competitions up to and including 2011 was Dr. Saeja Kim. When the team won states, she did not coach the team for the national competition, and so Meg Medeiros, an eighth grade math teacher at the school took up the position.  
  
Up until the 2011 state competition, Barrington Middle School decided its school team through an official school competition that determined top 4 based purely on written scores. As of now, it is unkown what method will be used to determine the school team in the future. (2012 season on)
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Barrington Middle School decides its school team through an official school competition that determines the top 4 students based purely on written scores. This also allows the coach to select six individuals to bring to the state competition as additional competitors.  
  
 
== Past School Team Members and Placements at States ==
 
== Past School Team Members and Placements at States ==

Revision as of 18:11, 8 December 2011

Barrington Middle School (BMS) is a school in Barrington, Rhode Island that participates in the Rhode Island MathCounts Competition.

BMS frequently does well at the RI State Competition, and generally places in the top 2. Since 2007, it has won a total of 3 state championships-2007, 2008, 2011.

The coach for the state competitions up to and including 2011 was Dr. Saeja Kim. When the team won states, she did not coach the team for the national competition, and so Meg Medeiros, an eighth grade math teacher at the school took up the position.

Barrington Middle School decides its school team through an official school competition that determines the top 4 students based purely on written scores. This also allows the coach to select six individuals to bring to the state competition as additional competitors.

Past School Team Members and Placements at States

2009

  • Cassidy Laidlaw
  • Jack Liang
  • Mark Krosschell
  • Matthew Lamontagne

Placed second.

2010

  • Cassidy Laidlaw
  • Teddy Ni
  • Matthew Lamontagne
  • William Klimpert

Placed second.

2011

  • Matthew Lamontagne
  • Teddy Ni
  • Adam Kelly
  • William Yao

Placed first.