kent meridian high school’s math club

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PURPOSE HOME REQUIREMENTS GOALS CAREERS More real than i, MORE RATIONAL THAN Did you know "The top 15 highest-earning college degrees all have one thing in common -- math skills. That's according to a recent survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which tracks college graduates' job offers." Let Math Club help you pursue that path. OFFICERS FUN STUFF Commercial (click on black screen) KENT MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL’S MATH CLUB π LINKS

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Page 1: Kent Meridian High school’s  Math Club

PURPOSEHOME REQUIREMENTS GOALS CAREERS

More real than i, MORE RATIONAL THAN

Did you know "The top 15 highest-earning college degrees all have one thing in common -- math skills. That's according to a recent survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which tracks college graduates' job offers." Let Math Club help you pursue that path.

OFFICERS FUN STUFF

Commercial (click on black screen)

KENT MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL’S MATH CLUB

πLINKS

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PURPOSE/MISSION •Purpose:•Reaching out to the community•Provide necessary skills and traits essential in the future – patience, gaining of trust with peers, experience in teamwork and collaboration •Impacting KM and students – greater cause

•Not only for our own benefit, but for peers and KM as a whole.

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Esther Yang Junior – President KMTA student and IB

Diploma Candidate Currently taking IB SL

Calculus & lovin’ it! 2nd violin principal for

Bellevue Youth Symphony

State place/titles in violin and piano

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Marianne Rojas Junior – Vice President KMTA student and IB

Diploma Candidate Currently taking IB SL

Calculus and lovin it! Plans to attend a university

offering ROTC Enjoys reading, watching

crime/cop shows, and volunteering in the community

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Rory Jens Senior – Secretary IB Diploma

Candidate Captain of the KM

Tennis Team Currently taking IB

HL Calculus and lovin’ it!

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Zane Duke Senior – Historian IB Diploma Candidate Currently taking IB HL

Calculus and enjoyin’ it! National Merit

Semifinalist Writes for the Royal

Herald FIRST Robotics Hopes to attend MIT next

fall

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Randy Nguyen

Junior – Treasurer IB Diploma Candidate Currently taking IB SL

Calculus and lovin’ it!

Plans to attend medical school Career goal:

Neurosurgeon

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Mrs. Transier Teaches Geometry

and both years of IB math studies

8th year at Kent-Meridian

Has 3 kids She and her

husband have played an important role in changing KM’s reputation

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Requirements (for Tutors) One math teacher letter of recommendation 300 word essay entitled: “Why I Want to be in

KM’s Math Club.” You must include why you want to be in math club

while stating your strengths/weaknesses in math, and how they play a role for you to become a potential tutor in math club.

Application due (in 2 weeks) December 2nd

Some people will be rejected based upon number of applicants and applicants’ qualifications

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Goals for Math Club Inspire student

appreciation of Math

Impact KM through improving math grades

Perform community service

Fundraising for FUN :D

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Fun Stuff This Week in Math

Celebrating a famous mathematician in history each week

Math Bee Winner: Prize

PI DAY! Games, getting pied, math activities

Tutor of the Month Prize & Certificate

Club t-shirts

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Careers According to the Wall Street

Journal:Mathematician is considered the Best Job of All Jobs.Mathematicians median annual income was pegged at $94,160.The top 3 jobs on the list were:

1. Mathematician2. Actuary3. Statistician

5 of the 6 “Best Jobs” in terms of low stress, high compensation, autonomy, and hiring demand in the “Job Related Almanac” by Les Krantz are all math related.

"The top 15 highest-earning college degrees all have one thing in common -- math skills. That's according to a recent survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which tracks college graduates' job offers."