Math Club

Overview:

Math club is run by EMS volunteers. The club organizes math competitions and provides online training for students who have interest in math competitions.

Club Chair

Jun Cao, Chongwen Xie, Han Zhu (mathclub@evergreenptsa.org)

Advisors

Anthony Cao: Rising Freshman, Eastlake High School 

Bryan Li: Rising Junior, Tesla STEM High School  

Edward Li: Rising Junior, Mercer Island High School 

Eric Shao: Rising Sophomore, Mercer Island High School 

Max Xie: Rising Junior, Tesla STEM High School   

Michael Xie: Rising Freshman, Eastlake High School 

Saamik Agrawal: Rising Freshman, Eastlake High School 

Toprak Celikel: Rising Junior, Davidson Academy Online 

Information and Dates

Price:  $15

Dates: Oct. 13, 2025 - June 12, 2026

Time: Monday and Wednesday, 7PM-8PM (exception: Monday 6:30-7:30PM for week 2, 4, 6, 8, and so on) 

(no meeting during competition weeks and the week of November 3rd and November 10th, 2025, the week of January 19th, 2026, public holidays and no-school days.)

Location: Online Zoom Meeting

Class fees will cover all competition registration fees.

Students will need a computer for online meetings and competitions.

RegisteR

Deadline October 6th, 2025

October 10th - emails will be sent out from Math Club detailing next steps.

*If your student needs a scholarship to cover the club fees, please complete this form.

Competitions

AMC 10_A Competition Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

AMC 10_B Competition Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025

• EMS will host the AMC 10 A and 10 B on these two days immediately after school at EMS Commons. EMS math teacher will register all students and administer these competitions. Test takers are permitted to enroll in ONE competition center. If you try to enroll in two places, this is forbidden, and your account will get locked, stopping you from taking the competition at all. Details on how to register will be sent out before the competition.

AMC 8 Competition Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026

• The AMC 8 will also be administered and registered by EMS math teachers. The competition will be held immediately after school at EMS Commons. Test takers are permitted to enroll in ONE competition center. If you try to enroll in two places, this is forbidden, and your account will get locked, stopping you from taking the competition at all. Details on how to register will be sent out before the competition.

• EMS will host the MATHCOUNTS school round immediately after school at EMS Commons. Details on how to register will be sent out before the competition.

• Championship is hosted at Liberty High School on Saturday, February 7, 2026. It is open to all math club students but with seat limit. Details on how to register will be sent out in December.
• Master is hosted at Moses Lake High School on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Participation is by invitation only.

Volunteer requirements

Be passionate about math and be willing and comfortable with working with middle school students.  Must be an LWSD approved volunteer - even if you have been previously certified, please recheck your volunteer approval status to make sure it is up to date.