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The eighth annual Pepperdine Math Day was held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 on the campus of
Pepperdine University in Malibu.
The primary purposes of this annual event are to promote interest and reward excellence in mathematics and science,
as well as to increase the interaction between Pepperdine and our local Southern California high school faculty and students.
Approximately 210 students and accompanying faculty and parents from 14 Southern California schools were in attendance.
The main event of the day was a
competitive written math exam.
On the exam, the overall average score was 23.7 out of 45 (no penalty for incorrect answers).
A grade by grade breakdown of the scores is as follows:
| Grade |
Low |
Average |
High |
Student |
| 12 | 7 | 25.8 | 40 | Brian Deng, Walnut High School |
| 11 | 9 | 24.4 | 40 | Jeffrey Tan, Palos Verdes Peninsula School |
| 10 | 6 | 22.4 | 38 | Greg Pailet, Palos Verdes High School |
| 9 | 11 | 21.8 | 34 | Nathan Kim, Palos Verdes Peninsula School |
Top scorer from each school
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Bruce Xu
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Arcadia High School
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Kevin Tsao
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Arnold O. Beckman High School
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Shawn Lu
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California Academy of Mathematics & Science
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William He
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Diamond Bar High School
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Jake Mattinson
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Granada Hills Charter High School
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Samuel Tay
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Mark Keppel High School
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Jeffrey Zhang
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Oaks Christian High School
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Dennis Park
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Oxford Academy
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Greg Pailet
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Palos Verdes High School
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Jeffrey Tan
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Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
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Rui Ji
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Ribet Academy
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Kevin Chen, Kavi Gupta (tie)
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San Marino High School
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Brian Deng
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Walnut High School
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Top team scores
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First Place
Arcadia High School
(Average score of 35.6)
Bruce Xu, Dean Li, Kaiwen Zhou
Victor Li, Samuel Cui
Eguez Mauricio, faculty advisor
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Second Place
San Marino High School
(Average score of 35.4)
Kevin Chen, Kavi Gupta,
Seungil Lee, Jaron Chen, Peiyao Li
Russell Silver, faculty advisor
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Third Place
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
(Average score of 34.8)
Jeffrey Tan, Nathan Kim, Alex Chang
Kijung Kim, Andrew Choi, Taurean Zhang
Vararat Chaiyont, faculty advisor
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Honorable Mention:
Walnut High School
Arnold O. Beckman High School
Diamond Bar High School
Oxford Academy
Top individual scorers
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Score |
Name |
School |
Grade |
| 40 | Brian Deng | Walnut | 12 |
| 40 | Jeffrey Tan | Palos Verdes Peninsula | 11 |
| 39 | Bruce Xu | Arcadia | 12 |
| 39 | Nathan Kim | Palos Verdes Peninsula | 9 |
| 38 | Greg Pailet | Palos Verdes | 10 |
| 37 | Kevin Chen | San Marino | 12 |
| 37 | Kavi Gupta | San Marino | 12 |
| 37 | Dean Li | Arcadia | 11 |
| 36 | Kaiwen Zhou | Arcadia | 12 |
| 36 | Shawn Lu | Calif. Acad. of Math & Science | 12 |
| 36 | Seungil Lee | San Marino | 10 |
Congratulations to all of the top scorers, and to all of the students who participated!
A number of prizes were awarded, including a total of $15,000 in scholarship money to Pepperdine, as well as approximately $3000 worth of mathematical computer software and calculators donated by our sponsors, whom we thank for their generous support this and every year.
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