Viewpoint middle school math wizards receive national recognition

SHARP MINDS- Viewpoint middle schoolers celebrate their win in the 2007 American Mathematics Competition-8. Front row, from left: Bradley Emi of Westlake Village, Evan Zimmet of Agoura, Peter Rubinstein of Woodland Hills, Victoria Bendersky of Agoura Hills, and Viewpoint math teacher Alan Meyer of Calabasas. Back row: Jason Flahie of Westlake Village, Elliot Roh of Thousand Oaks, Evan Bernstein of West Hills, and Anne Christian of Calabasas. Six students from Viewpoint School in Calabasas will receive national recognition for their performance in the 2007 American Mathematics Competition8 contest.

Annie Christian of Calabasas ranked nationally in the 98th percentile among eighth graders and Evan Bernstein of West Hills in the 99th percentile among seventh graders. Both students will receive National Awards of Distinction, the highest honor given.

Eighth grader Victoria Bendersky of Agoura Hills and seventh graders Evan Zimmet and Elliot Roh, of Agoura Hills and Thousand Oaks respectively, will receive the second highest award, the National Honor Roll award.

Sixth grader Bradley Emi of Westlake Village will receive a National Merit Roll award. Bradley had the eighth highest score of all the 84 Viewpoint Middle Schoolers who participated in the contest.

Eighth graders Jason Flahie of Westlake Village and Peter Rubinstein of Woodland Hills won bronze medals.

The AMC8 is an annual competition that demonstrates student competency in middle school mathematical skills.