Calc Bowl 2017 took off on April 14 at Gateway High School in Aurora. Until the final round it was not clear who the top teams would be. There were 48 teams competing from all over the Denver metro area and beyond; 213 students from 13 high schools.
Thanks to support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, Aurora Public Schools, and many volunteers from Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, UC Denver, and Aurora Public Schools. Thanks also to teachers and parents who supported their students in the Bowl!
Schools represented at Calc Bowl 2017 were:
Academy School District 20 [Colorado Springs]
Pine Creek High School
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Thornton High School
Aurora Public Schools
William Smith High School
Boulder Valley Schools
Boulder High School
Cherry Creek Schools
Overland High School, Smoky Hill High School
Denver Public Schools/DSST
Cole High School
Denver East High School
Douglas County Schools
Legend High School
Jeffco Public Schools
Standley Lake High School
St. Vrain Valley Schools
Lyons Middle/Senior High School
Thompson School District3>
Berthoud High School
The Bowl consists of 350+ challenging calculus questions presented in quiz-show style to the students. For samples, please see the Calc Bowl General Info tab, Practice Problems. Questions are taken from or patterned after AP Calculus exams and in difficulty range from easy to stump-the-Prof.
Calc Bowl 2017 winners were:
1st place and 2017 Calculus Bowl Champions - The TJs, Cole Middle/Senior High School, teacher: Eric Benzel (Denver Public Schools/DSST)
2nd place - Varsity Math, Legend High School, teacher: Cynthia Henderson (Douglas County Schools)
3rd place - Calcaholics, Standley Lake High School, teacher: Sheila Humphreys (Jeffco Public Schools)
Honorable Mention - Alexander the Integrates, Cole Middle/Senior High School, teacher: Eric Benzel (Denver Public Schools/DSST)
Honorable Mention - Berthoud #4, Berthoud High School, teacher: Laurie Brandvold (Thompson School District)
Special awards: Team Spirit: Extremas from William Smith High School (Brooke Stern) and Best Dressed: Slightly Below Average from Standley Lake High School (Sheila Humphreys)
Congratulations to all! AWESOME!
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