2023 Gauss Mathematics Contest
On May 17th, all of the Middle School students at CDS had the opportunity to participate in this year’s Gauss Mathematics contest. The contest consists of 25 multiple choice questions with topics chosen from the Grade 7 and Grade 8 mathematics curriculum.
Prior to May 17, some Middle School classes received tips and strategy advice in preparing for the contest from several experienced contest-writers in the Senior School. A special thanks to Stone Li, Carolyn Du, Diviya Amarnath, Olivia Budweth, and Lily Chen for taking time out of their busy schedules to facilitate the Middle School students’ success.
Certificates of Distinction were earned by those who achieved in the top 25% of participants at CDS.
On the Grade 8 Gauss, the average score at CDS was 93 out of 150.
- Certificates of Distinction are awarded to the following Grade 8 students:
- Mackenzie Stewart (109)
- Alan Lin (110)
- Sophia Liu and Yuna Ko (111)
- Charles Li (112)
- Myles Brown (117)
- Kaitlyn Wakeam (118)
- McKenna Reid (120)
- Olivia Lam (124)
- Ethan Su, Yuling Qian, Adamson Fan, and Isabella Dong (126)
- Skylar Hao (128)
- A Certificate for Outstanding Achievement on the Grade 8 Gauss was achieved by Dylan Matsui with a high score of 136.
On the Grade 7 Gauss, the average score at CDS was 87 out of 150.
- Certificates of Distinction are awarded to the following Grade 7 students:
- Annika Mars and Ethan Starkman (97)
- Nikhil Mithra (98)
- Ayah Jessa and Mia Zhu (102)
- Anna Druta and Isabella Du (106)
- Ginia Zhang (110)
- Sam Gao (114)
- Marvin Liu and Darren Li (116)
- Sophie Yuan (118)
- Bryce Scholten and Lucas Juhasz (120)
- Kevin Zhai (126)
- A Certificate for Outstanding Achievement on the Grade 7 Gauss is awarded for the high score of 130, achieved by Alice Han.
Congratulations to all students who participated in this annual enrichment opportunity. A sincere thank you also goes out to both Mr. Bell and Ms. Csibi who supported the students in preparing for the contest, and to Ms. Barbanchon, Mr. DeSanctis, Ms. Langston, Mr. Fell, Ms. Tsiolis, Ms. Winterink, and Mr. Vien who supervised while students were writing this year.
Land Acknowledgment
CDS wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. For thousands of years, these have been the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We also recognize the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and the Haudenosaunee peoples who also shared this land. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for these lands and waters for future generations.
School Information
13415 Dufferin Street King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
