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Junior High Talented Math Program
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Loyola Academy is offering a program for talented junior high math students. The Loyola Academy Program for Talented Math Students (LAPTMS) will seek to develop the talents of the area’s brightest math students by offering an accelerated math curriculum in which participants will have the opportunity to complete Advanced Placement Calculus and post-Calculus courses by the end of high school.
Loyola Academy’s Program for Talented Math Students is open to students entering at the Algebra 1 or Geometry level of math. Students may begin the program in 7th or 8th grade.
Information
List of 4 items.
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Honors Algebra 1 Eligibility
The LAPTMS qualifying exam for Honors Algebra will take place on February 24, 2024, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. No calculators are permitted.- In order to take the LAPTMS qualifying exam, students must have a score of 88th percentile or above in math on a nationally normed standardized test taken in the spring of 2023 or the current school year. A recommendation from a current math teacher is also required.
- Students must earn a qualifying score on the LAPTMS exam in order to be invited to the program.
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Honors Geometry Eligibility
The LAPTMS qualifying exam for Honors Geometry will take place on May 4, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The test will include a full year Algebra exam.- In order to take the LAPTMS qualifying exam, students must have a score of 88th percentile or above in math on a nationally normed standardized test taken in the spring of 2023 or the current school year. A recommendation from a current math teacher is also required.
- Students must earn a qualifying score on the LAPTMS exam in order to be invited to the program.
- Prerequisite: Algebra 1
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LAPTMS Math Curriculum
Following is the projected course sequence taken by a Loyola student who enrolls in LAPTMS. Students may begin the program with Honors Algebra in 7th or 8th grade or begin with Honors Geometry in 8th grade.
Honors Algebra 1
Honors Geometry
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Pre-Calculus
AP Calculus BC
Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra or Honors Discrete Math (if completed Algebra in 7th grade and Geometry in 8th grade) -
Class Schedule
LAPTMS classes follow the Loyola school calendar and takes place daily (7:45 a.m. to 8:25 a.m.).
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