When members of the Briarcliff Middle School’s Mathletes club scored 17 out of 25 points on the recent AMC 8 exam, little did club advisor Svetlana Ryzhik know that they had placed in the top 5% in the nation.
“I am impressed,” she said. “This is in fact a very good score compared to competitors across the nation. Congratulations to our wonderful mathematicians for such a great achievement!”