2018
Notable
Achievements
2018
U.S. & U.K. University Acceptance
In 2018, more than 10 students from Meritus Academy (Olympiads School) have been accepted into top U.S. and U.K. universities. Below is the admission results for some of the students:
Mathematics
1) International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
This year, four students from Olympiads School, William Zhao, Victor Rong, Thomas Guo, and Howard Halim had been selected to represent Canada to compete in the IMO in Romania. All four of them received silver medals.
2) Canadian Mathematics Olympiad (CMO）
This year, the top 3 contestants of the CMO are all from Olympiads School. They are:
- First place: Victor Rong
- Second place: Howard Halim
- Third place: William Zhao
Former Olympiads School students Thomas Guo and Bill Qin, who are currently studying in the U.S., received top six.
3) Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC）
Canadian Champions:
- Silver medal: Victor Rong
- Honour Roll: Howard Halim, William Zhao
Best in Canada by Grades:
- Grade 12: Honour Roll – Jeffrey Yufan Liu, Elnaz Hessami Pilehrood
- Grade 11: Silver Medal – Victor Rong; Honour Roll – Howard Halim, William Zhao
- Grade 10: Gold Medal – Michael Li; Silver Medal – David Tang; Honour Roll – Zhiyang Chen
- Grade 9: Bronze Medal – Andrew Dong; Honour Roll– Eric Shen
- Grade 8: Honour Roll – Maria Hessami Pilehrood
4) European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO)
Two students from Olympiads School Elnaz Hessammi-Pilehrood and Jennifer Liang had been selected to the national team. Each country can only select four students to form a team. This is this first time that Canada has formed a team to participate in this competition. Elnaz Hessami-Pilehrood received a silver medal and Jennifer Liang received a bronze medal.
5) University of Waterloo Grade 12 Euclid math competition
This year, only five students received the Plaque award. They all scored between 92 and 100. The top two students are both from Olympiads School. In addition, five of the sixteen Honourable Mention students (students with scores between 90 and 91) are also from Olympiads School. Below is a list of students in the top two score ranges.
92 – 100
- Jeffrey Liu (100)
- Victor Rong (99)
89 – 91
- Howard Halim
- Michael Li
- Ethan Liu
- Matthew Yang
- William Zhao
6) USA Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO)
This year, three Canadian students are either the winners or received honourable mention. All three students are from Olympiads School
- Winners (top 12 contestants): Victor Rong and Thomas Guo:
- Honourable Mentions: William Zhao
7) American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME – USAMO Qualifier)
This year, nine Canadian students qualified to write the USAMO through AIME. Of these nine students, seven are from Olympiads School. They are Victor Rong, Thomas Guo, William Zhao, Howard Halim, Bill Qin, Michael Li, and David Tang.
8) American Mathematics Competition (AMC)
AMC 8
- Achievement Roll: Maria Hessami-Pilehrood, Gavin Song, Evelina Zheng, Howard Ou, Thomas Wang
AMC 10 A (Canada)
- Achievement Roll: Brian Wang
- Honour Roll: Yingwen Bu, Qinghao Wang, Larry Wu
AMC 10 B (Canada)
- Honour Roll: Zhiyang Chen, Jeffrey Li, Larry Wu, Joey Zou
AMC 12 A (Canada)
- Achievement Roll: Howard Halim, Victor Rong, William Zhao, Michael Li, David Tang,
- Honour Roll: Jerry Bao, Isaac Liao, Christopher Chifor, Lin Deng, Xuanze Li, Yifan Liu
AMC 12 B (Canada)
- Honour Roll: Henry Hu, Matthew Yang, Xiaolu Zhang
9) Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT)
This year, Olympiads School team achieved amazing results at the HMMT. William Zhao received 3rd place in the Individual Algebra competition. Michael Li received 5th place in the Individual Combinatorics competition and 10th place in the individual overall score. Olympiads School student who is currently studying at Phillips Exeter Academy, Thomas Guo, received 4th place in the Individual Geometry competition. Olympiads School team Arcana received 9th place in the team competition Guts Round and 10th place in the Team Aggregate score.
Physics
1) International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
This year, three students from Olympiads School had been selected to represent Canada at the International Physics Olympiad in Portugal. Every country can only select five members.
David Tang and Steven Mai received bronze medals. Isaac Liao received honourable mention.
Olympiads School’s principal Allen Jiang was invited by the national coach to join the team together at the IPhO in Lisbon.
2) Canadian Association of Physics competition (CAP)
This year, Olympiads School student Mingyang Ye received first place in the CAP competition. In addition, 7 out of the top 20 students are from Olympiads School.
- First place: Mingyang Ye
- Fourth place: Steven Mai
- Sixth place: David Tang
- Seventh place: Isaac Liao
- Ninth place: Michael Li
- Thirteenth place: Raymond Zhou and Richard Yuchen Zhu
- Eighteenth place: Zhiyang Chen
3) International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT)
Olympiads School team received first place in the qualifying Canadian Young Physicists’ Tournament and represented Canada in the 2018 IYPT in Beijing this year. Our team received a bronze medal.
Computer Science
1) International Olympiad of Informatics (IOI)
This year, three Olympiads School students had been selected to participate in the IOI in Japan. These students are:
- Gold Medal: Joey Yu
- Silver Medal: Victor Rong and Ava Pun
2) Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO)
Ten Olympiads School students achieved outstanding results at the CCO.
- Gold Medal: Joey Yu, Ava Pun, Victor Rong
- Silver Medal: Brian Chau, Jeffrey Liu, Jacky Liao (Ziyu)
- Bronze Medal: Roger Fu, Allan Xu, Sunny Lan, Richard Yi
3) Canadian Computing Competition (CCC)
This year, twenty-two students qualified for the CCO through CCC. Eleven of these students are from Olympiads School. They are Brian Chau, Roger Fu, Sunny Lan, Ziyu Liao(Jacky), Jeffrey Liu, Ava Pun, Victor Rong, Yuheng Xu(Jack), Allan Xu, Richard Yi, and Joey Yu.
Chemistry
International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO)
Olympiads School student Judy Xia (Ziting) was one of the four students selected to participate in the IChO 2018 at Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Biology
International Biology Olympiad (IBO)
Out of the four students selected to participate in the 2018 IBO in Iran, three of those students are from Olympiads School. They are Purab Patel, Frank Chen, and Valerie Liu. Both Purab Patel and Frank Chen received bronze medals.
Writing
1) 2018 Young Writers Creative Writing Contest
- In “Words from the Heart – School Prize Winners”, Olympiads School received Excellence Winners in the School group.
- In “Words from the Heart – Student Prize Winners”, Olympiads School student, Mingmei Dong received first place in the 16-18 group.
- In “Words from the Heart – Student Prize Winners”, Olympiads School student, Crystal Xue received Excellence Winners in the students group.
2) Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is an annual American writing competition. Three of Olympiads School’s students’ works received the Gold Keys recognition and qualified for the next round of competition. These students are Yiling Yang, Ming Mei Dang, and Sherry Shu.