ARML 2021 roster and reminders

Dear all,

At the bottom of this email are the current rosters for the SFBA/NorCal and Wild Wild West ARML teams.  As a reminder, ARML 2021 takes place remotely on Saturday, June 5th, starting at 1pm Pacific Time.  (Note that this should avoid any conflicts with the SAT earlier that day.)

Please check for your name on the lists below.  Here is what you need to do:

• If you are on the list and plan to attend ARML, you do not need to take any action.
• If you are on the list and DO NOT plan to attend ARML, notify us as soon as possible.  We need to know not to place you on a team, so that your team is not left shorthanded.
• If you are NOT on the list and plan to attend ARML, finish the three steps here as soon as possible.  We will be forming teams following this weekend's elite team tryout, and we may not be able to put you on a team if you have not finished signing up by that time.
• If you are not on the list and do not plan to compete at ARML, you do not need to take any action.  You are welcome to continue participating at practices, but will not be placed on a team.

Again, the final elite team tryout is this Saturday, May 1st, from 4-5pm Pacific Time.  We will begin forming teams after that.  No one will be placed on a team, elite or otherwise, until they have paid fees, and we may or may not have more space on teams after Saturday.  (But you can still participate in practices if you're not on a team.)

--Silas

Wild Wild West ARML Team Roster

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SFBA/NorCal ARML Team Roster

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T-shirts and practice reminders

Dear all,

Thank you for participating in ARML Local yesterday!  We hope you all had a good time.  We will share the results of the competition with you as soon as we get them.  We'd like to extend a special thanks to the many proctors who volunteered their time and made it possible to field 25 teams across the SFBA/NorCal and Wild Wild West organizations.

As a reminder, there is no practice this weekend.  The final elite team tryout will be this Saturday, May 1st, from 4-5pm Pacific.  Regular practices will resume on Saturday, May 8th.

T-shirts

One of the great traditions of ARML is for teams to design matching t-shirts to wear on the day of the competition.  This year, you'll be wearing them from the comfort of your home, but we will still be designing, producing, and distributing team t-shirts.

Designs should consist of a front design and a back design.  To keep screen-printing costs low, you can use either (a) three colors on one side and one color on the other, or (b) two colors on each side.  It's best if your design can work with a variety of different background colors; we'll determine the color of the shirt they're printed on later.

When submitting your design, send an email to arml@mathleague.org with the following four files:

• A .png file (.jpeg is okay in a pinch) of the front design, preferably superimposed on a t-shirt shape to show how it's positioned

• A .png file of the back design (like the above)

• A vector-graphics file (such as .tif or .svg) of the front design

• A vector-graphics file of the back design

The .png files will be used on the ballot for voting on designs, while the vector-graphics files will be sent to the printer if your design is chosen.  Please note that websites such as CustomInk generally do not produce files of the needed quality and should not be used.  Inkscape is free vector-graphics design software that will work and has been used frequently in the past.

Designs should contain the name of the team (either "SFBA/NorCal" or "Bay Area/Northern California", or "Wild Wild West", as appropriate to your region).  You might also want to include "ARML", "2021", or other such things.  Please do not include anything offensive in the design; coaching staff reserve the right to censor or edit as necessary.  Do not use any clipart or other material to which you do not own the copyright.

The deadline to submit designs is noon Pacific Time on Monday, May 3rd. We will then take a vote for each region (separately for SFBA and Wild Wild West) on their preferred design. Please email arml@mathleague.org, as always, with any questions.

--Silas Johnson

P.S. Some of you may not know me that well, and that's partly because I normally work mostly with arranging travel to Las Vegas, and it's been a couple of years since I got to do that! I'll be helping out with t-shirts this year, and also running sessions at some of the later practices. Looking forward to meeting you there!

ARML Local this weekend!

Hi everyone, 

We're participating in ARML Local on Sunday, April 25, 3:30-7:00pm Pacific time. Please note the earlier than usual start time. Just as for the practices, we will send out a Zoom link to this email list approximately 10 minutes before the contest begins.

This is an official ARML-style competition written by ARML. This practice is longer than usual in order to ensure that we have sufficient time to complete the contest, and we will also treat ARML Local as a tryout opportunity. Note: You do not need to join our team for June's ARML in order to compete in ARML Local. Even if you can't come to ARML this year, you're still welcome to come to ARML Local. No fees are required to participate in ARML Local with our team. Also feel free to invite any friends who might not be on this email list -- have them sign up at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. 

A few notes from the other coaches regarding ARML Local: 

ARML Local requires that you have a webcam and microphone turned on for the duration of the competition. Please ensure that you have a working webcam before ARML Local. Ideally, you would participate from a desktop or laptop computer with a working webcam and microphone. If you do not have this technology available, we can make arrangements for you to participate using a tablet or phone; however, please get in touch with us ahead of time (ASAP) so that we can verify your technology and help you set it up in accordance with ARML Local's rules. 

If students arrive at ARML Local with a team of exactly 6 pre-formed, we will do our best to keep those students together. We will give students a chance to submit pre-formed teams of 6 when they arrive; there is no need to submit them in advance, and submissions must come from one of the students on the team (not a parent or a student not on the team).  We will also be selecting several elite teams from our top students.  If a student from a pre-formed team is selected for an elite team, we will do our best to keep the remainder of the team together and fill in the holes with other students.

For any coaches or parents in the group, we need volunteers to be proctors for ARML Local 2021. We anticipate having a lot of teams this year, and those teams will only be able to participate if we have proctors for them! Proctors should be available on Sunday, April 25 from 2:30-7 PM Pacific (this includes a 1-hour proctor meeting before the contest starts at 3:30). We'd really appreciate it if you can help proctor!
The signup form is here: https://forms.gle/vhEqmYL1TdmsveyH8 
The ARML Local proctor manual is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TXK0aH_LosmgYAjKA6RLWzop2cK6QzE7RiZmNEWaMAg/
Basically, you'll just be watching the students take the tests. You'll also need to transcribe student answers into a Google Form. No math is required. Thanks in advance for your help!

A few other logistical notes:

Our third and final tryout opportunity will be on May 1 (Saturday), 4pm-5pm Pacific time. There will be no practices that weekend; our following practice will be on Saturday, May 8. Information about practices, including a full practice and tryout schedule, is available at our practice website: https://math.berkeley.edu/~moorxu/2021ARML/. Practice materials from last weekend's practice are now also available at the practice website, including content from the Beginner's Room and the activities (Number Sense, Integration Bee, etc).

Other reminders:

• If you ever miss any announcements, you can view our email archive.
• Students are invited to join our Discord server.
• It's not too late for people to join our team! If you have friends who might be interested, please direct them to our signup page. 
• While we are not requiring payment for ARML Local, we do require team fees to participate in ARML in June. For information on payment, see the website.
• If you want to unsubscribe from this email list, please reply to me and I'll remove you.

Best,

Moor

Practice and elite team tryouts this weekend; ARML Local next week!

Hi everyone,

It was great to see so many of you at practice last weekend. Our next practice will be on Sunday, April 18, 4pm-7pm Pacific time, with elite team tryouts during the preceding hour, 3pm-4pm Pacific time. (Please note the elite team tryout time has been updated from my previous email.) We hope to see everyone there! 

Tryouts:

We will have our first elite team tryout this weekend. While tryout attendance is not required for elite team selection, it is highly recommended. Even if you are not intending to try out for an elite team, we still recommend coming to the tryouts as an extra opportunity to do some fun math. Further tryout opportunities will be available during ARML Local on Sunday April 25, and on Saturday May 1. (Note the schedule change from my email last week.) Please see the practice website for the logistical details.

Practice logistics:

Regarding technology for this year's practices: We will hold all practices on Zoom. Each practice will have a different Zoom link, and we will send out the Zoom links to our email list approximately 10 minutes before each practice. If you are not on our email list (for example, if someone forwarded this email to you), you can sign up for our email list by filling out the Information Sheet at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. We also plan to use Discord to facilitate some collaboration during practice, especially on the relay rounds. Please join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/XsqPrShvyR. (If you cannot access Discord, we will provide an alternative method of communication on Zoom.)

ARML Local:

We're participating in ARML Local on Sunday, April 25. This is an official ARML-style competition written by ARML. This practice is longer than usual in order to ensure that we have sufficient time to complete the contest, and we will also treat ARML Local as a tryout opportunity. Note: You do not need to join our team for June's ARML in order to compete in ARML Local. Even if you can't come to ARML this year, you're still welcome to come to ARML Local. No fees are required to participate in ARML Local with our team. Also feel free to invite any friends who might not be on this email list -- have them sign up at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. :)

Request for ARML Local proctors / volunteers:

(This is a request for any coaches or parents in the group; if you're still eligible to participate, this does not apply to you.)
We need proctors for ARML Local 2021.  It's on Sunday, April 25 from 2:30-7 PM Pacific (this includes a 1-hour proctor meeting before the contest starts at 3:30).  We'd really appreciate it if you can help proctor!

The signup form is here: https://forms.gle/vhEqmYL1TdmsveyH8
The ARML Local proctor manual is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TXK0aH_LosmgYAjKA6RLWzop2cK6QzE7RiZmNEWaMAg/
Basically, you'll just be watching the students take the tests. You'll also need to transcribe student answers into a Google Form. No math is required. Thanks in advance for your help!

Reminders and Links:

If you're planning to join us for the ARML competition on June 5, you'll need to pay for ARML. The instructions are at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. Payment is not required if you are only able to participate in ARML Local.

It's still not too late to sign up for ARML! Please help us spread the word to your friends, school, or math club. Sign ups are still open at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. 

A few logistical announcements:

• Information about practices, including a full practice and tryout schedule, is available at our practice website: https://math.berkeley.edu/~moorxu/2021ARML/.
• Practice materials from last weekend's practice are now also available at the practice website.
• If you ever miss any announcements, you can view our email archive.
• In preparation for relay rounds at practice, join our Discord server.
• If you want to unsubscribe from this email list, please reply to me and I'll remove you.

Please let us know if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing everyone at practice this weekend!

Best,
Moor

Welcome to 2021 ARML! First practice today!

Hi everyone,

Welcome to ARML season! We're excited to have everyone join us this year for another fun spring of ARML practices and contests. 

This year, the main event will be ARML on June 5. We will also participate in ARML Local on April 25, and we plan to participate in FARML in mid May as a practice scrimmage against other teams. We will have (approximately) weekly practices from today through ARML. These practices will occur on a mix of Saturday and Sundays, at a default time of 4pm-7pm Pacific time. All practices and competitions are online this year. See the practice website for the specific schedule.

Our plan for this year's practices is to hold 3-hour practices. Each practice will be broken down into around 3 modules of 60 minutes each, and we intend for most practices to have a mix of ARML content (e.g. team and relay rounds) and non-ARML content (e.g. talks, estimations, or other activities). As we did last year, we also intend to have a few different tracks to choose from depending on experience level. Our first practice is today (Saturday), April 10, 4pm-7pm Pacific time.

A note on technology for this year's practices: We will hold all practices on Zoom. Each practice will have a different Zoom link, and we will send out the Zoom links to our email list approximately 10 minutes before each practice. If you are not on our email list (for example, if someone forwarded this email to you), you can sign up for our email list by filling out the Information Sheet at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. We also plan to use Discord to facilitate some collaboration during practice, especially on the relay rounds. Please join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/XsqPrShvyR. (If you cannot access Discord, we will provide an alternative method of communication on Zoom.)

Regarding elite team selection: We are planning to select a few elite teams this year. This will be a rolling process, with a goal to have the teams set by our fourth practice on May 8. We plan to hold three tryouts for elite teams this year, on April 17, on April 25 (ARML Local), and on May 2. Tryout attendance is highly recommended (but not required) for elite team selection. Even if you are not intending to try out for an elite team, we still recommend coming to the tryouts as an extra opportunity to do some fun math. Please see the practice website for the logistical details.

Even though our practices start today, it's not too late to sign up for ARML! Please help us spread the word to your friends, school, or math club. Sign ups are still open at http://mathleague.org/armljoin.php. 

A few logistical announcements:

• Information about practices, including a full practice and tryout schedule, is available at our practice website: https://math.berkeley.edu/~moorxu/2021ARML/.
• If you ever miss any announcements, you can view our email archive.
• In preparation for relay rounds at practice, join our Discord server.
• If you have not yet done so, make sure you sign up for our team (and our email list).

Please let us know if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing everyone at practice later today!

Best,
Moor