Over fifty-three thousand dollars in cash and tutoring prizes have been awarded to high-schoolers.

July 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Over fifty-three thousand dollars in cash and tutoring prizes have been awarded to high-school students across the U.S through Revolution Prep’s Social Media Contest Winners

Revolution Prep, an innovative educational services company, is announcing the winners of its 2011 Next Test Prep Star social media contest. The contest was opened to high-school sophomores and juniors nationwide and ended on June 1st. The purpose of the contest was to help students by supporting them in their goal to attend college and allow other students to experience the test prep process through their peers.

As part of the contest, students were required to tell Revolution Prep why they deserved twenty five hundred dollars in cash for college and/or free SAT test prep. Each participant was required to post a photo and a one to five hundred word essay describing his or her college goals and how a scholarship would help. Each student also had to note why other students would want to follow him or her through personal videos covering the SAT test prep process. Lastly, students were encouraged to share their entries and ask for votes.

Revolution Prep’s social media contest had so many qualified and deserving students the company added additional tutoring and group course prizes at the last minute.

There are three first place winners: Henok Addis, Daranesha Herron and Desiree Bruno will each receive twenty five hundred dollars for college as well as forty hours of premium online SAT tutoring. Henok Addis is a sophomore attending Montgomery Blair High School in Maryland. He is part of the school’s Math, Science and Computer Science Magnet Program. Daranesha Herron attends Westside High School in Texas. Her essay comment on winning stated “This scholarship will help me get the essentials I need to do well on the SAT. College is important to me because it’s one of the many milestones I have to conquer to reach my goal of becoming an Anesthesiologist.” Desiree Bruno won the cash prize plus an additional forty hours of premium tutoring. Ms. Bruno is from California and is a part of La Salle High School’s Varsity Cheerleading squad.

Other winners include Brian Whitt of Sheerwood High School in Maryland, Gabrielle Smith of Montgomery Blair High School in Maryland, Joel Kim of West Ranch High School in California, Alexander Chan of John A. Rowland High School in California, Bri Severaid of Santiago High School in California, Leonard Mathews II of Merrillville High School in Indiana, Ariga Gharibia of Glendale High School in California, Rachel Lewis of Savannah Art Academy in Georgia, Rasoolbi Ishaq of Inglewood High School in California, Sierra Miramontes of Ramona High School in California, Stephanie DeRoose of Mercy High School in Maryland, and both Thanh Le Lam and Trang Huynh from Piedmont Hills High School in California.

All the winners were chosen by Revolution Prep based on each student’s dedication to reaching his/her college and career goals and the votes each student obtained. Revolution Prep’s official Facebook and Twitter Pages will continue to offer updates on the students and each individual’s journey through the SAT prep process.

Revolution Prep has a commitment to schools and students nationwide, from never turning a student away because he or she could not afford a test prep program, to company service days and partnership programs, Revolution Prep is committed to increasing college access for students. The company is a champion within the education community for its proven curriculum and software as well as hiring instructors from top universities who engage students for the best learning experience.

For more information on Revolution Prep or to learn more about the winners, click here http://www.revolutionprep.com/star.

Contact Information:
Helene Vece, PR Rep for Revolution Prep
702-529-0290 Ext 4