Apex College Prep Students Win National Math Awards

Oct. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- Walnut Creek, CA – October 18, 2010 – Walnut Creek’s Apex College Prep has some of the best middle-school mathematicians in the country, as demonstrated by their recent performance in the 2010 Fall Startup Event, a national mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing (http://www.natassessment.com).  Coach Jason Yi prepared students for the first major competition of the academic year, in which students worked furiously for thirty minutes, racing to answer one hundred problems in a variety of mathematical topics.  With so many questions and so little time, competitors must not only have strong mathematical skills, but also be able to quickly decide which problems to solve and which to skip.

After results from students across the nation were processed, several Apex College Prep students received awards in the Middle School division.  Jiheum Yeom placed 12th, Eugene Gil was 20th, and Jackie An finished in 23rd place.  Apex College Prep will next be participating in National Assessment & Testing’s 2010 Ciphering Time Trials on December 9th.

National Assessment & Testing administers high-quality mathematics competitions that high schools can participate in through the mail.  Their contests cover a variety of formats, including individual and team tests, as well as a variety of difficulties, from one hundred easy problems in thirty minutes to fifteen complex problems in one week.

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Apex College Prep, a leading K-12 afterschool education center located in Walnut Creek CA is dedicated to giving students the confidence and skills to succeed. We provide rigorous supplemental curricula for students at all grade-levels in a comfortable setting that offers both supervised homework sessions and specialized tutoring. In addition to our emphasis on college prep in the traditional subject areas, we conduct SAT preparation intensives at levels appropriate to 9th-12th graders. Apex College Prep serves students in SF Bay Area including Walnut Creek, Moraga, Orinda, Lafayette, San Ramon, Danville, Pleasanton, Concord, Pleasant Hill and other cities in the East Bay. For more information, call Julie Yi at 925-930-8255 or visit www.apexcollegeprep.com