Apex College Prep Students Receive Awards in National Math Contest

Jan. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Walnut Creek, WA – January 20, 2011 – Apex College Prep has some of the best middle-school mathematicians in the country, as demonstrated by their performance in the 2010 Ciphering Time Trials, a national mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing (natassessment.com).  Coach Jason Yi prepared students for the last major competition of 2010, consisting of ten rounds in which they had three minutes to solve three problems.  The problems in each round covered a range of difficulties in diverse topics, challenging the most-experienced students to answer all three questions within the time limit and requiring less-experienced students to quickly decide which problems they wished to skip.

After results from students across the country were double-checked, several of Apex’s students received individual awards in the middle-school division:  Jiheum Yeom placed 8th, Junesoo Jeon was 14th, Jacki An placed 18th, and Ryan Jiang and Eugene Gil tied for 19th-place.  Apex will be participating in National Assessment & Testing’s next contest, the 2011 Four-by-Four Competition, on Thursday, February 3rd, which offers a very similar contest format to teams of four rather than to individual students.

National Assessment & Testing administers a number of high-quality mathematics competitions that schools can receive through the mail and administer at their convenience.  Their contests cover a variety of formats, including individual and team tests, as well as different levels of difficulty, from an easier 100 problems in 30 minutes to a more complicated 15 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.