Apex College Prep Students Receive Awards in National Math Contest

Apex College Prep students received individual awards in national mathematics contest administered by National Assessment & Testing. Now Apex will participate in next four- by-four Competition on 3rd February 2011. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) January 25, 2011 - Walnut Creek, WA - 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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