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2012 LOCAL TRIMATHLON COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Math Competition for Kids in 3^rd-6^th Grade Held at

Mathnasium of North Alpharetta
 

Alpharetta/Milton, GA (October 12,2012) – Mathnasium of North Alpharetta announced the winners of its TriMathlon math competition.

The competition for 3^rd-6^th graders was held in conjunction with Mathnasium Learning Center’s National TriMathlon, created to generate excitement about math among kids. Scores of the local winners will be ranked against other competitors nationwide and national winners will be announced in late October.

Students answered questions like: A number that is the product of exactly two primes has exactly how many factors? Answer: 4

The winners are:

3^rd Grade:

1^st Place: Ali Fareed, Milton; 2^nd Place: William Tompa, Alpharetta; 3^rdPlace: Michael Young, Cumming.

4^th Grade:

1^!st Place: Snehal Oberai, Alpharetta; 2^nd Place: Gokul Premkuma, Alpharetta; 3^rd Place: Juanjo Rodriguez, Milton

5^th Grade:

1^st Place: Mohammed Fareed, Milton; 2^nd Place: Karina Naik, Alpharetta; 3^rd Place:Muhammad Fahmy, Milton

6^th Grade—1^st Place: Sasha Prakash,

TriMathlon participants competed by completing three challenges: The Counting Game (tests student’s ability to count from any number, to any number, by any number), Magic Squares (students are awarded points for developing their own math problems), and Mental Math Workout (evaluates student’s Number Sense by asking them to solve given problems the ‘smart’ way without pencil and paper).

“Congratulations to the TriMathlon winners and all of the participants,” said Giulio Helmsdorff, Center Director, Mathnasium of North Alpharetta. “We hope this competition was a fun and rewarding experience that continues to strengthen their passion for math.”

About Mathnasium: Mathnasium Learning Centers specialize in teaching kids math the way that makes sense to them. Students go to Mathnasium year-round to catch up, keep up, and get ahead in math.  The results are a significant increase in math skills, a better understanding of math concepts, and better school performance.  The proprietary Mathnasium Method™ is the result of 35 years of hands-on instruction and research.  Mathnasium has become one of the fastest growing educational franchises, with more than 300 locations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Mathnasium of North Alpharetta is located at 13077 Highway 9, Suite 620, Milton GA. www.mathnasium.com/northalpharetta

Inquiries: Mathnasium of North Alpharetta, 678 538 MATH (6284), [email protected]

Mathnasium 'TriMathlon' winners announced

Math competition for kids in grades 3-6

June 29, 2011 ALPHARETTA, Ga.

Mathnasium of Alpharetta recently held a "TriMathlon" math competition.

The competition for third- through sixth-graders was held in conjunction with Mathnasium Learning Center's National TriMathlon Day, created to generate excitement about math among kids. Students answered questions like, "A number that is the product of exactly two primes has exactly how many factors?" Answer: 4.

Scores of the local winners were ranked against those of other competitors nationwide, and the local winners have been announced.

Forty-five TriMathlon participants competed by completing three challenges, including the Counting Game (tests students' ability to count from any number, to any number, by any number), Magic Squares (students are awarded points for creativity in developing their own math problems) and Mental Math Workout (evaluates students' number sense by asking them to solve given problems the "smart" way without pencil and paper).

"Congratulations to the TriMathlon winners and all of the participants," said Giulio "G" Helmsdorff, the director of Mathnasium of Alpharetta. "We hope this competition was a fun and rewarding experience that continues to strengthen their passion for math."