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Western "Road Trip" Brings Inventor to Several California School Districts

SAN YSIDRO, CA—First In Math Online Program creator Robert Sun visited San Ysidro Schools District's La Mirada Elementary School on June 3 to present Principal Manuel Bojorquez with a plaque signifying the school's Outstanding Mathematics Achievement in the First In Math program.

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School District of Philadelphia Home to Many of First In Math Online Program's Top Performers.

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Four out of the ten First In Math National All Star Top Player Awards were won by School District of Philadelphia (SDP) students, including General George A. McCall Elementary's Ao Kong, the nation's #1 player, all grades.

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Third Graders on Top in Easton Area School District.

EASTON, PA—Members of Team Star57PA roared ‘we love First In Math’ in unison as the camera snapped their picture during a recognition ceremony on June 2. The Palmer Elementary School third graders had good reason to be all smiles—they are the top team in the Easton Area School District, where FIM is the math resource for grades three through eight.

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Lincoln Elementary School Sees the Potential of First In Math® Online Program.

MOUNT VERNON, NY—"Lincoln Elementary gets what First In Math is all about," says Suntex Vice President Barbara Asteak. In May, Asteak presented Principal George Albano with a First In Math Achievement Plaque in recognition of the school's #1 status within the Mount Vernon City School District.

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SPECIAL FEATURE: Maryland's Prince George's County Public Schools Share Their 2009 First In Math Success Stories!

MARYLAND—“Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) are committed to graduating students that are college and workforce ready,” according to Judith Russ, PGCPS Elementary Mathematics Supervisor. College Park’s Paint Branch Elementary is home to the NUMBER ONE FIRST IN MATH® TEAM IN THE NATION - ALL GRADES - FOR THE 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR.

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Married Teachers and Their Students Compete for First In Math® Honors

ESPAÑOLA, NM—In the romantic comedy Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the main characters set off in the morning, as most married couples do, by saying goodbye to their spouse and wishing each other a good day. Then they go off to “special agent” jobs where each is out to get the other. Española teachers Mr. and Mrs. Lara aren’t exactly like Mr. and Mrs. Smith—they’re not Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and they're not special agents—but they are trying to get their First In Math® Online Program teams to out-perform each other!

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First In Math A Big Hit At Family Math Night

AMBLER, PA—Students, parents and siblings turned out in large numbers for Math Night at Lower Gwynedd Elementary on March 3. Students and their parents sampled twelve different Math activities, and the First In Math Online Program was the top draw.

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Schools Turn Up the Heat with First In Math® Player Incentives

HARRISBURG & KUTZTOWN, PA—Those who have not experienced a long, cold, Pennsylvania winter cannot truly appreciate how difficult it can be to excite and motivate students at this time of year. Amid single-digit temperatures, two schools have found a way to fire up their math students using the First In Math® Online Program's Player of the Day, Player of the Week and Team of the Week incentives.

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New Mexico District Honors Top First In Math Students

ALAMOGORDO, NM—The Alamogordo School Board’s February 17 public meeting was more crowded and exciting than usual, thanks to several very special guests. Parents, grandparents and siblings clapped as Dr. Jann Hunter, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, presented the top-ranked student from each of the district’s 12 First In Math® schools with a gold medal.

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Newest Game On Money Pays Dividends for Pennsylvania Student

COOPERSBURG, PA—Andrew Walters, a fifth-grade student at Lower Milford Elementary in Coopersburg, was the first student to try a newly-launched First In Math® money game called “EQUAL PAY.” As a bonus, Andrew received a crisp, uncirculated two-dollar bill (1963 Series) from program creator Robert Sun’s personal collection.

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“Card Of The Day” Contest Now Has THREE Winners Every month!

NORFOLK, VA—Granby Elementary Math Specialist Laura Gray's First In Math® Team "Power74va" was one of first to win prizes in the Card of the Day contest in 2009.

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First In Math Player Gets What She Wanted for Christmas

DORCHESTER, MA—Rocely Guevara Gomez, an Honor Student at the Sarah Greenwood School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, wanted something unique for Christmas this year. What made the gift really special, however, is that she was determined to give it to herself.

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