Johns Creek and South Forsyth Mathletes Excel at Mathnasium's TriMathlon

U.S. & Canada Participants Raise Over $32,000 for Local Schools, Supported by Smarties, Rubik’s, Lakeshore Learning, and PFL

Johns Creek, October 23, 2014 – Johns Creek students put their math skills on display last weekend, earning money for local schools and winning prizes for themselves in the Mathnasium of Johns Creek and South Forsyth 2014 TriMathlon contest.

In the U.S. and Canada, Mathnasium TriMathlon participants raised over $32,000 for local schools. Participants earned money for local schools just by participating in TriMathlon.

The Top 3 Mathnasium of Johns Creek and South Forsyth winners in each of the grades represented, 2 through 5, are listed below.

“Our Mathnasium of Johns Creek and South Forsyth TriMathlon contest was a big success with students and parents alike this year, demonstrating clearly that math can be fun. The fact that the children raised money for local schools just for participating added a level of community service to the contest. Everyone who participated should be proud of what they’ve accomplished for their schools, their community, and themselves,” said Chris Lee, owner of the Mathnasium of Johns Creek and South Forsyth franchise.

Winners of the Johns Creek and South Forsyth Mathnasium 2014 TriMathlon were:

· Grade 5:Wilson Fisher*, Medlock Bridge Elementary 1st Place; Neel Sarkar*, Creekview Elementary 1st Place; Aubrey Lee, Bridgeway Christian Academy 2nd Place; Alexander Lee, Notre Dame Academy, 3rd Place

· Grade 4:Mason Yu, New Prospect Elementary, 1st Place; Grace Boerner, New Prosepct Elementary, 2nd Place; Thomas Xiao, New Prospect Elementary, 3rd Place

· Grade 3:Rick Sarkar, Creekview Elementary, 1st Place; Raymond Wang, New Prospect Elementary, 2nd Place; Laine Gregory, New Prospect Elementary, 3rd Place

· Grade 2:Anthony He*, Dolvin Elementary, 1st Place; Advait Vedant, ABC Montessori 2nd Place; Nidhi Gadekar, New Prospect Elementary, 3rd Place

*A record breaking three students, Wilson Fisher, Rick Sarkar, and Anthony He finished with perfect scores and will be competing in the national tiebreaker competition this coming weekend.

“The Smarties® Candy Company supports the efforts and good work that are provided by Mathnasium in helping to educate our children and to prepare them to do well in their future careers,” says Eric H. Ostrow, Smarties Vice President of Sales & Marketing.

All participants received fun goody bags and certificates of participation. Participants who registered by September 30 received a free downloadable Math Plinko game from Lakeshore. Grand Prize winners will receive Rubik’s prize packages and Mathnasium scholarships.

For more information on Mathnasium of Johns Creek and South Forsyth, please contact Chris Lee at (770) 343-6284 or johnscreek@mathnasium.com or visitwww.mathnasium.com/johnscreekor www.mathnasium.com/southforsyth

About Mathnasium

Mathnasium, the nation’s leading math-only learning center franchise, specializes in teaching kids math in a way that makes sense to them. Students go to Mathnasium year-round to catch up, get ahead, and excel in math. The proprietary Mathnasium Method™ is the result of 40+ years of hands-on instruction and research. Franchising since 2003, Mathnasium has become one of the fastest-growing educational franchises, with a new center opening each week. There are more than 500 Mathnasium franchises in the U.S. and abroad. www.mathnasium.com