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LearningRx of No. Virginia Announces Winners of President's Day Contest

Local Students Recite U.S. Presidents in Seconds; Cognitive Brain Training Contest

Three local students, Reese Bowen, 11, of Leesburg, Va., Mateo Murguia, 9, from Alexandria, Va., and Daniel Pavolic, 13 of Waterford, Va., earned first place for reciting the U.S. Presidents in order in less than a minute at their local LearningRx brain training centers in Leesburg, Va. Tysons Corner, Va. and Reston, Va., respectively, as part of LearningRx’s annual Presidents Day contest. The U.S. President recitation is a memory-enhancement exercise that helps LearningRx students increase their short-term and long-term memory. For more information, go to www.learningrx.com.

Bowen of Leesburg, Va. was able to recite all U.S. Presidents in order, in only nine seconds.

The contest is designed to encourage kids across the country to create videos that demonstrate the memory and focus skills they improved with LearningRx brain training.

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“The U.S. President recitation exercise is one of our most fun activities for our students...it helps build self-confidence, enhance long term memory skills and attention,” said Don Hollenbeck, executive director of LearningRx of Leesburg, Va.

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