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Media Advisory For More Information Contact: Cassandra Jermamdez-Vives Delta College MESA Director (209) 954-5318 chernandez-vives@deltacollege.edu

For Immediate Release
04/26/13

                        Delta MESA Team Places Third in Statewide "Math Challenge"
           

(Stockton)
The results are in! A team of MESA students from San Joaquin Delta College finished third overall in the program’s annual statewide Math Challenge. Delta’s team demonstrated outstanding calculation skills against the top MESA community college math students in California.

Individual Achievements:
Delta students Jesus Gonzalez and Phuong Nguyen tied for first place in our region; Pavnett (Ricky) Singh placed second in the region, while Samson Chua and Noe Ruiz tied for third. Delta's team also included the math talents of Ramon Alonso, Veronica Gonzalez, Carlos Godinez and Heriberto Herrera.

Congratulations all!

Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) conducted the 60-minute "Math Challenge" test that is modeled after the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year College’s Student Math League test. Almost 190 MESA students in teams of five or more participated from 21 MESA community college campuses. Each MESA program team met to take the proctored test at their respective MESA centers. Delta's team took the test on March 25.

Delta College's MESA center will receive a plaque for the achievement. The goal is to expand the contest to more MESA community colleges each year, building a healthy level of competition between campuses to maintain or gain the title. No doubt Delta’s MESA team looks forward to seizing the title from this year’s winner, College of the Desert.

“MESA developed the Math Challenge to help students improve their problem solving skills and learn to alleviate test preparation stress,” said Juanita Muniz-Torres, MESA Director of Programs. “It gives them the confidence to perform at their best in future exams.”

MESA is an award-winning academic enrichment program that provides educationally disadvantaged students with the tools to earn bachelor’s degrees in math-based fields. With tutoring, mentoring, study sessions, transfer counseling and study centers, MESA provides an environment that allows students to succeed and navigate the transfer system more easily.

MESA has programs in 38 community colleges. Ninety-seven percent of MESA students who transfer to four-year colleges attend as math-based majors.

For more information about MESA, visit www.mesa.ucop.edu, or contact Danielle McNamara, MESA's Assistant Director of Strategic Communications at: Danielle.McNamara@ucop.edu or 510-987-0230.

For more information about Delta's "Math Challenge" team, contact Delta MESA Director, Cassandra Hernandez-Vives at: chernandez-vives@deltacollege.edu or 209-954-5706.

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