Arnold Middle School math class donates $1,000 to charity
Mr. Kenneth King’s second period math class at Grand Prairie ISD's Bill Arnold Middle School accomplished an amazing feat – they pulled together to win a national math competition – beating out 400 other schools across the United States for a chance to donate $1,000 to the charity of their choosing.
Apangea Learning, a leading provider of online supplemental math instruction, conducted this national contest. The contest’s goal was to encourage students to learn math outside of the classroom, especially during their personal time (nights and weekends). Over 10,000 students competed to have Apangea Learning donate $1,000 to the charity of choice for the class that successfully completed the most math problems over a two-day period.
Mr. King’s students, who are a mix of 7th and 8th graders and are below basic proficiency level, completed the most problems for this national contest -- choosing the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society North Dallas Chapter as their charity of choice.
Today Mr. King's class presented the $1,000 check to Stacey Russell, Campaign Director, with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
“Mr. King’s students have accomplished something great today and they should feel very proud knowing that their hard work, determination and altruistic spirit will help those suffering from leukemia and lymphoma,” stated Apangea Learning CEO Louis Piconi.
