READY, SET, PREPARE

By: Shelia Williams
Reporter

Orlando,Fla-- "What's the question that you will ask yourself when you take the ACT or SAT Math?" Question coming from 39 year-old Renee Champion.

Champion is the middle and high school math and health instructor over at West Oaks Academy. But on Oct. 8, she took the role of SAT/ACT Math prep instructor over in the main library in Downtown Orlando. " Math is challenging. It's like fitting pieces to a puzzle and I like puzzles." Says Champion.

17 high school students from different schools showed up that day to this seminar. " I want to do better and score higher on my ACT's so I can get into a better college," says 17 year-old Sarah Carter from Jones High School, " Plus, my mother made me come."

The seminar started at five o'clock and lasted one full hour. " I came up with this seminar to further promote the advancement of mathematical functions to our youth." Says Champion after the seminar.

The seminar had covered Algebra I problems and solutions to show how to go about solving them. She had interactive activities for the students to have hands on experience.

16 year-old Jason Harris, from Boone High School, said that he really enjoyed this event." It helped boost me up and it brought back things to my rememberance that I have forgotten--building my foundation." Says Harris, "That's what I came here for. To gain more in this class so I won't fail on the SAT and ACTs when I go take them for the first time."

The seminar ended with a quiz for the students where everyone passed it. As Champion walks out of the class she says, " This was a great success. I should do this again one day...One day."