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Fairmont Places First in 6th Grade Academic Pentathlon for 16th Consecutive Year

May 2009

Anaheim, CA May 22, 2009 - It was another jubilant moment for Fairmont's Mable campus sixth graders as they secured for Fairmont the 16th consecutive first place division win in the Orange County Academic Pentathlon. The Mable campus’s two teams took first and second place overall. Anaheim Hills’ team placed sixth in the division, and the Edgewood campus took home second place in Super Quiz.

"Fairmont's dominance in the Orange County Academic Pentathlon is nothing short of amazing. It is a testament to the perseverance of our students and the passion and commitment of their teachers," said Fairmont President David Jackson.

Founded in 1984 by the Orange County Department of Education, the Academic Pentathlon encourages team work to achieve scholastic excellence. Together, teachers and students study to compete both individually and collaboratively in a series of five academic exams; Literature, Mathematics, Essay, Social Science, and the Science Super Quiz.

In addition to the many individual medals garnered, Fairmont's 6^th grade pentathletes received the following overall student medals:

• 1st place: Alan Ann, Team Mable; Emily Wang, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus); Jitin Dhiman, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus)
• 2nd place: Joshua Chen, Team Mable; Skylar Hess, Team Mable; Nelson Liu, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus)
• 3rd place: Kyle Young, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus); Rahul Masson, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus)
• 4th place: Lucky Jordan, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus); Milan Mistry, Fairmont Firebirds (Mable Campus)
• 5th place: Jessica Chung, Team Mable ; Nathan Kang, Team Mable; Rebecca Choi, Anaheim