Chyten Sponsors Massachusetts Academic Decathlon; Neil Chyten Judges Essay Writing at Westwood High Event.LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Chyten Educational Services, the leading provider of superior private tutoring and standardized test preparation classes in the greater Boston area, today announced that it was a proud sponsor of the 2006 Massachusetts Academic Decathlon, a contest of academic strength. The final, preliminary round of the Decathlon took place at Westwood High School Westwood High School may refer to one of several high schools: Canada
Providing his expertise for the Commonwealth's high school students, Neil Chyten, president of Chyten Educational Services, participated as a judge for the essay writing portion of the competition. The team from Acton Boxborough Regional High School won this year's competition and will be representing the Commonwealth at the national event in taking place April 26 to 29 in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. The Decathlon, founded to foster scholastic excellence among high school students represents a wide diversity of backgrounds and interests. It is an all day event that requires teens to compete in ten academic areas. At the Westwood High School event, sixteen schools matched wits. These schools represented the top scorers from over 40 original schools that had competed in three separate, regional contests in Massachusetts last November. "This was a most gratifying experience", said Neil Chyten. From meeting the gifted student participants, to judging the essays, to mixing with a wide range of interesting, committed Decathlon supporters from Westwood and all over the greater Boston area, every part of this experience was fulfilling for me. I truly enjoyed working with kids who have dedicated themselves to going above and beyond what is asked of them. It inspires me to give more back!" With more than 20 years as a tutor Neil Chyten has personally tutored over 3,000 students at a variety of ages, in a variety of subjects, and developed very innovative, insightful strategies for learning how to learn and standardized test taking. The sixteen schools that faced off against each other in the competition included: Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Acton-Boxborough Regional High School serves the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough, with roughly 500 students per grade level in grades 9 through 12. ABRHS Facility , Austin Prep High School, Bishop Feehan High School Bishop Feehan High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River. Founded in 1961 by the Sisters of Mercy, the school has grown to over 900 students. , Drury High School Drury High School is a school located in North Adams, Massachusetts. It serves the towns of Florida, North Adams, Readsboro, and Stamford. History 1843 - School built with $3000 grant given by the late Nathan Drury that the school now gets it's namesake from , Franklin High School Franklin High School may refer to:
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DECATHLON BACKGROUND Now in its twenty-fifth season, The Decathlon covers Economics, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Fine Arts, and Social Science. The curricular theme for 2005-2006 is the European Renaissance. A unique aspect of the program is that each nine-member team must consist of three students each with "A", "B" and "C" grade point averages. Students may be in any grade. High school staff members coach the teams, devoting many hours in helping their students prepare for the rigors of competition day. An unlimited number of alternates may also compete. ABOUT CHYTEN Established in 1999, Chyten Educational Services have helped over 10,000 families to achieve academic success. By hiring only experienced tutors, developing test-taking strategies that work and enabling it students to earn top-notch documented test scores, Chyten continues its remarkable educational tradition. Services offered include: standardized test preparation, subject tutoring, application essay writing, educational psychological testing, and school partnership programs. Currently working with over 2,000 students per year, Chyten has offices in five greater Boston locations including Lexington, Concord, Newton, Wellesley and Westwood. To learn more about Chyten, please visit the Web site at www.chyten.com or call 800-428-TEST. |
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