Actor Mark Hamill Presented ''Heroes in Education'' Award to Group Volunteers

"By offering AP Exam Review again this year throughout the
District, we're providing our AP students with a high quality AP test
preparation program ," said Sheila Smith, district coordinator,
Gifted/Talented Programs, Los Angeles Unified School District .

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For 15 years, its half-dozen members have been volunteering in the
Sacramento area, working with high-risk students from low-income
families. To accomplish this,
they provide free counseling to parents, teaching them how to be more
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In addition, these volunteers read to the blind. He's an
actor, director, screenwriter, Broadway star, and even a comic book
creator.
The California Lottery's "Heroes in Education" award has been
presented monthly on "The Big Spin(R)" show, since 1999.

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accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools.

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They also make house calls to help families work
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"For
students in our regular AP courses as well as those taking online
courses from Apex Learning offered by the District, active use of AP
Exam Review helps to ensure they have the best chance for success on
their spring Advanced Placement exams," she said.

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Visiting Teachers Association, a group of retired schoolteachers and
administrators from Sacramento, were presented with the California
Lottery's "Heroes in Education" award on "The Big Spin(R)" show.

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The group's mission is to empower parents to take a more
active role in the education of their children.
Practice questions from previous AP exams and online help from
experienced AP teachers give students a wide variety of resources to
help them perform at their highest levels .

About Apex Learning

Apex Learning is a leading publisher of online instructional
materials for secondary education.

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On hand to honor The National Visiting Teachers Association was
Mark Hamill who has done it all in the world of entertainment. The Lottery
partners with celebrities to present these awards which recognize
special individuals who volunteer time and resources to their schools
and communities.
AP Exam Review is available for 14 of the most popular AP subjects
including Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, English Language, English
Literature , French Language, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics
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They tutor
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Apex Learning is in its seventh
year of providing online curriculum resources to schools, districts,
and regional and state education agencies.

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He is best known from his role as Luke Skywalker in Star
Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Registered students receive unlimited
access to AP Exam Review from their date of enrollment until June 30,
2005. During this time, Apex
Learning has supported students from 4,000 school districts in all 50
states with more than 400,000 enrollments in its online courses,
ClassTools(R), Beyond Books(R), and AP Exam Review.

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They even give vocational
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SEATTLE----Advanced Placement (a)
students from the Los Angeles Unified School District are using AP
Exam Review from Apex Learning (R) to prepare for their 2005 AP(a)
exams as a result of an agreement announced today by the nation 's
second largest school district and the leading publisher of online
instructional materials for secondary education.