Santa Monica College has finished in third place out of 184 community colleges in the 2006-07 National Student Math League competition. It is believed to be the highest finish for the college since the contest began in 1970.
Alexandre Boulgakov, a Santa Monica High School junior who takes courses at SMC, finished third nationally among 1,918 students in the individual competition. Chan Leong Kuan, in his second year at SMC, finished fifth nationally. “I am very proud of our students,” said math professor William Konya. “Their strong results show that the students in mathematics at Santa Monica College do outstanding work."
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 11, 2007. Read the original PDF.