Sunday, January 22, 2012

Chess Team Resumes Monday

January 23rd, 3:05 P.M.!  See you in Mr. Post's classroom!

Tucson Open Chess Tournament


Six players  Drew, Ethan, Quinn, Soham, Thomas, Tyler — represented Harelson at our Tucson Open Chess Tournament.

Special congratulations to Thomas who placed 5th and to Soham who received Honorable Mention, both in the under 600 section.

Way to go Bobcats!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Arizona State Grade Chess Championships

The Harelson Chess Team kicked off the new year at the state-wide Arizona State Grade Chess Championships!

Our team excelled with 11 participants!

Kinder: Tyler
2nd grade: Sofia
3rd grade: Drew, Ethan, Rumur, Quinn, Skyler
4th grade: Aaron, Ian, Xander
5th grade: Thomas

The 4th grade team proved themselves one of the top 8 teams in Arizona!  The 3rd grade team TIED FOR FIRST and were co-champions in the state! Congratulations!

As for individual awards, Drew placed 10th, Quinn 7th, and Tyler 7th in the Kindergarten section. Congratulations!

Everyone played well, had a great time, and proved Harelson's Chess Team to be one of the best in our state!