Wakulla County Schools Scholastic Chess Teams Excel at Regional Tournament

Led by Riversprings Middle School 6th Grade Teacher, Marlene Adams, thirteen Wakulla County School students competed January 24, 2009 in the Florida Scholastic Chess Leagues North Florida Regional Championship in Gainesville, Florida. 

Shadeville Elementary students Sydney Wheeler and Jacob Chapmen competed in the Kindergarten – 3rd Grade divisions (K-3), and placed 8th as a team.

The K-5 team members include Shadeville Elementary students Lucas Briggs, Bryce Cole, and Maria Parmer, all 4th graders, and 5th grader Jamie Wheeler; Riversink Elementary student Aaron Price, 5th grade; and homeschooler Gary Germanton, 4th grade.  With a total of seven wins between them they were able to secure 3rd place overall, and First Runner Up in the 2009 Florida Superstars Invitational.

{sidebar id=1}The K-8 team members include Riversprings Middle School students Joseph Briggs, and Jake Hunter, both 8th graders, Daniel McCullers, 7th grade, and J.P. Piotrowski, 6th grade.  Jake Hunter lead the team winning three of his five matches, earning him 5th place overall.  The RMS team won eight of their matches, placing 2nd overall, and earning an invitation to the 2009 Florida Superstars.

The Florida Superstars Invitational is an elite competition reserved for the 1st and 2nd place teams in each of the four Florida Scholastic Regions. “That our RMS team will be one of the two schools representing North Florida is outstanding!” said Jennifer Briggs, Volunteer Director.  “If one of the K-5 top two teams has a conflict and cannot represent North Florida in the competition, our elementary school team, as First Runner Up, will receive that invitation, as well.  That is a very real possibility this year!  Wakulla Schools have such little experience in tournament chess.  To have two teams invited to the Superstars is incredible!”

The 2009 Florida Superstars Invitational will be held May 15-17 in Palm Beach County.

- Submitted by Jennifer Briggs

This article originally published on February 26, 2009.

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