Junior High National Scholastic Chess Championships

The kids and I all returned safely from our 16 hour adventure home! They returned but they are not the same as when they left. They learned more about chess, the world, and themselves. They made me so proud. They were regularly playing 3 hour matches. 3 hours!

One of the most amazing stat I kept thinking about this weekend was this. There were only 34 kids from 11 different school from the whole state of PA at the tournament. I brought 10 kids from 5 different schools. We went to the tournament with our friends from the Paul Robson Chess Club. They brought 6 kids from Blankenburg Elementary. So between the two of us we brought almost half the kids from PA! Almost all of the kids from PA at the tournament were from the Philadelphia School, the most elite private school in the city, or Masterman, the most elite public school in the city.

Just getting the kids to the tournament and returning safely was a win. The kids worked so hard to get there and they worked so hard while they were there. These are the type of moments that change kids lives.

Thank you to all of our supporters!  Up next, Elementary Nationals in Dallas.