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Three ORHS students qualify for state chess championship

Posted at 11:42 am February 6, 2019
By Gilbert Chan Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge High School freshman Henri Scott was one of three state championship qualifiers from the high school for the state chess championship at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 16, 2019. (Submitted photo)

Oak Ridge High School freshman Henri Scott is one of three state championship qualifiers from the high school for the state chess championship at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 16, 2019. (Submitted photo)

 

Note: This story was updated at 6:05 p.m.

Three Oak Ridge High School students have qualified for the state chess championship on February 16 at Tennessee Tech University.

The three ORHS students took home trophies and qualified for the state championship during the Region 1 scholastic at Oak Ridge High School on Saturday, January 26, a press release said. More than 109 students from across East Tennessee attended that event.

ORHS juniors Justin Blanchard and Bear Moran took third and seventh, respectively, in the high school division, the press release said. Freshman Henri Scott also qualified for the K-9 championship by taking sixth in that division. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Slider Tagged With: Bear Moran, Benjamin Bell, Brandon Bonamarte, chess, chess school, Daisy Kercher, Domenic Grove, Gabriel Hadid-McCallum, Graham Thompson, Henri Scott, Isabella Hickey, Jefferson Middle School, Jonas Tilson, Justin Blanchard, Kevin Lozada-Gonzales, Leo Ehlers, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Region 1 scholastic, Renji Hua, Robertsville Middle School, Simon Weston, St. Mary’s School, state chess championship, Tennessee Chess Association, William Hetrick, William McNab, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School, Yasmin Miller

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