RRISD Students Winning at the 14th Annual Texas Grades & Collegiate Chess Championships - by Huy Nguyen

RRISD Students Winning at the 14th Annual Texas Grades & Collegiate Chess Championships

Over 600 students from across Texas gathered to Brownsville this past weekend November 13-14 for the 14th Annual Texas Grades & Collegiate Chess Championships. In this state championship tournament, the students played in the sections according to their grades. Our RRISD had a group of students participating in the tournament, and they all came back as winners in their grade sections.

Anh Nguyen, Cactus Ranch Elementary School, 3rd Place Trophy in Kinder
Helen Le, Laurel Mountain Elementary School, 8th Place Trophy in Kinder
Dang Nguyen, Cactus Ranch Elementary School, 2nd Place Trophy in 2nd Grade
Collin Le, Laurel Mountain Elementary School, 3rd Place Trophy in 2nd Grade
Emily Nguyen, Laurel Mountain Elementary School, 1st Place Trophy in 3rd Grade
Shreyes Kaliyur, Spicewood Elementary School, 6th Place Trophy in 3rd Grade
Khoa Nguyen, Cactus Ranch Elementary School, 3rd Place Trophy in 4th Grade
Anthony Nguyen, Laurel Mountain Elementary School, 4th Place Trophy in 5th Grade
Duy Nguyen, Walsh Middle School, 1st Place Trophy in 6th Grade
Andrew Jacob, Canyon Vista Middle School, 4th Place Trophy in 6th Grade
Rohith Kaliyur, Canyon Vista Middle School, 5th Place Trophy in 7th Grade

Congratulations to all of the students and parents for their outstanding results!
They all make RRISD very proud!

Huy Nguyen
Cactus Ranch Chess Club Coordinator