Friday, November 4, 2016

Chess Club moves students into winning position

The Western High School chess club is an after school activity that takes place in Mr. Kim’s classroom on Thursdays from right after dismissal to 3:30 where students can go to play chess against one another.
Anyone can come and go as they please, there's no sign up, anyone is more than welcome to come in and play. When asked about how it was coming along this year, Mr. Kim said, “Great. We get 10-15 participants weekly. We have all skill levels so it doesn't matter how good at chess you are, anyone will fit in.”
 The chess club president, Frank Ladwig, is currently searching for chess tournaments for the club to take part in. He says he has found one, but they need to start at smaller tournaments and build their way up to these bigger tournaments. And fundraising is another thing, as it costs money to get into these tournaments.
President Frank says they are also looking for ways to raise money so they can get involved in these tournaments.
“Yeah, you get to sit down and relax and Mr. Kim’s a fun guy unless you beat him,” he said. “We want to get more boards, so more people can play at once, and I’m expecting more people to come in and play. It's a pretty healthy club. We gain new members every week.”
 Come on down and join Chess club, Thursday’s after school, from dismissal to 3:30, no sign up, anyone is welcome.

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