This page was exported from The Auroran [ http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran ] Export date:Sat Apr 27 9:54:12 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Youth displayed good sportsmanship in chess tourney --------------------------------------------------- The Optimist Club of Aurora recently held its 19th Annual Chess Tournament at the Aurora Legion with 10 schools represented! One hundred and fifty children, from Grades 1 to 8, vied against each other, with the top three players from each grade receiving a trophy and an invitation to the Optimist Regionals competition being held this month. The determination and strategy demonstrated by the youth to win a game was outstanding! The sportsmanship was exceptional as after a game a friendly handshake was offered to the opponents. Now THAT's awesome! I would like to thank the following people for making this day such a great event for all: the volunteer judges, the teachers, parents and Optimist Club members who assisted the children in fair play. Thank you to the committee for organizing such a well-run event, the Mayor for welcoming our youth, the Legion for hosting this event and the Legion ladies who offered a hot lunch to everyone who attended! I really would like to thank the students who made this a wonderful day by demonstrating good sportsmanship, respect and sheer fun in this competition. Thank you to all the schools that organize Chess Clubs to teach their students these important attributes – while enhancing their math skills! Kimberley Kerr President, Optimist Club of Aurora --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2015-03-04 21:45:18 Post date GMT: 2015-03-05 02:45:18 Post modified date: 2015-03-04 21:45:18 Post modified date GMT: 2015-03-05 02:45:18 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com