Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce WCS teams placed in the Top 10 of their divisions at the 2022 SCI Team Chess Indiana State Finals on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Hosted at Morton High School, Hammond Indiana, teams played in groups of four students and competed in four rounds of chess.
In the 3rd Grade and Under Division, Washington STEM A-team placed 6th out of 20. Congratulations Fareed Sultan Mohammed, Ezra Burden, Aarav Jena, and Aadhya Rajesh. Washington STEM B-team placed 8th out of 20. Congratulations Josiah Burden, Elizabeth Macke, Jake Finley, and Seth James.
Edgewood Middle School, 7th-8th grade, sent two teams to the competition. The A-team placed 2nd out of 13. Congratulations Ashlan Oliver, Carson Devanathan, Makayla Riley, and Jaya Dharmapuri. The B-team placed 9th out of 13. Congratulations Josh Carpenter, Grace Landon, and Owen Meerzo.
The Warsaw Community High School (WCHS) team placed 8th out of 19. Congratulations Nate Anderson, Aiden Carr, McKale Hagg, and Keegan Besson.
Warsaw Community Schools would like to recognize and thank Warsaw Education Foundation (WEF) for their financial support through a Red Apple Grant. WCS would also like to thank the chess coaches. The coach for Washington is Jay Bolduc. The coach for Edgewood is Sam Wysong with parent-volunteer coach Mel Oliver. The coach for WCHS is Olivia Patton. Thank you to all who give their time and talents to enrich the lives of students. Thanks also go out to parents across the district for their incredible support and generosity.
- Washington STEM Academy
From left: Sultan Mohammed, Aadhya Rajesh, Ezra Burden, Aarav Jena, Ellie Macke, Josiah Burden, Seth James, Jake Finley, and Jay Bolduc (Teacher/Coach).
- Edgewood
From left: Owen Meerzo, Grace Landon, Jaya Dharmpuri, Makayla Riley, Carson Devanathan, and Ashlan Oliver (not pictured Josh Carpenter).
- WCHS
From left: Keegan Besson, Nate Anderson, McKale Hagg, and Aiden Carr.
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