Second- and third-graders in Tower Hill’s ChessNuts After School Enrichment program took 1st place in the United States Chess Federation
National Elementary Championship! Team members
Brian Adderley, Richard Angiullo, Coale Crouch, Jude Hatoum and
Stokes Mellon traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, last weekend to compete with schools from around the country in the K-3 Unrated Division.
Coach
Gregory Rogers, who runs the ChessNuts program at Tower Hill as well as
Chess Masters of Delaware, has been striving for years to lead a team to a national title. Students under his tutelage practice after school and on Saturdays to hone their chess-playing strategies. The analytical thinking skills developed through chess improve concentration, memory and creativity — among other benefits. Check out the team’s winning trophy outside the Admission Office, and a big congratulations to our talented ChessNuts!