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Detroit
Chess
Club,
Detroit
Young
Thinkers
to
recognize
chess,
class
excellence
DIA
event
includes
‘Dream
Team,’
guest
speaker
from
Usher’s
New Look
Foundation
DETROIT
- Dozens
of the
best
K-12
Detroit
chess
players,
their
coaches
and a
Hall of
Fame
recipient
will be
honored
Friday,
June 13,
2014 at
an event
taking
place at
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts.
The
5:30- 7
p.m.
event,
hosted
by the
Detroit
City
Chess
Club (DCCC)
& Young
Detroit
Thinkers,
is
sponsored
by
UAW-Ford.
The
community
guest
speaker
will be
Jarvis-Larue
Brown
who is
the
Detroit/Los
Angeles
program
coordinator
for
Usher’s
New Look
Foundation.
The
event is
free
with
museum
admission,
which is
free for
residents
of
Wayne,
Oakland
and
Macomb
counties.
Just as
“dream
teams”
and
all-city
teams
are
chosen
in
athletics,
these
top
scholastic
chess
players
are
being
recognized
for
demonstrating
excellence
in the
chess
world
and in
the
classroom.
“Many
students
don’t
have the
ability
or
interest
in
sports,
but they
can do
other
things
like
play
chess,
where
they're
using
their
minds
for
analyzing,
concentrating,
focusing,
reasoning,
planning,
memorizing,
creating,
and
above
all,
solving
problems,”
said
Kevin
Fite,
DCCC
founder.
“These
are all
qualities
we want
in our
children,
and
chess
kids
exhibit
these
qualities
at the
highest
levels.”
Members
of the
“Dream
Team”
being
honored
are:
Torrance
Henry
(captain)
-
University
Prep
Science
& Math
Lauren
Bradford
-
University
Prep
Science
& Math
Emilio
Estell
- King
High
School
Eric
Hobson -
Chrysler
Elementary
Marcus
Badgett
- Cass
Technical
High
School
Lamar
Price -
Ludington
Middle
Dorrian
Smalley
-
Ludington
Middle
Bryan
Wilson -
University
Prep
Science
& Math
Stephen
Washington
Jr -.
Cornerstone
Nevada
Micale
Anthony
Garland
- Bates
Academy
Chevelle
Downs
will be
recognized
as Coach
of the
Year and
John R.
Brooks
will
receive
the
Harold
Steen
Hall of
Fame
award.
In
addition
to the
Dream
Team, 40
students
are
being
recognized
in the
following
categories:
1st and
2nd
Teams
All-City
Chess
High
School
1st and
2nd
Teams
All-City
Chess
Jr. High
School
1st and
2nd
Teams
All-City
Chess
Elementary
1st and
2nd
Teams
All-City
Chess
Primary
Honorable
Mention
About
Detroit
City
Chess
Club
Detroit
City
Chess
Club was
founded
by Kevin
Fite in
2003 and
began as
a
lunchtime
&
afterschool
activity
at the
former
Detroit
Duffield
Elementary
School.
DCCC has
grown
into a
metro
Detroit
area
organization
and
practices
and
provides
instruction
to the
public
at the
DIA most
Friday
evenings.
Members
range
from 5
to 18
years of
age, and
many
hold
impressive
national
Members
of the
club
have won
national,
regional
and
state
competitions.
Several
members
currently
hold
impressive
national
rankings.
The
clubs’
mission
is to
teach
area
students
the game
of chess
and all
the life
lessons
it has
to
offer.
One of
the most
important
lessons,
according
to Fite,
is “to
teach
children
to think
critically
and make
good
judgments.”
For a
complete
list of
honorees,
go to
www.detroitcitychessclub.com.
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