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Home-school team earns chess title
A team of home-school students from Charlotte won the high school title at a statewide chess tournament.It was the largest N.C. State Scholastic Chess Championship ever, with almost 500 players competing at UNC Charlotte on March 5-6.
Home-school players Richie Bullis, Dustin Ferrell, Chris Kohlhepp, Laura Lee and Amelia and Colette Wheeless scored 14 points to edge out East Chapel Hill High's 12.5 for the K-12 Open team title. Home-school leaders were Laura and Amelia, who were among the top five in individual standings.
Charlotte high school teams from Olympic and Harding ranked third and fourth, respectively, in K-12 Open.
Individually, Joshua Mu of Barringer Academic Center in Charlotte won the overall individual title in the K-5 section with seven straight wins. Nikolas Stylianou of Cannon School in Concord won the K-3 section with no losses. In the K-12 Under 1300 section, East Mecklenburg High's I'John Gatewood went a perfect 5-0 to take first. Other Charlotte top five teams include Harding (2), West Charlotte (3) and East Meck (5) in the K-12 Under 1300 category; Randolph Middle (2) and South Charlotte Middle (3) in the K-8 category; Barringer (3) and McKee Road (5) in the K-5 category; and McAlpine (4) and Barringer (5) in the K-3 category.
The overall winner was Nelson Lopez II of Wake Forest. He won the $1,500 scholarship and a spot at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions this summer in Phoenix.
Staten is Troop 39's 100th Eagle Scout
Trevor Staten built a baseball dugout to become Troop 39's 100th Eagle Scout.
The dugout is on the grounds of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews and will be used by SOAR Sports and Covenant Day School.
Troop 39 is led by Rich Alter and sponsored by Matthews United Methodist Church. Staten was honored for reaching the Eagle Scout rank, the highest in Boy Scouts, in January. Staten, 19, is a senior at Providence High and the son of Melody and Alan Staten of Charlotte.
Coffman joins Community Corps
Charlottean Josh Coffman has started a 10-month term of service with the National Civilian Community Corps.The corps is part of the AmeriCorps program and works on environmental education, public safety, disaster relief and other projects in the United States. It's for ages 18-24 and includes $4,725 to help pay for college after service.
Coffman is working out of the Denver campus and must complete at least 1,700 hours of community service during the 10 months. He attended Providence High, Evelyn Mack Academy and Central Piedmont Community College before deciding to join the corps. His parents are Michele and Quentin Coffman.
Friendship Force part of global party
Friendship Force of Charlotte reported a strong showing for its part in the worldwide celebration of World Friendship Day on March 1 at Unity Church.
About 50 members and guests gathered for food, conversation and musical entertainment by Tom and Pat Kelleher. The group passed around photos from previous Friendship Force trips from around the world.
On World Friendship Day, the Force's 300-plus clubs are asked to hold a party to honor founder Wayne Smith. It started at 6 p.m. in New Zealand and was held in each of the 24 time zones.
The party was held March 1 because on that day in 1977, President Carter announced the formation of Friendship Force.
The Charlotte group meets next at St. Paul United Methodist Church on April 28. Details: (704) 545-9678 or www.friendshipforcecharlotte.com.
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