Khalsa Montessori State Chess Champs

The first-grade chess team from Khalsa Montessori School, 3701 E. River Road, took first place in the State Grade Chess Tournament held in Tucson in January. About 100 teams from across the state competed, and Tucson teams placed first in seven of the 10 divisions.

(Posted in the Tucson Citizen on 3-11-08 - click to read the article.)

On the Khalsa team (from left) are: Diego Castro and Zak Cancio. Not pictured is Ricky Zhou.