IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Caleb Brown on his first place finish at the Junior National Chess Championship.
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RESOLUTION # 15091, July 12, 2004
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Caleb Brown, 10-year-old son of Jeffrey Brown and fifth grade student at Richardson Elementary School in Lee's Summit, recently competed in the Junior National Chess Championship in Tucson, Arizona, where he earned a first place finish in the kindergarten through eighth grade division; and,
WHEREAS, in less than a year's time, Caleb has advanced his United States Chess Federation ranking from 550 to just under 1300, which enables him to compete at a higher, more challenging level in future tournaments; and,
WHEREAS, Caleb, who began playing chess in 2003 with 5th grade elementary school teacher Cris Carpenter, is the founding member of the Richardson Chess Club, and is currently coached by Ken Fee; and,
WHEREAS, Caleb holds two state and one national chess titles, is the Missouri 5th grade Scholastic champion, Elementary (K-6) Scholastic champion, and Junior High Scholastic co-champion for the under 1000 section, and is a member of the Missouri Chess Association; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to his extraordinary accomplishments as a chess player, Caleb is a blue belt in martial arts, plays the piano, and has been nominated for the Aspire/AIM program for gifted children for the 2004-2005 school year; and,
WHEREAS, Caleb's future goals include achieving a "chess expert" level with the United States Chess Federation during his second year of chess playing, attending the Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess, and ultimately earning a chess scholarship to attend the University of Texas-Dallas; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature congratulates Caleb Brown on his extraordinary acco...
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