Nine Whitefield Lower School students competed in the Georgia grade level chess championship tournament this past weekend. Efetobo Aror took third place for fourth grade, followed by Christian Wiggins, who earned 11th place and Walker Paxton, who came in 15th. In his first tournament, Riley Hugues (3rd) had a strong showing, garnering three points out of five, and receiving a plus score trophy. Also competing were Graham Hood (3rd), Lofton Brown (2nd), John Durden (2nd), Alex Keck (1st), and Troy Schoenbachler (1st).