WPS Chess Club Tournament Winners

3/21/2024

Berlin, MD –Worcester Preparatory School’s (WPS) Chess Club Tournament winners were recognized in front of their classmates and awarded with a trophy.

Upper School teachers, Paul Cyryca and Mike Marriotti, and Head of Lower School, Dr. Sara Timmons, officiated the WPS Chess Club Tournament. Upper School Students, Aleksey Klimins and Edward Martikyan, assisted the 37 chess players throughout the chess playing brackets. Chess Club met twice a month since the start of the 2023-2024 school year and had their final Chess Tournament on Thursday, March 7.

During lunch the next day, Dr. Timmons presented the winners, Wesley DeVito (’33) of the Grades 2-4 bracket and Artemiy Klimins (’29) of the Grades 5-8 bracket with their trophies. The runners-up in the Grades 3-4 were Carter Harrison (’32), and Grade 5-6 was Allen Martikyan (’31).

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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WPS 7th grade student Artemiy Klimins (Bishopville, MD) receives his winning trophy from Head of Lower School Dr. Sara Timmons for placing first in the Grades 5-8 bracket of the WPS Chess Club this year.
WPS 3rd grade student Wesley DeVito (Selbyville, DE) receives his winning trophy from Head of Lower School Dr. Sara Timmons for coming out on top in the Grades 2-4 bracket of the WPS Chess Club this year.

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.