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AL HR361
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
April Weaver
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AI Summary
- Commends 16-year-old Jay-El Shepherd, a home-schooled senior from Brierfield, Alabama, on winning the 2016 Alabama Scholastic Chess Championship.
- Shepherd competed against 230 K-12 grade contestants from across the state in the tournament held March 19-20 at Indian Springs School in Pelham, Alabama.
- Received nomination from the Alabama Chess Federation to compete in the GM Arnold Denker Tournament of High School Champions in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Began playing chess at age five, teaching the game to older children by age seven, and competed in his first tournament, the 6th Annual Magic City Classic, in 2013.
- Serves his community as a member of the Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department and is enrolled in a four-month firefighter training program.
Legislative Description
Shepherd, Jay-El, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
4/27/2016
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