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AL HR361

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

April Weaver

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2016

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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