{"id":4834,"date":"2022-02-18T15:34:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2022-02-18T17:41:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T17:41:31","slug":"old-club-gets-new-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/2022\/02\/18\/old-club-gets-new-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Club Gets New Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By <a href=\"mailto:hprusak@wyomingseminary.org\">Helena Prusak<\/a> &#8217;23 and Kim Nguyen \u201823<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chessclub.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"463\" src=\"http:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chessclub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chessclub.png 624w, https:\/\/theopinator.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/chessclub-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chess Club meets in the Library every Monday (Photo Courtesy of Helena Prusak &#8217;23)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you looking for a new club to join? One that gives you the opportunity to relax or even a place to channel your competitiveness? Well, chess club might be the perfect fit for you. You may have seen the eye-catching emails in your inbox from its club leader Thomas Figura \u201823 (Figgy). Whether it is through its witty subject lines or the bribing of chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the club isn\u2019t brand new, it has now been restarted by Figgy and Marshall Curtis \u201822. If you are concerned about your chess abilities, no worries! Figgy reassures that \u201call skill levels are welcome and we are willing to teach anyone.\u201d It\u2019s open to everyone so you can show off your chess skills and defeat the competition. Or you can learn how to play, whether you have been meaning to or not. Although, in the future, the leaders plan to compete with other schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chess club is a welcoming, yet competitive, club where members can easily meet new people. Cade (Hayden) Butcher \u201824 joined the club because he thought it could be interesting, but learned to enjoy the game through participating in the club. He says, \u201cIt is just very interesting to see how the people in the club really want to learn how to play. Chess is an interesting, strategic board game that requires thinking ahead. One mistake could cost you the game during an intense moment. But, it makes you feel good when you are able to outplay someone, especially when you win.\u201d He says that hopes that the club will continue to expand, and hopes \u201cthat more people join chess club and enjoy it similar to the way that I and others in chess club do.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club meets every Monday after school in the library. There are chess mats set up and you are free to play. Join the others who enjoyed their time at chess club. 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