St. Mary’s School – Record Number of

Students at St. Mary’s Qualify for State

Chess Championships ________________________________________________________________________________________

Sixteen students from St. Mary Catholic Community School recently competed in the Scholastic

Chess of Indiana Individual Championships in Indianapolis. “We are proud of these students for

qualifying for the tournament and playing with perseverance and good sportsmanship,” said Chess

Club Sponsor, Dr. Lisa Mullally.

Highlights for SMS included Jackson Pawlowski finishing in 25th Place and J.J. Mullally finishing in

31st Place in the state in the 8th JV division. Mary Mumaugh (42nd Place) was the highest finisher

for SMS in 6th JV, and Nathan Jamrosz (also 42nd Place) had our best record for 3rd grade and

under.

Our other state qualifiers were James Raggs, Joseph Mullally, Jacob Jen, Saoirse Mullally, Jaxon

Froglia, John Mouser, Elijah Wagner, Rachel Mumaugh, Connor Grcevich, Will Huffman, and Elijah

Wagner. Emily Jen was able to participate as an alternate and ended the day with one of our best

records as well.

St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point offers grade levels Junior Pre-Kindergarten (for

three year olds) through eight and is the largest school in the Diocese of Gary. St. Mary’s faculty

teaches a rich curriculum supported by cutting-edge technology. All students are encouraged to

participate in extra-curricular activities such as Chess Club, Craft Club, athletics, academic teams,

Spanish Club, Science Olympiad, Scouts, Environmental Club, and more. To learn more about St.

Mary’s School’s or schedule a personal tour, visit stmarycp.org/school. St. Mary’s will begin accepting

new students for the 2018-2019 school year on February 15, 2018 at 8:00 AM.

Front: Jacob Jen, Joseph Mullally, John Mouser, Rachel Mouser

Back: Nathan Jamrosz, Saoirse Mullally, Jaxson Froglia, Julian Wagner, James Raggs

Elijah Wagner, Connor Grcevich, William Huffman, Emily Jen, Mary Mumaugh