Wawa Welcomes Region’s Schools for Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament
WAWA, ON – Some 150 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Wednesday, April 22, 2014 for the 2nd Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, will attract francophone students from the following Northwestern Ontario French Catholic and Public schools: École Saint-Joseph and École l’Escalade (Wawa), École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne), École St-Joseph and École Secondaire l’Orée des bois (Dubreuilville), École Sacré-Cœur and École Secondaire Catholique Trillium (Chapleau), École Notre-Dame-du-Sault and École Écho-des-Rapides (Sault Ste. Marie), and École Franco-Manitou (Manitouwadge).
The tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wawa’s Municipal Centre. All participants will be entitled to five games. Competing players will be divided in four categories: grades 3 and 4, grades 5 and 6, grades 7 and 8, and secondary school (grades 9 to 12). Prizes will be awarded to winning teams and top students in each category.
Students from Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph have acquired a reputation for their passion for chess, a discipline that requires considerable strategizing in addition to memory and problem-solving skills. By hosting this friendly francophone tournament, the school is seeking to promote the game and help Northwestern Ontario youth to discover both this discipline and develop their chess skills.
The Conseil Scolaire Catholique du Nouvel-Ontario offers a French Catholic educational program that is widely recognized for its excellence. The CSCNO provides a quality learning environment and academic program that runs from early childhood to adult education, with some 7,000 students in 27 elementary and 10 secondary schools.
