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YOU CAN IDENTIFY A TEACHER

 BY THE SUCCESS OF HIS STUDENTS. 

(A few of my student’s most recent achievements)

 
Tyler Conway - 1st Place - K-8 Section - Kansas State Scholastic Chess Championship - Lawrence, KS - March 11, 2006
Charles Kinzel - 4th Placce - K-8 Section - Kansas State Scholastic Chess Championship - Lawrence, KS - March 11, 2006
Tirrany Wu - 2nd Place  (6-0) - K-6 Section - Kansas State Scholastic Chess Championship - Lawrence, KS - March 11, 2006
The Barstow School - 1st Place - K-5 Section - Arjun Nandy, Glen Lane, Steven Ketchmark, Nick Russ -  Missouri Elementary State Championship - Jefferson City, MO - March 4, 2006
Trent Garton - 1st Place - K-6 Section - Missouri Elementary State Championship - Jefferson City, MO - March 4, 2006
Robert Williams - 1st Place - K-8 Section - Missouri Elementary State Championship - Jefferson City, MO - March 4, 2006
Tyler Conway - 1st Place- K-12 Section - Lakewood Elementary - February 18, 2006
Arjun Nandy - 1st Place- K-8 Section - Lakewood Elementary - February 18, 2006
Tiffany Wu -1st Place tie- K-5 Section - Lakewood Elementary - February 18, 2006
The Barstow School - Arjun Nandy, Aaron Greenbaum, Mallory Howitt - 1st Place Team - K8 Section - Lakewood Elementary - February 18, 2006
The Bastow School - 1st Place Team - K-6 Section - Arjun Nandy, Nicole Chen, Mikey Moyer, and Tommy Dunn - William Chrisman Chess Tournament  - February 4, 2006
Arjun Nandy - 1st Place - K-6 Section - William Chrisman Chess Tournament  - February 4, 2006
Nicole Chen - 2nd Place - K-6 Section - William Chrisman Chess Tournament  - February 4, 2006
Stephanie Klimczak - 1st Place - K-12 Section - Richardson Chess Tournament - Richardson, Texas - January 21, 2006
Allen Village - 1st Place Team - K-8 Section - Melvin Thomas, Alex Esposito, Sean Mathis, Ali Hassan, and Jamal Lee - Rockhurst High School - January 21, 2006
Melvin Thomas and Alex Esposito - 1st Place tie - K-8 Section - Rockhurst High School - January 21, 2006
Victor Guerrero - 1st Place tie - K-5 Section - Rockhurst High School - January 21, 2006
The Barstow School - 1st Place Team - K-5 Section - Steven Ketchmark, Nick Russ, David Derks, Nicole Chen, Katie Baker, Tommy Dunn, Ryan Sparks, and Max Waldrop,  - Rockhurst High School - January 21, 2006
Mt. Washington - 2nd Place Team - K-5 Section - Victor Guerrero, Seth Barks, Kathryn Garmon, Chance Dunker, Marc Krantz, and Tarvis George - Rockhurst High School - January 21, 2006
Nicole Chen - 2nd Place - K-6 Section - Southwest Chess Tournament - January 14, 2006
Reilly Hall - 1st Place - K-12 Section - Bridger Chess Tournament - January 7, 2006
The Barstow School - 1st  Place Team - K-6 Section - Arjun Nandy, Steven Ketchmark, Nicole Chen, Arsam Yazdani - Bridger Chess Tournament - January 7, 2006
Mt. Washington - 3rd Place Team - Victor Guerrero, Marc Krantz - Bridger Chess Tournament - January 7, 2006
The Barstow School - 1st  Place Team - K-3 Section -Mikey Moyer, Max Waldrop, David Derks, Ben Derks - Bridger Chess Tournament - January 7, 2006
Alex Hall - 1st Place - 5th Grade Section - Pembroke Grade Championships - December 10, 2005
Jeremy Heitzman - 1st Place - 6th Grade Section - Pembroke Grade Championships - December 10, 2005
Alex Esposito - 1st Place - 7th-8th Grade Section - Pembroke Grade Championships - December 10, 2005
Reilly Hall - 2nd Place - 9th Grade Section - Pembroke Grade Championships - December 10, 2005
The Barstow School - 1st Place Team - Steven Ketchmark, Nicole Chen,  Max Waldrop, Joshua Shealy - K-3 Section - Cordley Elementary - December 10,2005
Steven Ketchmark - 1st Place - K-3 Section - Cordley Elementary - December 10,2005
Nicole Chen - 2nd Place - K-3 Section - Cordley Elementary - December 10,2005
Cliff Oswald - 2nd Place tie - K-8 Section - Cordley Elementary - December 10,2005
Tyler Conway - 1st Place tie - K-12 Section - Cordley Elementary - December 10,2005
Mikey Moyer - 11th Place tie - 2nd Grade - Championship Section - National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Championship - December 2-4, 2005
Rex Xing - First Place - 4th Grade - Under 800 -  National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Championship - December 2-4, 2005
Derek Sachs - First Place tie - 4th Grade - Under 1000 -  National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Championship - December 2-4, 2005
Siddarth Sharma - 2nd Place - 3rd Grade - Unrated - National Scholastic K-12/Collegiate Championship - December 2-4, 2005
Mikey Moyer, Nicole Chin, Arjun Nandy  - First Place tie - K-5 Section - Mission Trail Chess Tournament - November 19, 2005
Barstow - Mikey Moyer, Nicole Chin, Arjun Nandy, Nick Russ  - First Place Team - K-5 Section - Mission Trail Chess Tournament - November 19, 2005
Whittier - Diante Clark, Luis Estrada, Samuel Ferguson, Freddy Nevels - Second Place Team - K-5 Section - Mission Trail Chess Tournament - November 19, 2005
Nicole Chen - First Place - K-3 Section - Wakarusa Valley Elementary Chess Tournament - Wakarusa, Kansas - November 12, 2005
Derek Sachs, - First Place - JV Section - Waupaca High School - Waupaca, Wisconsin - November 12, 2005
Derek Sachs - First Place -Reserve Section - Wisconsin State Scholastic Championship - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - November 5, 2005
Deepak Vadivalagan - 2nd Place - K-8 Section - Blue Valley Chess Classic - Stilwell, Kansas - November 5, 2005
Cliff Oswald - 4th Place - K-8 Section - Blue Valley Chess Classic - Stilwell, Kansas - November 5, 2005
Tyler Conway - First Place - K-12 Section - Blue Valley Chess Classic - Stilwell, Kansas - November 5, 2005
Arjun Nandy - State Champion - 4th Grade - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Steven Ketchmark - State Champion - 3rd Grade - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Mikey Moyer - State Champion - 2nd Grade - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Ben Durks - State Champion - Kindergarten  - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Frankie Cucchiara - 2nd Place - Kindergarten  - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Barstow - Steven Ketchmark, Max Waldrop, David Durks, Nicole Chen - First Place Team - 3rd Grade - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Barstow - Mikey Moyer, Kenny Sweeney, Jackson Taylor - First Place Team - 2nd Grade - MO Grade Championship - Columbia, MO November 5, 2005
Siddarth Sharma - First Place - K-3 Section - Allen Village - October 29, 2005
Barstow - First Place Team - K-6 Section - Nick Russ, Arjun Nandy, Nicole Chen - Tommy Dunn -Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Jeremy Heitzman - First Place - K-6 Section - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Nick Russ, Arjun Nandy, Nicole Chen - Second Place tie - K-6 Section - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Allen Village - First Place Team - K-8 Section - Eric Fenner, Jamal Lee, Ali Hassan, Daniel Dolphus - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Jamal Lee  - First Place tie - K-8 Section - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Allen Village - First Place Team - K-12 Section - Alex Esposito, Sean Mathis, Melvin Thomas - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Alex Esposito - First Place - K-12 Section - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Robert Williams - Second Place tie - K-12 Section - Allen Village  - October 29, 2005
Cliff Oswald - 2nd Place tie - K-12 Section  - Arbor Creek Elementary - October 15, 2005
Reilly Hall - Second Place tie - K-12 Section  - Arbor Creek Elementary - October 15, 2005
Barstow - First Place Team - K-6 Section - Arjun Nandy, Nick Russ, Glen Lane, Sasha Kahn  - Arbor Creek Elementary - October 15, 2005
Arjun Nandy - First Place tie - K-6 Section - Arbor Creek Elementary - October 15, 2005
Barstow - First Place Team  - K-3 Section - Nicole Chen, Steven Ketchmark, Kenny Sweeney, Max Waldrop, Josh Shealy - Arbor Creek Elementary - October 15, 2005
Nicole Chen, Steven Ketchmark, Kenny Sweeney, Max Waldrop, Josh Shealy - First Place tie - K-3 Section - Arbor Creek Elementary - October 15, 2005
Tyler Conway - Second Place - K-12 Section - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Jeremy Heitzman - First Place Tie - K-6 Section - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Arjun Nandy - First Place Tie - K-6 Section - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Steve Ketchmark - First Place - K-3 Section - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Max Waldrop - Second Place -  K-3 Section - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Mikey Moyer - Fourth Place -  K-3 Section - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Barstow - First Place Team - K-6 Section - Arjun Nandy, Collin Gustin, Glen Lane, Nick Russ - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Barstow - First Place Team - K-3 Section - Steven Ketchmark, Max Waldrop, Michael Moyer, Benny Derks - Lee's Summit High School - October 1, 2005
Zeb Fortman III - First Place Tie - Missouri Open Championship - St. Louis, MO - September 17-18,2005
Jamal, Lee - First Place - K-8 Section - Truman High School - Riverside, MO - September 17, 2005
Charles Kinzel - First Place - Kansas Grade Championship - Lindsborg, KS - September 10, 2005
Zeb Fortman III - First Place - Oak Park Open V - Riverside, MO - September 3-5, 2005
Zeb Fortman III - First Place - Master/Expert Section - Missouri Class Championship - Colombia, MO - 06/25/05-06/26/05
Nick Manley - First Place - D Section - North American Open - Stillwater, OK - 05/27-30/05
Zeb Fortman III - First Place - U2000 - Chess Club Championship - Kansas City, MO - 4/30/05-05/01/05
Tim Walker - First Place - U1600 - Chess Club Championship - Kansas City, MO - 4/30/05-05/01/05
Nick Manley - First Place - K-12 Section - Allen Village - Kansas City - 04/27/05
Jeremy Heitzman - First Place - K-5 Section - Allen Village - Kansas City - 04/27/05
Victor Guerrero - Second Place - K-5 Section - Allen Village - Kansas City - 04/27/05
Marc Kantz - Third Place - K-5 Section - Allen Village - Kansas City - 04/27/05
Riley Kelly - Fourth Place - K-5 Section - Allen Village - Kansas City - 04/27/05
Mt. Washington - First Place Team - Jeremy Heitzman, Victor Guerrero, Marc Kantz, Trent Garton -K-5 Section - Allen Village - Kansas City - 04/27/05
Mt. Washington - 25th Place Team - Victor Guerrero, Jeremy Heitzman, Trent Garton, Marc Krantz, Kathryn Garmon - K-5 Championship Section - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Victor Guerrero - First Place - Unrated Class Prize - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Jeremy Heitzman - Third Place - Unrated Class Prize - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Tyler Conway - 22nd Place - K-6 Championship Section - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Barstow - Arjun Nandy, Steven Ketchmark, Max Waldrop, Nick Russ - Fourth Place Team - K6 Unrated Section - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Arjun Nandy - 10th Place - K6 Unrated Section - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Steven Ketchmark - 13th Place - K6 Unrated Section - Super Nationals - Nashville, TN - April 8-10, 2005
Mt. Washington -Victor Guerrero, Jeremy Heitzman, Trent Garton, Marc Krantz - First Place Team - K-5 Section - Missouri State Elementary Championship - Jefferson City, MO. -March 5, 2005
Barstow - Second Place Team - Nick Russ, Steven Ketchmark, Glen Lane, Arjun Nandy - K-5 Section - Missouri State Elementary Championship - Jefferson City, MO. -March 5, 2005
Allen Village - Third Place Team - Middle School -Section - Missouri State Elementary Championship - Jefferson City, MO. -March 5, 2005
Scott Tan - First Place - High School Section - St. Thomas Aquinas - Kansas City - March 5, 2005
Tyler Conway - First Place (score 6-0) - High School Section - Independence Chess Tournament - February 12, 2005
Shane Schimming - First Place - K-6 Section - Independence Chess Tournament - February 12, 2005
The Barstow School - Nick Russ, Steven Ketchmark, David Derks, Arjun Nandy - First Place - K-3 Section - 2nd Annual Roadrunner Tournament - February 5, 2005
Charles Kinzel - First Place (score 6-0)  - Elementary Section - Salina, Chess Tournament - Salina, Kansas - January 22, 2005
Mt. Washington - Trent Garton, Victor Guerrero, Jeremy Heitzman and Marc Krantz - First Place Team -K-5 Section - Rockhurst High School - Kansas City, MO - January 22, 2005
 The Barstow School - Nick Russ, Arjun Nandy, Steven Ketchmark, David Derks - Second Place Team -K-5 Section - Rockhurst High School - Kansas City, MO - January 22, 2005
Scott Tan - First Place -Rockhurst High School - Kansas City, MO - January 22, 2005
Charles Kinzel - First Place (score 6-0)  - Elementary Section - Lindsborg Open - Lindsborg, Kansas - December 18, 2004
Tyler Conway - Second Place Tie  - 6th Grade Section - National K-12/Collegiate Championship - Lake Buena Vista, FL - December 10-12, 2004
Charles Kinzel - First Place - K-5 Section -Northeast Magnet  - Wichita KS - December 4, 2004
The Barstow School - Steven Ketchmark, Arjun Nandy, Collin Gustin, Kenny Sweeney  -  First Place Team - K-3 Section - Wakarusa, Kansas - November 13, 2004
Zeb Fortman III - First Place - U2000 Section - 9th Annual Governor's Cup - South Dakota - October 29-31, 2004
Tyler Conway - First Place Overall  (score 6-0) - High School section  (he is in the 6th grade!) - Blue Valley - October 30, 2004
Charles Kinzel - First Place - K-5 section-  - Galva, Kansas - October 30, 2004
Mount Washington - First Place - K-5 - Team:  Jeremy Heitzman, Victor Guerrero, Trent Garton, Marc Krantz   - Blue Valley - October 30, 004           
Stephanie Klimczak - First Place - K-12 Section - Dallas, Texas - Grapevine Fall October 9, 2004
Charles Kinzel - First Place - K-5 section- Canton Galva - Galva, Kansas - October 9, 2004
Scott Tan - First Place Overall - K-12 - Blue Valley Northwest - September 25, 2004
Zeb Fortman II - First Place - Class A - Missouri Open Championship - Rolla, MO - September 18-19, 2004
Zeb Fortman III - First Place - North American Open - Class A - Stillwater, OK - September 3-6, 2004
Scott Tan - First Place - Class E - US Class Championship - Des Moines, IA - August 20-22, 2004
Tyler Conway - Third Place - Class C - US Class Championship - Des Moines, IA - August 20-22, 2004
Tim Walsh - Third Place - Expert Class - US Class Championship - Des Moines, IA - August 20-22, 2004
Tim Walsh - First Place - Overall - August Scholastic - Riverside, Missouri - August 14, 2004
Tim Walker - First Place - Kansas City Championship - Under 1600 section - July 31-August 1, 2004
Tyler Conway - First Place - Under 11 Section - US Junior Open - Lindsborg, Kansas - July 23-25, 2004
Zeb Fortman II - First Place - Class A Section - Kansas Open - Lindsborg - July 17-18, 2004
Zeb Fortman II - First Place - Class A Section - Missouri Class Championships - Columbia - June 19-20, 2004
Nick Manley - First Place - U1200 - Kansas City Class Championships - June 5-6, 2004
Zeb Fortman III - First Place - Class A Section - Missouri Class Championship - Columbia - June 19-20, 2004
Tyler Conway - First Place - Scholastic Open - May Flowers Scholastics - May 22, 2004
Shane Schimming - First Place - K-5 Section - Allen-Village Charter School - Kansas City, MO - May 8, 2004
Nick Manley - First Place - High School Section - Allen-Village Charter School - Kansas City, MO - May 8, 2004
Tyler Conway - Third Place - High School Section - Roadrunner Tournament - Lees Summit, MO - May 1, 2004
Paul Black - 25th Place - National Elementary Chess Championship - 5th Grade - Open Section - Pittsburg, PA - April 2-4, 2004
Tyler Conway - First Place - National Elementary Chess Championship - 5th Grade - Under 1400 Section - Pittsburg, PA - April 2-4, 2004
Shea Radel - Second Place - K-2 Second Calvary Lutheran - March 20, 2004
Scott Tan - Second Place - K-8 - Second Calvary Lutheran - March 20, 2004
Terrance Baldwin - Third Place - K-8 Second Calvary Lutheran - March 20, 2004
Tyler Conway - First Place - Fifth Grade Kansas State Champion March 13, 2004
Ben Keeton, Paul Black, James Helzberg, Evan O'Keefe - First Place Team - March 6, 2004 - Missouri State Championship - 5th Grade and Under Section (3 years in a row Pembroke Hill has was this title)
Zebedee Fortman III - First Place - Overall - March Madness Open - March 6, 2004
Tyler Conway - Third Place - K-12 Section - St. Thomas Aquinas Chess Tournament - March 6th, 2004
David Lyons - Second Place - Missouri High School State Championship - February 28, 2004
David Lyons - First Place - K-12 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Tyler Conway - Third Place - K-12 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Nick Manley - Sixth Place - K-12 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Mikhail Kats - Seventh Place - K-12 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Spencer Conklin - First Place - K-8 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Eric Armstrong - Second Place - K-8 - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Ben Keeton - First Place - K-6 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Barnett Rucker  - Second Place - K-6 Section - Independence, Missouri - February 14, 2004
Jamie Robinson - First Place Team - K-5 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton, KS - November 15, 2003
Shea Radel - First Place - 2nd Grade State Championship - Columbia, MO - November 8, 2003