Chess

Congratulations to our 2019 Karamu chess champions: Ben Randle (Senior Champion) and Anaru Wairau (Junior Champion). This year we attended the Hawke’s Bay Secondary School’s Chess Championships with a dozen students, making Karamu High School very well represented. Our stand-out performers were Dane Skogstadt and Ben Randle, who placed third and fourth respectively in the open category. Ruby Faulkner and Dylan Head were also strong performers within their age groups. All in all, there is good strength coming through within the team and we are optimistic about the development of this team in the future.

Back row: Callum Davison, John Rose-Smissen, Henry Wiggins-Crowe, Jacob Player, Ben Randle, Anaru Wairau, Mr C Thompson Front row: Kendra Coombe, Nicholas Evans, William Wepa-Hazel, Kade Lindsay, Caroline Glen, Dylan Head, Frasier Willan