Canyon Hills Middle School (CHMS) Online Spirit Wear Store CHMS Cobra Chess Club Cobra Chess families, you can now place online orders to support Cobra Chess Club. Merchandise includes sweatshirts, hoodies, t-shirts, long sleeve tees, draw-string bags, and caps: How to order… Visit link: https://epiccustomtees.com/collections/chms-clubs Little Link: https://bit.ly/3JxFEex You can now purchase any of the …
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In 2019 when our library was renovated and reopened in the NorthEast I signed up to volunteer with the City of El Paso at the Richard Burges Branch. I found out the previous chess educators were not returning and our librarian Ellen asked if Coach Plasencia and I would be interested in facilitating chess activity. …
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Canyon Hills 1st Annual New Year Chess Tournament #CobraChess2020 #CobraChess. Registration is $2 plus a donation of one of the following items for the El Paso Coalition for the Homeless: hygiene products such as tooth brushes, toothpaste, travel size shampoo, conditioner, shaving razors, combs, brushes, or feminine hygiene products (pads, tampons, sanitary wipes). Donations collected …
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On December 21, 2019 the Community Chess Connection of the NorthEast Chess Club in El Paso, Texas collaborated with the El Paso Coalition for the Homeless to collect toys from the community to give as gifts to the children of the Salvation Army of El Paso Emergency Shelter. Participants from all over the city joined …
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Our Chess season opens today at Wiggs Middle School! The Queen and King cobras are back!
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We’re coming around full circle…nearly a year ago Canyon Hills Cobra Chess Club made its first move into the community to compete on the Chess boards as a squad! Queen & King Cobras are back at Wiggs February 9th, 2019!
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A work of art from Queen Bella (8th Grade) #CobraChess 2019! Introducing #ArtCobraChess “Where the art in one’s head can exert its influence over the art before one’s eyes, a similar paradigm can be considered in chess.” – T.Hackney cobrachess.edublogs.org
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In collaboration with the Looking For Smiles Program, La Fe Chess hosted a Christmas Toy-Clothes Drive that took place on December 22, 2018 at the Armijo Public Library. Players that participated in the event donated a new wrapped toy or clothing item which would be donated to the Looking For Smiles program. Looking For Smiles …
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November 16, 2018 was our Queen & King Cobras first time ever meeting a professional Chess player & Grandmaster at Henderson Middle School, home of the state and national champs in El Paso. Grand Master Josh Friedel and Women’s International Master Ivette Morales were in attendance for a Chess simulation against dozens of Chess kids …
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On Day 2 of the Borderland Chess Day Festival October 28, 2018, a couple of our dedicated Queen Cobras attended the Borderland Girls Chess Challenge. The event was hosted by Borderland Chess Central and Endgame Chess, Inc. at the Skyline Optimist International Club. It was a great moment for our Queens following their time at …
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October 27, 2018 brought the King & Queen Cobras out for a weekend of Chess with the Skyline Optimist International Club for the Borderland Chess Festival weekend activities. On October 27, King Cobras showed up to compete in what was the Cobra Chess Club’s first time at a tournament hosted at Skyline on 5050 Yvette …
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On October 13, 2018, the Queen Cobras of Canyon Hills Middle School attended the 2nd Annual National Chess Day All Girl Chess Tournament at the El Paso Main Public Library Branch Downtown. The event was part of the Texas Chess Association Crusader Chess Library Series. The event was facilitated by USCF Club Tournament Director …
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During the summer of 2018, I had the privilege of attending the New Tech Network Conference for a training orientation into my new teaching position with Cobra Tech Academy at Canyon Hills Middle School. The training was in St. Louis, Missouri, which just so happens to be the Chess capital of the United States of …
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As we prepare to gather our chess pieces for this weekend’s tournament at Indian Ridge Middle School, I’d like to reflect back to our experience at the Douglass Cinco De Mayo Chess Tournament. We had an entire new cast of team members this time around compared to our first tournament appearance at Wiggs. For a …
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This year the Cobra Chess Club ventured out to its first school wide tournament at Wiggs Middle School on February 24, 2018. Special thanks to the parents that were able to bring their children to the tournament to compete. We came within just a few points of third place! We hope to gather more Cobra …
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