School Board Honors High School Championship Chess Team

At the recent School Board meeting, Abington Senior High School Principal Mr. Angelo Berrios introduced Mr. Shawn Simmons, the High School’s Chess Team coach, and the team that won two state championships at the Pennsylvania State Scholastic Chess Championship earlier this month. The Chess Team won its second consecutive team State Championship in the U1300 division. The team of Dennis Phan, Alexander Serebriiskii, Andrew Nolan, and Nathanael Cheng earned an unprecedented score of 17 points. This total score has not been reached by any winner in this division in the last decade. Dennis Phan, a junior, scored a perfect 5-0 to capture the U1300 State Individual Championship. This is the second year in a row that an Abington player has claimed this prestigious title. The team will now prepare for the United States Chess Federation Scholastic Championship at the end of the month in Atlanta, Georgia.