Congratulations to all the BCS students who participated in April's State Championships in Santa Clara! Over 40 BCS students came, and although we were only a handful of the 900 competitors, we did much better than our numbers might predict.
BCS stalwart Tommy Gonda tied for second place in the 7th-8th grade varsity with 5.0 out of 6.0. Tudor Muntean and former student Roland Zhu finished just half a point behind Tommy.
In the 4-6 Varsity Championship, Joshua Cao, like Tommy, missed being State Champion by half a point. He ended up just behind the leaders with 4.5.
In the 4-6 Jr. Varsity, Nathan Auyoung went undefeated to take first place. He also gained nearly 300 ratings points! Nathan Yuen was tied for tenth in the section.
in the 1-3 Varsity, Josiah Stearman was 7th. He’s only in first grade, so he has many more chances to become State Champ.
The Kindergarten section was dominated by BCS, with both Ben Rood and Evan Cutler-Leach going undefeated to become co-state champs! We can’t wait to see what they do for an encore.
Miranda Christ was the second biggest BCS rating points winner, gaining over 200 points during the event!
Around a dozen other BCS students received trophies for finishing near the top of their divisions as well! Great showing, everyone. Pictures to come!
