The annual National Junior High (K-9) Championship tournament was held in Grapevine, Texas on April 26-28, 2019. Four players, representing Norman Roosevelt Elementary School, won the national 5th place team award in section K-8 U750. The team included Leon Cai (1st grade), Charley Qiu (1st grade), Emily Cao (2nd grade), Olli Wang (3rd grade), and team coach, Zile Cao (Junior in NNHS). The team standing is posted by US Chess Federation at “http://www.uschess.org/results/2019/jhs/?page=TEAM&xsection=K8U750”