/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NY1-News-9-16-17-12_25PM-live-seg-CIS-Sep-16-2017-5_40-PM.m4v Vicki Yang, an alumna of the College Bound program, grew up playing in Chess in the Schools tournaments. Vicki would go on to play for the United States at the World Youth Championship in…

/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NY1-News-9-16-17-12_25PM-live-seg-CIS-Sep-16-2017-5_40-PM.m4v On May 17, 2023, Vincent Bogert was announced as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a veteran chess coordinator at P.S./M.S. 279, a public school in the Bronx. After the ceremony,…

/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NY1-News-9-16-17-12_25PM-live-seg-CIS-Sep-16-2017-5_40-PM.m4v On May 17, 2023, Jose Garza was announced as one of the finalists for the inaugural Lerner Award for Excellence in Chess Education. After the ceremony, CIS alumna Marilyn Lucero met with Jose Garza…