command a ship so that everyone knows who’s in charge. I want to give this to you so that you’ll remember me, and I want you to think about what you’d like to be in charge of in the future.” It was quite a moment!


harder to prove yourself


... has its own rewards ... ... maybe even a trophy!


and to prove yourself to


the people you’re responsible to.” After Admiral Howard finished


answering questions, everyone gathered together for a group picture. After that, one little girl named Sarah, the daughter of one of the club’s founders, approached Admiral Howard and asked for one of her “Personal Challenge Coins” that she had given out to some of the other girls.


Admiral


Howard got down on one knee, took off the “Command at Sea” pin off her own uniform, handed it to


Sarah and said,


“We’re given this the first time we


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Thank you Admiral Howard! We’d like to thank Admiral Howard again for meeting with the girls. The U.S. Navy has been very supportive of scholastic chess clubs and events in the area. Last spring, a group of elementary school students from Washington County, Maryland, were able to travel to the U.S. Naval Academy to play chess with the midshipmen. The purpose of the trip was “to get the kids to start thinking about college while still in elementary school.” The visit included a tour of the Naval Academy before the kids sat down at the boards to play. The midshipmen were wonderful with the kids and talked to them about not only what it took to get into the U.S. Naval Academy, but what it will take them to get into college. This year, the Naval Academy would like to expand the event to include 100 K-12 students. Look for a future story in Chess Life Kids with photos about the event. Admiral Howard’s visit kicked off a full day of chess at the Girls D.C. Chess Club, which meets at Catholic University. It was their first unrated chess tournament, with about 30 girls participating. The event was won by Kitana Olson of Delaware.


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