Jack Heller named 2024 Scholar/Chessplayer by the US Chess Federation

Congratulations to Chicago Public Schools student and ICA Warren Jr. Scholar Jack Heller for being named a 2024 Scholar/Chessplayer by the US Chess Federation and the US Chess Trust. The award recognizes and encourages outstanding high school juniors and seniors who promote a positive image of chess, while excelling in academics and leadership.

 

Jack volunteers with the Chicago Chess Foundation and traveled to Ghana with it last year to teach chess to children in an impoverished fishing village. 

 

Jack is a senior at Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago. He hopes to become a veterinarian. 

 

To read about the award, visit:  https://new.uschess.org/news/2024-scholar-chessplayer-awards-announced-six-players-honored-2024-national-high-school