Chess is a great activity for students because it helps them think critically, solve problems, and make smart decisions. It improves focus, patience, and self-discipline, while teaching kids how to handle both wins and losses.
Best of all, scholastic chess gives students a fun way to connect with others and build self-confidence.
McMinnville Chess Club members and volunteers have been helping build and grow scholastic chess in McMinnville since 2024. If you would like help starting a chess club at your school or have chess activities at your youth-focused organization, Contact us!
- McMinnville High School
- Memorial Elementary School
- Patton Middle School
- Duniway Middle School
- Dayton-Carlton High School
- Teen Night at McMinnville Public Library
McMinnville High School
McMinnville High School’s chess club is a fun student activity that has low-key, open play and instruction for anyone who wants it. The club is run by volunteers from the McMinnville Chess Club and Mac High youth leaders.
The Mac High Chess Club meets every Tuesday from 3:30-5pm and every Thursday during lunch in Room E107.
Drop by and play with club chess sets and clocks, check out our books and magazines from the McMinnville Chess Library, and level up your game!
Facilitated by John Burroughs, Chris Starr, and Christefano Reyes.
Contacts:
@MacHighChess on IG
McMinnville High School Clubs & Activities
Memorial Elementary School
Chess at Memorial Elementary School is every Friday in the cafeteria at 7:30am. There are up to 8 chess sets from the McMinnville Chess Library set up and ready to go when kids arrive.
Facilitated by John Cunningham.
Patton Middle School
McMinnville’s newest scholastic chess club!
Patton Middle School hosts chess club in the arts room from 3:45 – 4:30pm. Limited to 14 students, and with 7 chess sets on loan from the McMinnville Chess Library.
Facilitated by Luke Zimmerman and Christefano Reyes.
Duniway Middle School
Duniway Middle School has the Duniway Chess Club, and we held a fundraiser together with Rip N Card Trick and raised enough funds for 10 regulation chess sets. Duniway’s chess club meets at Duniway Middle School on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30pm.
Facilitated by Mike Terrill.
Dayton-Carlton High School
Once a year, teachers and staff at Dayton-Carlton High School has a chess program, with sets from the McMinnville Chess Library.
Teen Night at McMinnville Public Library
On the first Friday of each month, the McMinnville Public Library closes the doors and turns into a youth-only space for Teen Night between 6-8pm for any youth (6th grade or later) with fun activities like D&D, videogaming and VR, and board games — including chess!
Led by Roger Mitchell, Miguel Alonso, and Christefano Reyes.