Roy Zhu

On February 14th, Linci, Jack, Cayla, Howard, and Charlotte fought hard at the 2026 Chess Carnival, with Forrest Yang as their brilliant coach. In the k-12 section, Jack won 3.5 games, Charlotte won 3 games, Linci won 2 games, and Howard won 1.5 games. In the k-6 section, Cayla won 3.5 games. The team got 2nd place, with individual awards for Cayla (k-6, 2nd) and Jack (k-12, 3rd). Charlotte won best female. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who helped SLEO dominate at the Chess...

On Saturday, January 17th, a miniature snowstorm snowed outside, while inside, a heated battle to prove the superior chess players raged on. Out of 79 players, the 12 SLEO players Cayla Cheng, Yuang Xie, Charlotte Wang, Ethan Cheng, Howard Miao, Lisa Cheng, Xingyu Li, Isaac Zhang, Chester Yung, Jennie Liang, Andrew, and Evan Zhang fought fiercely in a merciless battle for the crown. SLEO Chess coaches were also there to review games with players, an initiative that was started in 2023....

On November 4, student leaders from SLEO visited the KidSmart warehouse in Saint Louis for a tour of the facility and a chat with their Manger of Corporate Giving, Megan Douglas. Before the start of the tour, SLEO leaders Sophie Zhang, Vera Ewing, Adam Jiang, and Roy Zhu presented a $2500 check to the organization, an initiative started by Sophie Zhang and Bohan Pan at the beginning of the year. “We hope that this will not be a one-time donation,” says Roy Zhu. “I hope that we can continue...