School Championships, December 2018: Results and Pictures

Y8 Fencers fighting their way through pools.

Our semi-annual School Championship is becoming a really fun tradition, and the December tournament was no exception! Students from our afterschool programs, plus a few from our evening and Saturday classes, got together to compete for individual medals and for the school trophy – the Golden Mask.

The Format

We opened the day with the Y8 event, for kids aged six, seven, and eight, with twenty-three participants. The second event, Y10 for nine and ten year olds had fourteen kids in it. The final event of the day was Y14, with two fencers ages 11 to 14.

In the first round, the kids were divided into two pools, or groups of 5-6 fencers. They fenced non-electric bouts with each person in the pool. We used the results of that round to rank everyone, and then we took a top cut of fencers—top 8 for Y8, top 4 for Y10—through a single-elimination bracket.

The Golden Mask

Lycée International de Houston once again pulled ahead, and has taken home the Golden Maks for their third semester in a row! Each fencer earned their school one point. They earned more points for placing in the top four: Third place earned two, second place earned three, and first place earned four. The results were as follows:

1. Lycée International de Houston
2. The Kipling School
3. Presbyterian School
4. Homeschooled fencers

The LIH fencers defending their trophy

Results and Photos

Scroll down to see some great photos from the event, and the results!