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- ↑ ""Virginia Mathematics League 1998-1999 6th Grade Score Report Summary"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ ""Virginia Mathematics League 2000-2001 6th Grade Score Report Summary"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ ""Virginia Mathematics League 2002-2003 6th Grade Score Report Summary"". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ↑ "Roanoke City Public Schools - Star Statistics 2001"
- ↑ "Almost 500 Compete in Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships" Archived 2007-01-11 at the Wayback Machine , Mike Hoffpauir, Chess Review Online, United States Chess Federation, March 23, 2005
