When we think of sports, we think of hours of practice running, lifting weights and repetitions. There is a school competition that involves sports and plenty of practice hours, but it is electronic in nature.
Tuesday night, the Hamilton Southeastern School Board highlighted the work of the HSE High School Esports team, basically electronic gaming. Students compete with other schools in games such as Overwatch, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers, Valorant, League of Legends and Chess.
This past summer, students playing Valorant were crowned National Champions at the Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) competition. Additionally, HSE Esports placed third in Overwatch and two HSE Esports players competing in Super Smash Brothers placed as individual finalists.
The players and coaches told the board they team needs to raise about $15,000 to acquire the latest equipment for practice.
In other news from Tuesday night’s school board session:
–The board approved a pay scale for student apprenticeships.
–Contracts with solar power providers were approved.
–Amendments were approved in custodial services contracts to fill open positions.
–An agreement was approved with Moisture Management Guard Service for an annual roof analysis for all district buildings.