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Friday, March 29, 2024

Palo Verde's ESports team

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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Palo Verde's ESports team
Palo Verde's ESports team
Palo Verde senior Jorge Lopez plays Leage of Legends during ESports practice

IS COMPETITIVE VIDEO GAMING.IT'S DONE AT THE PROFESSIONALLEVEL, THE COLLEGIATTE LEVEL,AND NOW - AT THE HIGH SCHOOLLEVEL.

PALO VERDE HAS ANESPORTS TEAM - AND EARLIERTHIS WEEK - I STOPPED BY ONEOF THEIR PRACTICIES.GAMING IS JUST NOT SITTINGDOWN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ALLDAY WITH YOUR HEAD IN IT ANYMORE.

IT'S A LOT MORECOMPLICATED THAN IT USED TOBE.

PALO VERDE SENIOR JORGELOPEZ HAS ALWAYS LOVED VIDEOGAMES.

SO HE GOT TOGETHER WITHSOME FRIENDS.

WE SHOULD MAKE AGAMING CLUB LIKE ANY SPORTSTEAM.

BUT MORE WAS NEEDED WESIGNED UP, AND WE HAD TO FINDA COACH.

ENTER MARIA ENCINAS -THE EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONTEACHER AT THE SCHOOL I'VEBEEN A BIG GAMER MY WHOLE LIFEPRETTY MUCH.

AND SO THE PALOVERDE ESPORTS TEAM -PRACITICING HERE - WAS BORN WEHAD TO PILOT EVERYTHING FROMHOW TO PAY FOR IT TO THEEQUIPMENT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUTSTRATEGIES.

STRAGIES FOR AGAME CALLED LEAGUE OF LEGENDS.IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ITIT'S PRETTY MUCH CAPTURE THEFLAG GAMING STYLE.

THE NEXTCHALLENGE WAS TO FIND ANOPPONENT PALO VERDE MIGHT BETHE ONLY SOUTHERN ARIZONASCHOOL TO HAVE AN E-SPORTSTEAM, BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPEDTHEM FROM COMPETING WITH OTHERSCHOOLS IN THE PHOENIX AREA.AFTER ALL, COMPETITION IS DONEONLINE.

AND THESE (TITANS OFTHE COMPUTER( FINISHED 16THOUT OF 48 ARIZONA TEAMS IN THESTATE'S FIRST SEASON.

IT'S AGREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

IT WAS AVERY PROUD MOMENT FOR THETEAM.

AND, FOR THE CLUBITSELF.

JORGE WANTS TOCONTINUE GAMING NEXT YEAR INCOLLEGE.

AND TO USE A SET OFSKILLS THAT TRANSLATE INTO THEWORKFORCE.

THEY MOVE INTOCYBERSECURITY POSITIONS.

THEYMOVE INTO OWNING COMPANIES.THEY MOVE INTO RUNNING THE ITDEPARTMENTS.

THOSE ARE THEPEOPLE WHO ARE GAMERS.

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