Pieper High School students gain social, academic benefits from esports program
One area seeing significant growth in popularity is esports in schools. Pieper High School is among those experiencing a surge in popularity on campus.
$125K esports qualifier event held at Tech Port Center and Arena
Three of the top five professional gaming teams in the country used the new Tech Port Center and Arena facility on Sunday to compete in a qualifier event. Winners of this session move closer to a spot in a world championship game and receive a prize of $125,000.
Port SA’s esports investment sparks future tech growth
San Antonio’s technology industry is seemingly growing by the day. Port San Antonio is one of the local tech hubs and the area is set to unveil a new massive arena later this month.
What is Valorant? R20 Premiere explains the tactical first-person game
Valorant is unique from other mainstream FPS (first-person shooter) titles due to the combination of ability-based characters (called agents) with an economy structure that rewards teams for winning rounds. Winning rounds allows teams to buy better weapons and abilities for the next round.
R20 Premiere at SA Museum of Science and Technology introduces students to world of scholastic esports
R20 Premiere is run by SAMSAT, the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology. We are a local nonprofit whose mission is to inspire students from all backgrounds to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
NISD esports players compete for titles, trophies and even scholarships
Northside Independent School District supports esports teams at 11 high schools and 21 middle schools, and there are even esports clubs at 44 NISD elementary schools.