A.. B.. A.. B.. LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN START. The 1st ever Highlands Intermediate video game tournament was amazing. Students who prefer video games over sports had a time to shine in this new concept that allows student to actually play video games in school. Just like our quarterly intramurals, representatives from all teams battled it out in a game of Super Smash Bros on the Nintendo Switch. The crowd that showed up was HUGE and the Student Council room was packed with people who wanted to watch some video games during their lunch break. Everyday, 8 participants from each team would play in a bracket to determine the champion for that team. In the end when all 7 champions were decided, and while all players who participated showed excellency at the game, the Super Smash Bros School Champion was Adrian from Hui Mana’o with an astounding win over all the other champions. That’s not all, however, as our teachers were joined in on the fun. Believe it or not, teachers actually play video games too! We had an amazing victory from our HIS Band Director, Mr. Lim, who showed excellent prowess at the game. As our final days of the tournament began it was clear to see how amazing an experience not only the players had but the spectators as well! We set the groundwork for future video game events in schools. For now, we hope to run a video game tournament every quarter to get the same excitement from 8th graders and new 7th graders and maybe even inspire tournaments like this for other schools. Video games are an area that is growing especially in the younger generation. They have fun playing, so why not incorporate them into student activities and give them a rather new outlet for having fun in school?!? In closing, we'd like to thank our sponsor Mobile Gamer Guys for providing guidance and support in our first ever Super Smash Tournament! Chase, 8th Grade President
