eSport - Super Smash Bros 2025

Q3 esports Super Smash Bros. really was really a smash hit with everyone! All the teams had a great time battling out to win 250 spirit points, $50 GameStop Gift Card, & the Super Smash Belt! Friends, fans and teammates got together every day in the StuCo Room to see all the players try their best and fight hard each and every match! Congratulations to the winners: 7th Grade Champion, Ivan from Team Hui Lokahi and 8th Grade Champ Jaxston from Team Kupono! Let’s give an even BIGGER round of applause for Ivan who eventually won it all and became Q3 eSports School Champion after a most epic battle! They worked their butts off (even with some bruises lol 😜) through the entire championship! Even though times seemed tough throughout the game, they pushed through and came out the big winners in the end! Chloe Sellona, 7th Grade Council

eSport: Mario Kart 2024

On your mark, get set, go! Racing through places like Mario Kart Stadium, Bowser’s Castle and the infamous Rainbow Road, players from each Team got the chance to compete for the Q1 eSport: Mario Kart Championship Belt, a $50 GameStop gift card and 250 spirit points! The Student Council Room was inundated with colorful lights as local music filled the room. For four days,16 players from each team competed for the title “Team Champion.” It was so fun to see all the skill and energy each of the competitors displayed each race. Win or lose, they all had fun and showed great sportsmanship. Finally, on the last day, Team Champions from each of the 7 Teams competed to see who would be “School Mario Kart Champion”... After some really close races, an 8th Grader prevailed and was crowned “Mario Kart School Champion 2024!” Congratulations to Maddox from Team Koa Kau Lio and runner up, Kipi from Team Alaka’i!!! Mckenzie Tomimoto, 8th Grade Treasurer

eSport: Super Smash Bros! 2024

Highlands Q3 eSport was a super “smash” hit this year!  7 teams with over a hundred competitors produced 7 champions who all fought for the Super Smash Championship Belt along with a $50 GameStop gift card and 250 spirit points. Everyone played their favorite characters and battled at the highest level!  The Student Council Room was lit every lunch period for an entire week with players competing hard in Super Smash Bros and showing off their skills. All participants fought as well as they could but in the end, the final day brought us the Championship Round with all 7 Team Champions!  The lights were bright, the sounds loud - man, this tournament was intense!  It all came down to a 1v1… Trey from Team Hui Lokahi versus Caleb from Team Laule’a.  7th vs. 8th Grade.  They both fought extremely hard but in the end there could only be one winner and that winner was Trey from Hui Lokahi!  Congratulations, Trey, the 2024 Super Smash School Champion!!!  Rysen Ramiro, Student Government President

Q4 eSport: Rocket League

This is Rocket League! Welcome to the high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem! Customize your car, hit the field, and compete in one of the most critically acclaimed sports games of all time! The Highlands student Council hosted their very own tournament on Rocket League and to say it was a blast was an understatement! Pure and Utter chaos unfolded in these short 5 minute matches! Each Match was a 2v2 and the winners got 100 Spirit Points, a $50 GameStop Gift card, and A ROCKET LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP BELT! Congratulations to our Q4 eSport: Rocket League Champions: Trenton & Taka from Team Alaka'i! Josh, 7th Grade Council

eSport: Super Smash Bros 2023

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 Braeden Redira from Team Hui Ha'aheo!