As part of Downey Unified\u2019s College and Career Readiness Initiative, the registered players from the Downey and Warren High Schools will not only improve their collaboration, problem-solving, and sportsmanship skills, but will also learn how they can turn their passion for video gaming into a career through meeting industry experts and learning how they got careers in the STEAM fields through video gaming. Additionally, every registered player will be eligible to enroll in two free online Game Design courses, each worth three graded college credits, offered by West Hills College Coalinga starting in January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n In the six-week season, teams will compete against the other teams within each school. The program will culminate in a Final Match on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at the Downey Theatre where the top team from each high school will compete for the grand prize. The teams are comprised of six members with one alternate serving as observer and coach (seven total). Every registered player must be in good standing academically and attend a mandatory career pathway session.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to a trophy, the winning team will get an amazing grand prize package, including:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.15″ custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”0px|0px|34.2882px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.15″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.15″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”Gaming Accessories ” image=”https:\/\/compete.highschool.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/steelseries.png” _builder_version=”3.15″]<\/p>\n Video Gaming Accessories from Steel Series<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.15″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”College Credits” image=”https:\/\/compete.highschool.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/class1.jpg” _builder_version=”3.15″]A Free Game Design Bootcamp Worth Two Graded College Credits[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.15″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_blurb title=”Professional Mentors” image=”https:\/\/compete.highschool.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/class2.jpg” _builder_version=”3.15″]A Meeting with Leading [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.15″ custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”||0px|”][et_pb_row custom_padding=”17.1354px|0px|16px|0px|false|false” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.15″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Calling All Heroes. The Battle Has Begun. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=”17.1354px|0px|16px|0px|false|false” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.15″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image align=”center” src=”https:\/\/compete.highschool.gg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/studentst1.png” _builder_version=”3.15″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] eSports is exploding in popularity worldwide and will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
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