的 满帆大学 Orlando Health Fortress recently welcomed high school student competitors from around the state of Florida to battle it out for up to $15,全额赛欧奖学金. 的 任天堂明星大乱斗. 最终 tournament launched with the return of 技术, a career-focused event where 满帆 representatives visited Florida high schools to share information with prospective students about degrees focused on 新兴科技nologies and games, along with highlighting the esports community at 满帆.

Sixteen 技术 events were hosted at high schools including Miami Southridge, 温德米尔高中, 和阳光海岸理工学院, giving students the chance to learn more about 满帆 degree programs and the wide array of career opportunities in 新兴科技 fields like VR/AR, 3D printing, game design and development, cybersecurity, and more. 技术 stations allowed students to get hands-on with tech while an esports booth provided a space to ask questions about Armada, 满帆’s collegiate esports organization.

During 技术 events at Florida high schools, students competed in 任天堂明星大乱斗. qualifier rounds to secure a place in the final tournament hosted on the 满帆 campus. Over 170 students from 15 high schools made it through to the invitational final to represent their school and play for first, 第二个, 还有第三名的奖学金.

“Our esports program just started last year. This is our first major tournament that isn’t held at our school and we’re so excited to compete here,丹尼尔·穆尼说, a geometry teacher and esports sponsor at Spanish River High School in Boca Raton.

近500名与会者, 邀请看到了家人, 朋友, and educators cheering on competitors in a packed venue as they competed in the popular fighting game. “这是令人惊异的. My kids are getting the chance to see what it takes to run a live event,朱利叶斯·爱德华兹说, a digital media teacher and esports coordinator at Palm Beach Lakeside School. “We partnered with 满帆 for our first year in esports and it’s great to show students there are so many avenues outside of just playing the game.”

满帆 students and live event crews were able to display the full power of the Fortress by providing high schoolers with a high-level esports production that reflects professional and collegiate levels of play. 满帆 Armada varsity athlete William “ShatteredWing’ Rivera Sanjurjo helped organize the tournament and even casted the event from the main stage alongside guests and students from visiting high schools.

Three scholarships were awarded to the top three competitors – David Krol (Flagler Palm Coast High School) was awarded a $15,000 Full sail scholarship for his first place finish, Franklin Hidalgo (Cypress Creek High School) came in 第二个, 收到10美元,000年奖学金, and Shawn Neal (Bayside High School) was awarded $5,000 in scholarship funds after placing third. All three competitors also received 3D-printed medals and the first-place winner received a shiny trophy, perfect for any high school’s display case.

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