Esports @ Modesto City Schools

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Player Agreement Forms, Student Information on Esports

Before and After School Schedules at All High Schools for All 9th-12th Grade Students for Open Gaming Lab in Esports Room

Parent Information on Esports
and Player Agreement Forms

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9-12 High School Esports Season 2 Recruitment

Esports Jr.

3rd - 6th Grades

Esports Middle School

7th-8th Grades

Esports High School

9th-12th Grades

All Elementary Schools will have an Expanded Learning Esports program that includes:

  • Minecraft EDU Esports

  • Nintendo Switch Console Games

  • Smash Bros. Game

  • Mario Kart

Sign Up in the School Office

All Middle Schools will have an Expanded Learning Esports program that includes:

  • Minecraft EDU Esports

  • Rocket League

  • Brawlhalla

  • Roller Champions

  • Fall Guys

  • Nintendo Switch Console Games

  • Smash Bros. Game

  • Mario Kart

Sign Up in the School Office

All High Schools will have an Extra-curricular Esports program that includes:

  • Part of the Central California Esports League (CCEL)

  • Season 1 Sept 11 - Nov 17

    • League of Legends

    • Overwatch 2

  • Season 2 Jan 7 - March 15

    • Rocket League

    • Valorant

  • Social Gaming

    • Brawlhalla

    • Fall Guys

    • Roller Champions

    • Chess.com

    • Tetr.io

Play On

Modesto Esports League offers both competitive and social gaming for students at all of our schools. Students and Parent/Guardians sign a MCS Player Agreement joining the program to ensure that all students are modeling being great players. Depending on the Esports program each school will have a dedicated setup for esports that may include consoles, gaming desks and chairs, gaming computers, keyboards, mice, gamepads, and headsets.

Embedded professional skills at our 7-12 level will also feature Shoutcasting for live streaming game broadcasts.

School Site Lead Esport Coaches will receive training and coaching clinics to support them in their role.

Why Esports?

  • Diverse student interest in social gaming and competing in tournaments

  • More than 30 Colleges in US offer Esports Scholarships

  • Academic roles include digital journalism, digital citizenship, team building, conflict resolution, critical thinking, communication, data analysis, broadcasting, design, production, and social and emotional learning

Enochs Esports Team

MCS MODeL Esports Team Achieves Success in Central California Esports League CCEL Tournament

In our inaugural year, the MCS MODeL Esports Team has proudly made its mark by participating in the Central California Esports League (CCEL) Tournament. Enoch High School's esports team faced off against Lincoln High School in Stockton for the highly anticipated CCEL Valorant Championship on May 27, 2023. Although the competition was fierce, Lincoln High emerged victorious with a 2-0 win, while Enochs put up a commendable performance.

This year, as we introduced esports to all MCS High Schools, both Beyer and Enochs rose to the playoffs. With over 15 high schools in the CCEL across Northern California, our schools have made a notable impact in the region.

During our first year of implementing esports programs for grades 3-12, we have witnessed remarkable student engagement. A total of 1,742 students involved in before and after-school programs and school team leagues. This data demonstrates that esports has successfully reached and engaged students who may have been harder to reach through traditional activities. Notably, 79% of our high school students were not previously involved in any other school activity.

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Esports Games

Minecraft EDU Game Poster

Minecraft EDU

Grades: 3rd-12th

Chromebook Device

Game Website

Publisher: Microsoft

ESRB Rating: E Everyone 10+
(ESRB Link)

Players: max 30

Type of Game: Sandbox

What is it Link

Esports Club Tool Kit

Mario Kart Game Poster

Mario Kart

Grades: 3rd-12th

Nintendo Switch

Game Website

Publisher: Nintendo

ESRB Rating: E Everyone
(ESRB Link)

Players: 4 per Switch, 8 w/ linked Switch consoles

Type of Game: Kart Racing

What is it Link

Super Smash Bros Game Poster

Super Smash Bros.

Grades: 3rd-12th

Nintendo Switch

Game Website

Publisher: Nintendo

ESRB Rating: E Everyone 10+
(ESRB Link)

Players: 8 per Switch, 8 w/ linked Switch consoles

Type of Game: Multiplayer Crossover Fighting Game

What is it Link

Fall Guys Game Poster

Fall Guys

Grades: 7th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Epic

ESRB Rating: E Everyone
(ESRB Link)

Players: up to 40

Type of Game: 2D Fighting Game

What is it Link

Brawlhalla Game Poster

Brawlhalla

Grades: 7th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Ubisoft

ESRB Rating: E Everyone 10+
(ESRB Link)

Players: 1v1, up to 8

Type of Game: 2D Fighting Game

What is it Link

Roller Champions Game Poster

Roller Champions

Grades: 7th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Ubisoft

ESRB Rating: E Everyone
(ESRB Link)

Players: 3v3

Type of Game: Multiplayer Sports-Based

What is it Link

Rocket League Game Poster

Rocket League

Grades: 7th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Epic

ESRB Rating: E Everyone
(ESRB Link)

Players: 3v3

Type of Game: Multiplayer Sports-Based

What is it Link

League of Legends Game Poster

League of Legends

Grades: 9th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Riot

ESRB Rating: T for Teen
(ESRB Link)

Players: 5v5

Type of Game: Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA)

What is it Link

Valorant Game Poster

Valorant

Grades: 9th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Riot

ESRB Rating: T for Teen
(ESRB Link)

Players: 5v5

Type of Game: 3D FPS

What is it Link

Overwatch 2 Game Poster

Overwatch 2

Grades: 9th-12th

Esports Gaming PC

Game Website

Publisher: Blizzard

ESRB Rating: T for Teen
(ESRB Link)

Players: 5v5

Type of Game: 3D FPS

What is it Link

Tetrio Game Poster

Tetr.io

Grades: 9th-12th

Chromebook Device

Game Website

Type of Game: Tetris Style Game

Chess.com Game Poster

Chess.com

Grades: 9th-12th

Chromebook Device

Game Website

Type of Game: Online Chess

Timeline

2022-23:

  • Focus of first year is about the sport of Esports, the player, the team, and the game

  • Semester 1: Rolling out Esports to all 34 K-12 School Sites

    • Coach Clinics and Team Building Skills

    • Social Gaming and Beginning Game Matches and Tournaments

  • Semester 2: Completion of setups for Esports hardware and furniture at all school sites

    • Practices

    • Game Matches

    • Tournaments

2023-24:

  • Focus of second year is about building career and technical skills that focus on shoutcasting, digital journalism, marketing, video production, streaming, game design, computer science and STEM

2024-25:

  • Focus on third year is about building self-sufficient school site Esport programs with sponsorships to be fully funded in the fourth year of the program

Commitments

High School Esports will include practices, game matches, and tournaments

  • Practice: 4 hours a week, Tue and Thur from 3:30pm-5:30pm

  • Game Match: 1 game a week for each team. Games can run 45min to 2 hours and maybe on Tuesday or Thursday, depending on the game schedule.

  • Tournament: 1x a Year; these are around 6-hours 9am-3pm but can go longer; held Semester 1 i in May with the location TBD.

  • Game Matches and Tournaments may occur during our scheduled school breaks, but players should to participate during those timeframes

Coach Clinics

Coach Clinics will include the following topics:

  • Recruitment

  • Team Building

  • Gaming Strategies

  • Gaming Appreciation

  • Motor Skills

  • Health and Wellness

  • Self-Management

  • Interpersonal Communication

  • Personal and Social Behavior

  • Goal-setting and Decision-Making Skills

  • Active Participation

Software

In Scope:

  • Microsoft Teams

  • ggCircuit: ggLeap and ggRock

  • BattleFY.com

  • UGCEsports.gg

  • weThink

  • OBS

  • District created Twitch Channel

Out of Scope:

  • Discord

  • Mumble

  • School Site or Personal created Twitch Channel

Alignments

  • Central California Esports League (CCEL)

  • MSEL

  • NASEF

  • ISEA Esports

  • Highschool.gg

  • GSEsports