Later this spring, the IHSA is introducing its first-ever competitive e-sports event for high schoolers and a Piatt County district is exploring this possibility for its students.
Bement Schools Superintendent Dr. Sheila Greenwood indicates they feel this could be a great activity to add that could engage more students and offer a good cross-over of engagement between students of different social groups.
Dr. Greenwood says they are also looking into a program around shooting clays with Cerro Gordo.
E-sports became an IHSA sanctioned sport around the start of the pandemic and over 150 schools are participating in the first-ever e-sports sectional in the spring.