Supporting Esports in Schools (2025)

Student(s): Sasha Truax
Project Mentor(s): Tony Betrus

For my project, I spent over a year gathering information on esports/videogames/the industry, and I’ve been working to share that information with schools and connect schools together for competitions. I attended the DreamHack conference and educator’s panel in Atlanta, interviewed college sports coaches and collegiate esports leaders, and drew on my own experiences as a member and President of the Potsdam Esports club. This helped me to construct ground-up information that would be easy to understand for those new to the field. It was difficult to contact schools, but I have been working to build a network of connections so that I can facilitate matches between them by helping them make their own connections. I am hoping this project can live on after me, with the schools helping each other grow and continuing to hold competitions.