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Mrs. Salazar from Lakewood CO is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready Player Bears! Helping Students Find Belonging Through Esports

Help me give my students an opportunity to find belonging and purpose both academically and socially through competitive high school esports.

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In 2018 esports was officially recognized as a high school sport. Our BCHS Bears have had a team since 2019. Over the past couple of years, our team has fluctuated between 10-24 students. Many schools around the state have teams of 50+. We hope our team can reach that size soon.

*Students who participate in esports have an average of an almost 2% increase in GPA and a 10 % increase in attendance.

*There are over $16 million in scholarships offered annually.

*97% of students identify as gamers.

*82% of esports students have never participated in another club on campus.

*Grad rates are 10% higher for students involved at college level.

*97% of esports students will graduate.

*There will be a 300-500% growth in STEM jobs in the next couple years and 75% of esports grads, graduate with STEM degrees.

Currently we do not have equipment in the building that allows us to run practices and matches. We alternate between playing remotely at home or at a local gaming cafe we have to pay hourly for. We are looking for a better, dedicated space at school to call home. Having more equipment will help give us legitimacy by finding a more permanent space to house our own equipment. Also, many potential esports athletes at our school do not have equipment at home either. By having the equipment in the building, we can remove the barrier of cost and privilege for many of our students.

With your help, we can create a home for many students who would not normally participate in traditional school activities. We can get students into a team environment, out of their homes and with other people, learning teamwork, social skills, and exposing them to potential job opportunities in the gaming and tech industry.

Mrs. Salazar
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7 3.4G up to 3.9G, 32G RAM, 1T SSD, Radeon RX 590 8G GDDR5, 600M WiFi, BT 5.0, RGB Fan x 4, RGB Keyboard & Mouse & Mouse Pad, RGB BT Sound Bar, W10H64 • Amazon Business $499.99 4 $1,999.96

Materials cost

$1,999.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$30.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,059.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$363.52

Total project goal

$2,423.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,423.48

8 Donors

-$160.00

Donations toward project cost

-$136.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

Riot Games Social Impact Fund match offer

-$160.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$136.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

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 $2,103.48

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