By Shawn Miles Staff Writer
Every week, the Geek Club hosts video game tournaments. These competitions consist of fighting, shooting and sports games and begin after school.
Some of the game titles that have been played include: the Call of Duty series, NBA 2K15, Mortal Combat and Super Smash Bros. The entry fee to these tournaments is $5 and has a cash prize that can range from $25 to $50.
So far, the main console which is played on is the PlayStation 3, but can vary depending on the game. The participants of the week’s tournament vote for the game that will be played the following week.
The host of these games is a sophomore Ajanee Kelly, and the sponsors are Benjamin Dirden and Corey Stokes.
The Geek Club was started by senior Montgomery Hill during his sophomore year. The club was originally known as the Comic Book Club, which also was sponsored by social studies instructor Dirden. No one took initiative in the Comic Book Club so president Hill stepped forward and founded the Geek Club.
“I wanted to find a way to connect other students at my school who enjoyed geek culture,” Hill said.
“Some students get excited about the tournaments and I feel that it is a good outlet for them and I am happy that I can help provide that to them,” Dirden said.
“I believe it’s really fun, I believe people can make more friends from these tournaments and can get to know a variety of people and also boost one’s social skills,” Kelly said.
