MANSFIELD — On any given Friday, you’ll likely find a group of middle schoolers in Michael Alonzo’s classroom playing Super Smash Brothers on their lunch break. “The motley crew of students who come into my class — some of them are my students, some of them are not,” Alonzo said. “Some of them are upperclassmen I’ve […]
Nick Boller
Game on: local schools embrace esports
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part I of a two-part series. MANSFIELD — Nick Boller’s classroom buzzed with activity. The flick of controllers and chatter from middle and high schoolers filled the computer lab. The room’s twenty computers, nine TVs and two projectors were all occupied. Students selected from dozens of games, from Just Dance to […]