Unlocking Opportunities in ESports: Prairie STEM’s Exciting Journey Begins!

Exciting news is buzzing from Prairie STEM as we kick off our highly anticipated “Intro to ESports” camp! It’s been an absolute blast, and we can’t wait to share all the thrilling details with you. Our talented students have taken the plunge into the exhilarating world of competitive gaming, guided by a seasoned ESports coach […]

What’s Happening Around Prairie STEM

Nebraska Robotics Expo (13th annual [virtual] tomorrow 10am-2pm) : https://youtu.be/ZPFyxfVY_ro Prairie STEM Summer Camps: https://www.ketv.com/article/local-summer-camp-focused-on-teaching-stem-to-all-students/37192758# Original NRE video (produced by I Love Public Schools): https://iloveps.org/films/robots-take-over-the-classroom  STEM Nights in the Community at Stormchaser’s Werner Park): https://app.wipster.io/Review/CYD8NQCFWcSc9Ryt-LRHGFQojjrAqEJyL91NTFR5RqPiANqM2w Esports Arena: https://omaha.com/business/local/esports-arena-is-part-of-100-million-plus-health-campus-proposed-near-28th-martha/article_cef0493e-4bd9-11ec-af44-f727db209060.html LANParty (in partnership with Netwar) April 9th & 10th: https://www.netwar.org/ Prairie STEM STEMkits: https://prairiestem.org/category/virtual-steam-kits/

#esports4Good – Team For Stein

Last weekend at our #esports4Good Rocket League tournament,  a team from South Sioux City chose to play for one of their teachers. This teacher’s wife will deliver a baby soon with some medical issues. This team from South Sioux City decided to play for their teacher, in hopes of raising some money for him. They […]

National Association of Esports Coaches & Directors All-American & Player of the Year 2021

Gretna High School, Gretna, Nebraska –  The National Association of Esports Coaches & Directors is the primary professional organization for competitive esports coaches and directors at all levels of competitive play. Each year, coaches and directors are able to nominate one student from their school for the Player of the Month. These students are nominated […]

Thank You For Supporting Us! – Prairie STEM’s Open House at The Mastercraft

We celebrated our opening with treats, esports, hovercrafts, Thor’s Hammer, NeuroTrainer, and fire! Everyone had a great time! Our new location is 1111 N 13th St Suite 307, Omaha, NE 68102-4203, in The Mastercraft. A big Thank You to all that came out and supported us with our Open House yesterday! We love sharing what […]

Prairie STEM Summer Camps – Esports Shoutcasting 101

Prairie STEM is offering summer camps for school age students this summer. Shoutcasting 101 is for students in grades 6-12 who enjoy playing Esports games. Shoutcasting is the art of providing commentary during Esports matches for the benefit of the spectators. Shoutcasting is a skill that is much sought-after by colleges and in the professional […]

Saturday’s Gaming For Good Virtual Esports Tournament for the Twelve and Under Fortnite Players was a Big Success, Winning $150 to Charities

Four streaming sites held separate tournaments for nineteen teams, (thirty-eight players), until the Semi-Finals round, where the top eight teams converged for the playoffs, all hosted by Prairie STEM. They played Fortnite in teams of two and all chose their favorite charity before the competition began. Congratulations to the top 3 winners of that competition: […]

Congratulations to Double Smash, the 1st place winner of tonight’s Prairie STEM’s 3rd Gaming For Good Charity Esports Tournament. They chose to donate their $150 to Food Bank of the Heartland. DefyGravity won 2nd place and are donating their $100 to MS Society. BroGamers2020 took 3rd place, donating their $50 to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Tonight’s Shout Casters were Lucas Meyer and Brandt Scheppers, and Colin Johnson was the Moderator Helper. Thank you so much! Awesome work! Next month’s Esports tournament is Fortnite Box Fight Duos Tournament – Teenagers (Fri., Jan. 15th) and 12 and Under (Sat., Jan. 16th) both at 6:00 pmSign up here for the Fortnite tournament – bit.ly/PSTEMFortnite.