My school now has a League Of Legends club with over 60 people

180SX·Dec 8, 2014·91 votes·17,642 views

I wanted to make this forum to tell you about how not only my school has created a league club but on how much it has grown. We have over 60 members and 20 computers running league. Our club is on Mondays and some times fridays. I wanted to tell you this because its some of the best time I've had in high school. You get to meet these new people who share the same love for the game that you do. We have a meeting today so I will post pictures and such. Thanks you for the read! And please upvote so others may see that there is hope to combine school and league! Please comment if you have any questions, remember the only stupid question is the one your not asking!

147 Comments

RiotmoonstonesDec 8, 201438 votes

Holy crap, this is awesome!

What does your club consist of, content-wise? ^-^

SolaxoDec 8, 20145 votes

Actually that's pretty sad

Baron Von BanginDec 8, 201444 votes

"HA! A bunch of people get together to partake in a shared hobby! WHAT FUCKING LOSERS"

What a dumb thing you typed into that keyboard.

AbsoluteSadmanDec 8, 20147 votes

nah man clearly its very depressing and sad that a group of people could come together over a common love of a game, maeks me cri eritem

Chaotic ReksDec 9, 20142 votes

*cough cough *sports

AbsoluteSadmanDec 9, 20142 votes

you know i was being sarcastic? was that not clear? :P

Chaotic ReksDec 9, 20141 votes

you were missing --> /sarcasm

AbsoluteSadmanDec 9, 20142 votes

i didnt even know that was a thing o_o

180SXDec 8, 201414 votes

Riot comments on my forum °~° we all can take some pictures for you guys today

RiotmoonstonesDec 8, 20147 votes

Riot comments on my forum °~° we all can take some pictures for you guys today

If you want to, that'd be awesome!

180SXDec 8, 20141 votes

Riot comments on my forum °~° we all can take some pictures for you guys today

If you want to, that'd be awesome!

Is there anyway way like we could set up some way to make this alitle more known? I'm not talking front page but I would really enjoy seeing other schools adopting this. League brings people together and I have met plenty of other people in our club. sorry about the picture was only row 1 but we where all in games :P Sorry for beign a thread noob

HollowedDec 9, 20142 votes

I, as well being in the being in club, would like to see this from other schools. League of Legends is a good way of motivation people to do well in school as well as meeting up with new people and make new friends!

RiotmoonstonesDec 9, 20142 votes

Riot comments on my forum °~° we all can take some pictures for you guys today

If you want to, that'd be awesome!

Is there anyway way like we could set up some way to make this alitle more known? I'm not talking front page but I would really enjoy seeing other schools adopting this. League brings people together and I have met plenty of other people in our club. sorry about the picture was only row 1 but we where all in games :P Sorry for beign a thread noob

I think you've done an awesome job getting this pretty well known on your own! 63 upvotes, last time I checked. :D

KolinichuDec 9, 20143 votes

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180SXDec 9, 20143 votes

Fake, Fake, Fake... Everybody knows girls don't play video games!!!

But seriously though... that is so great for you all, this is such a great opportunity to forge friendships, skills in adaptability (in the way you guys much adapt to each other in games), Teamwork, leadership for some and more.

A lot of people don't realise that there is a lot of players that are playing this game solo (In the way that they don't have many friends playing this game, so they constantly plays solo Q.)

I always plays with my friends (most of them being girls, men are just too cocky ) and my girlfriend too. We're having a lot of fun most of the time and it is a way for me to keep in touch with them when I don't see them at school! :) (Which is called Cégep, kinda like a pre-university if you don't know about it)

You guys rock. It makes me happy for you all! :') #ManlyTears

woah woah woah you just said grills dont play this game Trundle unless your girl friend is Taric ? Ezreal ?

Chaotic ReksDec 9, 20149 votes

._.

RiotmoonstonesDec 9, 20142 votes

Riot comments on my forum °~° we all can take some pictures for you guys today

Hello, friends!

LupusNoxDec 9, 20142 votes

Asains

Watch9Dec 9, 20143 votes

Asians*

w0nky d0nkeyDec 9, 20142 votes

I am a teacher and adviser of a club. Our club does: art contest; a strategy of the week; pro-scene/LCS talk; cosplay contest; star league/scrim teams; and, we are planning a trip to the studios in May to watch a day of LCS. =)

BTW, do you guys offer group discounts on tickets?

RiotmoonstonesDec 9, 20142 votes

I am a teacher and adviser of a club. Our club does: art contest; a strategy of the week; pro-scene/LCS talk; cosplay contest; star league/scrim teams; and, we are planning a trip to the studios in May to watch a day of LCS. =)

BTW, do you guys offer group discounts on tickets?

That sounds like so much fun! I'd love to see some of the art that you guys have done! AND COSPLAY?! I love cosplay! I'm actually working a classic Lux cosplay for PAX East! :D

The LCS is an awesome experience! It's really exciting to see games happen live, and no matter where you sit, you've got a good seat. I'm not sure about group discounts, but there's a number you can reach here, and they'll likely be able to give you the answers you're looking for. :]

GoldenLeSpoinkDec 8, 201422 votes

Me: MOM I AM LEAVING SCHOOL! Mom: Why? Me: I Left4Hentai's school Mom: What is Hentai...

True Story

180SXDec 8, 20147 votes

Me: MOM I AM LEAVING SCHOOL! Mom: Why? Me: I Left4Hentai's school Mom: What is Hentai...

True Story

Saw riot comment and the first thing i though would happen would me getting my name forcefully changed LOL

WheatloafDec 8, 20147 votes

League is getting so much more recognition from schools... just in time for me to leave High School. At least it's getting big in colleges, too.

fluxannaDec 8, 20145 votes

Honestly, I don't think gaming clubs in school are that... good of an idea.

180SXDec 8, 201416 votes

You get to meet people who share a comments interest. And it doesn't distract you from work because you must bring in your progress or report card to be able to attend

Blade of JusticDec 8, 20147 votes

You get to meet people who share a comments interest. And it doesn't distract you from work because you must bring in your progress or report card to be able to attend

At first I was worried, but if this is how the club conducts itself, then I hope it starts popping up in a lot of schools.

Incentive to accomplish academic work is always a plus in my eyes.

GpYWW54E9JDec 9, 20145 votes

Hey guys, I'm the main-founder/president. I'm so glad to see we got so much recognition for our club! Anyways, AMA. :3

w0nky d0nkeyDec 9, 20141 votes

What is the best part about your club?
What are your current biggest hurdles?

GpYWW54E9JDec 9, 20142 votes

1.) The best part about the club in my opinion is seeing everyone smile. Many people come to the club meetings just to chill around and watch others play; and they love it, even though they don't get to play due to lack of many computers. 2.) The biggest hurdle was setting League up on the computers. First we had to find an internet solution because the school blocked connection to League servers. We must have had over 20 plans on how to get connection to the servers at school. We did many tests and decided to go with a cell-phone WiFi tether to all the computers. After that was done, we, the officers, promised the club members that league would work in a week or two. We were wrong because we ran into another problem. The computer's internal firewall is now blocking league. We had to send requests to the IT's at our school to install league for us (that's the short version of it). I'd say the efforts the officers and I put into setting this club up is well worth it by far. If you need me to explain in more detail on how we got League to work on school computers, please ask so! :3

ccseancc143Dec 8, 20144 votes

i would do this except, my schools computers are ass and probably will run league at like 30 frames low settings. I much rather go home and play with my friends on skype at 200 frames max settings.

GoodLuckInSoloQDec 8, 20145 votes

You just described my computer :c #30Frames4Lyfe

Visionarix1134Dec 9, 201411 votes

my situation at home as well :P

KaxiDec 12, 20141 votes

Ah, I did that during Season 1 and Season 2.... Then, I found the glory of playing with a mouse and never went back.

180SXDec 8, 20142 votes

i would do this except, my schools computers are ass and probably will run league at like 30 frames low settings. I much rather go home and play with my friends on skype at 200 frames max settings.

At least your having fun with freinds!

180SXDec 8, 20144 votes

Didn't expect this to get so big so i wanted to clarify some things.We set the club through different tier teams going in order i will list them.

*Varsity *Jr Varsity *Team Blue *Team Red *Team Yellow *Team Purple

There where try outs for JV and Varsity team that 5 dedicated judges judge and if you didn't make that then you where placed in the lower team based on your friends or who you wanted to play with.

We had a 20 dollar fee to enter the club to pay for the tee shirts food drinks and internet costs

Please if you have ANY questions comment on this and i reply as soon as possible

Thanks for up-voting this thread to possibly this could become more know....You never know this could show up at your school!

D0nCDec 9, 20144 votes

They now allow videogame clubs in high school these days?

Aren't schools aware some colleges block access to this game because it's bad for your study time?

Why can't you just create a nerd club outside school, why do you need school?

180SXDec 9, 20145 votes

They now allow videogame clubs in high school these days?

Aren't schools aware some colleges block access to this game because it's bad for your study time?

Why can't you just create a nerd club outside school, why do you need school?

Well you are entitled to your option but if colleges had such a problem why do select colleges give scholarships for the game? Doesn't football distract for study time?

NarasimhaDec 10, 20141 votes

"I got a Scholarship for having a 4.0! They gave it to me because of my academic success" "Yeah, well, I got a scholarship for being an NCAA athlete. They gave it to me because of my athletic success" "Pssh, I got you both beat. I got a scholarship for playing a video game. They gave it to me because..... of my gaming success?"

Mikal PikalDec 10, 20141 votes

No offense but I fail to see a difference between athletic success and gaming success other than the revenue the school brings in.

NarasimhaDec 10, 20141 votes

Look at this way. If you're a good athlete, then you've trained to be a good athlete. Or I guess you could be born exceptionally talented, but thats an outlier. But I digress. When you've trained to be a good athlete, then you've actually achieved something. Even if you lose your scholarship tomorrow, you can look back and say "I still have a strong and fit body." On the other hand, if you're a good gamer...then thats all you have. You have trained to be good at a game. If League closed tomorrow, what have you actually done? What have you achieved? Sure, you can say "I'm still good at LoL", but what does that help you do? Its not about the money the school gets. Its about what you're doing with your own life.

Mikal PikalDec 12, 20143 votes

"When you've trained to be a good athlete, then you've actually achieved something."

What have you really achieved by getting really good at basketball or football? A scholarship? That's great, but what if colleges offered gaming scholarships instead of sporting scholarships...would sports then be pointless? The best scholarships are given to football and basketball players because those bring in the most money. If LOL brought in the most money I have no doubt those scholarships would be the best.

You are pushing your subjective values onto others that physical sports is a "better" accomplishment than improving at other things like gaming. Why is being good at basketball a better achievement than being good at League of Legends...or poker...or chess...or any number of non-physical activities. Why is being good at throwing a ball through a hoop better than being good at killing a nexus? Does not League of Legends also require a great deal of practice and training to get to the top levels? Are top level chess players just as pointless as gamers since playing chess doesn't give you a "strong and fit body." Ever see an offensive lineman in football or a DH in baseball?

You have no convinced me that sporting is more of an accomplishment than gaming with the "strong and fit body" argument since I may not care as much about a strong and fit body as somebody else.

"On the other hand, if you're a good gamer...then thats all you have. You have trained to be good at a game. If League closed tomorrow, what have you actually done? What have you achieved? Sure, you can say "I'm still good at LoL", but what does that help you do? Its not about the money the school gets. Its about what you're doing with your own life."

If you're a good basketball player and you blow your knee out...then what do you have? What have you achieved? A short lived scholarship IF you even managed to get one? Sure you can say, "well I would have gone pro if I didn't blow my knee out" but what does that help you do?

NarasimhaDec 12, 20141 votes

What have you really achieved by getting really good at basketball or football? A scholarship?

You somehow seem to be actually missing the point. Almost comically. If you've become good at a physical sport, then you've done two things. You've not only become good at the sport, but you've trained up attributes related to that sport. Are you a good hitter in baseball? Then you've probably developed your visual acuity. Can you juke around in basketball? Then you've worked on your reflexes. Point being, you've acquired skills that can mean something down the road. I'll actually accept Chess into my argument because thats still something beyond a single attribute. If you're good at chess, then you've most likely good at skills involving calculation and planning, both wide and long. The question here being "If you become a good League player, what else have you done?" Have you trained your body? No. Have you trained your mind? Not really. At best, you can say "I've trained to work with other people."

If you're a good basketball player and you blow your knee out...then what do you have? What have you achieved? A short lived scholarship IF you even managed to get one? Sure you can say, "well I would have gone pro if I didn't blow my knee out" but what does that help you do?

If you're a good League player, and then you receive serious brain damage....then what do you have? Seriously, the whole point of an argument is to use REASONABLE examples. Or you might as well say "If the Earth is hit by a meteor tomorrow and everyone dies, what have you achieved?"

You have no convinced me that sporting is more of an accomplishment than gaming with the "strong and fit body" argument since I may not care as much about a strong and fit body as somebody else.

I suspect this is what you're trying to focus on, which is honestly not good. Or are you saying its BAD to be fit? That being out of shape is now a good thing?

D0nCDec 10, 20142 votes

They now allow videogame clubs in high school these days?

Aren't schools aware some colleges block access to this game because it's bad for your study time?

Why can't you just create a nerd club outside school, why do you need school?

Well you are entitled to your option but if colleges had such a problem why do select colleges give scholarships for the game? Doesn't football distract for study time?

Because company's sponsor the future pro players and they are the ones making the deals with the college.

Samsung alone is a huge company, if we had Koreans here I bet Apple or Microsoft would be sponsoring them.

And football is a sport, you get tired of playing it, videogames are an addiction that can be done for 3 days straight as proven already by science, games make your brain (just like nicotine and chocolate) emit serotonin, videogames are virtual crack if done correctly.

ZirzonDec 8, 20143 votes

Just wondering, how large is your school to provide this many group members? And did the majority play League before joining, or did some join to learn?

180SXDec 8, 20142 votes

My sophomore class is 600 to pit it to scale so very large. My school is clear brook high school if you want to look it up. And a lot of people came in knowing to play the game but there where about 5 people who came to learn. Thanks for the comment!