The Dubuque Community School District and the Dubuque Esports League have announced a partnership to begin a new Esports program for students enrolled at Dubuque Senior and Hempstead High Schools.
Funding for the district’s initial year of programming is being made possible through a grant from the DRA.
This is the first extracurricular offering in the Dubuque Community Schools that is facilitated through a partnership with an outside organization.
High school junior varsity and varsity teams will begin forming this fall and the district anticipates joining the Iowa High School Esports Association, which currently oversees esports competition between high schools in the state.