A winning strategy for gaming and life: DD2 starts Lowcountry’s first esports programs

Richard Nguyen celebrates while playing “Valorant” against other schools’ teams at an esports competition at Summerville High School on November 8, 2023.

SUMMERVILLE — It’s all fun and games in Dorchester District Two.

After school lets out, students are seated in a brand-new lab at Summerville High School. It’s boisterous, full of laughter as four students play Super Smash Bros. against each other. It’s a little more serious and quieter behind them, where a team of five is competing in a “Valorant” tournament against a team in New Jersey, with a student and alum offering commentary as the game is streamed.