NKY teens receive full tuition video game scholarships Four high school seniors in Northern Kentucky received full college tuition for what started as a hobby. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT T BOB AT 2016 -- MIKE: 2016,A NEW ERA.NEW AT 11:00 GAMING FOR COLLEGE, SCHOLARSHIPS.FOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INNORTHERN KENTUCKY ARE GETTING AFULL TUITION RIDE FOR PLAYINGVIDEO GAMES.THAT IS RIGHT.WLWT NEWS 5'S EMILY WOOD SPOKEWITH THE STUDENTS TONIGHT ONTURNING A CHILDHOOD HOBBY INTO AHUGE MONEY SAVER.HOW ABOUT THAT?EMILY: RYLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORSKYLE, JAKE, MASON, AND HENRYHAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS.TOGETHER THEY PLAY AND COMPETEIN AN ONLINE GAME CALLED COUNTERSTRIKE.INDIVIDUALLY, THEY ARE SO GOOD.ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY INCHICAGO WANTS THEM TO GAMEEXCLUSIVELY FOR ITS ATHLETICDEPARTMENT.18-YEAR-OLD JAKE LAUMANN HASBEEN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES SINCEHE WAS A LITTLE KID.HE WAS INTRODUCED TO PC GAMINGBY HIS FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES,KYLE COUSIN, MASON CARNES, ANDHENRY KNEALE.TOGETHER, THE FOUR CAN PLAY AS ATEAM ONLINE IN THE VIRTUAL WORLDOF COUNTER STRIKE.>> A HUGE PORTION OF THIS GAMEAND A HUGE PORTION OF THECOMPETITIVE SIDE OF THIS GAMEHAS REALLY HELPED ME IN THE REALWORLD WHEN IT COMES TO TEAMCOMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, GROUPWORK, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL.>> IF YOU CAN'T BE FRIENDLY WITHPEOPLE AND BE ABLE TOCOMMUNICATE WITH THEM, THENTHINGS ARE GOING TO GO POORLY,SO THE GAME REALLY HELPS WITHBUILDING THOSE SKILLS.EMILY: AND NOW IT'S GOING TOCOVER FULL TUITION FOR ALL FOURTEAMS -- TEENAGERS TO ATTENDROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY INCHICAGO THIS FALL.THE GAMERS VISITED THE DOWNTOWNCAMPUS LAST MONTH AND WEREHOOKED TO THE IDEA OF E-GAMINGAS A SPORT.>> IT KIND OF SUCKS YOU IN, YOUKNOW.IT'S A FUN HOBBY THAT TURNEDINTO SOMETHING A LOT BIGGERBEING THE SCHOLARSHIP.,>> WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING, WHATI'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT, HASKIND OF PAID OFF IN A REALLYCOOL WAY.EMILY: IT WAS JAKE'S IDEA TOAPPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP,SOMETHING EVEN HIS PARENTS WEREUNSURE ABOUT AT FIRST.>> I AM ONE OF THE ONES THAT WASA LITTLE BIT SKEPTICAL, YOUKNOW.YOU GROW UP AND YOU RAISE YOURKIDS, YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM ALLTHE TOOLS THAT ARE NECESSARY TOBE SUCCESSFUL AND DO THE THINGSTHAT THEY ENJOY DOING.EMILY: A CHILDHOOD ENJOYMENTTHEY WILL SOON TURN INTO ACOLLEGE CAREER AS E-ATHLETES IN.ALL QUACH WROTE STUDENTS ARE ONTHE HONOR ROLL IN HIGH SCHOOLAND HAVE SCORED 30 OR ABOVE ON

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