About this Event
Join us for the 2026 East Metro Esports Championships & Expo. Middle and High School students from over 13 school districts and afterschool programs will participate in championships in Rocket League, League of Legends, and Tetris.
While students battle for gaming supremacy, there will also be an Expo with an Intel Gaming Lounge, PC Build Station, Industry Speakers Panel, Mini-College Fair, Mobile STEM Labs, and more for all to participate, including a Technology Raffle for all students who participate. Please see our event agenda below or .
Eventbrite registration is required for all people (adults and students) attending the Championships & Expo as spectators. All students who are spectators can participate fully in the many elements of the expo, including breakfast and lunch, as well as the Technology Raffle during the award ceremony at the end of the Tournament.
Please feel free to join us for this community event and support the students from across the state who are participating this year. Have an interest in starting an Esports program at your school or Afterschool program? Bring some students to the Expo and see firsthand how our tournament and expo are conducted.
For more information on our program, watch our YouTube video below.
Thank you to our partners at Intel, Vanta Gaming, Oregon Department of Education, Mt. Hood Community College, and Multnomah Education Service District.
Expo Agenda
🕑: 08:45 AM
Breakfast Available
Host: Heavy Plays Restaurant
Info: Breakfast is available courtesy of Heavy Plays Restaurant. Breakfast is complimentary for all attendees while supplies last.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Tomorrow Bus Moble STEM Lab
Host: Tomorrow Bus
Info: The GBSD Tomorrow bus is a STEAM lab on wheels! It visits K-8 schools in GBSD and participates in community events to provide hands-on, future-ready learning. It will be parked in Parking Lot A so that students can participate in various STEM activities throughout the day.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
College Fair
Info: Our College Fair is back for 2025, and we are excited to have Mt. Hood Community College, Clark College, Oregon State University, University of Oregon, Oregon Tech, Warner Pacific University, and George Fox University. Many offer scholarships for Esports, and all have programs in game development, computer science, computer engineering, graphic design, data science, and/or more.
🕑: 11:30 AM
Lunch Available
Info: Lunch will be available and is complimentary for all attendees while supplies last.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
STEM Demo hosted by DayOne Tech
Host: Day One Tech
Info: Day One Tech will host a STEM Demo in our Intel Lounge. Day One Tech is a culturally responsive technology education organization that is designed to empower our collective communities that have been traditionally disempowered. They reserve the right to understand STE(A)M as a system of organic ideas our ancestors have cultivated since time and memorial. They provide entry-level technology experience and career education for youth and their families. They provide an education model based on trauma-informed care and cultural construction. They strive to deliver innovative solutions that connect a disconnected community toward a connection that meets people where they are.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
STEM Demo hosted by Building Blocks 2 Success
Host: Building Blocks 2 Success
Info: Building Blocks 2 Success will host a STEM Demo in our Intel Lounge. Building Blocks 2 Success (BB2S) has been operating since 2008 on the principles of empowerment using STEM as the incentive for learning. The mission of Building Blocks 2 Success is to get ethnically and gender-diverse underrepresented youth from the Portland Metropolitan area excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through exposure and participation in STEM-related programs and activities.
Tournament Agenda
Expo Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM
Check-in for Competing Teams
Info: All of the teams who were pre-registered with there school or afterschool program should check-in at the time. Only the coach (or lead adult for the day) checks.
🕑: 08:30 AM
Breakfast Available
Host: Heavy Plays Restaurant
Info: Breakfast is provided by Heavy Plays Restaurant. Breakfast is free and is available for all attendees while supply lasts.
🕑: 09:00 AM
Public Check-in
Info: This is the check-in time for everyone not competing in the tournament. This is the check-in for parents, families, educators, other students, and community members.
🕑: 09:05 AM
Opening Kick-off
Info: This will be the official Kick-off to the 2025 East Metro Esport Championship & Expo.
🕑: 09:15 AM - 03:00 PM
Tournament Gameplay Begins
Info: Tournament Gameplay Begins. The Gameplay Schedule will be available at Check-in.
🕑: 11:30 AM
Lunch Available
Info: Lunch will be available. Lunch is free and available to all attendees while supply lasts.
🕑: 03:00 PM
Raffle Begins
Info: Students attending will get raffle tickets for each station they attend while at the Expo. The raffle will begin at the end of game play so this could be earlier than 3pm or later depending on game play. Students must be present to win.
🕑: 03:30 PM
Trophy Presentation and Closing Remarks
Info: Trophies will be presented for the High School and Middle School Champions for Rocket League, League of Legends, and Tetris while also having closing remarks.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mt. Hood Community College (Town & Gown Room), 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, United States
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