<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=27tdVl_0vj5CAef00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=27tdVl_0vj5CAef00" width="1320" height="743" >SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — About 46% of gamers worldwide are female and one student at South Charleston High School is looking to increase that number with help from the school's E-sports program.Mollee Derrick, a sophomore, said she was the only girl in the program last year, but this year it’s a different story.“I do play video games a lot more than I usually did,” Derrick said. “I know more about computers, I would say.”Right now, there are 35 high schools and technical schools in West Virginia that have e-sports teams or programs. Dustin Resler is leading the program at South Charleston.“There's so many different avenues now that can go down to turning video games into careers,” Resler said.Students are learning software, programming and are now taking a big step in rewiring a real-life car simulator.“We stripped the car all the way down to the bare chassis, brought it in, and then they had to reassemble,” Resler said. “Then, using the factory wiring harnesses, they had to adapt the computer system to the car so the car still lived.”Resler said he's working to make sure this class prepares students for their future.</div></body>

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — About 46% of gamers worldwide are female and one student at South Charleston High School is looking to increase that number with help from the school's E-sports program. Mollee Derrick, a sophomore, said she was the only girl in the program last year, but...