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    A national program is encouraging north carolina's high school students to consider careers in cybersecurity. The Cyber Patriot program was created by the Air Force Association. Teachers at Pinecrest High School told school board members about the program in march.

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    A national program is encouraging north carolina's high school students to consider careers in cybersecurity. The Cyber Patriot program was created by the Air Force Association. Teachers at Pinecrest High School told school board members about the program in march.

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    2/18/2016

    www.governing.com/templates/gov_print_article?id=298497381

    CyberPatriotProgramEncouragesNorthCarolinaStudents
    toStudySTEM
    BY:SteveDeVane,TheFayettevilleObserver|April2,2015
    (TNS)AnationalprogramisencouragingNorthCarolina'sMooreCountyhighschoolstudentstoconsider
    careersincybersecurity.
    TheCyberPatriotprogram,whichwascreatedbytheAirForceAssociation,alsoismeanttoinspirestudentsto
    learnaboutSTEMscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics.
    TeachersatPinecrestHighSchooltoldschoolboardmembersabouttheprogramattheirmeetinginMarch,
    accordingtoavideoofthemeeting.TheteacherssaidfourteamsfromPinecrestandonefromNorthMoore
    HighSchooltookpartincompetitionsthatfocusedonresolvingcybersecurityvulnerabilitiesinsimulated
    situations.
    AteamofstudentsinPinecrest'sAirForceJuniorROTCprogramranked45thoutof508JROTCteamsaround
    theworld,saidWillowAlstonSocha,amasterSTEMteacheratPinecrest.Otherteamsalsoperformedwell,she
    said.
    TimothyDye,astudentatPinecrest,wasonthefirstteamthatparticipatedintheCyberPatriotprogramin2013.
    Hesaidthatonceheconnectedwithbasiccomputersecurity,hewantedtolearnmore.
    "ItdrawsmeintoafuturewhereIcanseemyselfchangingtheworld,"hesaid.
    HeidiScribnersaidherson,Ryan,hasdiscoveredthatlearningcanbefun.
    "Asaparent,Iappreciatealltheskillsthey'relearning,"shesaid."It'safabulousprogram,andIreallyhopeit
    willcontinue."
    OtherPinecreststudentsparticipatingintheprogramareJackSullivan,DennisSarsozo,KyleCooper,Aaron
    Ott,GarrettUnderwood,SteviePappas,NickWolcottandMcLaneAlston.TheNorthMooreteammembersare
    NicholasLuther,NicholasSmithandGarrettKidd.
    AlstonSochasaidthestudentswhogointocybersecuritycangetjobswithsalariesstartingat$40,000to
    $50,000.Shesaidtheprogramhelpsstudentslearnbyworkingonrealworldproblems.
    "ItwasabrilliantideabytheAirForceAssociation,"shesaid.
    2015TheFayettevilleObserver(Fayetteville,N.C.)DistributedbyTribuneContentAgency,LLC

    Thisarticlewasprintedfrom:http://www.centerdigitaled.com/k12/CyberPatriotProgram
    EncouragesNorthCarolinaStudentstoStudySTEM.html

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