Staff Reports
A team of students from Columbus North High School placed 320th out of 1,287 teams in the semifinals of the 12th season of CyberPatriot, the Air Force Association’s National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.
Members of the team were Sotaro Kaneda, Michael Reisinger, Rishi Rao, Michael Paprocki (coach), Akshat Verma, Samyak Lasod and Jiaxuan Wang.
The team placed first in Indiana CyberPatriot XII State Round in December and 29th overall for the Gold Tier in the semifinals. The team is coached by C4 IT instructor Michael Paprocki.
Established in 2009, CyberPatriot is educates and motivates students toward careers in cybersecurity and other STEM disciplines.
The National Youth Cyber Defense Competition challenges teams of students across the U.S., Canada and other schools abroad to find and resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated environments. Top teams from the online rounds earn a trip to Rockville, Maryland for the national finals, where students compete for scholarships.
From the 6,760 teams registered for the competition, the CyberPatriot competitors are divided into three divisions, the Open Division for public, private and home school teams, the All Service Division for JROTC and Civil Air Patrol and Naval Sea Cadet teams and the Middle School Division for that age group.
Based on the results of preliminary rounds, CyberPatriot XII high school teams were categorized in their divisions as Platinum, Gold or Silver Tier, with the Platinum Tier teams representing the highest scores in the competition.
For more information, visit uscyberpatriot.org.
