After School and Extra Curricular Activities
CyberPatriot Teams Competition(http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/home)
FIRST Robotics Team Competion (https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc)
CyberPatriot the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future.
At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services. Teams compete for the top placement within their state and region, and the top teams in the nation earn all-expenses paid trips to Baltimore, MD for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money.​ The national youth cyber defense competition is an online, tournament structured event in which teams of 2-6 students are scored on how well they identify and secure known vulnerabilities on a virtual network.
CTE Pathway
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Pathway name/Industry sector: Software and Systems Development
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Teachers involved in pathway: Gheorghe Ceara
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Classes within pathway:
Sophomores: Multimedia I and AP Computer Science Principles
Juniors: Computer Programming 1
Seniors: AP Computer Science A
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Teachers involved in academy – CTE and core content teachers (all teachers): Gheorghe Ceara, Michael Flesher, Kara Hamilton Kara, Rob Edison; counselor: Victor Farias
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Classes within academy – CTE and core content classes: Multimedia I, AP Computer Science Principles, Computer Programming 1, AP Computer Science A, English 2H, English 3, English 4.
CODE Academy Pathway:
In general, FIRST Robotics Competition operates during the school year. Teams form and register in the fall. However, the “official season” begins early in January when the season’s Challenge is announced at a Kickoff ceremony. Teams are then given six weeks to create their robot. District and Regional competition events start in late February and continue through April. Teams that qualify are invited to FIRST Championship at the end of April. There are also many off-season events in which teams can participate, strategize, hone their skills, learn new technology, meet other teams, and have fun!
What is the time commitment?
The team will meet at least several times per week during the build and competition season (January - April). Many mature teams also meet throughout the school year, and some compete in off-season events during the summer. You, your family, and your available free time can decide together how much time you can devote to the program.
As a team member, the same applies. Be prepared to meet at least several times per week from January through April. Like any sport or other after-school activity, the more time you invest, the better you will become at your task(s). During build season, the pressure is on, so be prepared to also spend some nights and weekends helping your team.
