Computer science opens more doors for students than any other discipline in today’s world. Learning even the basics will help students lead in virtually any career, but it is also important for every 21st century student to have a chance to move beyond basic technology education.
December 8 through 14 marks this year’s Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), an annual program dedicated to inspiring K-12 students to take interest in computer science. Brother Martin’s students, along with millions of others worldwide, will participate in several activities to promote CSEdWeek.
As an early kick off to CSEdWeek, the newly formed CyberPatriot Team competed in the State Round of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program this past Saturday. CyberPatriot was established by the Air Force Association and is designed to attract students to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)—including cybersecurity-specific fields. Students from around the globe are challenged to find as many computer vulnerabilities and answer a number of computer forensics questions as they can during a 6-hour time limit. Students must prepare for a variety of different computer platforms and be open to solving problems never before encountered.
Brother Martin’s All Service Division Team, consisting of NJROTC cadets Antonio Cannet, Jonathan Dunn, Christian Garner, Dominick Hagstette, and Donovan Merrell, placed second in the state within the Gold Tier for their category. Also, the Open Division team, comprised of students Nicholas Code and Ahmad ElRachidi, ranked highest in the state for the Silver Tier and finished fourth overall in their category. Both Brother Martin teams await the final results to see if they qualify to compete in the Southeast Regional Round in January.
