RRHS's Marine Corps Junior ROTC Cyberteam Ties for Second Place In Round 1 of Cyberpatriot IV

Team places among the elite in only its first year.

1. On 29 October 2011, Round Rock High School’s Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) tied for second place during Round 1 of the “All Services Division” of CyberPatriot IV. Approximately 611 Army JROTC, Air Force JROTC, Navy JROTC, Marine Corps JROTC, and Civil Air Patrol units from around the nation entered the competition.

2. CyberPatriot is the premiere national high school cyber defense competition created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation’s future. CyberPatriot is sponsored by the Air Force Association and a number of cyber defense industry-leading corporations.

3. This year marks the first year that the cadets from Round Rock High School’s Marine Corps JROTC program have competed in this national competition. The four Round Rock High School Marine Corps JROTC cadets who comprise the team spent the last 3 months preparing for this competition. The team meets twice per week, after school applying real-world computer network security practices and procedures.

4. The team hopes to continue its success when Round 2 of CyberPatriot begins on December 2nd, and runs through December 3rd. Scores from Round 1 and Round 2 will determine which 36 schools from across the country will compete in Round 3 from January 13th through the