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VVHEREAS, The Air Force Association created the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program to
encourage and enthuse students toward careers in the "STEM" fields ( cybersecurity or other sciences, technology,
engineering and mathematics) that are critical to the future of this great country; and
WHEREAS, Fundamental to the CyberPatriot program is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition which
involves groups of middle school and high school students tasked with locating cybersecurity vulnerabilities of
systems while still sustaining critical and vital services for a specific time frame. The competition involves teams
vying to place in the top within their state and region; with the leading teams from across the nation winning all -
expense paid trips to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Finals Competition which offers teams the
opportunity to earn scholarship funds and national recognition; and
WHEREAS, Winter Springs Hi h School's Army JROTC CyberPatriots team qualified for the National Cyber
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Security Competition in March of this year, in Washington D.C. For the State of Florida, 99 teams competed at
this level, and the Winter Springs High School's Army JROTC CyberPatriots team was the onl Florida team to
qualify and advance to the National Finals; and
Winter Springs Hi h School's Army JROTC CyberPatriots team was awarded 1 ST PLACE in the
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"Digital Crime Scene Challenge" at the 2015 National Cyber Security Competition in Washington D.C. which is an
incredible and admirable achievement; and
'WHEREAS, The City of Winter Springs recognizes that such excellence in achievement continues to reflect the
superior standards and quality of Seminole County students as they represent Winter Springs High School,
Seminole County Public Schools, the City of Winter Springs, and Seminole County; and
NOW" 'v THE _�E -FORE , , CHAR ESS LACE-'Y,, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, Florida do
hereby isue this Proclamation in honor of the
WINTER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL'S ARMY JROTC
CYBERPATRIOTS TEAM
and their 1ST PLACE win in the "Digital Crime Scene Challenge" of the 2015 National Cyber Security Competition
in Washington D.C. in 2015. Go Bears! We are very proud of you!
Jean novey nevin t annon
Commissioner Commissioner
.,�W W -E , ` TV -6- - . OF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this 31" day of March, 2015.
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Charles Lacey
Mayor
Pam Carroll Cade Resnick Joanne M. Krebs
Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner