GenCyber: Student Academy
Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) is currently accepting applications for the GenCyber Student Academy. The college will select 30 high school students to participate in a summer program featuring a hands-on exploration of Cybersecurity. Prior knowledge of Cybersecurity is not required. GenCyber Academy participants are expected to participate fully and attend all five days of the program.
Experienced high school and college faculty will lead students through lessons and interactive cybersecurity activities throughout the 5-day, in-person program scheduled for June 12-16, 2023, on the Prestonsburg campus of BSCTC. The program will focus on cybersecurity concepts and cover topics including online safety, forensics, hardware, operating systems, programming, networking, cryptography, 3D printing, and computer careers.
High school students entering grades 9 – 12 for the 2023 - 2024 academic year in Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, or Pike counties can apply. The Academy strives to achieve a diverse representation of students from the five-county service area.
· Free to all participants
· Students will acquire cybersecurity knowledge and hands-on skills.
· Participants will receive free items for the academy and personal use, such as a Raspberry Pi computing device and Sphero Bolt Programmable Robot.
· Participants will receive a free T-shirt.
· Opportunities for pre-camp and post-camp activities.
· Meals provided
Applications are being accepted through March 31, 2023.
Information and Application: GenCyber Student Academy
https://bigsandy.kctcs.edu/education-training/Cybersecurity-Outreach/gencyber-student-academy.aspx
NOCTI testing has concluded for January and we would like to congratulate these students for passing their exam!
KONA ICE is here today!!!!
Another round of NOCTI testing has concluded, and we would like to congratulate these students and their teachers on a job well done.
Congratulations to these amazing Allied Health students and their teachers!
100% of the students tested this morning passed their NOCTI Healthcare Core exam.
Meeting today in Eagle Enrichment
JCHS/JCMS Library Immediately After School 🤩
We are excited to invite all our young women at JCHS and JCMS to our Young Women Lead Club beginning THIS Tuesday in Eagle Enrichment!
We will meet after school in your JCHS and JCMS Libraries.
This will be a great opportunity for leadership, growth, learning, and Women supporting Women!
We hope to see you there.
Questions: See Misty Goble or Macey Stewart: JCHS or Carrie Ratliff: JCMS
In Eagle Enrichment, we always have homework help, tutoring, ACT Prep, time for make up work and test corrections, but today, our students took a culinary break to learn to make homemade doughnuts with Ms. Angie.
#21stCCLC #ThisisAfterSchool #JCEagles #BeyondtheBell #Eagle4Life
Eagle Enrichment students start the year off right with the #JCOneWord Challenge, ACT Prep, and crafting with the JoCo Public Library. Don’t forget we have daily academic support for ALL classes before and after school.
#BeyondtheBell #KYOSA #21stCCLC #MoreOpportunity #JCEagles
Congratulations to the JCHS CyperPatriot Teams that competed in the State Cybersecurity Competition.
The STLP Team:
Coach Susie Knott
Mentor Andrew Castle
Students: Ryan Rice, Grace Blackburn, Adyn Fairchild, Brannan Campbell, Alexis Bentley, & Kelsie Phillips, was awarded 1st place for the State Silver Tier & awarded 3rd place in the overall all-tier State Award.
The CyberEagles:
Coach John Robinson
Mentor Andrew Castle
Students: Seth Blackburn, David Wallach, & Alex Meade, placed 2nd place in the State Silver Tier Award.
Congratulations to these teams! Good luck to both teams as they will advance and compete in the national semifinals this month.
The 2nd term Principal's Scholars List will be published at that time.
We are pleased to welcome Mrs.Milli Conley to our Eagle family! Mrs. Conley is joining our science department as a biological science and AP Environmental instructor. Let’s give her a warm welcome!
Freshman are hard at work taking semester exams this week!
Wednesday was another outstanding day at JCHS! We'd like to congratulate these students and their teachers for their success on KYOTE exams.
Students in Ms. Wetzel’s Biology class had a fun time creating cells out of sugar cookies. Thank you to Ms. Music for the cookies and icing!!
Another successful day of KYOTE testing is in the books! Congratulations to these students who passed their exams.
Thursday's Christmas Week theme is Christmas Rock! Sport your favorite band's shirt or just a simple Christmas shirt. You will receive Live School points for participating!
Yesterday began our Winter KYOTE testing. We'd like to congratulate these students and their teachers on a job well done. Way to go kiddos!
Wednesday's Christmas Spirit theme is Grinch vs Rudolph! Grab your Grinch costumes, shirts, or wear the color green! To support Rudolph, rock some antler headbands, put a red paper rudolph nose on your shirt, or wear red! Let's get some Live School points for participating!
Earn Live School points for wearing your favorite pajamas on Tuesday!
