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Two HCVSD Academy Students Receive National Cyber Scholarships
Computer Science and Applied Engineering Academy juniors Bradley Emmons & Richard Li finished strong in Nat'l Cyber Scholarship Competition
Flemington, N.J. – Two juniors in Hunterdon County Vocational School District’s Computer Science & Applied Engineering Academy (CSAEA) have emerged from a competitive pool of student qualifiers for this year’s National Cyber Scholarship Competition to earn “Scholar” status. CSAEA III students Bradley Emmons and Richard Li recently learned their respective placements in the top 25% and top 10% of participating students earned them the “Scholar” status and a scholarship accompanying that honor.
Emmons and Li each will receive a $2,500 scholarship for the U.S. college of their choice. The “Scholar” designation was given to the top 540 highest-scoring students out of nearly 3,300 competing nationwide who met the eligibility criteria, including being in 11th or 12th grade. Emmons and Li were among 63 Scholars named in New Jersey.
In addition to the scholarships, both students receive the National Cyber Scholar badge to use on social media. The Scholar status also can be used in college applications, on resumes and on LinkedIn.
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In acknowledging the scholarship awards, the National Cyber Scholarship Team thanked the teachers and school administrators who supported their students throughout the competition. Also noting, “Your students have shown great determination and persistence. They have also demonstrated a huge variety of valuable cyber skills while learning new ones throughout the competition. Their strengths, knowledge and ambition are a fantastic step towards bright and fulfilling futures.”
Emmons hopes to use his Scholar designation to attend the Cyber Foundations Academy this coming summer; Li will attend if it fits into his already busy schedule. The Cyber Foundations Academy helps attendees master 50 core knowledge and skills sets that enable them to gain “the minimum acceptable technical skills needed to qualify for an entry-level technical job in cybersecurity in 2021.”
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“I am so proud of Bradley and Richard for participating in competitions and programs to supplement the already rigorous Academy instruction,” said instructor Justin Montgomery. “I am looking forward to having them share what they learn over the summer with their peers in the CSAEA next year.”
Bradley is from Lambertville, NJ, and Richard is from Asbury, NJ.
Hunterdon County Vocational School District offers three full-time, science-based Academies: the Biomedical Sciences Academy (BSA), the Computer Science & Applied Engineering Academy (CSAEA) and the Environmental Sustainability & Engineering Academy (ESEA). The district’s largest school is Hunterdon County Polytech Career and Technical School, a shared-time high school that prepares students for a seamless transition to college and career paths. HCVSD also operates an Adult & Continuing Education school. Learn more at www.hcvsd.org.
All pupils will be given equal opportunity for enrollment in programs operated by the Hunterdon County Vocational School District regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender, religion, disability, or socioeconomic status (34 C.F.R. Part 100, Appendix B, Section IV-A). No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity which receives federal financial assistance, et seq (34 C.F.R. Part 104.4(a)(b).