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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 205
BY REPRESENTATIVES THOMPSON, HENRY BURNS, CARMODY, AND
REYNOLDS AND SENATORS ADLEY AND PEACOCK
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Parkway High School's JROTC cyber team upon placing
in the top one percent in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend and congratulate the JROTC cyber team of Parkway High School in Bossier2
City upon placing in the top one percent in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals.3
WHEREAS, the Air Force Association CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber4
Education Program was created by the Air Force Association to inspire high school students5
to seek careers in cyber security or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics6
(STEM) disciplines critical to the nation's future; and7
WHEREAS, CyberPatriot began in 2009 as a proof of concept demonstration at the8
Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, where nine high school9
civil air patrol squadrons competed; and10
WHEREAS, the program has grown exponentially since 2009, with over one11
thousand five hundred teams from all fifty states, Canada, and Department of Defense12
Dependant schools overseas that registered for CyberPatriot VI; and13
WHEREAS, CyberPatriot VI was open to all high schools, middle schools, and14
accredited home school programs around the nation; and15
WHEREAS, the competition is made up of three different divisions including the16
open high school division, the all-service division, and the middle school division; and17
WHEREAS, the early rounds of the competition are done online during weekends18
via the Internet from teams' schools or other sponsoring organizations' facilities; and19 HLS 14RS-3146 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, prior to the round, teams download virtual image representations of1
operating systems with known flaws, or cybersecurity vulnerabilities and the team's2
assignment is to find the flaws while keeping specified computer functions working; and3
WHEREAS, team progress is recorded by a central CyberPatriot scoring system and4
the scores from qualification rounds are totaled to determine the semifinalists; and5
WHEREAS, the top scoring semifinal teams from each division are invited on an6
all-expenses paid trip to the in-person national finals competition; and7
WHEREAS, during national finals, teams compete against a live aggressor team in8
a series of cyber challenges including a network security master challenge, a digital forensics9
challenge, cyber crime scene challenges, and a cisco networking challenge; and10
WHEREAS, competition in a CyberPatriot National Finals is a challenging11
educational endeavor for both the coaches and the participants; and12
WHEREAS, for a team to obtain an elite ranking in a competition of one thousand13
five hundred teams composed of the brightest minds of their generation is a feat to be14
admired; and15
WHEREAS, a part of the all service division, Parkway High School's exceptional16
JROTC cyber team placed in the top one percent in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals; and17
WHEREAS, led by their coach, Master Sergeant Bob O'Brien, six members of18
Parkway High School's JROTC cyber team were among the top contenders in the19
CyberPatriot VI finals: Austin Carr, Chas Chapman, Josh Hardacre, John Metz, Brian20
Thiessen, and Team Captain Jasper Sinagra, all of whom have a field of specialty.21
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby22
commend and congratulate Parkway High School's JROTC cyber team for their outstanding23
achievement in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals and recognize their impressive and24
distinguished mastery of valuable cyber security and STEM disciplines critical to the25
nation's future.26
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted27
to Parkway High School's JROTC.28 HLS 14RS-3146 ORIGINAL
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Thompson HCR No. 205
Commends Parkway High School's JROTC cyber team upon placing in the top one percent
in the CyberPatriot VI National Finals.