SJR85 Summary

• Commends the Grissom High School CyberPatriot Team (known as the CyberSloths) for winning the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.

• CyberPatriot is an Air Force Association program designed to inspire high school and middle school students toward careers in cybersecurity and STEM disciplines.

• Names six team members as the National Championship Team: Captain James Brahm, Michelle Driessnack, Christopher Lin, Jeramy Lochner, Matthew Rogers, and Morgan Wagner.

• Four team members worked as paid interns for Dynetics on a malware reverse engineering project and spoke at professional conferences; five juniors previously placed second nationally in 2014, won an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., earned over $30,000 in scholarships, and gained acceptance to prestigious colleges and academies.

• Credits Coach Christine Sutton and mentors Ira Lacey, Frank Sutton, Chad Garber, Joshua Smith, Craig Mitchell, and Russ Ward for their guidance and leadership; adopted by the Alabama Legislature on May 26, 2015 (Senate) and June 2, 2015 (House).