Round 1 of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge has closed. We have our top 10 teams moving on to Round 2!
More than 680 students competed in the challenge this year.
The Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge is designed to test students’ knowledge of cybersecurity, computer science and information technology. Each day of Round 1 consisted of multiple-choice questions focused on a different topic such as networking, programming, hacking and operating systems.
The Top Ten finalists moving on to Round 2 are:
- 1st: Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, K10MM-JS-DS
- 2nd: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Crickets
- 3rd: Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, Super Novas
- 4th: Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, K12RA-SB-BW
- 5th: Ann Arbor Huron High School, River Rats T1
- 6th: MTU High School Husky Cyber Team, CyberHusky1
- 7th: Gull Lake High School, GL Team 6
- 8th: Seaholm High School, Maple7
- 9th: Gull Lake High School, GL Team 5
- 10th: Churchill High School, Chargers
The competition scores were based on the number of correct answers given as well as the time taken to complete each day’s questions. This year, more than 248 teams from 29 schools competed in Round 1.
Participating Schools:
Ann Arbor Huron High School
Brighton High School Cyber Club
Cass Technical High School
Churchill High School
Van Buren Tech – Cyber Security & Computer Network Technology
Dearborn Center for Math, Science, and Technology (DCMST)
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD
Farmington Public Schools
GenCyber
Gull Lake High School
Hudsonville Public schools
Jackson Area Career Center
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center
Lapeer County Ed Tech Center
LISD TECH
Livonia Career Technical Center
Marquette Senior High School
Michigan Technological University
Muskegon Area Intermediate School District
Negaunee High School
Newaygo County Career-Tech Center
Oxford High School
Pickford Public Schools
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
Seaholm High School
Troy High School
University of Michigan
Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Westwood High School
The Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge is run and facilitated by Merit Network and the Michigan Cyber Range, in partnership with the State of Michigan. Event sponsors include CISCO, Juniper Networks and ADVA.
Round 2 will take place on October 27th, 2022 at the Michigan Cyber Summit.
About Michigan Cyber Summit:
The 2022 Michigan Cyber Summit is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, with a half-day invitation-only event taking place Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. This year’s event will be taking place in-person at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan.
About Merit Network:
Merit Network, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation owned and governed by Michigan’s public universities. Merit owns and operates America’s longest-running regional research and education network. In 1966, Michigan’s public universities created Merit as a shared resource to help meet their common need for networking assistance. Since its formation, Merit Network has remained on the forefront of research and education networking expertise and services. Merit provides high-performance networking and IT solutions to Michigan’s public universities, colleges, K-12 organizations, libraries, state government, healthcare, and other non-profit organizations. For more information: www.merit.edu
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