JROTC creates cyber team for online defense
December 14, 2011 THE PINION 9
SPORTS
by Allen Liang (11) McKinley High School has a Cyber Defense team, also known as Cyber Patriot. Cyber Patriot is managed by the Air Force Association, and is devoted to cyber-security. Just like the Armed Drill team, Cyber Patriot is a JROTC-based team. This is the first year for the Cyber Patriot team at MHS. This team isn’t limited to only JROTC cadets like other teams; in fact Civil Air Patrol Units and non-JROTC students are allowed to field a team of their own sponsored by the U.S. Army. The Cyber Patriot program should be valuable as cyber-security becomes increasingly important and it also gives MHS students a jump on careers in the tech field (some right out of high school without any college required). During competitions, students either work on Windows or GNU/Linux O.S. and are given six hours to lock down, secure a network, and set up a Simple Network Management Protocol service. All the while, controlled hackers try to slow them down and even attempt to stop them from reaching their goal. Each competition is online, so the teams compete not only against schools in our state but against others across the nation. The school team is supervised by Alan Sekiguchi, a teacher of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and of digital media, while the JROTC team is supervised by Major Cory Marlowe, the senior army instructor. The MHS teams have two mentors from the University of Hawaii, Mark Munar and David Lin, who are both MHS alumni. This year, the leaders are testing out how the teams will do, so team membership is by recommendation only. Sekiguchi hopes to host a sign-up for next year. Juzhen Zhang 将为以下文章提供中文 总结。同学们可以到myhsj.org/pinion在 线阅读此版本。 Book reviews 书本复习 Hot Pot recipe 地方食谱 Motivational project 激发你我的计划 ELL experiences ELL 学生的那些故事 Bookmark Project 自制书签
Senior Kate Navarro shows off her air riflery skill. Navarro qualified for the state championship and won an OIA award for her good sportsmanship. See full story at myhsj.org/pinion. Photos by Jomar de Vera (11).
Soccer season starts again
by Jocel Siapno Soccer season started in November. The McKinley girls’ soccer team has been conditioning and practicing the last few months and are ready to play this season. This season differs from last season because the team will be competing in both Red and White divisions or divisions 1 and 2. Playing in both divisions will be hard so the team has doubled
their preparation. Also, the team lost 9 seniors; only 10 players are returning and the rest are beginners. To prepare the players this season, Shelby Costa, English teacher and team coach, encouraged her players to join the Honolulu American Youth Soccer Organization, an outside league, during the summer. Through the Honolulu AYSO, the players can improve the way they play and they will be able to interact with other students across Oahu.
Girl’s Soccer team Quotes “I have a young team that is in the process of developing necessary skills and experience...However, all players are full of enthusiasm and eager to learn. With time and effort, we are looking forward to improving the McKinley High School girl’s soccer program.” -Shelby Costa (Coach)
“We have a good team... we are willing to try our best and we have passion for the game. We are just happy with the work we do on the field whether we win or lose.” -Samantha Garcia (11)
“Our team is very hardworking and we have great captains who motivate us to do better.” -Asami Kobayashi (11)