Cyber Saturday @ USD

CyberSecurity Workshops for High School Students


“Ethical Cyber Hacking” 

In the Ethical Hacking workshop, students will learn how to cover the components of the Cyber Attack Life Cycle (CALC), including reconnaissance / target enumeration, target exploitation, persistence, and trace eradication. Students will be exposed to a small subset of hundreds of commonly-used hacking tools inside Kali Linux, as well as perform ethical hacking against select targets.



The objectives of USD’s Cybersecurity workshops are to teach important cybersecurity principals and inspire a new generation of college bound students into the emerging and critical cyber security field.


· Workshop Date & Time: Saturday, November 10th, 2018 | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

· Workshop price: $140 (Price including lunch and materials)

· Seats are limited. email us at: engineering@sandiego.edu

Cyber Saturdays @ USD

CyberSecurity Workshops for High School Students

“Cryptography and Security”

Students will learn the process of protecting information by transforming it (encrypting it) into a unreadable format & then retransforming it to text. Cryptography is a key technology for achieving information security in communications, computer systems, electronic commerce, and more. This workshop will provide students with a hands-on experience to better understand Cryptography and Security in networks, systems and information.

The objectives of USD’s Cybersecurity workshops are to teach important cybersecurity principals and inspire a new generation of college bound students into the emerging and critical cyber security field. 

·       Workshop Date & Time: Saturday, October 20^th, 2018 | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. 

·       Workshop price: $140  (Price including lunch and materials)

·       Seats are limited. email us at: engineering@sandiego.edu

USD's Character Development Center Essay Contest

The University of San Diego's Character Development Center announces the fourth annual Fall Essay Contest sponsored by The Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation and the Character Education Resource Center.  

 

This year's theme, "Who is Your Hero?", asks students in grades 6 to 12 to reflect on the core values of the U.S. Marine Corps and our society by exploring what the virtues of honor, courage, and commitment mean in their own lives. 

 

All entries must be received by Nov. 14. Click here for more details.

Kids Free in October

Throughout October, kids 12 and younger can get in free to more than 40 participating museums across the county with a paid adult. 

There's a limit of two free children's admissions for each adult. Learn more and register for the free coupon at the San Diego Museum Council website. Mission Federal Credit Union branches across the county will also have the coupons available.

The San Diego Zoo and the Safari Park are also partnering with Mission Fed to offer free admission for kids during the month of October.

Children 11 years and younger can enjoy free admission to both parks all month long. Click here for a flyer with more information.

Opportunity for Young Women Interested in Computers and Technology

All high school women in 9th -12th grade who have aspirations in computing and technology are encouraged to apply for NCWIT's Aspirations in Computing Award. Award recipients of the AiC Award receive exclusive access to scholarships, internships, and job opportunities all across the nation as well as prizes, trophies, and swag during your local NCWIT Ceremony in the spring. Deadline to start an application is November 5th
Deadline for parent approval and educator endorsements is November 12th
Learn more at: https://www.aspirations.org/?mc_cid=d309173b30&mc_eid=c34be7d28f The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Aspirations in Computing (AiC) provides a long-term community for female technologists, from K-12 through higher education and beyond, encouraging persistence in computing through continuous engagement and ongoing encouragement at each pivotal stage of their educational and professional development.

Candidate Forum for Youth and Teens

Calling all teens and teen advisory councils! Visit the library to meet candidates in the upcoming November election for City Council Districts 4 and 8 and the Board of Supervisors District 4. This event will feature a question and answer format. What do you want to know? This exciting opportunity is brought to you by the San Diego Public Defenders Office and it is your chance to get involved with local government!

Wednesday, October 3, 6 - 7 pm
Central Library @ Joan  Irwin Jacobs Common, Neil Morgan Auditorium

Learn more

Free, live help for the PSAT starts September 29

PSAT Prep Live starts September 29 - Students can get free, live online prep for the PSAT from Kaplan experts the weekends of September 29 and October 6. Even if your student can’t attend, all enrollees get access to the live recordings through email. Sign up here

2019 iVIE Awards

Presented by San Diego County Credit Union

Innovative Video in Education (iVIE) Awards & Student Film Festival is a K-12 student video competition and festival conceived to encourage and reward teachers who utilize video as a project based learning tool in their classroom, and students who use film and visual literacy to demonstrate their understanding of classroom concepts. All videos submitted to iVIE integrate the California Common Core State Standards or Content Standards. This year's Awards Ceremony & Student Film Festival will take place on May 19, 2019. Location TBD.

Since 2001, iVIE has grown into a major video competition. In 2018, there were 400 video submissions from 120 teachers, 73 Schools, 23 Districts and a handful of private schools, involving approximately 3,000 students. Submitted videos are judged by media professionals and educators.

CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE: April 19, 2019.

All iVIE nominated videos are shown on ITV Cable 16 in a series called "The Best of iVIE" and are also available on Time Warner's On Demand channel.

See last year's nominees on our YouTube channel!
Elementary Schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJJIJzsBJjk
Middle Schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTrW2NrEEYE
High Schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8n7dFufxX0

Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Scholarship

For the eighth consecutive year, the Foot Locker Foundation will be awarding $20,000 in scholarship funding to high school seniors to help them pursue a 4-year college degree – not because they scored the most touchdowns or goals, but because sports have helped them grow into strong leaders at school and in their communities.

As an added bonus, one of our 20 winners will be selected for the Ken C. Hicks scholarship for demonstrating superior educational and athletic achievement. This winner will receive an additional $5,000 award (for a total of $25,000).

Know any high school seniors who are exemplary leaders on their sports teams, in their classrooms, and in their communities? Nominate them here!

Deadline: 5:00PM December 14, 2018