Lt. Gov. to Honor RBR CyberFoundation Students Monday

For the second year in a row, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno will visit to honor Academy of Information Technology students for nabbing the top three spots in the state in a nationwide competition.

The Cyber Foundation Competition was a two-month long, online tournament that featured 2,034 students from 169 schools, 32 states and three U.S. territories.

The top students from RBR were Ryan McVeety, , who also finished 25th in the nation; Jared Katzman, Little Silver, who finished 26th in the nation; and Luke Matarazzo, Neptune City, who finished 57th in the nation.

Guadagno visited the school lastyear to commend six students who won the national Cyber Patriot Competition sponsored by the Air Force Association. Katzman was a member of both that group and the students that will be honored on Monday. Katzman accepted an early decision to attend Yale University next year.

The student's IT teacher, Mandy Galante created the curriculum to off offer RBR students a study concentration and career path in cyber security, according to a release. Galante is not only RBR's Teacher of the Year this year but was named the NJ IT Teacher of the Year by the Air Force Association.