WHS CyberPatriot team earns best in state, scores high at nationals

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WHS students participate in a cybersecurity competition sponsored by the Air Force Association. The teams placed first and second at the state competition and 16th and 26th out of 1,463 teams at the national competition.

Wetumpka High School can claim it has some of the most knowledgeable IT high school students in the state and the country.

The school’s CyberPatriot team took first and second place at state and 16th and 26th place out of 1,463 teams at nationals in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.