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Waynesboro Schools receive cybercamp grant
Waynesboro Schools among 38 school divisions in the state to receive grant to create a cybercamp.(Photo: Megan Williams/The News Leader)Buy Photo
WAYNESBORO a Waynesboro was one of 38A school divisions to receive a grant from the Virginia Department of Education to fund a cybercamp this summer.
The goal of the programs is to raise student awareness of career opportunities in the rapidly growing field of cybersecurity and help achieve Governor Terry McAuliffeas goal of making Virginia the acybersecurity capital of the nation,” according to a press release.
aThe camps will introduce students to the field of cybersecurity and the cybersecurity-related credentials they can earn through local career and technical education programs,a said Steven Staples, superintendent of instruction.
