CyberPatriot Questions FAQ by Sarah King

What are you guys doing for practice?

2021-09-09 21:59:14 UTC

Team size

2021-09-10 21:59:38 UTC

I only have three students signed up so far - is that even enough for a team?

How can I tell if the Packet Tracer is the correct version? Or if I need to have Technology uninstall and re-install?

renakeinrath1 — 2021-09-13 22:08:45 UTC

It was installed recently, but I'm not sure what version was installed. Do we NOT install the Cyber Patriots one and ONLY install the Updated one? Let me know and thanks for your help.

Where is the competition held?

renakeinrath1 — 2021-09-13 22:09:08 UTC

Is it held during the school day or one the weekend? Most of my students said they would prefer a Saturday if that is an option.

How long does the competition take?

renakeinrath1 — 2021-09-13 22:09:23 UTC

Two of the students were in Cyber Patriots in middle school. They said it was a 3 hour competition. How many hours is the competition? I thought it was 6 hours... When is the competition held? Is there a calendar showing the critical dates like we have for Robotics?

Are only 3 or 4 people enough for a team?

renakeinrath1 — 2021-09-13 22:09:40 UTC

How do we get to the online training?

renakeinrath1 — 2021-09-13 22:10:07 UTC

Is it part of the Cyber Patriots installation, or is there some other site we need to access?

Do most of you do this during class time or club time?

renakeinrath1 — 2021-09-13 22:14:28 UTC

I have 26 students in my cybersecurity classes, but only 4 of them are interested in committing to the Cyber Patriots competition. We only meet for clubs on two Fridays per month for 45 minutes each time. Most of these students are freshman and cannot stay after school - besides I have the Robotics club meeting after school.

Recruiting

2021-09-14 12:36:27 UTC

Does anyone have an application process for recruiting? Should I open it up to all students interested or just ask for those interested in my classes?

What is provided to the students to practice?

2021-09-14 12:41:59 UTC

Is there a timeline of exactly what we should have ready / done and then dates to prepare ahead for??

2021-09-14 12:42:53 UTC

So is this program open for just JROTC student or can we recruit student for the General Population of students

2021-09-16 14:28:54 UTC

Are we at the schools considered a service team or a non service team as it pertains for waived fees

2021-09-16 14:32:12 UTC

Is there some type of recruitment video available to get the kids interested. Pieper is just starting this year with 9th and 10th graders. So this create a bit of a challenge

johnscales — 2021-09-16 14:35:25 UTC

Teams

2021-09-16 16:55:40 UTC

I have a lot of students who wish to participate, so I have 2 classes with 7 students who want to be on a team; do I divide them up into 2 teams?

Competition days

sarah_king6 — 2021-09-16 17:24:48 UTC

Do yall normally secure a sub and detour classes to the library or another room on during competition times?

If I have two teams, I only need two computers that are hard-wired and software installed on correct?

2021-09-17 12:53:23 UTC

I wish I had known how to create the Net Acad class and sign up my students, since networking with packet tracer was our weakness.

2022-02-23 22:54:16 UTC

Mentor

2022-02-23 22:55:06 UTC

I wish we could have found a mentor for our team since I am brand new to this.

Need Tech Support on Saturday

2022-02-23 23:28:14 UTC

My team was unwilling to compete during the school day so we need to provide a stipend for tech support on Saturday's when we are actually competing.

Need stipend for Saturday techs

2022-02-23 23:29:14 UTC

My team competes on Saturday and need a stipend for the technology team to be there to support us.

Team Fees

scottharper1 — 2025-09-09 17:13:36 UTC

Does the initial registration cost of $175 cover all teams if more are needed?