More than 30 high school students from as far away as Chicago and Atlanta participated in GCU's GenCyber Camp this week at the Cyber Center of Excellence. They did everything from program robots to compete in games of Capture the Flag to simulating how emails get from one person to another. Story
From left, Kyle Vo and Aarav Shandilya of Paradise Valley High School participate in a cup-stacking team challenge during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 10, 2025.Michael Murtagh keeps an eye on his team's build in a cup-stacking challenge during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 10, 2025.High school students maneuver a Sphero Bolt coding robot ball around a course during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.High school students work at controlling a Sphero Bolt coding robot ball during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.Antonio Laurel Perez controls a Sphero Bolt coding robot ball during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence. Perez plans on attending GCU next year to major in cybersecurity. June 12, 2025.High school students guide a Sphero Bolt coding robot ball through a course during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.Dr. Vanessa Curley-Ward checks in on some students as they program their robot during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.High school students Euwain Sheard and Sravya Nallapareddy work on their robot during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.GenCyber participant Angon Angon tests his team’s robot for hand-gesture recognition during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.High school students Euwain Sheard and Sravya Nallapareddy test their robot for hand gesture recognition during the GenCyber Camp at the GCU Cyber Center of Excellence on June 12, 2025.
