Mackenzie Packer
Sophomore Ron Korn is a member of a new club here at SHS, the Cyber Patriot Club, which was started in October of this school year.

The Cyberpatriot Club allows students to learn about cyber security, which includes finding vulnerabilities in computer operating systems and programs in order to fix problems.

“People think we’re hacking but we’re not. All we may be doing is moving a folder [on the computer] and they think we’re hacking a system, but we’re doing the opposite: we’re trying to fix the problems,” Korn said.

Korn was recruited by other club members and learned a lot to get ready for their first competition.

“I joined because of a misconception [with hacking] and wanted to learn more about computers,” Korn said.

Korn had to learn a new operating system, Linux, in just a few weeks.

“I kind of volunteered to learn the Linux operating system for competition; it was a lot of work and studying on my part,” he said.  

“He’s a very good user of Linux, probably better than 90 percent of people who use Linux and he made himself more employable now,” Alex Gray, the club’s adviser, said.  

The club will continue to grow and get more members as it gets more exposure and interest.

“It [the club’s content] is very cool stuff and when you see it take place it’s not as bad as it seems because it’s unfamiliar at first,” Gray said.