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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. June 2, 2026Students from three New York City metropolitan area high schools visited St. John\u2019s University on Wednesday, May 6, for a Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition held in St. Augustine Hall.Students from nearby Archbishop Molloy High School and Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School joined students from Mineola (NY) High School in a race to solve digital puzzles with a large screen displaying real-time progress throughout the four-hour competition.\u00a0Participants found the competition to be challenging and exciting. Lizeth Suarez of Archbishop Molloy said she appreciated the chance to learn in an active setting.\u201cThe event was very hands-on and interactive, which is what I was looking forward to,\u201d Lizeth said. \u201cI was excited to take part in something active instead of just learning in a classroom.\u201dSai Bhoi of Thomas Edison said the experience expanded his view of the cybersecurity industry. \u201cIt was a real mind-opening experience for me; it opened my mind to cybersecurity and what it offers,\u201d Sai said. \u201cIt was a fun learning experience.\u201dThe event highlighted the ongoing impact of the Sanford family on cybersecurity education at St. John\u2019s. Linda S. Sanford \u201974ED, \u201998HON, an emeritus member of the University\u2019s Board of Trustees and a former IBM executive, helped establish the Sanford Family Cyber Security Lab in St. Augustine Hall to support the education of potential cybersecurity professionals, including students from local high schools.Capture the Flag challenges participants to uncover \u201cflags\u201d\u2014secret text strings\u2014embedded inside cybersecurity puzzles. Players are challenged to apply ethical hacking skills to solve real time problems in cryptography, forensics, reverse engineering, and web security. As players outwit their opponents, they earn points, with the highest-scoring teams winning.Thomas Edison teams swept the top three positions. First place went to the team of Ryan Khan, Bryan Lochan, and Tanav Malhotra. Second place went to the team of Felipe Guardado, Sudipto Halder, and Yaalavan Thivakaran. Third place went to Sai Bhoi and Shivaditya Dutta.More important than the final standings, the competition introduced the visiting students to the fast-paced, collaborative nature of cybersecurity work while allowing them to experience St. John\u2019s campus life first-hand. St. John\u2019s students served as mentors, helping participants work through challenges in areas such as forensics and open intelligence.Erald Troja, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Science at The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional Studies (CCPS), said the competition is part of the University\u2019s outreach efforts through its Cyber Security Center of Academic Excellence, where he serves as a director. \u201cWe want to plant that seed early and give students a chance to see what this field can offer,\u201d Dr. Troja said.Joan E. DeBello, Ed.D., Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science and Chair, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Science at CCPS, said the event also created meaningful connections between visiting students and the St. John\u2019s community.\u00a0\u201cThis event is a great engagement opportunity for the high school students to meet some of our St. John\u2019s ACM Student Chapter members,\u201d Dr. DeBello said. \u201cThe high school students get to explore our campus, meet with our faculty, and work with our students.\u201dGianni Faruzzo, a third-year Cyber Security Systems major and captain of the University\u2019s Cyberstorm team, said that helping at the event offered her a chance to encourage younger students to explore the field. \u201cI think it is a great opportunity,\u201d she said. \u201cThe fact that these high school students can have an event like this gives them insight into what they might want to do when they finally get to college.\u201d\u00a0Nursing Graduates Celebrated at Pinning Ceremony Four years of studying, lab work, and test-taking reached a culmination on May 18 when members of the first cohort of St. John\u2019s University\u2019s new nursing program received their graduation \u201cpins,\u201d…<\/p>\n

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