
The contest showcases student talent during October’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The annual competition is open to K-12 students as a way to promote cybersecurity awareness and education in schools throughout Southern California. Student competitors tackled such hot topics as social networking, sexting, cyberbullying, phishing, file sharing piracy and identity theft. In addition to top honors, Ashley took home an iPod Nano touch 16 GB plus a $50 gift certificate to iTunes.

Tech-savvy artist Ashley Bierle (left) with her prize and engineering teacher, Marci Burt.