Welcome to the Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship for the year 2022. In 2021-2022, the ABF scholarship recipients were recognized for their exceptional achievements. The presentation and acceptance of the scholarships by students at the virtual ceremony on July 15, 2022, was a resounding success.
In 2022, the ABF Board was delighted to award the Aaron Barnett Memorial ICT/Cybersecurity fellowships to 16 high school seniors from the public schools throughout Southern California in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties for a total of $18,400 in scholarships. We also awarded the ABF student ambassadors of 2021 an additional $600 for participating in the Article Writing Competition on topics of the current events in Cybersecurity which the ABF Board introduced in September 2021.
We congratulate Sara Daphne Magaziotis-Ginori of Oak Hills High School, Oak Hills, from Hesperia Unified School District, San Bernardino County, who achieved the highest score and won a total scholarship of $5000, including the Young Women Cybersecurity Award. By winning this award, she established herself as a role model, inspiring other younger women to choose a career in Cybersecurity.
Our heartiest congratulations go to the Troy High School students for winning a total of $6500 in scholarships from Orange County. From this group, we also recognize Zachary Dang for winning the President Award of $3000.
We especially appreciate our selection committee members' unwavering support and efforts to evaluate this year's scholarship applications.
Our deepest gratitude goes to all the parents and teachers who worked relentlessly behind these students’ success.
We also thank all our donors and board members for making this foundation a success.
The ABF Board will continue to make a difference in the lives of those students who wish to better themselves and their communities through service and a career in cybersecurity. We thank all educational and technical leaders for participating in our collaborative endeavors.
Thank you for supporting us in creating a wealth of opportunities and a lifetime of change.
Zeina Ammar & Sabina Islam
Principal Founders, Aaron Barnett Foundation
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Know Aaron BarnettAaron Barnett dedicated his life to Educational Technology, focused on Cyber Security. Today, with a virtual war we are tasked to battle, we hope to support and encourage our young generation to enter the field of cyber security, we need a world to be a safer place.
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Established in 2019, Aaron Barnett Foundation serves to empower young students in public schools in their pursuit of higher education and careers in Cybersecurity. Our Foundation mission and objectives are to develop, promote, and enhance cybersecurity programs and capabilities within the K12 education sector in California.
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We are happy to announce the ABF Scholarship Award Celebration of 2022. Please join us to celebrate the success of our students.
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The ABF Board is proud to announce an Article Writing Competition for the Student Ambassadors starting December 15, 2021, to April 15, 2022
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Oak Hills High School
Oak Hills HUSD
San Bernardino County
Young Women Cybersecurity | President Award
$2000 | $3000
Cajon High School
San Bernardino
San Bernardino County
Young Women Cybersecurity | Inspiration Award
$1000 | $300
Aaron Barnett Foundation offers Tiers of Support to CybersecurityK12
AB Foundation will offset/aid in scholarships for students in K12 which meet the requirements...
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AB Foundation will have leaders in various technology fields mentoring and guiding students...
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Prior to graduation AB Foundation will help offset the costs of books, laptops, training...
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AB Foundation’s Students Incentive programs are geared to explore other talents of K12 students...
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Inaugural Year 2020 ICT/Cyber Security Student...
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In collaboration with our Ambassadors and Creative Team, the Events Team provides event proposals, calendar planning, and specific ABF Foundation Education Partnership events, supporting equitable outreach to all students to encourage careers in ICT/Cybersecurity.
Innovative ideas, student outreach and marketing, and creative community outreach are roles fulfilled by the Student Creative Team to encourage community members and other students to actively engage as members and participants in the foundation.
ABF Student Ambassadors derive from students recipients of the Aaron Barnett Memorial Scholarship. Ambassadors work with the ABF Board of Directors and Advisory Board in campus outreach (K-20), community outreach, representation, presentations, and professional conference events.
Our Student Advisory Board are collaborative partners in serving the needs of students in ICT/Cyber Pathway programs by implementing supportive strategies, knowledge, and tools to benefit student growth and career planning.
Founder/ President
Co-Founder/Secretary/Executive Director
Treasurer
Members, Board of Directors
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A dream, a vision, beckoning to become reality - drive the hallmark efforts of Moreno Valley Unified School District and Canyon Springs High School. Upon receiving a $642,000 Strong Workforce Program Grant for expanding their UC a-g approved district-wide Cyber Academic Pathway, the administration immediately began seeking and applying for a $3.5 million dollar facilities grant to build a state-of-the-art, NASA style, Cyber Innovation Center.
The intent of the center, is at the heart of everything Aaron Barnett strived to achieve through his investment and belief in students engaged in cyber education pathways. The center will encompass 7,000 square feet of cyber classroom labs; IT tech center; competition area; innovation center; mentoring conference rooms for hosting webinars and advanced instruction, hands-on work based learning stations with server racks and network equipment; Boe-Bot robotics, drones, and Raspberry Pi’s; and also serve as community outreach for professional development and cyber safety training for small business and community groups.
MVUSD educators and administration are finalizing the grant this week as submissions are due in December, with grant award notifications in the spring. In honor of his lifelong dedication, the MVUSD Information Technology Department, Cyber Educators, and Administration are seeking to have the new facilities, which is slated to open in 2021-2022, officially named, Barnett Cyber Innovation Center.
