Missouri Military Cadet Eric Shellabarger Earns Cybersecurity Superior Award – KXEO

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) Cadet Eric Shellabarger from Mexico, Missouri, received the Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AJROTC) Cybersecurity Superior Cadet award on Saturday, April 20, 2024, during the Academy’s Spring Family Weekend.

MMA is one of roughly 10 U.S. schools currently teaching the Army JROTC Cybersecurity Pilot program.

The innovative, four-year cyber program is part of the Army’s effort to infuse critical STEM curriculum in high schools nationwide.

The son of Jacob and Dawn Shellabarger, Eric Shellabarger is a high school freshman day cadet at MMA.