Alden Senior is Wired for Future Achievements

Kyle Vaarwerk is a senior from Alden High School and is enrolled in the Cybersecurity and Networking program at Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career & Technical Center. “I enrolled in BOCES because cybersecurity interested me, and I believed networking would be fun to learn, as well,” Kyle said. In the fall of 2023, following graduation, Kyle plans on attending Alfred State College to study network administration. Under the instruction of Joe McNamara, Kyle has learned about digital forensics, firewall configuration, cyberterrorism and more. “Kyle has consistently shown his maturity and technical knowledge and is always willing to help his classmates and teachers,” McNamara said. “This program has taught me not only cybersecurity and networking, but also how to work together with others to complete tasks and projects,” Kyle said. “In this class, we have also learned workplace etiquette, which has benefited me already.”