Harry Andersen Middle School Students to Be Recognized for Internet Safety Prowess

A group of 126 students from Harry Andersen Middle School in Omaha, Nebraska scored the highest in the nation on the May edition of the FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge, an Internet safety program backed by Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

These students clicked their way to first place by studying Internet safety information on pre-screened websites and performing the best on the FBI-SOS post-quiz under the direction of Michelle Lupardus, their technology teacher. As FBI-SOS Internet Challenge champions, students receive the FBI-SOS National Trophy and a visit from the FBI. Special Agent in Charge Weysan Dun will be one of the guest speakers, as well Scott Berryman, president of the FBI Omaha Citizens’ Academy Alumni Association. The official award ceremony will take place at 1:50 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 2010, at Harry Andersen Middle School, located at 15404 Adams Street, Omaha, NE 68137.

The FBI-SOS Internet Challenge is administered at NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services and is designed to provide middle school students with knowledge about how to avoid dangerous situations on the Internet, specifically Internet predators. The monthly program is free and available to middle schools nationwide.

To date, approximately 63,000 middle school students in 41 states have participated in the FBI-SOS Internet Challenge.

The media is invited to attend this event at the school. FBI and Nova Southeastern University representatives will be available to answer questions about the program.