Tavin Coleman.

DES MOINES – Iowa Communications Network (ICN) has selected a group of Iowa high school students to participate in the Statewide Youth Broadband Advisory Council (SYBAC) including GMG’s Tavin Coleman. The council is an opportunity for high school students to research and discuss Internet topics, learn about Iowa technology companies, learn about coding, and complete a cybersecurity certification training

Throughout the school year, the students will meet with ICN personnel, complete a cybersecurity community service project, and hear directly from leaders from Iowa technology companies. Last year’s students discussed a range of topics including broadband in schools, cybersecurity, automated transportation, telehealth, and wireless technology.

The following students were selected to ICN’s SYBAC for the 2024-2025 school year:

-Raymond Bauer, Greene County High School

-Tavin Coleman, Green Mountain-Garwin High School (GMG)

-Mason Elliott, Bishop Heelan High School

-Milagro Gracia, Waterloo West High School

-Ellie Hellman, Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Fort Madison

-Jack Hellman, Holy Trinity Catholic High School, Fort Madison

-Gil Johnson, West Delaware High School

-Lakshmi Kausalya Reddy, Ankeny High School

-Cyrus Morrison, English Valleys High School

-Ledger Nehls, Osage Community High School

-Lavanya Prem, Waukee High School

-Emercyn Reischl, Harlan Community High School

-Dominic Rondeau, Dike-New Hartford High School

-Salma Sahir-Orozco, Waterloo West High School

-Devin Scott, Osage Community High School

-Nickolas Uthe, West Delaware High School

-Nikhil Vaduguri, Waukee High School

-Cory Wielgus, Harlan Community High School

-Drake Wilson, Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs

-Kelly Wu, Pleasant Valley High School