Saan Rhyne

High School Sophomore | CyberPatriot National Finalist

Achievements

A photo of my team and I at the CyberPatriot national finals competition

CyberPatriot 17 & 18 National Finalist

Team placed 6th in the U.S. and Canada in CyberPatriot 18 out of nearly 2800 teams, along with placing 1st in Maryland.

A photo of my team and I at the Loyola Blakefield Cyber Challenge

Loyola Blakefield Cyber Challenge 2026

Team placed second in the advanced division, and donated prize money back to our school. Competed in categories like forensics, cryptography, web exploitation, and more.

A photo of me shaking hands with my instructor at our karate dojo

World Seido Karate Tournament

Placed 2nd in the teen Advanced Green belt division for fighting. World Seido Karate spans 100 dojos across 11 countries.

A photo from the Model UN conference

Towson University Model UN

Represented Syria, achieving Best Public Speaker (individual), Best Delegation, and 3rd Best Negotiating Team

Projects

A photo of all the students who attended the Cyber Games 2025

Baltimore Cyber Games

Student-created competition to introduce middle school students to the worlds of cybersecurity and technology.

Currently in its 3rd year, with over 100 students having attended past competitions.

A screenshot of VS Code where I was editing my site

Personal Website and Blog

Website programmed in HTML and CSS without the use of generative AI. Blog created using the Chirpy template.

CTF writeups, cybersecurity guides, and high school resources can be found on my blog.

A generic screenshot that says 'Locked In', as I am totally locked in

And more...

I'm working on numerous projects like a Chrome extension, calendar maker, and more.

I keep these repos private until I finish, so check out my GitHub to see if any are ready.