We managed to get one of our teams into the final of the CyberCenturion V competition. This is the same team that won last year’s competition (if you didn’t know already) so it was nice of them to be able to get to the final again. To commemorate last year’s victory, and to continue with […]
My Proposed New School Motto
The headteacher received an… interesting email from an anonymous email address. The content of the email was supposedly saying that a number of students had been witnessed doing things they shouldn’t be doing, and that the person who sent the email did not wish to be known (yes, I am aware that’s the definition of […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Debrief
Introduction Wow. What a fantastic and amazing opportunity we’d all had. Being able to go to the United States and hear from people who are working at very high levels in their respectable fields was an absolute honour. Everything that we’d done over the last few days had been inspirational to us all, allowing us […]
Minor Differences – Passport
Dear staff, This is a passport. It is a legal document given to you by a government agency. Its purpose is to verify you are who you say you are, to aid in travelling to different countries and to apply for visas. This is a pupil passport. It is an internal document given to certain […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Day 5
Do you remember that I’ve been going on about Hurricane Florence since we’ve been in the United States? Good. Do you remember that I’ve been watching The Weather Channel as it’s the only channel that I’ve really been able to get? Good. Do you remember that there’s been mass evacuations going on? Good. Do you […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Day 4
I tried to watch a different program than the weather today. I gave up after numerous minutes as, although there is a TV channel list in the room, it mostly only gives you the channel names. I instead tried to get by with just flicking through the channels, which was no use at all, mainly […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Day 3
They’re still going on about the hurricane. Well, I suppose that is the only major weather event going on at the moment so there isn’t much else for them to report on. The presenter was showing some images of contacts in local areas and said “… and it’s important that you [gets cut off due […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Day 2
Elmo is on the news! The hurricane that is coming is still the most reported thing in the news. Seriously, I have no idea what on earth has gone on in the rest of the world, just that there’s a number of hurricanes coming to American countries. Anyway, Elmo was on to help explain to […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Day 1
The time was finally here for the CyberCenturion IV Winners Trip, and it was 3:30 in the morning. That’s an awkward time to get up. Do you go to sleep the night before and wake up at a silly time, or do you not go to bed at all and hope that you’ll stay awake? […]
CyberCenturion IV – Winners Trip – Preflight Checklist
Not that I’m trying to reveal any spoilers here, but our team won the fourth CyberCenturion competition. The prize for winning is an all expenses paid trip to Washington. Yes, the one in the United States of America. Although the trip was intended to be in the Summer, due to holidays already booked up by […]
Blinkenlights
If I didn’t work in IT (or moonlight as a racing car driver), I’d always like to be the lighting technician in a theatre. I’ve always found it fascinating how the different movements, colours and effects can create an atmosphere, and when I go to see a show I’m normally watching the lights instead of […]
I Drove A LaaaaAAAAAAAaaaamborghini
For a number of years, I’ve been asked if I’d like to have a go at one of these sports car driving days as a gift. I always politely declined as I wasn’t confident that I’d enjoy it. However for one holiday that I went on, and without trying to incriminate myself here, we had […]