Back near the end of April during Environmental week at Northumberland Regional High School, the students were taking pledges towards what they could do to help save the environment. I have always participating in school functions and activities and to me, this was no different. I wanted to do my part to help make the [...]
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IB Exams
by devonbate on 23. May, 2011 in Bitterness, Education
IB has built up their reputation so that even the thought of an IB exam is terrifying. Nonetheless, I have just recently completed my very last IB exam ever, granted it was only the second one I had to write. Being in French Immersion, I only had to write Geo last year and French this [...]
Scholarships
by devonbate on 20. Apr, 2011 in Education, Lessons Learned
There is nothing more annoying than filling out applications for scholarships. At first, it is quite exciting – the idea of getting money for the hard work you’ve done. Eventually, after the 9th form you’ve filled out, it can become quite tedious. A lot of the time you only hear from one tenth of the [...]
High School Parties
by devonbate on 12. Apr, 2011 in Life
Ah, High School parties are something that I believe everyone needs to experience. Not everyone has to enjoy them, or want to go to them, but it is definitely an experience. There are many kinds of high school parties ranging from people coming together to watch a movie in someone’s basement to someone ending up [...]
Pre-Departure Struggles
by devonbate on 10. Mar, 2011 in Bitterness, Food, Lessons Learned, Travel
Today I was supposed to be flying off to the beautiful Newark Airport where I was supposed to wait a few hours before flying off to the even more beautiful Delhi Airport in India. Well, it looks like that will have to wait a while, 24 hours to be exact. I was at school for the [...]
India
by devonbate on 07. Mar, 2011 in Education, Excitement, Life, Travel
The countdown is on, well almost coming to an end actually! In just three days, I will be heading to the good ol’ exit 6 to make my way onto an airplane heading direct to Newark! Granted, that isn’t my final destination. On March 10, I will be making my way to Delhi, India. My [...]
Jump at any Opportunities
by devonbate on 03. Mar, 2011 in Community, Lessons Learned
When it comes to being presented with opportunities, I have noticed that a lot of people simply pass them by without giving much thought. A lot of people let their shyness and uncertainty get the best of them. If there is one piece of advice I would pass on that I have learned from high [...]
New Beginnings
by devonbate on 09. Feb, 2011 in Life, Technology
Devon Bate .com has been in operation since 2005 – when I was in grade 6. At the time, I was certainly one of the few amongst my friends that did not have one of the popular ‘piczo’ sites. Instead I was fortunate enough to get my own domain name. However, you can imagine how [...]
