Next year I’ll be transferring to another school. With this change I’ve had cause to pause and consider what I’ve achieved with my time at my current school; what I’ve learnt and what I’m proud of. Here’s a selection of highlights …

[Names have been redacted to protect the innocent (and the guilty).]

Teaching and Learning Achievements

	Simple Spiderman Build a basic website to allow an injured soccer player to get class assignments at home Bonus points for learning javascript in a weekend	Unlocked: Mar 16, 1999 1:59pm Thanks: Robbie S for breaking a leg; Kevin K for the idea; and Col A for trusting me to play with the school servers
	Projector Contribute to the QTP 3.1 IPT/SDD Project Work support document Bonus points for meeting some inspiring teachers	Unlocked: Apr 4, 2001 4:16am Thanks: Phillip C, Tim G, Steve M, Julie G, Brian S, and John R
	Whoops ‘Accidentally’ motivate students to build a key-logger Bonus points if they successfully build a working prototype; No points if they use it against you to capture the admin password	Unlocked: Sep 4, 2002 12:36pm* Thanks: Israel B and Eric L for keeping me on my toes
	Lord of the Chips Maintain a stable classroom environment by ensuring all students follow traditional coding eating habits Bonus points for justifying the tradition as natural requirements for all good coders Double bonus points if it’s Tuesday	Unlocked: Aug 27, 2006 1:21pm* Thanks: Luke C, Alex P, and Basil W (and the chip shop down the road)
	ProgComp Controller Promote coding by entering ProgComp several times Bonus points for making it ‘mandatory’ for all Software Design and Development students	Unlocked: Jun 16, 2006 3:12pm Thanks: Josh K, Jay N, and Sam R; Sam C, Basil W, and Robbie M (Jun 15, 2007 3:12pm); Kieren J, Eric L, and Israel B (Jun, 2003*)
	Triple Chairs Catch a student breaking class rules three times (i.e. swearing) and issue the ultimate punishment at the end of lesson of putting in all classroom chairs … three times (in-out-in-out-in) Bonus points for students incorporating the word ‘Chairs’ into their everyday language	Unlocked: Feb 27, 2007 9:57am* Thanks: Chris C (nuff said)
	Let Them Eat Cake Encourage the bringing and consumption of cake in class Bonus points for a student attempting to elevate teacher happiness while marking homework Double bonus points for a student justifying the cake production as part of original content for an online transaction processing system assessment task	Unlocked: Jun 28, 2007 1:27pm Thanks: Aimie H and Jordan L (Feb 26, 2010 8:41am)

Technology Coordinator Achievements

	Help Yourself Build custom software to remove music and movies from student folders (Trogdor), and shutdown/reboot computers site-wide (netCheat) Bonus points for engaging students in a hacker war to defeat the dragon	Unlocked: Oct 15, 2003 1:24pm Thanks: Eric L for putting the cheat in netCheat (Aug 21, 2006 4:10pm) and Sam L and Mel P for building a big Trogdor web-based version as part of their Uni course (May 28, 2007)
	Teach me; Pay me Hire an ex-student as an onsite computer technician immediately after graduation	Unlocked: Feb 4, 2004 9:00am* Thanks: Eric L (pictured with Kieren J and Israel B)
	Security Preach (aka Right Spin) Hire an onsite computer technician based on his enthusiasm of listening to Security Now Bonus points for ongoing listening and discussion about technology and security	Unlocked: Dec 3, 2008 11:23am Special Thanks: Mickey M sharing knowledge, skills, and pizza
	Moodle Manic Jump into Moodle with all your classes, and especially for a cross-site video-conference class Bonus points for sharing with other teachers and getting them enthused	Unlocked: Feb 2, 2010 12:21pm Thanks: Anne M, Julie B, and Antony M inspiration and support Special Thanks: Paul G, Loreta K, Lynn H, Josh W, and Darren B for showing what is possible
	Double Supervision Hire another ex-student as an onsite computer technician immediately after graduation	Unlocked: Dec 22, 2010 10:56pm Thanks: Dre W for hacking through problems
	Unattentive Meet great people and share great ideas at the 1:1 Unconference Bonus points for sharing via a showcase and micro-learning session	Unlocked: Jun 20, 2011 2:07pm Thanks: Ross W for inviting me and covering the costs, and Ben J for organising a great event

Extra-curricular Achievements

	Encroacher Enjoy many years of basketball coaching Bonus points for making it to the regional finals twice (2003, 2010)	Unlocked: May 16, 2003 2:36pm Thanks: Matt W, James H, Josh S, Joel J, Kiwat K, Mitchell D, Jaquille E, Emma A, Jordan I, Lachlan M, Kirstie S, Shara D for their dedication and captaincy Special Thanks: Jenny S for organising everything we needed
	They Were Champions Take students to compete at the National Interschool Chess Championships Bonus points if for one of them it’s his first time on an aeroplane Double bonus points for the students thanking you with a hand-made signed chess board	Unlocked Dec 8, 2007 9:05am Thanks: Andrew W, Liam M, Kyle H, and Lachlan C
	Snow Frog Build a snow frog while on excursion with Year 11 Bonus points for hitting more than three of them with snowballs during a snowstorm Double points for attempting to ski; No points for learning to ski in only in one direction	Unlocked: Aug 21, 2008 11:03am Thanks: Anthony C, Zach B, James H, and Kelly R Special Thanks: Phil D and Kendall B for inviting me along
	Little Drummer Boy Help senior music performances with percussion and bass Bonus points for not being able to read music and doing it all by ear Double bonus points for justifying bringing a new 5-string bass to computer class and practicing for half a lesson	Unlocked: Mar 25, 2009 7:58pm Thanks: Jacob P, Lucas H, and Alex Van Halen; Anthony P, Taurean W, and many talented singers and musicians Special Thanks: Virginia J and Brian W for allowing me to join their talented students over the years
	Grandmaster Martyr Coordinate the school chess team for a decade and NOT have your name on the school Chess Champion trophy Bonus points for winning the championship and still not putting your name on the trophy	Unlocked: Dec 01, 2010 1:54pm Thanks: Sam L (2002, 2003, 2004), Robert S (2005), Keaton H (2006), Robbie M (2007), Liam M (2008), Brody T (2009), Calin S (2010), Louis B (2011) Special Thanks: Robert S for support and help (and getting his name on the trophy)

^*Thanks to photo timestamps, emails, and file creation dates, most of these unlock times are accurate. Unfortunately some are only a best guess.

Thanks

Thank you to the many staff and students who have helped me unlock these and other achievements. (If I missed anyone, my apologies; let me know and I’ll update this post.)

I look forward to finding and unlocking many more achievements at my new school.