1997

Out of all the many, many certificates Dave achieved over his life to date, this year gave him his all time favorite.

Dave, along with the rest of the top Maths set for his year and the year below, had been entered into the Mathematical Junior Olympiad, a national maths contest for kicks and giggles. Not surprisingly, he did well, recieved a Gold Certificate, got entered into the next round and obtained a bronze medal.

But that was of little importance.

The special certificate was one that simply stated Dave was "Best in School 1997." It didn't say at what. Just Best. In general. Nice.

97 also saw Dave turn to the terrible 13. He had offically been declared a "teenager" and everyone knew teenagers were no good low-life to be feared and avoided.

It was a sad time.

Though on the plus side, Nintendo brought out a new console, the glorious N64.

Mario in 3D!!