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Questions with a Graduate - Cole Stevens

June 13, 2022

What is your name, age, school, and what community are you from?

My name is Cole Stevens. I am 18 years old and I go to ABMHS in Eskasoni.

 

What clubs, teams, or groups are you involved in at school, and after-school?

I play on the hockey team.

 

What’s your favourite subject in school?

My favourite subject is Mi’kmaq.

 

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why?

I’d love to go to Florida with my family to experience what most kids experience

 

What do you like to doin your spare time?

I love being with my family and playing sports

 

What are your plans for when you graduate, and why? What do you see yourself doing ten years from now?

My plan is to become a CCA because there aren’t many young men in that program and I love helping out. I can see myself being a role model and councillor in our community in 10 years.

 

Do you have a role model? If so, who? And why?

My role model is my mom because she has done so much for our family and she never gives up on us.

 

What is your best memory from your high school years?

My best memory from high school is probably when I was in grade 9 because we didn’t have to worry about covid.

 

What is the best thing about your school?

The staff is the best thing about our school.

 

Who has made an impact on you?

My son has made an impact on me, I’ve never loved someone as much as I love him, he’s my world<3

 

Is there something you'd like to see in your school or community that isn't there now?

I’d love to see a youth chief and council so they can call the shots of what happens during youth activities

 

Do you have any words of advice, a personal favourite quote, or a thank-you?

Always treat others how you’d want to be treated.