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A Moment in Time—Paris
BGS TY Newsletter 2015-2016 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5 I S S U E 1 . 3
A Moment (Paris) Róisín Yates
One second, Happiness
Chattering, laughing
Families enjoying dinner
The next, silence
Everyone gasps in unison, the whole
room takes a breath
The calm before the storm
A loud noise, everything stops
No one moves, no one speaks
Shock, paralysing them
deafening silence
Noises come closer
Someone screams, someone falls
Confusion and terror fill the air
All in a moment
The city of light does dark.
Paris 13th November 2015
Elliot Fair
The day is late
Stars are shining brightly
There are people at a restaurant
I’m there with my family
Everything is normal
Nothing strange is happening
I hear a loud bang
Now terrorists are attacking
They shoot people at random
People are collapsing
I get on the ground quickly
I play dead, it’s unrelaxing
An hour has passed
I get up slowly
People around me are dead
My family are alive, thankfully.
This Life.
By Jenny Abbott
A city,
On Friday.
Streets flowing with happiness,
People chattering, chuckling, bustling,
In their perfect bubble.
Sudden terror ripped the streets,
Bubbles popped.
Men. Guns. Bombs.
Noise.
Faces filled with tears,
Blood spilled,
Fear flows.
But not only here,
In this city,
Other places also are petrified.
Everyday.
Lives taken.
Lives saved.
Lives destroyed.
This life.
This death.
P A G E 2
Paris Erin O'Leary I stare Into those deep, brown eyes Across the table Of steaming hot cuisine Soothing music plays, In the city of love, I sit, I relax, I eat Boom! Bang! Clash! Clatter! The scene distorts The sound of mellow violins Is replaced with screaming In an instant of terror I am crouched under the table He collapses in front of me My brown eyed beauty Blood trickles, Dark, vivid red From his chest, from his head. Deep brown eyes, Stare lifelessly into me, As a tear drips down my cheek, And lands on his, In this moment.
Paris Andrew Synnott I was away from my home in Paris I was visiting my friends when it happened House was destroyed It saddens me that I was informed by Instagram and not my family Why can't people get a along? Why can't people be friends? The world needs to unite Not just for Facebook filters but with friendship
P A G E 3
The Murder of Innocence
Rachel O’Leary
Clinking of cups, scraping of seats
Pockets of laughter waft through the air
People talk, smile and eat casually
Completely unaware.
My eyes wander from my menu
My thoughts begin to scatter
My heart drops
down
down
down
I shatter.
Gun shots drown screams as I
struggle for air
Hands grabbing, flailing, falling…
Bangbangbangbang
Terror chokes like darkness as
heavy thuds hit the floor
one
by
one.
Stifling of screams,
hammering of hearts
Collections of moans
gather in the air
People cry, shiver and
shake uncontrollably
In this moment of warfare.
This ent…
Guns Fire
Actors stop
Theatre goes silent
Before all hell breaks loose.
Bullets fly,
Thudding when they hit their mark
Screams, shouts and cries of pain.
Bodies Everywhere.
People Run, shove and jump
Trying to get away
But it’s too late
And they fall. Colin Moriarty
This moment
Kymlee Shorten
In Paris.
At dark.
People going about their own business,
Bustling busily and innocently,
Among the tall buildings.
A loud bang sounds,
The first shot goes off.
A moment of bewilderment, then panic.
The shots continue.
A bomb can be heard in the distance.
Everyone running, hiding, screaming, shouting.
Searching for friends and family.
Pools of tears...blood.
After what feels like eternity,
It all stops. Silence.
All the city’s lights turn off.
P A G E 4
A Massacre Chiara Rijks-Weidner
A city
At nightfall.
People are lining up
to go in to
the Bataclan theatre.
Phones and lights.
Pointing towards the stage.
Full of joy.
People are laughing.
People are dancing.
Gunshots are heard.
Everybody thinks it is part of the show.
But nobody knows.
Bullets fly.
People die.
A Massacre.
A Moment in Paris David Malone Sitting in the back of my bakery I hear the people chattering at the front of the shop Finishing another baguette I place it in the crinkly bag A satisfying feeling washed over me Happy faces, stuffed with croissants and pastries Then it was obliterated The crackle of gunfire was like an icicle in my stomach The glass shattered Tables fell along with my customers I lay in the back not sure if the blood was mine or my employees I could not think only hear as the world burned down around me
P A G E 5 Terror Attack in Paris
Aimee Clarke On Friday the 13th, in the evening.
I walk the streets, where there is a huge crowd with laughter and smiles on their faces.
There is a sudden loud noise, people falling straight down to the ground.
I hear people shouting, shrieking and tears pouring down their faces, I also hear people shouting run.
I keep running and running through an enormous crowd, until I slip and fall straight to the ground, struggling to get up.
People walking right over me, as it seemed they didn’t care.
I eventually get up, in front of my eyes.
I see people falling, people crying, people lying on the ground with no sudden movement.
Paris Poem By Darragh Ryan
The music roaring and thundering around me amplified by the towering black
speakers set up on either side of the stage, the crowd shouting and jumping up
and down people talking and singing along, the traffic of the street behind with
its screeching tyres and deafening horns all made quiet by the bang of his gun.
My Moment of Time By Evan Ross
I am eating dinner with my girlfriend for our 4th anniversary I see people run-
ning, bleeding and screaming. One girl is missing an arm, a man runs towards
the window of the restaurant with a box in his hand. I start to run but it is too
late I fall over a handbag. I can feel the heat of the fire running up my back.
Then I see the fire ................ then nothing
This Moment By Ross Smyth
Standing here,
Watching……….,
Watching the city fall.
I’m not even scared, just numb…..
I can’t move.
There are explosions and shooting everywhere,
It’s not safe …..Anywhere,
I hit the ground….still numb,
But now slowly losing grip of life.
I’m lying here,
My eyes are closing,
My last sights are people falling…
Before my very own eyes.
I am awake,
I am in hospital…. It’s over.
This Moment
By Erika Shorten
Paris.
At night.
A beautiful city
Peaceful
And quiet.
Sitting in a restaurant
Enjoying my meal.
Suddenly.
A loud crash is heard.
The pulling of triggers.
I crouch down to protect my head
From harm under the table
This moment.
I hear screams.
Bodies hang limp.
The city lies in shock.
Paris Nora Veski I lay there, Asleep, Don't breathe, don't breathe, Blood gushing, bodies rushing, Could this be a dream? Bullets firing, no hiding, Don't breathe, don't breathe, Please, let this be a dream.
THE WALKING BOMB By Oisin Devoy
Stealthy silence , I blend into night.
No Sirens , just city light
I walk alone, ticket in hand
going to turn this place to sand.
Into the crowd , they don't know
that I'm the one with a vest to blow
Eyes free , I see another
together we will die ,brother by brother.
Paris will fall , the hateful place ,
no more smile upon its face.
Ticket check, here we come
I just want to make you proud mum
Racing veins , passing thoughts
"Excuse me sir , step aside "
BOOM !
P A G E 6
This week in Junk Kouture was the most
stressful week so far. We had to have our
overall structure complete by the 2nd of
December. That means our whole skirt, top
and head piece structure had to be
completely finished. My group and I stayed
after school in after school art both days last
week to try and finish the bodice and skirt.
Finally we finished it and started to stick on
our materials. The materials we are using
is keyboard keys, circuit boards, wires and
batteries. Most of the groups doing Junk
Kouture this year has almost completed
their structures and started sticking on their
materials which range from plastic bottles to
mirrors to trampolines.
Dell Presentation
By Luigsech O’Neill
Law Day By Ashley Deane
P A G E 7
Junk Kouture 2016 By Chiara Rijks-Weidner
Once we were told that a few people from
Dell were coming into school to talk to us
about careers in IT I wasn’t too excited for
it. However, I really enjoyed the talk by the
three ladies who did have to bribe us with a
few sweets along the way. They told us
that IT isn’t just for geeks, and it’s for
everyone. With jobs ranging from
Accountants to Massage Therapists. There
really is something for everyone. Even the
computer teachers were delighted they
were there, to tell us just how important
passing the E.C.D.L. exams is!
On Monday 16th November 2015, Niamh
Cronin came into the school to talk about
law. She is a solicitor. She talked about the
differences between criminal and civil law.
She talked about the different courts. She
talked about what types of cases happened
in each of the courts. She also talked about
the different types of jobs in the courtroom.
After break we watched a movie to show
the things that happened at a trial. She
mainly pointed out the things at the start of
the trial. She also pointed out the out the
different types of questioning. The solicitor
that has called the witness uses questioning
to helps the witness to tell the story of what
happened. While the opposition lawyers use
the technique of cross questioning the
witness.
When we came back from lunch we had a
mock trial. It was about a man who was
supposed to have stabbed one of his
friends. The point of the trial was to show
exactly what happened in a trial in Ireland.
Comhailre na nÓg By Andrew Synnott
Recently five 4th year student
went to the Cork County Hall
for Comhairle na nÓg (Council
of youth) basically Cork
County Council for the youth
of Cork. Although you may
think that we were treated as
unimportant ‘children’, from
the moment we walked on to
the 17th rooftop floor, we knew
that any expectation we had
was vastly wrong. We were
treated as first class. We sat
down to a table with some
other students from a different
school, next to the window
with a view of the whole city.
We were shown to a
registration table and also a
table full of pastry’s and
cakes, I’d be lying if I said that
I didn’t have my fair share.
We socialised, and ate, for a
while until we were directed to
floor 16 where we found out
what we were going to be
doing and what ‘Comhairle’
was all about. All of us met
some of the members of the
‘Comhairle’ and were shown
what they have done. They
have fun and mess around
like any other youth group but
they also focus on real issues,
like their motto ‘Young voices,
local issues’. They have been
to the Dáil and have
represented issues such as
unfair bus fares for youth.
After the fantastic introduction
and game time we got lunch
which was amazing, amazing
music, amazing food, the
works! After lunch we then
went into the event hall where
we learned about the ‘17
Global Goals’ we had a brief
introduction into a goal and
we the debated on it
depending on your opinion,
we did this for many of the
goals mainly focusing on
whether Ireland needs to do
more or not. After that we had
some photos in groups and as
a whole group and the day
was over. Definitely a day to
remember, it was brilliant!
Social Entrepreneur By Amy Buttimer
P A G E 8
On Tuesday the 17th of
November we all gathered in
the lecture theatre to listen to
a talk about the charity GOAL.
John O'Shea is founder and
former CEO of GOAL, an Irish
n o n - g o v e r n m e n t a l
organization devoted to
assisting the poorest of the
poor. As we sat and listened,
John explained all about
himself and his charity. His
first career was as a sports
journalist and for many years
he tried to balance journalism
with helping the poor.
Eventually at an older age
than he would have like John
gave up his job as a journalist
and put all his effort into
helping others through his
charity GOAL. Even though
he gave up his career as a
sports journalist he insured his
charity, GOAL retained
significant links to the sporting
community, especially in
Ireland. Along with helping
poorer countries develop
better health facilities, GOAL
also has set out its own
livelihood programme. The
purpose of GOAL’s livelihoods
programme is to help some of
t h e w o r l d ’ s m o s t
disadvantaged communities to
increase their resilience by
improving food security and
creating opportunities for
income generation. John
urged everyone single one of
us to take a small bit of time
out of our lives, a year, a
month even a week and
spend it in one of the world’s
m o s t d i s a d v a n t a g e
communities. To see how
they live their lives from day to
day and how if differs to how
we live ours. He promised
that it would change our lives
for the better.
Skibbereen Digital week By Riona Bowen I spent Wednesday and
Friday as Skibbereen’s
digital week! On Wednesday
I went with the school and it
was amazing. The speakers
were brilliant and have
opened up a whole new
world to me. We first had a
video from Lord David
Putnam about how important
digital education is; then
Laurence O’Rourke talked
about the Rosetta Space
mission and European
Space Agency. I was then
interviewed by UTV news,
the southern star and The
Irish Times. After Lunch we
had a presentation from the
network discovery, after that
Stephen Howell gave an
incredible lecture about
Microsoft.
On Friday the day was
mostly business oriented but
it was a really good
experience and was truly
useful. We started off with a
huge Breakfast in the West
Cork Hotel, included in the
ticket fee! We then went into
a Google Breakfast briefing
which was very interesting
and it taught us all about
how to use Google trends.
We then listened to Mark
Brennan talk about the digital
marketing and inspiration in
AIB, next was Edel Russell
who was a very inspirational
woman ta lk ing about
innovation in SuperValu,
next up was Kieran O’Hea, a
former chief digital officer of
Brisbane, who is introducing
and promoting digital towns
in Ireland, Then Martin
Creaner gave a speech on
TMForum. After lunch I
headed into Google Digital
Garage, where I had three
google team workers talking
to me! I got loads of Google
stuff and to say I was
overwhelmed would be an
understatement. After
speaking with the Google
guys I went home, as you
can believe I was teched out
for the day!
Overview of the Rosetta Project Mission to Catch a Comet!
Comets have inspired awe and wonder since the dawn of history. Many scientists today believe that comets crashed
into Earth in its formative period spewing organic molecules that were crucial to the growth of life. Comets may have
formed about the same time as the giant planets of our solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) - about
4.6 billion years ago. Some scientists think that comets and planets were both made from the same clumps of dust
and ice that spewed from our Sun’s birth; others think that these roving time capsules are even older than that, and
that they may contain grains of interstellar stuff that is even older than our solar system!
Attempting New “Firsts” in Space Rosetta is a spacecraft on a ten-year mission to catch the comet "67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko" (C-G) and answer
some of our questions about comets. Rosetta will be the first spacecraft to soft-land a robot on a comet! Rosetta will
also be the first spacecraft to accompany a comet as it enters our inner solar system, observing at close range how
the comet changes as the Sun’s heat transforms it into the luminous apparition that has frightened and inspired
people for centuries.
Named after the Rosetta Stone The Rosetta spacecraft is named after the ancient Rosetta Stone that you can visit today in London’s British
Museum. ThePhilae lander is named after the Philae Obelisk which, together with the Rosetta Stone, provided the
key to our first understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs, or “picture words.” Scientists hope that the Rosetta spacecraft
will enable us to translate the even older language of comets, as expressed by their thermal signatures, into new
knowledge about the origins of our solar system and, perhaps, life on Earth.
P A G E 9
Upcoming Events
December:
Wheelchair
basketball
Debating
ABC Food Appeal
Junior Party
Special Effects
Aptitude Tests
Mental Health Talk By Rachel O'Reilly
It was a typical, normal
Thursday morning in school
with rain pounding down on
our heads as we scurried
around to each class – typi-
cal Irish weather! My class
was called to go to the Chap-
el for a mental health meet-
ing. We innocently traipsed
down with no idea as to how
shocked we would be walk-
ing out the door. The things I
thought I knew so much
about were the things that
had no idea about!
The two people speaking at
the meeting were very kind,
and greeted us with open
arms. We first did a quiz, and
at the end they told us the
real answers at the end. Be-
lieve me, you couldn't imag-
ine how many jaws hit the
ground! Who knew that a
person commits suicide eve-
ry 30 seconds? Who knew
that over 1 million people
commit suicide every year?
It made me sick to my stom-
ach to think about what
some people have to go
through in life, and the things
they do to themselves is just
horrific. The main topic we
did was suicide, and I am so
glad we learned about it. It
was such an eye opener,
and now I am determined to
spread awareness about
mental health and what it re-
ally is. I am so grateful that
they came to our school, and
I am pretty sure all the other
students are too.
COMET ON 19 SEPTEMBER
2014 – NAVCAM
IMAGES OF THE ROSETTA SPACE
SHIP AND THE LANDING CRAFT
Comets are small, icy worlds
that originate primarily from
two regions of the Solar
System. Short period comets
(those with an orbital period
of less than 200 years)
originate from the Kuiper
Belt, a disc-like collection of
frozen remnants from the
formation of the Solar
System just beyond the orbit
of Neptune. Long period
comets (those with orbital
periods of up to tens of
thousands of years) are
thought to originate from a
spherical halo of icy material
towards the edge of our
Solar System known as the
Oort Cloud. Asteroids, which
originate largely in the
Asteroid Belt between Mars
and Jupiter (Figure 6), are
large rocky or metallic
objects. On the whole
asteroids formed much
closer to the Sun and
therefore contain fewer light
elements than comets.
Metals, metal oxides,
minerals and silicates
dominate the composition of
asteroids.