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.