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The first Balgowlah Boys Magazine was printed in 1958 and was called “Caloola,” an Aboriginal word meaning “to climb.” It symbolises Bally Boys’ climbing to new heights in all fields of endeavour. “Caloola” is defined in: Endacott, Sydney J., Australian Aboriginal words and place names and their meanings, 9th enlarged ed, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1955.

Our CharterWe respect free speech, and are proud to be the student voice. This respect also acknowledges we will not offend anyone based on religion, race, colour, belief, sex, bad dress sense and occasionally wrong choice in football club.

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Contact details

editorcaloola@tpg.com.au

Lots more helpers needed, come and join our newspaper meetings, or write a piece and submit it.

EditorArran Burns

Assistant EditorLiam Bladwell

Chess rep:Sam Barber

Band rep:Julian McKay

Sports rep:Josh Smith

Movie rep:Harry Gay

Photojournalist:David Singleton

Ed’s Assistant: Byron Smith

Gamer rep:Ed Gay

Drama Rep:Robert Giddy

Teacher’s rep:Mr WalkerMr Seldon

5A 6B 7A 8BNovember November November November

MON 4 11lunch: Newspaper: Library Ext Rm

18lunch: Newspaper: Library Ext Rm

25lunch: Newspaper: Library Ext Rm

TUES57:45am: Band: G13:30pm: Drama: G9A

127:45am: Band: G13:30pm: Drama: G9A

197:45am: Band: G13:30pm: Drama: G9A

267:45am: Band: G13:30pm: Drama: G9A

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THURS 7lunch: Chess: A25

14lunch: Chess: A25

21lunch: Chess: A25

28lunch: Chess: A25

FRI 8 15 22 29

Happy Halloween

November Moon PhasesNew Moon: 3rd NovemberFirst Quarter: 10th NovemberFull Moon: 18th NovemberLast Quarter: 26th November 2

Important events for skywatchers28th November: Comet ISON 3International Space Station spottings 3

1 http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/moon-phase-calendar-2/

2 aussiesky.net 3 See article and Apps on page 5

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HSIE teacher: History Geography Business Economics Society + PEWhat do you like about teaching at Bally?Teaching boys education and working with great staff.

Funniest memory of Bally?Having my head shaved for charity at a school assembly in 2012.

What was the best thing about the French trip?J’ai vraiment aime Villiers-Bretonneux. It made me very proud to be Australian.

What is your favourite year to teach?Each year group is enjoyable in its own way.

When did you first have interests in HSIE?At High School. I was inspired by some of the teachers who taught me.

What would you say to aspiring teachers?Each student is unique.

Are you looking forward to being a Dad soon?Yes very much. Although I will miss the sleep-ins...and golf...

What’s the best part of being the Year 7 Advisor?The opportunity to provide support and guidance to a wonderful group of boys.

Any final remarks?Has Mr Breheny been interviewed?

Student VoiceIf you want to voice

your opinion then email your comments to editorcaloola@tpg.com.au or come to the Newsletter meetings.

Drama Report After the closing of MAD, Miss Gardener and the Drama Club have started to prepare an end of year performance featuring their own version of a playwright. If you want to participate in this performance come to G6 on Tuesday at 3:20pm.

Day: Tuesday.Time: 3:30–5:00Location: G9A (drama)

Chess Club Report Chess is fun at Bally. Any newcomers are welcome.

Day: Thursday Time: lunchLocation: A25

NewsletterNext issue will be our final newsletter for 2013, we are looking for Christmas or Vacation articles.

The first issue of 2014 will be a welcome issue to the new Year 7’s, advice as to the best clubs, canteen food, other info etc is welcome.

Email your article to the Editor, or come to a meeting. All Welcome.

Day: MondayTime: lunchLocation: Library extension room

The HSC reportYear 12 are now

officially half way through the HSC. Good Luck guys!

Sport Report Summer sport has started and good luck to any teams (in or out of school) in their comps. As summer sport continues through the hot weather, please remember sunscreen and sun protection. Australia has the highest incidence of melanoma in the world.

Here are some other facts about melanoma:

•Melanoma is the third most common form of cancer in Australia (10% of all cancers)

•More than 12,500 new cases are diagnosed in Australia every year.

•Melanoma rates have doubled in the last 20 years from 1986-2006.

Music Report The Summer Band Tour has begun with our first trip to Kurmond Primary last Tuesday. The band delighted the kids and made them smile, after a week of bush fires they responded really positively to some music in their lives. And they gave us lunch!!

We’re looking forward to Dec 4, 5 and 6 when we visit local primary schools.

Astronomy/Science Report

Thanks for your great feedback on our last newsletter. We’ll keep the articles coming, send in more comments so we know what you like to read.

Refer to page 5 for Mr Hawkins assessment of our Higgs Boson definition last issue, and his comments on the scientists who theorised it being awarded the Nobel Prize on 20th October ’13.

I FLUNKED BECAUSE YOU CONVINCED ME THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO NOT STUDY AND GO OUT PARTYING INSTEAD! ALSO, I’VE HEARD THAT THERE’S BEEN A HOMICIDAL MANIAC ROAMING AROUND!

OH COME ON, IT’LL BE FINE!

Hal loween Car toon

OH COME ON GILL, YOU’VE BEEN SO DOWN IN THE DUMPS LATELY EVER SINCE YOU GOT AN ‘F’ IN YOUR PRE-TEST EXAM. JUST LIGHTEN UP, IT’S HALLOWEEN!

HEY MAN WHAT’S GOING ON?

I’M TRYING TO STUDY, NOW GO AWAY!

ON ONE HALLOWEEN NIGHT...GILL WAS PREPARING FOR HIS YEARLY EXAM UNTIL...

I WONDER WHO THAT COULD BE.

DON’T BE AN IDIOT, IT’S PROBABLY JUST TRICK OR

UH OH!I’VE COME TO KILL YOU. UM! AHH! AH,

HA! .... DON’T YOU MEAN T..T..TRICK OR TREAT?

ARE YOU ‘REALLY’ PARANOID ABOUT THAT WHOLE MASS MURDERER THING?

BOOK ATTACK! ARGH! QUICK GILL! WHAT’S THE NUMBER FOR 911?

I DON’T KNOW ?!

BUT YOU COULD BE STANDING IN FRONT OF THAT DOOR ALL NIGHT. PLUS, YOU HAVE AN EXAM TOMORROW!

I DON’T CARE ANYMORE BILL ! I’LL DO ANYTHING TO TAKE THIS RAT DOWN!

AFTER A LONG NIGHT OF UNSUCCESSFUL GUARD-ING, GILL GOES TO DO HIS EXAM . . .

ALRIGHT EVERYONE TEST STARTS ...

NOW!

LISTEN, WHY DON’T I STAND IN FRONT OF THE DOOR WITH MY T-BALL BAT AND KNOCK HIM OUT?!

Our Bally Old BoysOran Harden - Bally years 2007-2012 Air Combat Officer ADFA1. What are you studying, and where?I'm doing a Bachelor of Technology in Aviation at ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy). My job role is to use the weapons, communication and electronic tracking systems in the planes. Think "Goose" from top gun.

2. What are your career aims / ambitions?At the moment my main aim is to get through my training and qualify as an air combat officer. After that I would like to move up the ranks in the Air Force and hopefully become an instructor one day.

3. Did you start aiming towards this whilst at school?Yeah I did. I started the application when I was in year ten, but I have wanted to join the air-force since I was in year eight.

4. What subjects do you recommend for entry to ADFA?Depends what role you want to play, for me maths and physics was most important, but always chose what you enjoy doing.

5. What do you like best about life after school?It's great having more freedom and independence. Getting paid and meeting people from all over Australia is also pretty exciting, however you need to take on more responsibilities and manage more aspects of your life which is tougher. Life in school isn't so bad.

6. Favourite memory of Bally?Probably the year 12 graduation dinner, it was a great time to reflect on how much we had all accomplished throughout our time at Bally. That and holidays spent away with school friends.

7. Favourite teacher at Bally?All of my teachers at Bally were great and supportive. Not sure I could pinpoint an exact favourite though.

8. Last words of advice?Do what you want to do and what you enjoy doing, and you will do well at it.

Learn more about being an ADFA Air Combat Officer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-g75OrFQ0Y

ISS SpotterFreeiPhone and iPad APP

This APP makes is really easy to spot the International Space Station.

The largest man made object to orbit outside earth.

16 nations are involved in this living, orbiting science laboratory.

“Humanity’s Permanent Outpost in Space.”

The ISS circumnavigates the Earth every 92 minutes, it is a bright object that can be seen with the naked eye moving quickly through the night sky if it passes over your location. Check out the upcoming times and dates. Use the APP to help you navigate it’s location.

ISSLive FreeiPhone and iPad APPAndroid available at

http://spacestationlive.nasa.gov/about.html

Nobel Prize in Physics 20138/10/13: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences award the Nobel Prize in Physics to Peter W. Higgs and Francois Englert, for the discovery of the Higgs Particle.In 1964 they independently proposed the theory about how particles acquire mass. Their theories were confirmed by the discovery of the Higgs particle at the CERN laboratory outside Geneva Switzerland this year. 1

Why is this important?This explains how, after the ‘Big Bang,’ particles acquired mass and the planets (aka our universe) was able to form as the solid items we now know. Let Stephen Hawking’s explain the ‘Big Bang’:

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Then 10-11 seconds after the ‘Big Bang’ the Higgs Particle, also known as the ‘Higgs Boson’ gave particles mass, leading, over time, to the formation of our planets and universe.

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1 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2013/press.html accessed 14 Oct 132 http://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2013/sep/19/stephen-hawking-history-time-simple-video accessed 14 Oct 133 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CMS_Higgs-event.jpg accessed 16 Sept 2013

Mr Hawkins comments on our definition of the Higgs Boson last month and his views of this great leap in Physics:

Not a bad explanation … (but)… you could add the following … "The Higgs - boson helps to validate the 'standard model' physicists have developed to explain how the universe is put together.”

or, to make it simpler…

“Without the influence of the Higgs field particles would simply whizz around in space at the speed of light rather than clumping together and forming the building blocks of matter.”

28 November: Comet ISON could be bright and bold in the night sky, IF it survives a sun-grazing. WARNING: DO NOT LOOK AT COMET ISON WITH YOUR NAKED EYE, watch it on the news instead. To learn more check out this link:

If we are all lucky, this is what we will see (Courtesy of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope).

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The Higgs Boson: Why is it so? M r H a w k i n s ’ r e s p o n d s :

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Gone Home isn't a game. It's an experience into the life of a teenage girl and her relationships with the people around her. Gone Home has a unique gameplay in which you can walk at your own pace without anyone bothering you or forcing you to go quicker. You can do what you want, when you want, in any order you please. The plot is simple, a girl returns home from a Europe Trip to find that her parents and little sister are not at their house. The mystery unravels as you learn the heartbreak and the mystery of what had happened at this quiet suburban home. Is it ghosts? Murder? Or something much more sinister?! Experience the intriguing and complex story for yourself as you sit on the edge of your seat wonder ing what wil l happen next! Greenlighted on Steam for your gaming pleasure. So if you want a different experience from a video game, check it out! Release date: August 2013Genre: First-person interactive story video gameMode: Single PlayerCost: US$19.99 through Steam or directOur rating:

Halloween inspired Game Reviews

The title alone sends chills down your spine. Amnesia A Machine For Pigs, just the fact that it's so particular and distinctive in its title. So what's the plot? The year is 1899, and you play as a wealthy businessman called Mandus who wakes up in his mansion suffering amnesia. When he walks around he discovers that his twin children Edwin and Enoch have gone missing and you (he) must look for them. As you venture forward, you get mysterious calls by some evil guy telling you that if you start 'The Machine' you will get your children back. Journey into the sequel to Amnesia The Dark Descent as this spine tingling tale takes you on a horror experience you'll never forget. In my opinion, this is not as scary as its predecessor but, it makes up for that with an amazing story and compelling characters. This game is definitely worth your time, and your money!Release date: September 2013Genre: Survival HorrorMode: Single PlayerCost: US$20 through Steam or many others. See www.aamfp.com Our rating:

Movie Reviews

Movie Review:NOW YOU SEE ME is a visually interesting story about a group of four magicians who uncover the plans to the most spectacular heist of their lives. Even though the story does feel a bit flimsy at the beginning, slowly and quickly you soon get immersed in the atmosphere it sets up. It's not the best depiction of magicians, and has one of the worst endings I have ever seen in my life; yet it is still a very strong movie both visually AND in the development of the storyline.Release date: 2013Movie Budget: US$75 millionGenre: Caper (sub-genre of Crime fiction) Thriller FilmAvailable: Still at the CinemasOur rating:

Movie Review:THE ADDAMS FAMILY MOVIEJust like the Brady Bunch Movie, this movie takes the approach of self parody: they constantly make fun of the source material yet all the while making a faithful adaptation. The story develops as a women is trying to steal a fortune by dressing her son up like the family's long lost Uncle Fester. Soon they find out that he was the real Uncle Fester and he just had Amnesia the whole time... Just go with it. The movie is a hilarious fun-bag of comedy, drama, action and adventure.Release date: 1991Movie Budget: US$38 millionGenre: ComedyAvailable: DVD or Apple TV Our rating:

S y n o p s i s o f o u r t r i pSixteen  very  lucky  Bally  boys  caught  a  plane  for  24  hours,  got  off,  and  were  immediately  introduced  to  Paris  by  an  extremely  knowledgable  Tour  Guide  (Cesil).  These  16  boys  woke  up  at  the  crack  of  dawn  every  morning  and  then    collapsed  into  bed  for  a  well  earned  sleep  aHer  each  day  of  exploraIon.  One  aHernoon,  whilst  on  the  top  floor  of  the  Eifel  Tower,  a  certain  teacher  and  student  (who  shall  remain  nameless,  however  I  can  tell  you  one  is  wriIng  this  and  the  other  teaches  music)  freaked  out  from  the  the  height.  Another  teacher  (who  shall  also  remain  nameless,  however  he  isn’t  a  music  teacher)  was  always  last  out  of  bed  and  managed  to  hold  up  the  whole  bus  in  the  morning  before  every  tour.  Several  sights  were  visited,  many  graveyards,  churches,  and  war  grounds,  all  of  which  had  a  huge  impact  on  each  boy.    AHer  a  long  tour,  16  lucky,  Ired,  half  asleep,  couldn't  be  bothered  to  go  through  custom’s,  hoping  security  wouldn’t  pickup  their  stash,  boys  caught  a  plane  for  24  hours  to  Sydney  to  crying  parents,  liQle  siblings,  but  most  importantly,  warm  beds.A  BIG  Thanks  to  Mr  Ropa  and  Mr  G  for  helping  us  to  learn  the  maximum  amount  that  we  could  in  the  Ime  we  had.For  more  images  visit  hQps://www.facebook.com/balgowlahboys  

With people we met: Brendan Nelson in Belgium

Memorable events

MeeIng  up  with  Brendan  Nelson  in  Belgium

James’  birthday  cupcake  with  all  those  candles  

Seeing  how  small  the  Mona  Lisa  is  at  the  Louvre

Pompidou  Centre  in  Paris,  the  Inside  Out  Building

Joseph  trying  to  say  ‘you  are  beauIful’  in  Francais

Learning  to  play  card  games  in  Parisian  cafes

SpliYng  the  bill  at  a  restaurant  is  no  fun  ...  Josh!!

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