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Term #3 Issue

THE NEXT OBVIOUS TARGET?

Jewish School Sacks Principal, Ranga PM in strife,

Amy Winehouse

Double the

And 40+ pages of

Dopplegangers Opus Shenanigans

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Now that Ive got your attention We may not all read the same books, watch the movies or listen to the same music, but when it comes to a celebrity death, the world is united (and interested might I add). Alive Amy Winehouse relatively successful, talented and screwed up. Dead Amy Winehouse a hero, a goddess, the victim of todays society. Alive Michael Jackson accused Paedophile with too much hair and not enough skin pigment. Dead Michael Jackson The King of Pop that inspired hope and love universally. Amy Winehouse on the 19th of July was that awkward form of a human that wore too much eye make-up and refused to go to rehab. On the 20th of July, were all lining up to buy the posthumous release of her album and devouring the tabloids for the latest juicy exclusive interview. We listen to rehab and grieve over the regrets of the past. Why didnt she just go go go? So, this is my feeble attempt to get people to read OPUS. Alive OPUS that quirky magazine that gets littered across the oval with the funny look-a-likes. Dead OPUS that beacon of teenage self-expression with funny look-a-likes that still gets littered across the oval. Love your editor. Rapha.

R.I.P. Jimi Hendrix Cause of death: drug overdose Age: 27

R.I.P. Heath Ledger Cause of death: drug overdose Age: 28

R.I.P. Jesus Cause of death: crucified Age: 33

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contents

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7 Harry Potter

19 VCE

29 The 90s

9 Online culture 11 Bachelors 13 Scopus Pride 15 Angry Boys 17 Youth Movements

21 Opinion Page 22 Grinds My Gears 23 The Bus Page 25 Acronyms 27 The Green Gazette

31 The Live Export Debate 37 All Australian + Much more OPUS Shenanigans

Better than schnitz!

THE ULTIMATE CAFF EXPERIENCE
Want a tasty explosion, the perfect combo of grease and harmony, the caffs unlisted success. THE HEART STOPPER. Step 1: buy a hash brown and a pizza sub Step 2: fold pizza sub over hashbrown with a dash of tomato sauce Step 3: eat your heart out

P22: No one bloody cares. Are you that lonely, that you need to announce to everyone that you are doing something

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I S S U E O N E

Opus is a waste of darn good paper and valuable coloured ink Morgan

Mondel
Loved the funky look alikes. Cheers

Tyla Chapman
I have a funny feeling secret detective egg man is Rabbi Kennard. Whose with me? Jarred Grek Rapha Tamir is a pathetic excuse of an OPUS editor. The layout looked like the aftermath of Hiroshima, the spelling mistakes were immeasurable, please dont publish this, I dont want to be featured in your petty magazine. Jessica Sneider Mr. Herring writes like he knows what he is talking about, but any true Beatles fan understands Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is more than an album. Its a way of life. Its a feeling. Its music in its purest, rawest form Jasmine

Winecier
I couldnt believe how much effort was put in! kudos Ryan Saffer I couple of sport pages wouldnt go unappreciated Tayla Merkin Whats an Eli Mak? Rapha all the way! Bianca Levin

The cover

If you look at the cover again youll notice that Sammy Unger is waving goodbye Natalie Gabriel

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Harry Potter
and the everlasting charm
Muggle, Josh Garkawe puts quill to parchment

At midnight on July 13, crowds of anxious Harry Potter fans were waiting outside cinemas across Australia. The reason: the release of the final instalment of the Harry Potter series.
For the last fourteen years, we have all grown to love this beautifully written string of books. J.K Rowling wrote her first chapter of the series on a napkin at the Elephant House in the UK. Since then she has written 7 more books in the series with 197 more chapters in total. The books did so well that this is the top selling book series with 450 million copies sold.

Harry Potter has become the thing. I dont think a single teenager wouldnt have any knowledge of what this brilliant series is all about. For someone to write a book about a boy Wizard, there would need to be something special about this boy. And Harry Potter himself is just that a special and very different boy Wizard to the regular first year Hogwarts student. Harry is extraordinarily famous in the wizarding world. He seemingly put a stop to the darkest wizard of the age Lord Voldemort. Harry finds out that Voldemort was the reason he had become an orphan. The same night Voldemort killed Harrys mother and father he tried to kill one year old Harry, but his killing curse mysteriously rebounded and reduced Voldemort to a weak and helpless form, thus making Harry the boy who lived. Throughout all the books as well as the movies we grow up with the actors. It is thought to be the only movie franchise where all the child actors are the same age and we saw them grow and mature with every new movie. Apart from what some would call the prologue, the whole story begins near Harrys 11th birthday. Ever since we see Harry magically remove the glass which was holding a snake at a zoo, we know that he is very much different to all regular people, or as they are known in Harrys world, muggles. Harry is told the truth about his real life by half giant Rubeus Hagrid. Harry soon finds out that he is highly famous in the magical world. Harry along with fellow friends Ron, Hermione and all the other first year students

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learn simple spells like Wingardium Leviosa, Alohamora and many others. Harry gets allocated as the Seeker for his houses (Gryffindor) Quidditch team and he also puts a large halt on the return of Voldemort. In the next five incredible books Harry kills a 50ft snake with a murderous stare, meets his godfather who is his only living relative in the magic world, wins a tournament which consists of battling and taming fire breathing dragons and swimming amongst vicious mermaids, develops a group called Dumbledores Army to fight of evil forces as well as the Ministry, dwells into Voldemorts past with Dumbledore and learns how to finally end him and thenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released. Book Seven. The Elder Wand. The Resurrection Stone. The Cloak of Invisibility. If one would truly own these three phenomenal objects, they would be the Master of Death. Voldemort believes that with the Elder Wand in hand he would be able to win this war between good and evil and create a new world, a world where he would be the ruler and everyone would follow his orders. In his time of preparation

best of the seven and has a huge amount of action. Unlike all the others, Harry, Ron and Hermione dont begin their year in the Great Hall listening to the headmasters speech and eating a delicious meal, but they are rather on the run and hunting Horcruxes. It all ends here. On the 18th of June, 2010, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter was opened to the public. Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a theme park in Florida based on the mythical Wizarding World in the Harry Potter series. There you can visit Olivanders Wand shop and find your perfect wand, go to the Three Broomsticks and enjoy some Butter-Beer and do a lot more. There is a full replica of the Hogwarts castle which, when J.K. Rowling first saw, she began crying at the extent of the similarity between this castle and the one in the movies. There is even a ride where you travel along a path on the back of a Hippogriff. Harry Potter is one of the greatest series of all time. I very much recommend it to anyone. The books have been translated into 67 languages so nearly everyone around the world has access to them. But even if youre not a book fan and dont enjoy reading, get a copy of each of the movies and watch them. You will instantly be hooked and want to know more. I hope all other Potterheads out there like me have enjoyed this fabulous series as much as I have. xx

Some handy Harry Potter Hex Pranks you can play on your muggle friends
Knee Reversal hex Victims knees appear
on the opposite sides of their legs Engorgio skullus spell is used to enlarge opponents skull Horn-Tongue Hex turns opponents tongue into a horn

[OPUS does not endorse the hexes specified above] and planning, Harry too is trying to put an end to his equal, Voldemort. Ever since Harry heard his prophecy in the fifth book, for neither can live while the other survives, he knew that in the end he would have to be the one to put a stop on Voldemort and kill him. This book is definitely the

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US get OP now ins u can yo capta opus k no w d you the Sc [di check n.] ? Just vy ma ch sa online ally te tot page

The shiny new G oogle + is the flashest thing to grac e the soc ial network medium. By far the fastest growing soc ial networking platform, even though one c an only enter if they have been formally invited. G oogle+ makes it easier to group you friends into c irc les so that all information is only ac c essible to the eyes one desires. E xc lusive muc h!

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W E AR E V ER Y F OR TU N AT E that these articles are being published by a reliable source; otherwise not a single person would be reading them, unless they had been posted online, on some imaginary wall. Today, in an era that is dominated by handheld devices and constant development, social networking has beco me a common medium, without which life seems dull. The masses are addicted and the companies are well aware. The first actual social network appeared on the World Wide Web in 1997, only to be ignored until the internet became more accessible. The development of other networks and websites has resulted in hundreds of additional companies, each claiming to be the best and most efficient way to connect with the people around you. (The) Facebook seems to be the mother of all sites, elevating Zuckerberg onto the pedestal with the other god-like untouchables. Rivalling this blue demon is an individual by the name of Dorsey, providing the world with another chirping service. Twitter, Facebooks popular neighbour that everyone likes besides Facebook, was introduced in 2006, two years after Facebook was launched onto our computer screens. Thinking that the original was always going to be best, it has taken Australians quite a while to catch on to the idea of Twitter. The site is an extension of a popular concept that used to be all the rage, only smaller and more convenient. Through micro-blogging, Dorsey allows the users to send and read posts (yes, calm down) which can be up to a maximum of 140 characters. That sentence,

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for example, would have just made the cut. These posts, which have officially been named tweets, can be read by any user and can usually be found cited in newspapers. They have been nicknamed the internets SMS. You dont have to worry about missing out on any tweets, as 200 million are published daily. Thats the equivalent of 28 billion words a day. Wow. The public is obsessed by these miniature status updates and as a result, follow their favourite celebrities religiously, in order to see what they ate for breakfast or to read their latest theory on nothing. The world is already overwhelmed by the amount of social networking websites, and to make matter worse, the green, red and yellow giant found it imperative to introduce his latest revelation, Google Plus. Every social networking site has something different to offer, claiming to be the best at something-or-rather. Twitter, Australias newest discovery, is growing quicker than ever, gaining speed with every new user from the land down under. How do you know if Twitter is for you? Like always, there is no point stepping foot in unfamiliar territory without first speaking to one of the locals

Mr Herring @lhjh70 13700 tweets, and counting

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O riginally an Italian ac c ounting term to mean at the rate of blah blah blah. Today its denotes the identity of online users
destroyed and one question remained lingering: Is there life after Harry Potter? As clever as JK Rowling is, nobody anticipated that Harry and his magical acquaintances would live on after the final page was turned. Surely she would not extend the series, even though she knows that every word she puts to paper is literary gold. She went one better, modernising the spellbound fantasy that has entertained audiences for over a decade. The solution was simplistically complicated, allowing the magical community to unite and discover what they could not by just reading the books. Pottermore, muggle-free since 2011, is Rowling's answer to everything and everyone, providing her fans with an interactive website that enhances the overall experience of her novels. She has attempted to make the website somewhat exclusive, only allowing real magical folk to engage in the Pottermania. The website, the first of its kind, is setting the bar ridiculously high, which obviously can only be achieved thanks to multiple levitation charms. So, get yourself online and register before you waste the rest of your childhood [a Potterhead? Check Josh Garkawes article harry potter and the everlasting charm]

CULTURE
The Boy Who Lived online
T HE S A GA H AS CO NC L UD ED and JK Rowling has more than exceeded the wealth of the queen. Now, it is only just to admit that a series which has sold more than 400 million books and as of last week, has made more than $1 billion in the box office, is the greatest fictional series that has ever been produced. It is as though the bespectacled, thunderboltscarred boy has the world under a spell and even though the journey has ended, I can guarantee that the masses will still be captivated for years to come. Yet, something or rather doesn't seem right and that 'something' still needs to be addressed before it causes crippling psychological damage. Rowling is aware that her cult is followed by millions and the culmination of the fantasy leaves many individuals in an awkward position. I am the first to admit that the second that The Deathly Hallows Part 2 ended, I could feel my childhood slip through my fingers, knowing that my life had come to a standstill. All of my horcruxes had been

ac ross the interweb. Its many names inc lude the spider monkey, the snail, and the doggy in Russian.

Friendst er Yotube 1% 11%

Pottermo re 18%

Scopus Votes: Social Networking

Faceboo k 28%

Twitter 25% Tumblr 13% Myspace 4%

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Name: Cameron Dean Lubofsky Year: 12 Eye colour: gorgeous green Perfect girl: Emma Watson Fears: not scared of anything (a real man) Pet peeves: people bagging other people about their skin tone Whats in your fridge: cream Dream Job: Wine Taster Fun Fact: gets twisted while playing ps3 Fetish: Broken legs

Scopusses hottest

Name; Adam Shapiro year: 11 Eye colour: hazel with a tint of green Shoe: 11.5 Whats in your fridge: schnitzel Dream job: model perfect girl: all about the personality Fetish: big toes best features: ass/knee caps phobias: mrs Richardson Fun fact: been approached by Calvin Klein Name: Dean Rotenberg Year: 10 Best feature: his one curl on his head Phobias: being rolled Fetish: cuddling with his dog Perfect girl: anyone Talents: tearing his ACL In his fridge: Schnitzel Man crush: Buddy Franklin Name: Raphael Cohney Nickname: Paphy C Year: 9 Eye colour: heavenly blue Shoe size: 11.5 Whats in your fridge: its not my job to know Dream Job: Philanthropist Perfect girl: Tall Fetish: Big earlobes Pet Peeve: poltergeists Fun Fact: retractable bone claws Best feature: Haircut Phobia: terrorist monkeys

& Bachellorettes compiled by Tessa Zajac

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Name: Natalie Rachel Sher Year: 12 Eye colour: Amazonian Blue Shoe Size: ya know what they say about big feet Whats in your fridge: chocolate sauce and whipped cream Dream job: masseuse Perfect guy: you over there in the corner yes you Fetish: chain and whips... S, S, S and MmMmm Pet Peeves: Olives Best feature: long blonde hair Fun Fact: Eats rice three times a day Name: Emma Klein Year: 11 eye colour: blue/green shoe: 9 Whats in your fridge: endless supply of apples Guy: funny Dream Job: travel writer Fetish: coloured pens Pet peeve: knuckle cracking and Hebrew essays Phobia: coral and seaweed Best feature: toned calves Fun fact: can go 10 days without washing my hair Name: Shelz Oboler Year: 8 Eye Colour: Golden Brown Shoe size: six Whats in your fridge: Fresh fruit, vegies, and chocolate milk Dream Job: Somewhere in the medical area Perfect guy: Good personality, deep eyes, funny, sweet, someone that I can be myself with, easy to talk to, athletic, sensitive, trustworthy, has his blonde moments, wont be afraid to show me off to his friends, Down to Earth, romantic, comfortable in his own skin. Fetish: changing outfits every hour Best feature: eyes Phobias: being claustrophobic, spiders, snails Fun Fact: I have a song written about me

Name: Taylor Mondel Year: 10 Eye Colour: Brown Shoe size: 9 What in your fridge: Lots of carrots Dream Job: Architect Perfect guy: Leonardo Dicaprio Fetish: Nail polish Pet Peeve: People that listen to music with one earphone Best feature: skin colour Phobias: Butterflies Fun Fact: Ambidextrous - I can write with both hands

Name: Jasmine Nadelman Year: 9 Eye Colour: Brown Shoe size: 7 What in your fridge: Pickles Dream Job: Photographer Perfect guy: someone who dresses well and has nice hair Fetish: feet Pet Peeve: people who dress really bad Best feature: Ma hair Phobias: small spaces Fun Fact: I met jbiebs and im a crazy gurl

Name: Noam Levin Year: 7 Eye colour: bluish grey Shoe size: seven Whats in your fridge: dairy products e.g. milk, butter, cheese Dream job: vet Perfect guy: honest and always there for you Fetish: my computer does that count??? Pet peeve: not toilet trained Best feature: hands Phobia: reptiles Fun fact: Im a cheerleader

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Some people say theyre adherents of a religion because they were born into it. So does that mean some people are only at Scopus because they were born into it? If we were now given the choice of which school wed like to attend and we had never been to Scopus, would we pick it? We argue that Scopus is the best school, but if we went to Bialik or King David, would we argue the same thing? Most of us started our journey through Scopus in the lower years of kinder. We regretfully said goodbye to our mums and

dads at those oversized, scary gates to our future and said hello to those strange other children who would soon become our closest friends. At this stage, our parents had chosen our school and we went along with it as we didnt know otherwise.

I wouldnt be able to tell you if Scopus is the best school. But lets face the brutal truth; it is
In the later years of Primary, when we developed our own ability to make choices, things started to change. We said bye to some friends as they said they were moving schools and agreed to stay best friends forever. Before we had the chance to question their decision (or in a lot of cases, their parents decisions), we were greeted with new friends who had moved from other schools.

Noam Geffen, year 11- Ive been at 4 schools and it was my choice to move to Scopus and I LOVE IT!

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As we start the years in Secondary, parents do not maintain as much control over their kids as they would like. Friendship groups have been formed, a positive attitude towards certain subjects and teachers has been accomplished. With the rare few Being in the first category, where my parents put me in Scopus from the beginning, I wouldnt be able to tell you if Scopus is the best school. But lets face the brutal truth; it is I was born into Scopus, but Im glad that I was. Who knows, maybe if I had been enrolled at another school I would hate even the thought of Scopus? So you can be born into Scopus, but many people have voluntarily converted

So the transition of schools can almost be categorised into 3 groups. Number 1: the parents take control. number 2: the child themself wants to move, and number 3: the move for any other reason that doesnt fit into those two categories. But, when looking at the moving of schools across the lifespan, we have those few pupils who move during year 11 and 12. This brings into those categories another Ittay Fleischer, teacher-I reason; the academic have taught at every Jewish standards of the school for day school in Melbourne VCE. (Or expulsion from (aside from Beth Rivkah) and another school, or subject I can honestly say that Scopus choice) is one of them to Scopus and dont regret it for a minute. Now to end on a cheesy note; Scopus is like a rainbow; It shines the brightest and everyone looks up at it wishing they could be a part of it. Once you reach the end of the rainbow, you get a pot of gold(en memories).

Aryeh Zeimer, year 7Scopus is better for me than Yeshivah; its fun

students that do not achieve any one of these things, we say goodbye as they search for what they feel is lacking where they are, at another school.

Barred pittford

ShMike Brittain

Rabbi James Bieber

Illustrations By Jacob Komesaroff

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ANGRY BOYS, THE THIRD of Chris Lilley's iconic TV shows, has been a talking point for some weeks now. Many newspapers and critics have questioned Lilley's comedic talent, debating whether or not his production was actually a success. Opinions have been mixed and the laughter has varied. Is Chris Lilley's truly a comedic genius?Did he tarnish his other television series by releasing this one?

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Angry Boys's pilot attracted over a million viewers Australia alone, and has now been released in other countries. However, after more than a twentieth of the country tuned in for the first episode, ratings soon dropped, losing viewers after much criticism from the media. Many deemed that the series was "short of laughs", even there were glimpses of artistic brilliance. Lilley's offensive brand of humour challenges social and moral standards, encouraging viewers to give in to another guilty pleasure.

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Were NUTS for angry boys

Scopusses Favourite Angry Boy

42 35 20 13 3 Jen S.mouse! Daniel Blake Okazaki and Nathan Gran 8 2 farkos steve 5 Jonah Takalua

The Sneakiest Angry Boys fans

As assumed, Angry Boys took the schoolyard by storm, influencing daily chatter and student behaviour...but it didn't end in the classroom. No doubt, Angry Boys related Facebook groups and Twitter trends started popping up, strangling the online community by the cuff of the neck. Not only were viewers able to enjoy watching Lilley on their television sets, but were (and still are) able of watching the show online. The real issue of the television series, as indicated by many self-acclaimed critics, is its use of blatant racist jokes, accompanied by infectious swearing and abusive teasing. It became a show that almost required an acquired taste, and was otherwise thought to be have been liked unconditionally. Whether forcing the laughter on not, Angry Boys still proved to be popular among many, and continued until the season's end. Angry Boys made many angry, sad and even happy on different occasions. Whether it was a success of not is up to you...

I really really really wanna three legged dog S.Mouse!

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classroom, have a good time and express themselves. I could ramble on about how Youth movements played an integral role in the early years of t he state of Israel, but I wont. I could explain how they continue to contribute to community life in Israel and the Diaspora, but I wont. I could tell you how they have the highest Aliyah rates out of any single denomination in the community, or how they teach Jewish Youths to think for themselves and expand their horizons, but I wont. I will say just two things, its coming down to the end of VCE and Im witnessing

HAVING BEEN TO various Youth movements over my childhood and teenage years, I feel like Im in a good position to tell you all why theyre worthwhile. When asked what they love most about Scopus, most students talk about the fun atmosphere, the awesome camps, and the informal activities. These are an opportunity for everyone to get out of the

so many of my friends at a loss for what to do in the year ahead. How many have said to me, I wish Id gotten into a youth movement when I was younger. It wouldve made the choice so much easier. Of course, its never too late to join but having been a part of one since year three, I highly recommend getting into it as early as you can. Youth movements are the best opportunity to make lasting

BNEI AKIVA: Religious Zionist, Modern Orthodox, Torah Veavoda

HINENI: Pluralist Zionist, Modern Orthodox, stresses political activism and tikkun olam

BETAR: Pluralist Jewish, Revisionist Zionist, Minimalist-Liberalist, Strongly believes in respect for oneself and others and standing up for what you believe in

HABONIM DROR: SocialistZionist, Expresses Judaism through cultural/traditional means, believe in Pioneerism and selfrealization

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relationships, learn about the world and explore yourself. Another thing that comes up a lot in conversations these days is what were doing in the long term. Where are our lives going? Speaking to people who have been through youth movements and our now continuing through their Jewish, Melbournian lives, the consensus seems to be that youth movements give direction and structure after school. We dont realize just how much we rely on the school to keep us Jewish and involved. People that go through youth movements are equipped ideologically to deal with the world and undoubtedly become the movers

and shakers. And there are so many other benefits. Through federal camps I now have friends from all around Australia and next year Im prepared to spend a year with awesome people who I know will provide the best possible experience for me. If thats not your thing, so be it. Yet I ask you this, if Scopus camps are so much fun, why wouldnt you want an extra one or two a year? We all love the fun atmosphere, the awesome camps and the informal activities that our dear college provides us with. Well, a fun atmosphere, awesome camps and informal activities are the essence of a youth movement.

NETZER: Zionist, S.K.I.F.: Bund (Jewish Reform, Believe in the and Yiddish cultural importance of nature values) and place emphasis on vegetarianism

HASHOMER HATZAIR: CHABAD YOUTH: Chabad Socialist, Secular Ideology, Yiddishkeit, Judaism, Scout Bringing people in values, follow the ten dibrot

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Charlies Saturday Reflection

This issue VCE and Success
S o in t Year he past we 11s a ek (at n recei ved t d Year 10 time of w he s r form s. An ir VCE su have rece iting), d eve ntly bject other ryo se t to ev he quinte nes aski lection ng er ss subje y student ential que each cts ar in Ye s ars 1 tion aske e you more 0-12: d a d what they nd more p oing? And ve ch eople I hear os partic s (ATAR ularly en subjec aying tha d feel t t t , heyl intereste s that the Litera ENTER, sa l do w d in, yre n me th lly.) fine. bu ot el ing. T sure hats their l in. Of co t that they Ir u John c F. in wh eally like hoice. Bu rse, thats t Im ich st Unite Kennedy e a sys no t d Stat tem o uden purel es in nergised t ts cho f edu y for famou he 19 catio the p o s spe n urpos se subjec ech p 62 with hi US wi t ro es of s ll But th mark s said t go to the M mising tha is litt s. h There t le thi n becau at we don oon, and in the t do t has b s a crack i g always b se the it h e hi n e yre e becau u asy; w ngs see. K en widene the VCE s gged me. s y d e i challe e theyre h becau ds choosi until its stem that ard. W do them nge o ng to u all we s rando e le they e they thi m stu rselves. An do it to think nk it arn thing can dent, quest d so t s s eas that t io I get th o you y? h , e Or are n: are you ask the minim ir dreame ey can pas Because a grad d ma s the to lea you learnin e-digg um le rk, an rn infor exam g wha vel of er? d m , being , challeng t ing yo you want in a s ation itse effort? Su with the happy lf u r urself ? grade bject, is m , what you ely the by s you I will o r There repea think re import eally learn a t a wi the e ver-g your s nothing youll get nt than th reat G se epigram stren from wron e Rare gt g eo it that y ly is t b ou ar hs, and pi with choo . he qu rge W. Bu y our c e con s ing cking Bu t w h sh e fi h s they? ildren lear stion aske : choo at I dont dent with ubjects d : Is ning? Is the si ;t u And that t y lear mark ng subjec nderstand hats fine h n i ts jus s are . wubj ey wants t ing a sub s is k id there t bec ects t jects even o, or s au ha for ea w th highe sy pi se the hig thats orse, for st AV t sill get t e cking a hug h ATAR hem a-who s, or e mar the Why ? Is y le-no kto ou? t in yo rture you her kettle up (but u rs o putti r class, in elf and ev f fish). ng yo cludi eryon ng ur you h e ate? S self throu your teac else curse g h o d two you can h a subje er, by ct tha impro -digit t ve numb er, yo that ur EN TER?
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AN IMPORTANT THING to do before year 11 starts is to ask around, speak to anyone older than you for advice. They will give you the best firsthand knowledge about what subjects they did, what they wish they didnt do and wish they did do: all the DOs and DONTs of VCE and its specific subjects. Although, when asking questions take into consideration the type of student they are. Often students can be categorised as being a Humanities or Science person. (Science includes math). The humanities students prefer the writing subjects with essays, paragraph writing and requiring you to learn and memorise a lot of stories and facts. In the other corner is the science person who loves their numbers, formulas and anything that can explode. Most students will be doing more Humanities or more Science subjects than the other. Take note that there is a rare inbreed of Scimanities. These students may choose to take on a combination of humanities and science subjects as the love either or.

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P c ub io ex s ct to le 1. What are you good at? e Take advantage of your s

strengths and play the game of VCE, dont flirt with subjects that will be difficult for you but pick the subject that you will most likely perform best in.

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If you have an issue with it you can eat my hat The Caff All this hype about the new
caff makes me think how long till we are complaining in true scopus fashion Romy communist. Dont ask why. Zoe Fayman

Compulsory subject At first I hated

the compulsory Jewish subject, but now that Im doing religion, my life is a little but brighter Jesse Davis

Cohen
Sushi now only available on Tuesdays? What is this? The apocalypse? Motti Blum Soft drinks back at the Caff? Didnt see that one coming did ya? Dean Rottenberg

Captains Instead of captains we should

just have puppet shows, with Jared Alford the Puppetmaster. Actually dont put that in because Im hoping for colours Adam Levin

Little black splodges

a poem by Elly Kor bl
Oh little black splodges Ill never know Oh little black splodges From where do you grow? Mum told me youre gum Dad told me your bad Janet told me youre from another planet Nan told me you should be banned Oh little black splodges I guess Ill never know Oh little black splodges Please dont go

The Environment If
Scopus truly cared for the environment, the bathroom taps go for a minute Concerned

Air Con First we complain

that we need air conditioning, now we complain the class rooms are too cold. Anyone else feeling the irony? Jesse

environmentalist, Adam Braverman

Sackville

Musical Prices Hold

up! Did I just pay $20 to see a bunch of forks dancing the hora? I think I did Mandy Meyerson

Early Morning Shule Ive

always wanted to go to early morning shule but Ive always been intimidated by the exclusivity of it all. Brent

Callis

Vce Center if year

12s dont get a vce teachers shouldnt get staffrooms Ali Pinch

Parking The fact that I cant

park in the VCE car park goes to show that Scopus is

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GRINDS MY

GEARS!
With Jess Burns
You know what really grinds my gears... Those people who upload on their status as "tomorrow" or "2 days" or "3 weeks". I mean honestly what is with that. Firstly what the hell are you talking about, no one knows? Is it your birthday is it not.. are you going away? Are you getting a pet cat? Seriously what the hell. And secondly no one bloody cares. Are you that lonely, that you need to announce to everyone that you are doing something or going somewhere?? Come on! That ladies and gentlemen is what grinds my gears. You know what really grinds my gears... The fact that my parents spend 20 thousand dollars a year to pay for school fees, and yet the school still wants me to pay to use the photocopier! What up wit dat? Oh yeah and pigeons T he burning question: You know how certain days of the week have a feel... For example "it feels like Sunday today" What day of the week has a feeling to you?

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Operation Compliance Manager, Mr. Cemm Responds to Egg man and Daniel Friedmans articles, featured in Issue 1 of OPUS

The last edition of OPUS included two most intriguing and interesting articles on the subject of riding school buses and the trials and tribulations of same as experienced by students at varying year levels: they came as a welcome surprise to me. In my position at the College I often hear stories and receive complaints, mostly from parents, about how badly the Seniors treat the Primaries on the buses. The most common allegation would be that the Seniors boss the Juniors around all the time, followed closely by the Seniors pass their rubbish to the front of the bus forcing the Primaries to put it in the bin. Also regular are accusations that the Seniors spread themselves out at the back of the bus and cause the Primaries to have to sit three-to-aseat and the language coming out of the Seniors mouths is just disgusting. Recently, a comment from a Senior really left me with mouth agape When I was in Primary my life on the bus was hell, so now Im a Senior Im going to make sure all the Primaries get hell! but was that intended simply to stir my pot ? Ive often wondered just how incredibly antisocial, selfish, inconsiderate and egotistical our Seniors could be, clearly unfairly embracing our Seniors into one big, fat, ugly category. How wrong have I been all

these years? How narrow-mindedly and totally unfairly and inaccurately have I categorised you all? I apologize unreservedly and completely, having had my eyes opened by those two aforementioned articles.

Ive often wondered just how incredibly antisocial, selfish, inconsiderate and egotistical our Seniors could be
I thank you for reading this and smiling at my simplicity, both of word and thought. I also thank you for helping me realise that you are no different to Seniors at any Australian school happy, healthy, positive, ambitious young adults determined to make their mark on the world, but in such a manner that no Primary ever suffers the effects of such determination.

[did you miss the bus articles last OPUS? No you didnt. Check it out online on the OPUS Facebook page]

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A Utopic Bus Anecdote

School captainess, Ashlee Chapman enlightens us.

On the bus, on the way to school a few weEks aGo somethinG quite remarkable happened. It was a Monday morning, and the loud chatter of primaries and secondaries bounced off the windows vibrating through the bus, some people were shouting across the rows, others leaning into aisles to try to talk to people. I sat in the very centre at the middle of the bus, observing the routinely noisy ride, a headache starting to creep into my temples. A year five on my bus started calling out and hushing everyone, and after about a minute everyone fell silent. "Hugo is going to sing for us." I gazed down the aisle, right to the front where the smallest boy on our bus, a new Scopus student named Hugo, sat with a guitar on his lap that was almost as big as him. Hugo, who looks a little like Justin Beiber, only much smaller, with freckles, started confidently strumming his guitar, and singing Price Tag, his young angelic voice travelling up the aisles all the way up the bus. The event was unprecedented, never before has a full Scopus school bus remained so totally silent, everyone listening to an amazing performance from one of the youngest members on our bus. I want to thank Hugo, who just as he sang the lyrics, 'we need to take it back in time, when music made us all unite,' truly did accomplish such a phenomenon.

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DAK (Daniel Arie Komesaroff) STB (Spills The Beans) on A (Acronyms)

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I came late to school because I had frees in the morning and my mum had a few spare hours. My cleaning lady Perma from Burma, comes to our house every

instinctively thought I was referring to the VCE (Vacuuming Communist Enterprise) who were second cousins. My mum explained the whole responsible for the death of 11 of her first and miscommunication to her, and the catastrophe losing a much-loved cleaning lady revealed a new and very real danger facing our society: acronyms. Goodbye war on terror, see you later child slavery, sayonara child sexualisation, it is without question that the most pressing issue

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was dealt with. But for me, the near disaster of

started to talk. We were chatting away, about how VCE was going. As I was talking, I noticed her movements become more staggered and sweat

back and forth, until I started speaking

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slowly begin to form along the lining of her forehead. Then all of sudden, she dropped the things she was holding called her that night to ask if and burst out of the house. My mum everything was okay, and discovered what had happened. It turns out, that in Burma, Permas family were influential Communist activists and

facing our world today is the augmentation of acronyms. The question you may be asking now is, why these abbreviations formed from the

initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (Oxford Dictionary) are so sullying to our society? To that I respond:
Acronyms, in any form: Are destructive to our vibrant and ancient language, prove a adopt and share our culture, such as mountainous obstacle for those attempting to immigrants, and, are directly responsible for escalating figures in obesity, cardiovascular disease and associated conditions.

throughout the cold war were subject to brutal attacks given that support for Communism was banned in the

province where Perma and her family lived. What had happened was that, when I spoke about my VCE, Perma

Two households, BAID IFV, where we lay our scene, From Ancient Grudge BTNM Where civil Blood Makes CHU

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Mary and max

Adam Elliot, the Australian clay-mation writer, director, designer, after creating Oscar winning short Harvey Crumpet wanted to do something more. And thank the heavens he did because he brought us the clay-mation, full feature friendship of a girl from Melbourne Australia, all the way over to a mentally ill man in his measly New York city apartment. Although not a hit in the box office, it made the IMDB top 250 and warmed the hearts of anyone who managed to watch it.

10
films
According to me Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth. - Supertramp

top

Juno

: although

this movie is lighthearted, do not mistake this for a movie without heart. This film, that boosted Michael Cera the loveable boy from arrested development into an international movie star, is a fresh display of teenage love and pregnancy in such a way that you will be moved to your core. After five minutes youll be in love with Ellen Pages chilled attitude and understated sense of Humour. Highly recommended for anyone that well anyone.

Into the wild:

Juno - youre so cool and you dont even try! Bleeker - I try really hard
Sean Penn directing? Sounds like a recipe for disaster, but dont be fooled. This tale of Freedom, nature and humanity, through Emille Hirschs impeccable depiction of a frustrated adolescent who wants to be free from the oppression of society, coupled with Eddie Veders soundtrack of a life-time, truly creates a life changing film. Watch out for Vince Vaughns cameo role.

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As our time as Scopus environment leaders almost comes to an end, we cant help but ponder what do we want to leave as an everlasting sign of our support and hope for the Scopus environmentalists of the future? The answer is this; We bestow upon all of you our undying wish for continued Passion, Awareness and Respect. Dont let any aspects of Scopus life, nay, all of life pass you by- dont b e a disinterested, apathetic sheep- take action, constantly strive to appreciate and improve! On that note, here is a simple students guide to sustainability-and-environmental-friendliness at Scopus. Enjoy J

Modern technology Owes ecology An apology.

complete with this lunchbox. Many people believe that with age, one becomes too cool to use a lunchbox, and therefore take a plastic bag stuffed with all their food which is thrown out by the end of the day WHAT A WASTE! This cool scale should be inverted; those who send unnecessary plastic into landfill 5 times a week should be not cool, and those who elect to reuse their lunchboxes should be praised. This can be drawn out to snap locks and glad wrap inside lunchboxes. This too represents a huge waste of plastic. Tupperware has a great new range of containers for sandwiches, cut up vegetables and even crackers which can be reused to minimise your rubbish. Ilana Cherny of year 10 says I love my lunchbox because I can fit apples and oranges in one compartment, a sandwich in another, and anything else scrumptious that gives us energy throughout the day in the last compartment (like crackers, mmmm.) I love the little containers that come with it, I don't need to use plastic bags for anything! It can talk too!!! My life is Furthermore, the use of Mt. Franklin, Aroona, Not Another Bloody Water or any type of one off water bottle is not only carcinogenic when used in excess but also represents a huge consumption of plastic. We should all purchase permanent bottles to reuse time after time, to avoid this consumption. Melbournes tap water is highly rated throughout the world, let take advantage of it! Side note: We need clear, label-less bottles for SACs and exams, otherwise it is considered a breach. The caf is doing a great job with replacing the polystyrene containers with BioCups; which are both biodegradable and recyclable. This means that they can be readily decomposed by biological means, and be put in the bins with the sign below rather than remaining intact in landfill for many years.

On a sunny day, try opening the blinds to let in some sunlight instead of switching on the lights. And similarly, open the windows for a nice cool breeze rather than using the air-conditioning. Both reduce energy consumption and the natural alternatives just feel better.

So youre into environmental affairs? Check out the Live Export Debate on page 31!

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We have an abundance of plastic pockets, folders and pens left over at the end of the year. So why do we get sucked into school holiday shopping at office works or smiggle to buy things that we already have? At the end of this year, sort through your folders and pencil cases for anything that you can reuse next year. Not only is this eco-friendly, but it also saves quite a bit of cash.

The techies have worked out a way to print on both sides of a piece of paper, as well as printing 2 pages next to each other on 1 piece. Therefore, we can now print 1 piece of paper for every 4 pages. Not bad, right?

While it m ay be months after our epic bin unveiling, and Bin Laden is dead, Scopus fight against litter is just as important as ever. There is no doubting the major improvement we have seen particularly on the q uad and for that we thankyou, but please continue to be involved in using our new, expensive bins in order to ensure the cleanliness of our school. We know how m uch you all hate the crows and despite countless requests to set up a Scopus scarecrow- these ideas are all insignificant if there is litter all over- the crows will always come if there is rubbish to eat! Please continue to use our awesome bins- be proud of our school and treat our environment with respect

Print TAB: Printing Properties Shortcuts Pages per sheet: 2

TAB: Finishing Double- sided printing

Plastic bags = 10-20 years Plastic cups = 50 years Aluminium cans = 80-200 years Plastic drink bottles = 450 years Glass bottles = 1 million years

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TV

Tamagotchis
Now I dont just love Tamagotchis because they were little miniature digital animals that lived in EGGS, but tamagotchis were the perfect balance between social interaction and technology. Tamagotchi life extended far beyond the little individual egg shells, as children were encouraged to connect their Tamagotchis so that their pets could visit one another, become friends and/or become life partners in order to maintain tamagotchi continuity. Unlike console games today which encourage cyber social interaction, tamagotchi connection had to be face to face with the other player, thus promoting personal interaction with other children.

Water
Once upon a time there were no water restrictions in Australia and on hot days water would burst from a cleverly crafted tap known as a sprinkler. Even on the GBH oval we were sometimes told to take of our shoes and socks and run through the spraying water soaking our shirts and dresses as we giggled carelessly.

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Furbies:
Probably the best toy ever to have been created was a furby, which you could train to talk and interact. Unlike many children toys today that are capable of interaction the Furby did not resemble humans, reminding kids that the Furby was only a toy, and not a substitute for a friend, unlike build-a-bears which children dress in human clothes and write out birth certificates.

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Currently, every secondary student from year 7-12 at Scopus was born in the 1990s. Today, a little more over a decade has past since the millennia that most of us (Im pretty sure all of us) celebrated. Sometimes I, Detective Egg Man, try to compare life today, in the 21st century with my life in the previous century and I have concluded that the 1990s were a more entertaining era for the following reasons: MUSIC
With boy bands such as backstreet boys and girl bands like the spice girls. No question about it, the Macarena and The Ketchup Song still stand the test of time.

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Trading Cards
There were three types of cards to collect: Yugio, Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z, once you had established a nice collection you would take your cards to school and swap them with older kids who were fantastic at ripping you off.

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The Live Export Debate

On 7 June 2011, Australia placed a temporary ban on live exports to Indonesia, following an expos, which revealed Australian cattle being inhumanely treated in Indonesian slaughterhouses that were leaked to a major news organization. This poses a potential crisis to Australian farmers, Australia being the worlds largest exporter of sheep and cattle (4.2 million sheep and 572,799 cattle are exported to Asia each year). Weeks later, when the ban was lifted, the issue was raised in the VCE 11 Facebook group: Sam Jacobs: As on of the worlds largest exporter of beef, it is clear that Australia has an
influential and vital role in the exportation of livestock internationally. What people are failing to recognize is that by donating to this they are greatly disadvantaging Australias agricultural industry, which makes up a massive proportion of Australias overall GDP. This industry, which employs hundreds of thousands of Australians allows for the economy to find stability where in recent times similar economies have crumbled under financial stress. The meat exportation industry is vital in acting as one of the final bastions preserving the Australian farming and live stock sectors from the competition of other countries like China, India and Argentina, it would be remise to understate the importance of this industry not only for the financial gain it injects into the economy but also the perseveration of Australians rich history in farming some of the finest the cattle the world. If Australia was too abolish and abandon its exportation of live meat the affect would be detrimental to the economy, having far reaching effects to other sectors as well as how the international community perceives Australia as a leading member of the International agricultural export association (IAEA). As sad as the cruel treatment of livestock is there are better solutions than limiting Australias future financial prosperity. Instead we should focus on a way to educate other countries on the best way to treat and slaughter their live stock; the humane treatment of animals is imperative not only because they are another living creature but also to ensure that the meat we love is the same all around the globe, guaranteeing Australias role as the exporter of choice for livestock for centuries to come.

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Jarred Abrahams: There are other industries besides Live Export. Farmers that are going to be 'hit badly' with the ban can adopt different methods; killing their stock in the most human way possible by selling to other abattoirs. I understand that Australian business should be a huge concern, but really, there are always other ways to do things.

Jeremy Morley: peoples' income and their

families are much more important than some cattle bred to be slaughtered...

Sam Jacobs: Jarred, the abuse that is

perpetrated towards these animals is done overseas... basically this ban will stop animals from being exported to these places and other countries will simple take Australia's place...(not solving any problems). Anyway Australian guidelines and regulation make the abusive treatment of animals illegal.... just to set things straight... So at the end of the day these "badly hit" farmers going to be just that... badly hit.

Abigail Reisner: Perhaps in an attempt to find a middle ground a more

appropriate measure that could be taken would be if the animals were killed humanely in Australia first and then appropriately transported(chilled environment) to the desired destination. (Although the killing of the animals initially is wrong)

Tal Hurley Levin: I think the only time when i'll be able to truly understand
this dilemma is when cows are exporting humans. Until then it's pointless for anyone to argue because we don't know how cows feel.

Dan Abel: I agree with Tal, the cows need to have a say in this Jonathan Fanarof: You cant eat a farmer
now can you Sam?

David Stern: I beg to differ Jeremy Buchaneck: All this talk about
meat is making me hungry

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Jeff Katz and Rob Scholz Seperated at birth?

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Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick

created an absolute monster, with this psycho thriller. From the opening scene. In a milk bar, where people are sitting on futuristic mannequins, Sipping milk, with piercing gazes, you know this is not going to be an ordinary film. The controversy surrounding the film, perhaps, is more exciting then the film itself. The film, with a rating of X was also banned for general viewing in England, with a number of copycat murders and other illegal acts committed.

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10
films
- written by? Zac

top

American beauty this story

of suburban boredom, of behavioural faade, will truly make you cringe and enjoy vicariously the rebellion of the protagonist from the mundane everyday life of his suburban nightmare.

Garden state

Braff. Directed by? Zac Braff. Starring? Zac Braff. Soundtrack? Zac Braff. A story of a man returning home after his failed acting career. Natalie Portman does a stunning job as the quirky love interest. Zac Braffs handpicked soundtrack is nothing short of moving.

Big Lebowski The slacker The Worst Moves I have Ever seen:
Nacho Libre Open Water Bad Teacher Pirates of the Carribean 3 Spiderman 3 Bedtime Stories Moulin Rouge Harry Potter 3 Green Lantern (I never saw this but the trailer was the longest 2 minutes 50 of my life)

film of the century. The film that inspired Pineapple express, dude wheres my car and pretty much any other Seth Rogen film. The highlight has to be the bowling fantasy in which protagonist, Jeff bridges glides along the bowling alley.

Toy story 1,2,3

Im ashamed to say this, but I cried in all three. This series of abandoned toys, all with their own personalities, was reminiscent of my childhood. I think to my old toy soldiers, who were left under the bed. I think of my teddies, which are now in the arms of my cousins, and my other little bits of toys and playthings that I left lying around or in the bin.

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Followers:
Dean Cox Chris Judd (c) Sam Mitchell

Please note: teams were made round 20

The Captain
Chris Judd will be the first man ever to bring home a Brownlow and an Oscar in one year. The Carlton superstar is having the best season of his career. Judd is leading clearances, contested possessions and goal assists. He is also second in handballs. This Carlton leader is truly spectacular to watch. He is definitely one of the greatest players in the AFL.

Matt Scarlett Heath Scottland Ben Reid

Brett Deledio

Josh Gibson

Corey Enright

Matthew Boyd

Gary Ablett Scott Pendelbury

Nathan Fyfe Interchange:

Lance Franklin

Dale Thomas

Todd Goldstein Travis Cloke Dane Swan Andrew Walker Sub: Matthew Pridis

Steve Johnson Jack Riedwoldt

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The Rookie The Ruck

Nathan Fyfe is only in his second season of football and has already become one of the Dockers key players. He has a strong contested mark and racks up many possessions. Averaging 25 possessions per game and is coming fifth in the competition for total marks. Also, 51% of his possessions are contested, which shows that he always works hard inside the packs.

Dean Cox has relifted his game completely. The

monster is coming third in total hitouts and has a grand total of 350 disposals, 80 more than any other ruckman in the competition. He has a monster grab, taking 113 marks and has a nice kick on goal. This big bloke has the capability to turn a game around. If Aaron Sandilands from Fremantle had not missed games from injury, Dean would not have this position.

The First Timer The Daisy

Half way through this season, Daisy was ranked by some football experts as the best player in the AFL. I completely disagree, b ut nevertheless, his season has b een very impressive. Dale Thomas is a very skilled player, he is a hard midfielder who can kick a goal or take a grab. He averages 25 possessions per game, has taken 95 marks and has improved dramatically from last season. Brett Deledio has been very unfortunate not to have been awarded with an All-Australian in the past b ut his outstanding season is sure to guarantee him a position. Brett Deledio has averaged a huge 26 possessions per game and was awarded with the Ian Stewart Medal in round 2 against 2010 runners-up in Stkilda with a stellar performance, picking up 30 possessions and shutting down No.1 utility Brendan Goddard to only 15 possessions.

Stevey J
Stevey J has been reborn with the Geelong football club this season. He has dominated in the forward line, especially in the last few weeks. Hes kicked 39 goals, is second for total goal assists and has racked up 400 possessions. Steve Johnson has had huge games recently, including a slaughter against the demons where he scored 7.1, and was involved with a whopping 10 goal assists.

Buddy
Lance Buddy Franklin has been solid throughout this season. He equals the goal k icking tally with Jack Riewoldt and has been picking up an average of 20 possessions per game. Even though Buddy is infamous for his poor kicking on goal (54.50) and is leading the competition in frees against, he has been ranked the best player in the AFL by many media experts. Highlights of this season include a 28 possession game against Fremantle where he also kicked 6.6.

The Underdog
Josh Gibson is definitely one of the most underrated defenders in the competition. The hawk has completely annihilated his competition and has always kept his opponent to a minimal low. Highlights include restricting Matthew Pavlich, Fremantle skipper to only 15 possessions and b eing goalless and also completely thrashing the runners up in last years Coleman Medal Barry Hall, whom only took possession twice before being subbed in Q3 for a failed performance.

Popular PE Teachers Last Name. Hint: Bun in the oven.

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of nt de u St S ue PU Iss O e thssue Jonah Gandur This i

Criteria for award: Because Jonah is a dedicated friend who loves to hang out in the merkaz. Fun Fact: Jonah has always wanted a pug-dog, but unfortunately his parents still refuse to buy him one. Fashion sense: Interestingly enough the hat which Jonah is wearing in the photograph is identical to one belonging to Belinda Adelman, Jessica Adelman, year 11s mother. Mazel-tov to the Gandur Family.

Working at Mount Scopus for the last few years was one of the most incredibly rewarding and enjoyable experiences of my life. Being an Old Collegian who had spent a couple of years away from the school since finishing VCE in 2006 I was able to truly appreciate and understand how special Mount Scopus is and was. Beginning work in the sports department in 2009 I couldnt have dreamt of the magnitude of the impact that the students at Scopus would have on me. Regardless of where I travel, where I work or whom I fall in love with, Mount Scopus is and always will be my first true love. To have been able to share so many experiences on and off the sporting fields, on camps and in many other forums gave me the great pleasure and privilege of getting to know so many students. I feel blessed to have formed these friendships that will enable me to stay in touch with the next generation of Scopus alumni. Although I know I have left for all the right reasons in my own professional life, it did not m ake it any easier to say goodbye, and it was definitely an emotional experience leaving those gates on Station St for the last time. I was overwhelmed with the generosity of spirit and outpouring of munificence upon my departure. For those of you that wished me well or wrote to me I am eternally grateful! From my time at Scopus I am fortunate that my souvenirs include trophies, medals and photos; but above all what I take away is the memories. These memories are enough to last a lifetime! For this and everything else I say thank you

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