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May 14, 2019
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Hitting the dirt during Malvern and Northern rugby action A Northern Secondary School player is taken to the ground with the ball while pursued by a number of Malvern Collegiate players in black sweaters during Senior boys high school rugby action recently. The game was played at Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate in Scarborough on Wednesday, May 1, and Northern won the cold and muddy affair 25-0.
Glen Ames robotics team heading to California for international meet MEMBERS OF the Glen Ames Senior Public School robotics team will be heading to California this week to take part in their third straight international championships. The team, which calls itself the Guardians of the Galaxsee, consists of 10 Grade 8 students. They will be flying to California this Thursday to take part in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League, known as the FLL, international championships against teams from around the world.
The competition in Carlsbad, California goes May 17 to 19. This is the third year in a row that a Glen Ames team has qualified for the event, and the fifth time in the past eight years. Glen Ames is also the only Ontario public school that earned the right to compete internationally for this year, which makes them especially proud given the high level of competition from teams seeking to qualify, said coach and teacher Luke Martin. “Each year there is a less than one per cent chance of doing what
these students are doing,” he said. The FLL is an international alliance between Lego and FIRST. The challenge for the 2018-19 FLL season was Into Orbit, and it asked students to think like engineers and scientists facing an issue in outer space that needed a solution. The Guardians’ solution to the challenge was how to help astronauts deal with loneliness in space. Called Home Away From Home, the Guardians’ project uses a robot with a 360-degree camera that records video memories in the astronaut’s home which can be viewed
in virtual reality. The camera on the robot brings images of familiar faces and places right to the astronaut. Supporting astronauts’ mental wellbeing, as opposed to just their physical health, is becoming increasingly important for agencies such as NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) as space missions are becoming longer. The teacher coaches of the Glen Ames team are Mr. Martin and Ms. Buckley. Continued on Page 2
Fireworks set for Victoria Day at Ashbridges Bay THE ANNUAL Victoria Day fireworks display presented by the City of Toronto at Ashbridges Bay is slated for the night of Monday, May 20. The display begins at 10 p.m., and always draws a huge crowd to the Beach area. Ashbridges Bay is located at the foot of Coxwell Avenue at Lake Ontario. There is good viewing of the display along the boardwalk. Those attending are asked to leave the car at home and walk, cycle or take public transit. For more information, please visit www.toronto.ca
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