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May 28, 2019
Robotics team makes history at California competition THE GUARDIANS of the Galaxsee took on the world in California recently and made history while they were there. The 10 members of the Glen Ames Senior Public School robotics team, who call themselves the Guardians of the Galaxsee, won first place in the Project Presentation category at the United States FIRST Lego League (FLL) Open Championships in Carlsbad, California on May 17 to 20. The win came against competition from 70 other teams including representatives from Japan, Korea, Australia, and across North America. Taking the first place prize in the presentation category made history as it was the first time a Toronto District School Board robotics team won a first in an international competition, said team coach and Glen Ames teacher Luke Martin. “The Guardians of the Galaxsee are now the top TDSB team of all time,” Martin said. “No small feat with some of our legendary teams of the past!” Glen Ames has been a powerhouse when it comes to robotics competitions in both the TDSB and across Ontario. This year, the Guardians also won the Toronto and provincial FLL titles which qualified them for the trip to California. It was the third year in a row that a Glen Ames robotics team qualified for the FLL international competition, and the fifth time in the past eight years. The Guardians team is made of 10 Grade 8 students at Glen Ames. They were the only Ontario public school team who earned the right Continued on Page 4
PHOTO: ALAN SHACKLETON
Woofstock fun at Woodbine Park Archer the Italian greyhound eyes a treat being held by owner Jordan Chong prior to the fashion show for dogs at Woofstock at Woodbine Park on Saturday. The two-day event celebrated dogs and their owners, and featured hundreds of exhibitors and vendors. Next weekend, the celebration of dogs continues locally with Slobberfest, set for June 1 at the Leuty Pavilion on the Boardwalk. For more on Slobberfest, please see our story on Page 26.
Foodland mural design proposals revealed By Alan Shackleton
BEACH RESIDENTS had a chance to take a look at a trio of proposals for the new mural to be painted on the east wall of the Foodland store at Queen Street East and Lee Avenue this summer during a community consultation meeting earlier this month. Artist John Kuna has been commissioned to paint the mural after being selected by a committee made up of Foodland, the Beach Village BIA and Mural Routes.
The meeting was held at the Beaches Branch Library on Monday, May 13 and was attended by Kuna, store owner Nick Kyriacou, representatives from Sobeys/Foodland and Tara Dorey of Mural Routes. Kyriacou talked about how important the mural was to the community how happy he and Foodland were to share the proposals with residents. “The community means so much to us and we are thrilled to be revitalizing the mural which we know
means so much to the community,” he said. The wall had been the site of a mural called Beach Got Rhythm painted by Rudolf Stussi and his son Errol in 2007 that depicted a number of Beach landmarks and jazz musicians. That mural had to be removed in November of last year due to cracks in the wall that had made it unsafe. At the time of its removal, Foodland vowed to work with the community to replace it. Those at the May 13 meeting
could fill out a ballot voting for which of the three proposals was their favourite, and also provide input directly to artist Kuna as part of a question-and-answer session. Kuna introduced the three proposals he had created, pointing out that all three had some common themes but were presented in different artistic styles. Those artistic styles were realistic for Option 1; semi abstract for Option 2; and abstract for Option 3. He said that the goal of the muContinued on Page 23
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