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Waterloo teen to participate in HOBY international leadership conference Adults who choose to paint all younger members of the community with the same brush of negativity will be eating crow later this summer. mm) _ w MImh‘mndMllH-nlndu mugs. it a. wwwusm minimum-u... And the person dishing up the feast isn't too far away. _ Mike Anderson, a soon- to-be Grade ii student at Bluevale collegiate institute, will represent 140 Ontario schools at the upcoming HOBY Leadership confer- ence in Washington DC. at the end of July. The HOBY conference, which translates into Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, is an opportunity for chosen second-year high school stu- dents from all over the wodd to be recognized for their outstanding contributions to their schools, as well as the rest of society. looking For It tuw, Its main purpose is to wct students take top honours in ; Jjj/__;",, international math competition 'iilii'i)i A A game of cops and robbers has earned four Waterloo collegiate institute students top honours in a 24-hour international math competition. The team of Feng Cao, 17, Shannon Murray, 18, Jennifer Vaughan, 16, and Edward Wei, 16. received confirmation of their outstanding placing in the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications' second annual high school mathematical modelling contest last week. 'Cops & Rohhers' The foursome was the only Canadian entry in the 168 registered team field, and took on some of the U.S.'s best high schools devoted to math and science instruction like the Illinois Math and Science Academy and the Arkansas School for Math and By ANDREA BAILEY Chronicle Staff BY Boa Vmwuc Chronicle Staff diminish the common public perception that those few young people who have committed mis- chief or crimes represent all those in their age bracket, and to celebrate those who prove this perceptionwmag onaregularbais "Being chosen to go to the con- ference has been ,y' one of the biggest T, thrills of my life," Anderson said. "l " was really hoping I'd be chosen, but I couldn't believe t'tte, it, l actually put Omano‘ my head under the table when they announced Mme." But Anderson, who described himself as a social and enthusiastic student. said the July meet won't be Science. Teams of up to four students worked at their own schools during a des- ignated M-hour period in February and tried to solve one of two problems. The problem the WCI team chose asked them to develop an efficient model to allow police to sweep an area where a robbery has taken place so that the robbers would be funnelled into a police roadblock. The Waterloo students were given an incomplete map and had to use certain assumptions and algorithms to come up with a solution they could apply "I thought it Would bein/are exciting than the other one," said Murray, the senior member of the team. The other question involved redesign- ing the current electoral system in the United States and submitting a mathemal- ical justification of why the new system is better than the current one. Waterloo’s own Mike Anderson shows some of the memories he took from his last HOBY Leadership conference. He will represent 140 Ontario schools at the HOBY world conference next month. his first HOBY experienpe. In early May, HOBY host- ed him for two days in Ridgetown, Ont., where he took seminars on such top- ics as leadership, self-identi- PAGE 3 "It meant a lot to me to be able to go," Anderson said. "It's a great opportunity to fleam new things and make fication, and Canada's role in the global ewpomy. _ "We liked the immediate applica- bility," said, Vaqghfm. "It would take for- ever to redesign the us. electoral system, but our model could actually be used if we came up with any- thing that made any sense." The success of the topped a field of 1 team also had a lot , do with the selec ion of the students involved with WCl's entry. Math instructor Michael Burns brought a team together that would depend a lot on the individual strengths the students brought to the table, "ihey really worked together lo get this thing." said Burns, who also monitored them over the 24 hours to ensure they were IMnners of the high school Mathematical Contest in Modelling from WCl are, left to right, Edward Wei, Jennifer Vaughan. math instructor Michael Burns. Shannon Murray and Feng Cao. The WCl team was the lone Canadian entry in the competition and topped a field of 163 registered teams. '0' - "40'D new friends," he said. "It's actually scary how many people you meet there who arejust like you." When asked what he thought might be one of the reasons he was chosen as a HOBY ambassador, he said, "I think it's really cool to make someone's day and put a smile on their face." And in return, Anderson said HOBY has given him the drive to aim for the fence in everything he does. "Next year I'm planning to run for student council president at Bluevale," he said, adding by then he will "Being chosen to go to the conference has been one of the biggest thrills of my life. " - Mike Anderson Grade I I BCI student following the rules of the contest. "As a team, they needed leadership skills, math skills. computer skills and all-around skills to put it togethec" "Murray-brought maturity and leader- ship to the team. "When it came to a crunch she had the leadership qualities I (an...) ' "mu-dummm 48Uiq9 I In 'qh-islt)$8r5tMl (minim looking For a New have already held two posi- tions with tht group: _ His list of contributions also includes playing foot- ball and badminton for his school, AA baseball and select hockey, as well as holding down a part-time job at a local grocery store, But as far following in the footsteps of his father Bruce, who serves as Walerloo’s east ward councillor, Anderson said his political aspirations end at his school. “I'd really like to be a teacher." he said. "Or maybe even a sports agent, even though it's a huge stretch." Wherever his future takes him, Anderson said he will cherish the conrtdence HOBY has put in him to suc- ceed. 7 'Tm going to go to this conference with a positive attitude and full of energy," he said. "I want to help them (HOBY) show the positives about teenagers in the world." tamtinued on page 5