PAGE 18, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987 Student h.onored for projeet il, "MI I MARK CHARLINSKI sits p)roudly beneath his scien- ce fair project 'Lets Play Ball ,1 which earned him an honorable mention at the Canada Wide science fair this year in Toronto. BLAN ET By MIKE JOHNSTON Ask Mark Chariinskf what is the best temperature at which to play tennis, golf, racquetball or basebal and he, will teli you "room tem- perature. " That is the conclusion Chariinski reached from his science project 'Let's Play Bail IV. The project won the 14-year-i<id many clwards this year including. an honorable mention at the Canada Wide science fair held at the Anandale - campus of the University of Toronto. The fair was held from May 10 to 17. Charlinski and the other com- petitors stayed at the nurses dorm at the campus during the fair. Let's Play Bail IIliooks at the ef- fect temperature has on ail four balls. Charlinski measured the bounce rate of ail four bails at four dif- ferent temperatures. Each bail was dropped from a height of 100 cm and a video camera was used to meausre the rate the bail bounced. Charlinski said, overall, the balis bounced better at room tem- perature. Similarily each bail withstood pressure better when it was at room temperature. I wouid say for the best resuits in ail sports try to keep the bal being used at room temperature," said Chariinski who will be entering Henry Street High School in Sep- tember. Let's Play Bail Il aiso captured top award at West Lynde's science fair and top prize for Grade 8 physical scienc-e at the Durhai Region science fair heid in April. His first project, .7#4A's Play Bail, was entered in last year's Canada science fair. Improv proves tobe an original ini By JANET BROWNE Shiny green and purpie aliens in- vaded Camp Improv On the Lake in Whitbv last week, and learned how to waik like Egyptians during their overnight stay. Farfetched? Certainiy, but the originality of Lisa Rundle's, musical comedy 'Time Step', performed by the Whitby Little Theatre Youth Group, is what made this play both charming and beguiling. Before the aliens actually crash. ]and at the camp, boredom and bad weather force a gang of counsellors and c ampers into putting together a time capsule, just in case some CLASSIFIEDS COVER AIL (OR A PORTION) 0F CANADA WITH A SINGLE PHONE CALI Ç~r Commun ity Newspapers 0f fer Cross-Canada Classif ieds ATION Select ail of Canada Select any province COVER CANADA FOR $7 180 0 FOR 25 WORDS OR LESS Select one of 4 regions of Ontario FOR EXAMPLE: _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _____ AREA PAPERS 1 CIRCULATION COST - 25 WUHUDi EXTRA WO0R DS ONTARIO 185 1.2 million $250.00 25-50 -$2.0 CENTRAL ONTARIO 49 420 thousand $120.00 51-75 -$6.00 ALLCANADA 555 3.2m i 11ion $718.00 $17.00 Cail the Fee Press for other rates and further information . Volume discounts availaDle Place your ad through your local member newspape r Whi'tby Free Press Time Step' aliens happen to visit that very spot. To everyone's utmost surpise, down corne the mysterlous space beings who join the campers in an evening of dancing, singing and in- for exchanging. AUl the typical camp personalities made their appearanceS - there was Emma, the over-enthusiastic, ex- tra-efficient C.I.T., Bradley, the stolid camp director, Kev, the sun- worshipping lifeguard, a' valiey- girl-turned-nurse, and a host of whining and complaining campers. And who can forget Alvin,' 'the ultimately wimpy camp genius, who seemed to bear a striking resemblance to the chipmunk of the same name. In the lead role of Emma, Emma Taibot deserves the most credit in the acting department for her flamboyant and often humorous performance. Aiways outfront, Talbot seemed to dominate the play with her far-reachîng musical voice, and flawiess line memorization. Kevin Arbour, as the lifeguard, was the most believable of the ac- ting troup, and definiteiy deserves a leading role in future plays. Top credit- goes to whoever con- cocted the special effects, like the spaceship which seemed to appear out of nowhere and hover above the audience, and the wafts of eerie smoke which trailed about the aliens during their visit. Thie strange sounding musical accompa niment was similarly effective, but unfortunateiy the singers became disengaged from the melodyduring a couple of the tunes. Obviousiy, a great deal of time and--effort went into the set design, the lighting and special effects, and the line memorization. Perhaps a bit more time should have gone into the dance numbers, particuÛlarly the first one. Understendably, it wouid be difficuit to teach a group of ýnon-dancers how. to dance, but the performers resembled a field. of flailing daisies who have been par- ched for weeks and subjected to very strong wind. It was enter- taining, but probably not in the way it was intended to be. What makes the success of Time Step most remarkable is that not only was the play performed by ac- tors under the age of 18 but it wa;s the first' attempt at play writing and directing by homegrown Run- die. She must have spent many childhood years at a camp like Im- prov, as she has re-created the hiiarious antics of camp life and the (unfortunate) beings who have to go there every year with surprising accuracy, making her play ap- peaiing to -anyone who has ex- perienced camp life. Whitby Garrard Rd. lacrosse HOUSE LEAGUE Tyke - Novice - Peewee Redmen 8 Green Gaels Howard Smith 3 Michael Hogan 3 Blue Bombera 6 Golden Hawks2 Justin Cardwell 3 Corey Reed Matt Cardwell 2 A. Camenzuli Jim Brown Matt Cardwell 3 Corey Reed 2 - -------------.-..-~-----.------------.--.----.-.-.-------.----.-.-. ------i 668-6111 s~f1 ,ý ý É'b