k BA - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 18, 1998 to study harder than they would for an exam — and actually have fun too? Sign them up for Caledonia’s Physics Olympics team. A team of five grade 12 students plus four helpers travelled to the University of BC to take part in the an- nua} Physics Olympics for high school students, held March 7. Caledonia is considered a powerhouse in the event and the team didn’t disappoint said physics teacher Allen Wootton, placing in the top ranks again. ‘All of Terrace should be proud of them,’’ said Woot- ton. The team raised about $5,000 in order to make the trip. Students also pul in a solid month of preparatory work meeting Sundays, at lunch and after school, plus putting in individual study time. “It was way more fun than an exam,” said team member Kyla Rice. ‘*But more work too,” added teammate Solveig Adair. The two, with the addition of Angella Ramsey, won one of the six events at the Physics Olympics, placing ahead of 47 other teams. That event was called the Derrick, Ht required the young women to build a wooden counterbalanced structure to hold a load of weights much heavicr than the structure, Their structure was a4 flimsy seven grams, but it held a weight of up to 333 grams. Another strong event for the team was the jumper. The team had to design a self-propelled structure that Buses provide safety LOCAL buses will act like safe houses on wheels under a lew program being adopted in Terrace. It’s called the McGmff House program and it al- lows anyone — a child or adult who feels endangered to board an on- coming bus and get help. ‘The bus is a safe haven if you’re in trouble or being bothered or threatened,” says Mike Docherly, man- ager of Coastal Bus Lines, which operates the Terrace Regional Transit System. He said the Terrace bus drivers are all trained to deal with emergencies and have radios that can put them in * instant communication with police, fire and ambulance dispatchers. Part and parcel with the program is making the pub- lic aware that local buses will make stops even if there isn’t a bus stop nearby, Docherty says drivers will stop on whiat’s called a “flaz stop’? when a pedestrian along the roule simply raises their hand. ‘And the bus will drop people off anywhere for their safety,”’ he said. The program got a speedy endorsement from cily council last week, “It sounds like just an ex- cellent idea,’’ said mayor Jack Talstra. There’s no cost to the cily for the program and all promotion of it will be caried out by B.C, Transit. Docherty said _—_ local drivers are keen to provide the extra service, adding they were the ones who pushed for the program's adoption here. Mastery of Enwonmeni, Lands and Parks 1d BRiTisH ) COLUMBIA Do You Kuow an Environmental Hero? To Nominate an Outstanding Individual or Organization for 3 £998 Minister's Environntiental Award Please call for an apptication or amore information: (250) 387-9422 hipiwww.elp.gov.be.cn/pacéa wards April 7, 1998 ‘Olympians do Cal proud *HOW DO you get students would jump over cither 4 one-melre or two-melre wall, The heavier the struc- ture (within reason) and the higher it could go, the bet- ter. Plus once the gizmo jumped the wall, its landing had to be absorbed, so il wouldn’t spin oul of control, The team built a small wooden sliding crossbar, and propelled it with a huge rubber band. In order to ab- sorb the landing the students constructed a mat of styrofoam cups, cut in half 1o meet height regulations. In another event students had to build the best tele. scope they could out of lenses provided. The mystery event proved to be a real stumper for the team. Students were pre- sented with a computer screcn saver device which had flashes of light. They had to measure the intervals between the flashes of light in seconds, but without using any type of watch. In order to solve the prob- lem students were given a metre stick, string, water, a cup and a steel ball. “That was the hardest event by far,” said Adair. In addition to competing in the Physics Olympics the students also bad a chance to tour the TRIUMF lab at university and see the parti- cle accelerator, and take ina lecture. a_i “It was a once-in-a- CALEDONIA’S PHYSICS TEAM — Team members Solveig Adair, Angellee Ramsey, Ben Kerby, Ricki Chan lifetime experience,” said and Kyla Rice, plus helpers John-Will Keating, Chris Simmons and Phillip LeRoss. That mat they're holding in Rice. front is made from cut styrofoam cups. It was designed to absorb energy from a jumping device. COUNTRYWIDE 632-6604 KITIMAT INVENT! 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