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PAGE 26, wHITY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1991 Thomas earns top ,honours at Scienoe fair BRYAN THOMAS will be entering bis project 'Social learninpg of fish' By Saira Arfai Students can nei niid-termis are ovez students should be ci relax too much. Henry athletics especially busy this bw relax -- r. However, ,areful net te have been past week. in this year's National Scienoe Fair. Chri. Bovi. photo On April 5, Jim Gregorcie had a third-place finish at the LOSSA wrestling competition. Ho won five of bis six matches, and will advance te DYSSA. On. April 10 the Henry track and field team put forth an excellent showing at the LOSSI Mysteriously Yours T&RALGAR CASTLE echool held a 'Murder Mys- tery Night' Friday to raise fumds for a school renovation project. A large crowd turnedoufr suspense and an outragen night of comeidy. Above, nerd 'Orville' aesbsway tbrough the crowd during*the clue-gathermng tour. indeor meet. Hawkcs placed in the top three in 21 events. Jason Bacchiochi, Steve McArdle, Shannon Pachal, Sharma, and the mudget boys' relay team consisting of Jrett 1futher, Andre Marais, Vik Sharma and John Vizzini, were among those who capW .,d first place finishes in their events. A total of 23 members qualified te represent Her at the DYSSA meet at YokUniversity. The junior boys rugby toara crushed Leo Austin on April 9 byr a score of 12-O. Congratulations te Henrys College sudients onGýM> summer intemnship General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Durham College bave signed an agreemet to allow first-year business administration students, enrolled as production and oporations management mgiors, an OpportuDity te be hired as summer intern emplctyees. The. company tervewèê120 students fr th eight summer internébip positions- that have been rnade available. "This agreement is a signiticant stop towards a botter relationsbip betweeri our college and the business comxnunity,"- said Gary Polonsky, preident of Durham College. "I feel tbat agreements such as these greatly benefit both parties involved." The sumnmer internship program will supplemnent the students'. classroom and laboratory studios at Durham College by providing them with practical work epeence in the Oshawa General Motors cf Canada Ltd. automotive production facility. "Vie have an obligation te plan for toniorrow and te Xelp students develop skills, " said Don Hooper, regional ersennel director for By Maur< eon h nm For t'h. third time, Bryan Tho-' mas will enter a project at the National Science Fair. 'le Henry Steet High Sehool student will again participate in the national ovent aftor receiving top honours at the Durham RjonlSienceFair.* wn for biseproject, the Social Learning of Mis, a continuation of tii. proect ho used to win lant yoar. He'has worked on the project since grade 6. . Thomas grt the idea te study fish when ho was at a pet store and staw a fish that looked sick . «'I told the owner that one of his fisèh was sick, and be told me that it wasn't really sfick, but that he was showing off,» says stage band. They received the mId award at the Kiwanis Music Festival on April 9. In addition te this award, Kristina Kukk, Sheryl Johnstone, Heather Cross and. Julie Roebottom received first prizes in their'classes, while Patricia Drury aud Sarah Tanner received a second-prize award., Thomas, whose interest in the social -behaviour of fish then boe project involvod trang 24 silver mollies to respond te a red flashinglgt Thomas wan-ted te discover if fish learn faster and botter when alone, or when they are taught in groupe. Thomas found that fish do %larn from each other,1 and vision is the main factor i this social learning.". sinc ar At the Durhamsceefar Thomas' won the Science Tea- chers' Association of- Ontario Award and was honoured. for p resenting the best intermediate (gades 9 and 10) project. Thomas says ho will continue bis project for another year if I can Ïfid another branchof fish behaviour.» Thomas will be one of five local students who will attend the National Science Fair in May. in Vancouver. The Durhami science fairwas open te students from grades 7, te M3. Students spend anywhere from a year te a few months preparing for the event. "Eveory' night-,I 'had te, work With MY fish during the training time,» says Thomas. Thomas worked on his science project on bis own time. Annie KAREN WJLLIAMON portrays the itie character in the B.&. Fairman public sehoolproduction of 'Annie!' Chris Bov!, photo HENRY STREET HIGH SCHOOL vý