md6 wednesday november 9 1983 st robert report qehn aejyuje flower makes home more attractive school enters science event on saturday october 29 a small team of st robert students headed off to york uni versitys annual science olympics the olympics are designed to teach high school students more about york universitys sci ence department through a series of com petitive events this year 45 schools en tered the games and st robert placed fifth overall our team was composed of four stu dents catherine beck frank cifelli reinhard langos and shaun quinn mr fagan a science teacher went along as an advisor the group competed in three of six categories the first category called the fermi divi sion dealt with physics problems the stu dents were given 15 questions to work on for 20 minutes while this may seem re latively easy some of the questions in cluded were how many ping pong balls would it take to fill the universe and how many drops of water are there in lake ontario the group finished first in this event the second category called manual labour consisted of a male and female team frank cifelli and cathy beck our competitors in this event were required to pull on a hand ergometer a device which takes fifty newtons of force to move this may seem simple enough but there were two restrictions they were allowed to use only one finger on the ergometer and there was a five minute time limit in hich to pull it as frequently as possible the team placed fourth in this division but felt that the exercise was not a true test of their scientific ability the third and final category was called canadarm it was sponsored by cana- darm the company that manufactured the canadian arm for the u s space shuttle the idea behind this contest was to build as large a crane as possible using only straws and pins the crane had to be functional and capable of suspending a 100 gram mass in between competitions a barbecued luncheon was held for the students at a cost of 2 50 per person there were also brief tours conducted along the way to other events after the games awards were given out the contestants saw a documentary film and mr chris trump a guest speaker from spar aerospace gave an address to the participants when asked what the students got out of the day they replied that it was a good chance to really see york university and an occasion to have a lot of fun upcoming events the st robert high school band will be coming out full force on saturday novem ber 26 the bands will be performing at seneca colleges minkler auditorium to raise funds for a trip to shrewsberry eng land next july the performance which starts at 8 p m will involve every music student from grade nine up for disguising an unattractive view or adding visual excitement to a window the exotic wax plant or porcelain flower hoya carnosa can be used advantageous ly our grandmothers no doubt used this plant as a focal point and this vigorous climber has been ever popular the succulent glossy and often silver- flecked deep green leaves of this attrac tive flowering vine are effectively display ed as a living curtain just by suspending their container in a window or to add more interior privacy the twining stems can be easily trained to climb on hidden wires and softly frame the window from within either way its accented with the restfulness of natural greenery in summer this moderately easy-to- grow native of southern china and austra lia produces waxy pinkishwhite dark centred flow ers that hang in round clusters on short stalks on each sweetly fragrant cluster theres are dozen or more of the halfinch delicate starshaped flowers and colorful flowers do add to a room j green ngro win tlaitu oue in order to bloom well keep the hoyas potbound for theyre definitely at their best when roots fill the container give very bright light to promote buds an east west or filtered south window is ideal but as with many other plants its helpful to relocate them to a direct south ern exposure in winter they hate wet feet so good drainage is essential provide moderate moisture from spring to fall and as growth slows down in the cold months allow the soil to dry out a little between waterings its important to note that the faded flow ers should be allowed to fall off naturally the spur old flower stem where blossoms have grown should never be removed as its the source for the following years flow ers ive learned from experience that theyre also a trifle finicky and will often drop their buds in displeasure if theyre rotated or moved when flowering i keep ours as a permanent resident hanging about two feet back from an unfil- tered southern bay window to avoid injury from bakinghot sun in the kitchen where it flourishes in the warmth and humidity for the first time and much to my delight it treated us to a continuous display of flow er clusters from last june through september hoyas are slow to flower and more often than not only do so when mature dont be too disappointed if yours doesnt bloom as quickly as desired your patience will eventually be rewarded and the wait is in deed worthwhile now is the time to protect columnar young and un- established evergreens from winter sun and breakage from ice and snow accu mulations by spiralling and wrapping them from bottom to top with burlap or mesh evergreen wrap if dwarf alberta spruce are in a sunny spot theyre sus ceptible to sunburn and wrapping in burlap provides shade never use plastic as all plants have to breathe to put up tree guards and prevent dam age in areas where rabbits are found to place fertilizer bags in a dry spot and put chemical sprays and gasoline out of harms way from youngsters liquid ferti lizers and sprays could freeze if left in the garage helpful hints place treelike plants about the area and give the illusion of height to a lowceiling room spray indoor container mums daily to not only keep the leaves fresh but also make it unwelcome for spider mites they thrive in hot dry air but 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