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C8 The Vancouver Sun. Tuesday, May 4, 1993 Soyz and tfief Aoorfl mo Hooded desinn one of the bt07u "as are worfcf. on (he heart "eant to be back for but raf hunn drsy approach CasiJa, out- 9 fi- Wk tqddcamp Class York If HI II nrewupina V4w sfc S-i he servea 1975. TWO LOWER Mainland students were among the 15 winners in YTV's Achievement Awards ceremony that was broadcast from the National Arts Centre Theatre on April 22. The annual event honors young innovators, achievers and heroes.

Sweeping the writing category award was Nicholas Woo, a Grade 6 student at Sheffield school in Abbotsford. Nicholas is an avid writer who produced his first book, More and More Potato Chips, when he was seven. After receiving a Prism Award it was published and enjoys steady sales. Vancouver student Andrew Wong, 16, captured YTV's Achievement Award in the visual arts category. Andrew is a talented artist who has already received numerous awards for his work.

Both Nicholas and Andrew will appear on YTV's Canada's Best in the fall. This month Savvy will feature interviews with both winners and a sample of their works. hard-noseo ftnot Harlan Sto-evision is extreme 1 ISW1 r.Pttina EARTH WORKER Neal Graham, 17, of Sackville, N.S., is committed to making Earth a cleaner and greener place to live. For his outstanding efforts he received YTV's Achievement Award in the environmental category. Neal has encouraged environmental consciousness and activity in his school and community.

On his recommendations, the citizens of Lower Sackville have successfully begun composting on a regular basis. As a member of the Millwood high school environmental tee he assisted in hosting the first province-wide student environmental conference in 1990. Now, the Student Provincial Environmental Conference represents 90 per cent of Nova Scotia high schools. On an international level Neal plays a major role in linking the provincial conference network with the Caretakers of the Environment conference. He travelled to Sweden in March 1992 to look into that country's environmental efforts.

KELLY DEGARMO Class Acts "The grunge look is just a big mix Suburban grunge. Take the sloppy look, toss in some funk and punk and what do you get? "Grunge," a totally hip fashion craze. Best described as mixture of styles and colors, true grunge combines old and new looks to create an "anti-fashion" statement "It's kind of an unkempt look baggy jeans, old boots, unbuttoned shirts," says Andy Lucas of Luke's, a sportswear store. "People associate it more with guys, but girls are just as much into it," he says. Girls usually dress similar to the guys or wear loose-fitting dresses with boots and hats.

ART START and match of everything," says Michelle Harsha, a Jimmy'Z representative. "You pull everything out of the bottom of the closet- sometimes off the floor, and throw it together. Instead of that dirty look, Jimmy'Z is trying to keep it more mainstream." But buying an outfit of "new" theserlesBob 'I I i i. grunge clothes misses the point, says Michael Chamy, a granger. "It defeats the purpose.

The point is to go to some garage sale and pick up something," the high school student says. "Go to any old place Dad's closet and find something that looks The trend first hit the streets two years ago when the Seattle bands Nirvana and Pearl Jam burned up the music charts. These bands made more than a musical impression. Their unique way of dressing became popular among fans, who tried to imitate the look. Paris and New York fashion designers picked up on the fad and now sportswear companies are trying to capitalize on it Jimmy'Z, a California-based sportswear company best known for popularizing the surf look, is introducing a grunge line for guys this spring called Street Smart'Z.

The outfits feature sleeveless flannel shirts, hooded jerseys and long, loose-fitting shorts. Want to win a free trip to the Commonwealth Games in Victoria on Aug. 18 to 28, 1994? An art project to mark next year's games invites students age 10 to 18 years to enter poster-size works on the theme: My Favorite Sport. The preferred media are water-colors or pastels but students can enter other works. The required size is 420 by 297 millimetres.

Each artist may submit only one painting. Twelve entries will be selected. The winners will be invited to attend the Commonwealth Games with all travel and living expenses paid. Their posters will be included in the 1994 Commonwealth calendar featuring young people's art. One poster will be selected as the 1994 Commonwealth Day poster.

Entry deadline is June 30, 1993. Send entries to: The Hon. Roy McMurtry, CHOGM Committee on Cooperation Through Sport, co The Royal Commonwealth Society, 111 969 Bronson Ottawa, K1S4G0. cool and wear it." New York Times Syndicate inspired strength, slams the ball into the air, sending it into the terri tory of The Beast. i ft Now the problem of retrieving the ball lies heavily on the minds of the sandlot team, who will try anything to get it back.

The Sandlot LEE KRAVETZ IS IT WORTH SEEING? The Sandlot has less to do with baseball than with male bonding. It's much like the movie I Stand by Me, except that it stretches reality a bit I more to grasp the attention of a younger audi- ence. This is a lighthearted comedy that even adults might enjoy. DOES IT EARN ITS RATING? Class Acts WHATSIT ABOUT? The great pastime of baseball is no longer just a game but an adventure for Seotty Smalls (Tom Guiry), who finds himself befriended by the neighborhood ball team. Playing in the nearby sandlot during a hot summer in the 1950s, the team's only concern is a ferocious dog nicknamed The Beast, which resides on the other side of the sandlot's back fence.

Smalls steals his father's idolized baseball signed by Babe Ruth, and in a moment of The movie's "mature" rating is for a few scat- scat- aN? Uil '1 tered profanities. Class Acts rating: 7 out possible 10. Grant Gelt, Chauncey Leopard! and Victor Ictor Hill" V. ,1 DiMattia (left to right) star in Sandlot.