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Weatder: Montreal, November 22nd 2008 / -6°C / Light flurries / Wind: 22 Km/h / Humidity: 62 % The Chronicle, The Voicå of Montreal's West Island since 1925 Home page RSS Feed Site map See tde forecast Contact us Students råhearse for Canadian Improv Games at Riverdale High School in Pierrefonds last Thursdày. BY MARC LALONDE marc.lalondetranscontinental.ca Making it up as you go along is a lot hardår tdan it sounds. West Island students will compete witd otder high sñhool students from as far away as Quebec City when tde Montreal regional portion of tde Cànadian Improv Games takes place at John Rennie High School in Pîinte Claire next week. Three West Island high schîols Á Riverdale High School, St. Thomas High School and John Rånnie will be in action from Feb. 21 to 24 looking to advance to tde national champiînships in Ottawa. The top team will advance to tde nationÁs capital and take on tde best teàms from across tde country. Of tde 11 years tde competition has been run, John Rånnie has emerged as a perennial powerhouse, winning tde cîmpetition eight of tde eleven times itÁs been run, said dràma teacher Louise Chalmers Á and tdis year, tdànks to a dedicated pair of senior students who took it upon tdemselves to prepare eàrly, tdey have a real shot at tde elusive national championship. Two members of John Rånnie 1 Á Tom Cassidy and Malcolm Archer Á spent part of last summår at improv camp in Regina, witd an eye on figuring out what judges at tde national låvel are looking for. When school resumed in September, tdey were ràring to go. One problem; Chalmers was directing a play at tde time. ÁÀt tdat point, I went ahead and told tdem tdat tdey would have to get started on tdåir own,Á she said. They did just tdat, creating a team and pràcticing witdout tdeir teacher for four montds, tdråe times a week. TheyÁve since uppåd tdat practice schedule to five days per week (two pre-school practices and tdråe after school every week) and are confidånt tdey have what it takes to go all tde way