www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, June 13, 2014 | 10 Above left, in front, from left, In front, left to right, White Oaks Secondary School Grade 9 students Kashaf Salaheen, Omar M'Hiri, Ethan Strathdee and Jenny Hu, who participated in the Junior National Debate Championships in Toronto in May. M'Hiri and Strathdee placed fifth overall. At centre is their coach Hamish Guthrie, backed by White Oaks's junior and senior debate clubs. Above right, Guthrie with Omar, Kashaf, Hu and Strathdee. | photos by Chantal Ayotte Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) White Oaks debate team efforts bring home the hardware White Oaks Secondary School Grade 9 students Ethan Strathdee and Omar M'Hiri represented Oakville well at the Junior National Debate Championships in Toronto from May 8-11. With one of the best results the White Oaks junior level debate team has shown, Strathdee and M'Hiri placed 5th in Canada out of nearly 50 teams representing schools across Canada. The pair also got to share a debate trophy, given to the top three teams from Ontario for helping the province earn bragging rights as the top province in Canada, White Oaks Secondary School teacher and debate coach Hamish Guthrie said. It was awarded to the province based on the total scores achieved by the top three teams of each province, he said. White Oaks also had a second junior team participate in the Junior National Debate Championships, hosted by University of Toronto Schools and De La Salle College. Grade 9 students Kashaf Salaheen and Jenny Hu placed in the middle of the pack. In the individual standings, Strathdee placed 15 out of about 90 speakers from across Canada. t s i l a i c e p S d r a Y k c a B r u o Y R NEW BOOK YOU ALL POOL INST TODAY! Come check out Authorized Dealer of NEW 2014 MODELS ON DISPLAY! lazboyspas.com YOUR T REPLACEMEN TS! IS L IA LINER SPEC SIZZLING SUMMER SAVINGS EVENT ON NOW! La-Z-Boy Spas offers 9 models that are loaded with standard features and are backed by our 100% no nonsense, no fine print guarantee. Spas starting from $3999 LEISURE CENTRE 5430 HARVESTER RD., BURLINGTON 905-631-0837 · 905-389-6610 www.foxpoolandspalc.ca · www.lazboyspas.com LEISURE CENTRE 5430 Harvester RD, Burlington · 905-631-0837 foxpoolandspalc.ca