White Oaks is reaching for the top Teams sweep Halton contest By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF 5 · Thursday, May 13, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com 905.847.7333 or toll free 1.866.707.7333 SENIOR TEAM: (L-R) Steve Lebourveau (coach), Navi Chohan (coach), Aaron DiMaria, Samar Khurshid, Erik Brown, Allen Sigal, Giancarlo Jones and Rick Hamel (coach). Serving Oakville Since 2005 The students at White Oaks Secondary School truly are the lords of the trivia. Both the school's intermediate and senior teams recently won the Reach for the Top championships in Halton Region. "It would be nice to say it's the teachers, but I don't think it's so," said the school's teacher and team coach Steve Lebourveau of what makes his students so knowledgeable. "I think the kids are really motivated, we get a huge number of kids to practice compared to other schools. We get 30-40 kids out. They are hard-core interested." The competition is modeled after a former Canadian television quiz show of the same name. Now the school's senior squad, consisting of Grade 11 and 12 students, will represent Halton when it moves onto the provincial championships this weekend in Toronto. There is no provincial level for the intermediate division where participating students are in Grades 9 and 10. "We've never been to the provincials so we're hoping we'll do really well," Lebourveau said. "It's hard to tell how our kids compare to the rest of the province because some divisions could be stronger, · airport flat rates · 24 hr. service · commercial accounts · local & out-of-town · luxury sedans · weddings · proms s r r TM edwinlimoinc@yahoo.com www.edwinlimoinc.com Are You Happy With Your Smile? Before After 10 porcelain veneers and Zoom!® whitening Before After Full-mouth rehabilitation Dr. Phelan knows that the first step in creating a great smile and any new patient relationship is clear communication. With this in mind Dr. Phelan will spend time with you in our consultation area discussing any concerns you may have about your smile and dental health, as well as your goals for the future. Dr. Phelan feels it is best to get to know the person before he gets to know your teeth. Creating a beautiful and lasting smile requires time, skill and effort. No two people are alike and no two smiles are alike. Our goal is to create a smile that is unique and individual for you, that will look great now and for many years to come. We would like to create a smile that expresses your own unique personality and is well suited to your individual facial form. INTERMEDIATE TEAM: (L-R) Osama Ahmed,Arun Desai, Alastair Smith, Jack Reeves and Marcus Tutert. some could be weaker, but they're the strongest group of kids I've ever seen." White Oaks used five players on both of its teams. For each round of competition, four players participate per team so several members of the White Oaks team alternated between matchups. The competitors have to answer trivia questions from a variety of categories such as history, sports, pop culture and more. Lebourveau said to choose its school's top five players, the coaches looked at individual performance during tournaments throughout the year. Both age level competitions took place in Burlington. The intermediate team beat Oakville Trafalgar High School in the final on April 13. The team consists of Jack Reeves, Alastair Smith, Arun Desai, Osama Ahmed and Marcus Tutert. The senior team beat Appleby College in the final on March 30. The team consists of Aaron DiMaria, Erik Brown, Giancarlo Jones, Samar Khurshid and Allen Sigal. Team coaches are Lebourveau, Rick Hamel and Navi Chohan. The provincial competition is May 15-17 at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus. Before After 10 porcelain veneers and 2 implant crowns Actual Patient Treatments by Dr. Stephen Phelan If you would like to schedule a FREE cosmetic consultation appointment with Dr. Stephen Phelan, please call our office at (905) 827-1619 Dental Surgeon. Laser, Family & Cosmetic Dentistry 1500 Heritage Way, Oakville, ON L6M 3H4 call 905.827.1619 to arrange an appointment Creating sensational smiles in Oakville for 15 years. NEW!