15 | Thursday, January 1, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com oakville's NeW DisCoUNT sToRe BRaND NaMes aT loW PRiCes! Members of the White Oaks Secondary School debating team include, from left, Dasha Metropolitansky, Nicole Nowoselski, Denys Linkov and Taha Ahmed. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver continued from p.14 of 137 teams at a tournament in Thornhill, Ont. Competing on the winning team were Ethan Strathdee and Kashaf Salaheen, while Omar M'Hiri and Ahmed Abdelaal, and Gautier Boyrie and Angad Singh were semifinalists. "Ethan and Kashaf are in Grade 10. It's quite unusual to win a tournament in Grade 10. They were debating against (students) from other schools in Grades 11 and 12. That was another really strong result," said Guthrie. At the McGill High School Debating Tourna- Oakville team earns top honours Brand Name all Christmas ment in October 2014, White Oaks had twoand-a-half teams finish in the top four of 134 pairings. The finalists were Ahmed and Linkov, and Zhang and Heidi Mittal, while Metropolitansky, who secured top Grade 9 speaker, was paired up with an Upper Canada College student. Shortly after the McGill tourney, a debate contest at Western University featured a different group of WOSS students. Out of approximately 80 teams, the pairing see Four on p.17 BoxiNg Week saviNgs small appliances Decor 25% off 75% off all Toys STATE OF THE ART DENTAL IMPLANTS REPLACE YOUR MISSING TEETH WITH THE BEST OPTION AVAILABLE Available Hours: Mon. - Fri. 7am - Midnight · Saturday 10am - 4pm We speak Portuguese, Spanish, French, Polish, Urdu Dr. Marcelina benedito D.M.D., Emergency, Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Dr. Herman comlekci D.M.D., Special Interest in Dental Implantology all Cookware & Dishware laptops & Computers Direct insurance billing 25% off 40% off Buy 1 get 1 for $1.00* * all Clothing FREE* LASER DENTAL WHITENING * Ask for details www.toothfairydentistry.ca 487 Cornwall Rd., Unit 5E., Oakville · 905-844-tale (8253) 25% off second item is equal or lesser value Like us on Facebook.com/ Big Deal Oakville 520 Kerr Street BIG-DEAL.ca Oakville 905-842-0221 519-333-DEAL (3325) 5111 New Street Appleby Village Burlington Prices in effect until January 4, 2015 or while quantities last. BIG-DEAL.ca · f a s h i o n · e l e c t ro n i c s · h o m e d e c o r · t o y s & g a m e s · h e a l t h & b e a u t y · h o u s e w a re s · b e d d i n g & l i n e n s · household supplies · seasonal · luggage & bags