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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 18, 2016 | 28 Debate team is giving WOSS something to talk about by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Ethan Strathdee and Kashaf Salaheen hope to give their school -- and community -- something to talk about when they return from the National Oxford Cup Championships in Winnipeg taking place Nov. 17-20. The pair from White Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) earned one of eight spots for Ontario debate teams at the 2016 Ontario Oxford Cup Qualifier late last month at Havergal College in Toronto and hopes to do well at the upcoming competition. The students were among 52 teams vying for a chance to compete in the prestigious debate tournament that pits teams from across Canada against one another. Last year, WOSS student debaters Kiara White Oaks Secondary School student debaters Kashaf Salaheen and Ethan Strathdee are competing in the National Oxford Cup Championships in Winnipeg, Nov. 17-20. | submitted photo 1/2Off! Only valid 720 and 730 models. Valid only at the participating store listed. Offer not valid on previous purchases. Offer valid until November 21st, 2016. Buy 1 Seed Cylinder Get a Holder Hassan and Dasha Metropolitansky placed first in a field of 60 teams from across Canada to win the 2015 Oxford Cup. It had been one of the "biggest wins White Oaks debaters have had in the 32 years I have coached debate," WOSS English teacher and debate coach Hamish Guthrie said last year. Strathdee and Salaheen, both Grade 12 students, told the Oakville Beaver they have some big shoes to fill. "There's a bit of legacy to live up to," explained Strathdee, who joined the high school debate team when he was in Grade 9. "The debaters are really good, so we're hoping we can match up to that." Salaheen, who also joined the debate team when she was in Grade 9 on the recommendation of her older brother Zaid, added she's nervous, but is excited to be among the best teams in Canada competing against one another. Each of them have been practicing giving speeches weekly and are also keeping up to date on current events and what's being talked about in the news. If they place first or second in the Oxford Cup tournament, they will head to England to debate at the national high school debate tournament at Oxford University in 2017. Meanwhile, the WOSS debate team is doing well in competition with Vidit Desai and Omar M'Hiri winning the 2016 University of Western Ontario high school debate tournament, which was held Nov. 11-12. Desai and M'Hiri were among five WOSS teams that made the quarter finals. 3350 FAIRVIEW STREET, BuRlIngTon 905-634-7700 · EmAIl: wbu1@bellnet.ca We bring people & nature together FINAL 10 DAYS-SALE ENDS NOV. 27 MONDAY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY CLOSED 10:00 am - 8:00 pm 10:00 am - 6:00 pm TABLEWARE . KITCHENWARE . HOME DÉCOR & SO MUCH MORE OVER 25,000 SQ. FT WITH OVER 20 DEPARTMENTS . RD RD ERFO RUTH VAUGHAN MILLS Warehouse Sale 4 1 ST A N N U A L R E S T O C K E D D A I LY The staff of You'nique Oakville has relocated to Intermezzo Hair Studio · Colour Experts · Balayage · Highlights E SAV UP TO . JANE ST HWY 400 CRED ITVIE W RD. 90% * FREE PARKING 1 1 1 C R E D I T V I E W R OA D VAU G H A N O N (HWY 400 & LANGSTAFF) location WESTO N RD. Tues & Wed $10 OFF any Chemical Service with Select Stylists Open Tuesday-Saturday 82 NelsoN st · iNtermezzohair.com · (905)-825-2840 W W W.W I L L I A M A S H L E Y. C O M / WA R E H O U S E S A L E *Save up to 90% off Ntl. Sugg. Reg. Price or Comparable Value. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Personal shopping only. Cash, Debit, Visa, Mastercard & Amex accepted. No cheques or credit notes. Items are subject to stock availability. All sales final. E. & O.E. FOR SAFETY REASONS, STROLLERS AND CAR SEATS CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED. TER EC AR CRESTMOUNT BLVD. LAN FF GSTA DR . RD. DAILY DEAL TODAY'S