Excellence and Eloquence was the theme behind the Regional Junior Final in the Peel District School Board Public Speaking competition at SouthFields Village Public School last week. First place finisher Kate Shepherd from Macville Public School and second place Isabella McCloskey of Herb Campbell Public School qualified for the Regional Finals, to be held this week. Seen here (left to right) are Brooklen Stevenson of SouthFields Village, who spoke about roller coasters; Serena Jawanda of Hewson Public School in Brampton, whose topic was the Taj Mahal; Seema Gill of Mount Royal Public School in Brampton, who spoke about how electronics affect the human brain; Haley Anderson of McCrimmon Middle School in Brampton, who's address dealt with the Bermuda Triangle; Cassandra Matchett of James Bolton Public School, whose address was about stressing; Ria Bhagat (who finished third) of Caledon Central Public School, who talked about racism; Kate Shepherd, who spoke about being prepared for disasters; Isabella McCloskey, who spoke about the Paralympics; Aastha Sharma of Mount Pleasant Village Public School in Brampton, who addressed happiness; Ishaq Siddiqui of Fairlawn Public School in Brampton, who talked about basketball; Amatullah Ahmed of Robert H. Lagerquist Sr. Public School in Brampton, who spoke about circus animal abuse; and Karan Kumar of Great Lakes Public School, who addressed the negative effects of technology.
Photo by Bill Rea