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No arguments here — she's the world's best

by Omar Mosleh on May 16, 2012

Only six days after returning from South Africa for a community service trip, Branksome Hall student Anisah Mahomed was on her way to Brisbane, Australia for the 2012 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships.

The Grade 11 Rosedale resident achieved second place after...(More)

One of Canada's finest neighbourhoods

by Omar Mosleh on May 1, 2012

Roncesvalles Village residents know that their neighbourhood is one of the best in Canada and they’re not the only ones.

Roncesvalles Village was one of eight neighbourhoods that made the finals in the Canadian Institute of Planners’ Great Places in Canada contest and was the only...(More)

And the winner is...

by Staff on April 11, 2012

After a months-long process, the winners of Canada’s Next Top Ad Exec for the 2012 competition were announced.

At a March 27 gala in downtown Toronto, the winners — who each received a 2013 Chevrolet Spark — were revealed as the team from McMaster University, Kailee Jamieson and...(More)

This robot does compute

by Nadia Hussein on February 15, 2012

There must be something in the Lego at Bayview Glen.

The school’s Ctrl-Z Robotics Team was crowned first place Ontario East Champions of the First Lego League, which means for the second time in three years, they’re getting a chance to compete at the First Lego League World Festival....(More)

She's a silver-tongued student

by Omar Mosleh on December 7, 2011

Branksome Hall student Anisah Mahomed is one girl you don’t want to argue with.

Just ask her parents. Due to a time difference, they received a call at midnight from their 16-year-old daughter, telling them she was hauling back a trophy from British Columbia after being crowned...(More)

Success: Can I have the definition?

by Shawn Star on July 6, 2011

Without reading this sentence, could you spell panguinge, huipil or mycetophagous?

Laura Newcombe can, and she’s only 12. Then again, she’s also the three-time Canadian spelling champion and this year’s runnerup at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the U.S.

The grade...(More)