Central Manitoulin PS student heads to Northern Semi Finals for Public Speaking

Amber Wahl, a Grade 7 student at Central Manitoulin Public School, has once again garnered top honours in public speaking.  Amber placed first in the Grade 7- 9 division at the Royal Canadian Legion Northern Ontario Public Speaking Competition in Blind River on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Amber will advance to the Northern Semi Finals in Kapuskasing on Saturday, April 18, 2015 with her speech on "Black Flies" describing the trouble with black flies and what people do.  She ends her speech by passionately describing black flies as one of the downfalls of living in a beautiful countryside. Presenting the first place award is Steve Larocque, District H Youth Education Chair/Coordinator for the Royal Canadian Legion. Congratulations Amber!

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