Board congratulates winners of the Technological Skills Competition

Rainbow District School Board held its 19th annual Technological Skills Competition on March 4, 2026. Most events took place at Cambrian College in Sudbury, while some competitions were scheduled over a series of weeks at various venues.

Some 165 secondary students tested their various skilled trades including 2D and 3D character animation, aesthetics, AutoCAD, auto service technology, baking, cabinetmaking, carpentry, coding, computer aided manufacturing, electrical installations, graphic design, hairstyling, home and team building, mechanical CAD, outdoor powered equipment, photography, tv/video production, VEX robotics and welding.

This year’s elementary competition saw approximately 340 students participating in seven categories – character animation, construction, LEGO® Mechanical Engineering, LEGO® Robotics, technology, tv/video production and workplace safety.

Students were vying for the opportunity to compete at the Skills Ontario Competition on May 4 and 5, 2026 in Toronto.

“Congratulations to all students who participated in this year’s Technological Skills Competition,” said Bruce Bourget, Director of Education for Rainbow District School Board. “We extend our best wishes to students moving on to regional and provincial competitions. Enjoy the opportunity to showcase your talent in the trades.”

“Our Technological Skills Competition was extremely successful,” said Jennifer Burns, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Co-ordinator with Rainbow District School Board. “In each event, students solved problems and displayed their creativity while exploring viable careers.”

Rainbow District School Board salutes the many staff members who worked diligently to make this event possible, and thanks Cambrian College and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 2486 for their continued support.

The Board also acknowledges the generosity of the many community partners who contributed financially to this event.

AND THE 2026 SECONDARY WINNERS ARE…

2D Character Animation
1st Place: Makenah Morin and Poppy Morin – Sudbury Secondary School
2nd Place: Tommy Williams and Audrey Curzon – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Raine Del Rosario and Taylor Purvis – Sudbury Secondary School

3D Character Animation
1st Place: Megan Martin and Tyson Rainville – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Sasha Buzanov and Seryozha Dibrova – Lockerby Composite School

Aesthetics
1st Place: Hetvi Patel – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Kylah Basaraba – Confederation Secondary School

Architectural Technology Design (AutoCAD)
1st Place: Jordan Fieldhouse  – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Bailey MacLennan – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Henry Walker – Lockerby Composite School

Auto Service Technology
1st Place: Owen Bucknell – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Fielding Tooley – Espanola High School
3rd Place: Alex Lavigne – Confederation Secondary School

Baking
1st Place: Abby St Jacques-Dumais – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Raghad Alzahran – Lasalle Secondary School

Cabinetmaking
1st Place: Julien Kiernan – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Dani Roy – Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Aidan Steedman – Espanola High School

Carpentry – Team of Two
1st Place: Grayson Marshall and Dawson Morris – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Jaxsin Chatwell and Bodhi Villeneuve – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Cooper Thomson and Seb Thibault – Confederation Secondary School

Coding
1st Place: Micah Smith – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Alex Knockleby – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Mattias Breault – Lockerby Composite School

Computer Aided Manufacturing
1st Place: Dane Gibeault – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Electrical Installations
1st Place: Lily Jones – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Eli Reed – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Bryce Broglio – Lasalle Secondary School

Fashion Design
1st Place: Aleshia Beam – Espanola High School

Graphic Design
1st Place: Jack Chamberland – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Yvonne Omega – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Kaeden Portelance – Lasalle Secondary School

Hairstyling
1st Place: Avery Bourcier – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Kylah Basaraba – Espanola High School

Heavy Duty Equipment
1st Place: Owen Fex – Confederation Secondary School

Home Building – Team of Four
1st Place: Noah Burns, Boston Bobbie, Deegan Kingsley and Kashis Blackburn – Confederation Secondary School
2nd Place: Logan Godkin, Oliver Gisby, Hudsyn Young and Mylo Gisby – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Gabriel Michon, Drake Taylor, Jeremy Thall and Jack Centis – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Horticulture and Landscape
1st Place: Cowen Lachance and Brendan Spec – Lively District Secondary School

Mechanical Design (CAD)
1st Place: Grace Dickson – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Leticia Da Silva – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: Tobin Bard – Lockerby Composite School

Outdoor Power Equipment
1st Place: Rhys Kokko – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Ben Clifford – Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place: Logan Kett – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Photography
1st Place: Jennifer Killam – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Dante Copps – Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Quintin Thorsteinson – Lockerby Composite School

Restaurant Service
1st Place: Tobias Brennan – Lasalle Secondary School

TV/Video Production
1st Place: Miles Dinan and Ash King – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Olivia Walker and Milun Sripimolphan – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Isabella Alle and Rou Provost – Sudbury Secondary School

VEX Robotics
1st Place: Isabella Campeau, Asher Cao, Kayley Charsley, Sidney Ferron and Caleb Castonguay – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Gwen Besserer, Caden Duhaime and Fentyn Wheeler – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Vera Castro, Nate Gladman and Clark MacIntyre – Lockerby Composite School

Welding
1st Place: Ben Menard – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Onyx Blommestyn-Trone – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Carter Brouse – Lasalle Secondary School

Workplace Safety 
1st Place: Esohe Aibangbee – Lockerby Composite School

AND THE 2026 ELEMENTARY WINNERS ARE…

Character Animation
1st Place: Logan Martikkala, Grayson Smith, Dawson French and Martin Alvarez – Algonquin Road Public School
2nd Place: Norah Aitchison, Mason Kennedy, Liam Godkin and Declan Tellier – Lively District Secondary School Team 2
3rd Place: Holly Phillips, Kae Maki, Charlotte Hawkins and Kara Fletcher – Copper Cliff Public School

Construction
1st Place: Mack Morrell, Zach Steinke, Robert Nott and Tucker Presley – S. Geiger Public School Team 1
2nd Place: Drew Herranen, Mike Falk, Clara Kiviaho and Callie Hryciw – Lively District Secondary School Team 2
3rd Place: Cora Messier, Jovie Scharf, Thomas Edwards and Hayden D’Amours – Lively District Secondary School Team 1

LEGO® Mechanical Engineering  
1st Place: Peyton Thompson, Kiian Hannuksela, Keaon McDonald and Hari Patel – Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
2nd Place: Jack VanVolkingburgh, Xavier Panamick-Eshkawkogan, Matias Behm and Laine Coleman – Little Current Public School Team 1
3rd Place: Cameron Thompson, Jaron Guinucud, Elijah Baylosis and Promit Nandy – Princess Anne Public School

LEGO® Robotics 
1st Place: Claire Nesseth, Anna Marshall, Isla-Avery Kingsbury and Harper O’Hare – Copper Cliff Public School Team 1
2nd Place: Brayden Wilson, Ishan Shukla, Issac Le and Prasuk Shrawane – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: Odin McGregor, Kaden Brown and Logan Holford – Lively District Secondary School Team 2

Technology
1st Place: Landen Waller, Ty Clark, Huaixuan Dong and Logan Horne – Algonquin Road Public School Team 1
2nd Place: Brody Gibbons, Lola Behenna-Natale and Chase Shelswell – Lively District Secondary School Team 3
3rd Place: Dat Tran, Blake Palterman, Owen Desjardins and Logan Maher-Bell – Lasalle Secondary School Team 4

TV/Video Production
1st Place: Hailey Reed and Rhea Laberge – Valley View Public School Team 4
2nd Place: June Boyuk and Rowan Montgomery – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School Team 1
3rd Place: Josh Belanger and Nate Blais – Chelmsford Valley District Composite School Team 2

Workplace Safety
1st Place: Lauren Musquetier and Ada Nicholls – Little Current Public School Team 1
2nd Place: Henry Nguyen and Jane Hanley – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School Team 1
3rd Place: Grace Gemmel and Madison Whissel – Valley View Public School Team 2

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.