Sudbury Construction Association supports student success in Tech Skills

Sudbury Construction Association Executive Director Denis Shank, left, and President Anthony Nutt, far right, visited Lockerby Composite School’s carpentry lab on Thursday, April 28, 2011 to present a donation of $2,500 towards the cost of transportation for students participating in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition.  Accepting the donation on behalf of Rainbow District School Board are Technological Skills Competition Chair Leo Leclair and Lockerby Composite School student Bobby-Jo Elliot. Bobby-Jo Elliot will be among the students from Rainbow Schools competing in the provincial event in Waterloo from May 2 to 4, 2011.

Students from Rainbow Schools will participate in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Waterloo from May 2 to 4, 2011 with support from the Sudbury Construction Association. The Sudbury Construction Association has donated $2,500 towards the cost of transportation.

“We would like to thank the Sudbury Construction Association and its members for going the extra mile to support student success,” said Rainbow District School Board Chair Tyler Campbell. “Through this generous contribution, the Sudbury Construction Association is helping to nurture our future workforce in the trades. We are proud of our provincial competitors and wish everyone continued success.” 

Denis Shank, the Executive Director of the Sudbury Construction Association, visited Lockerby Composite School’s carpentry lab on Thursday, April 28, 2011 where he presented the donation to Technological Skills Competition Chair Leo Leclair and event participant Bobby-Jo Elliot. Bobby-Jo Elliot, who accepted the donation on behalf of the competitors, won the honour of participating in the Carpentry Individual Competition at the provincial level after the northern qualifying round in North Bay.

“The Sudbury Construction Association welcomes this opportunity to encourage young people to consider the trades as possible career paths,” said Denis Shank. “Our members represent a dynamic and diverse sector. We recognize that we have an important role to play in helping young people develop their skills in the trades.” He added: “The Sudbury Construction Association congratulates all participants in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition. We are delighted that we have been able to make the journey possible.”

The Sudbury Construction Association promotes the interests of individuals and businesses directly or indirectly connected with the industrial, commercial and institutional construction industry. For more information, visit www.sudburyca.com.

Students from Rainbow Schools participating in the Ontario Technological Skills Competition include:


TV / Video Production Team

Kareena Ouimette

Kory Beaulieu-Blanchette

Chelmsford Valley District Composite School

           
Baking

Lindsay Caron

Confederation Secondary School

       
Photography

Chelsee Bradbury

Confederation Secondary School

           
Small Powered Equipment

Daniel MacMillan

Confederation Secondary School

Auto Service Technology

Aaron Ferguson

Espanola High School

           
Architectural Technology and Design

Chelsey Roach

Lasalle Secondary School

           
Cabinetmaking

Travis Jones

Lasalle Secondary School

           
Welding

Pat Gramont

Lasalle Secondary School

           
Carpentry – Team

Joey Morin

Curtis Natale

Lively District Secondary School   

           
2D Character Animation              

Joshua Abate

Kaitlin Richard

Lockerby Composite School

Carpentry – Individual

Bobby-Jo Elliot

Lockerby Composite School

       
Home Building

Joshua Hyatt

Jacob Smith   

David Niro   

Bryson Smith

Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Prepared Speech

Jackson Picard

Sudbury Secondary School

           
IT and Network Support

Andrey Safonov   

Lockerby Composite School

           
Website Development

Anna Clendenning

Lockerby Composite School

           
Mechanical CADD

Bob Meijer

Espanola High School

           
Hair Styling

Amanda Lacombe

Chelmsford Valley District Composite School

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