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Rainbow District School Board hosts Technological Skills Competition
Rainbow District School Board will host its ninth annual Technological Skills Competition at Cambrian College on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Over 100 secondary school students will test their skills in events such as carpentry, welding, fashion, TV/video editing, photography, auto service technology, 2D character animation, cabinet making, small powered equipment and home building. Students will vie for an opportunity to compete in the provincial Skills Competition in Waterloo this May.
As part of the competition, more than 200 Grade 8 students will visit Cambrian College to learn about the trades. They will complete a series of hands-on workshops geared to technology including wood construction, rocket launchers, sailboat competitions, solar systems, fun with chemistry and GPS in mining.
“Students need to begin thinking about careers at an early age,” says Leo Leclair, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Program Co-ordinator for Rainbow District School Board. “Linking classroom instruction with real life experiences in a postsecondary environment is a key component of our destination-based curriculum. The Technological Skills Competition brings learning to life in a fun, challenging and creative way.”
The trades and technology departments at Cambrian College are providing the location for the various events and have helped to prepare some of the written and practical tests for the day in collaboration with teachers from participating secondary schools. Cambrian also provides the judges. This year, the AutoCAD event will be held at Lasalle Secondary School.
Participants will have an opportunity to take home some wonderful prizes thanks to the support of community businesses and organizations including the Sudbury & Manitoulin Workforce Planning Board, Sudbury Construction Association, Lowes, the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), among many others.
The awards ceremony will begin at 2:15 pm in the Cambrian College Student Centre. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend.
Rainbow District School Board salutes the many staff members who have worked in partnership with the community to organize the Technological Skills Competition:
| Rob Smith and
Giancarlo Chiarot |
Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School | |
| Christopher Dinnes | Lively District Secondary School | |
| Lise Vezina-Guilbault | Chelmsford Valley District Composite School | |
| Darren Foy | Algonquin Road Public School | |
| Leo Leclair | Rainbow District School Board | |
| Sharon Orlak | Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program | |
| Anne Quesnel and
Sue Bettered |
Sudbury Secondary School | |
| Peter Vigna, Loren Parfitt and
Peter Lucano |
Lasalle Secondary School | |
| Mike Cole, Patrick Campeau,
Eric Laberge and Terry Luoma |
Lockerby Composite School | |
| Bernie Gervais and Dylan Callens | Confederation Secondary School | |
| Irving Noble and Dawn Noble McCann | Manitoulin Secondary School |
9th Annual Technological Skills Competition
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Agenda
8:30 am to 9:00 am
Registration for all trades competitions will take place in the main entrance of Cambrian College’s Trades Building.
Competitions will be held in the following locations:
| Auto Service Technology | Room 1700 | Trades Building |
| Carpentry | Room 1722 | Trades Building |
| Welding | Room 1738 | Trades Building |
| Cabinet making | Room 1721 | Trades Building |
| Small Powered Equipment | Room 1737 | Trades Building |
| Home and Team Building | Room 1722 | Trades Building |
Registration for all other competitions will take place in the main entrance of Cambrian College’s Student Centre.
Competitions will be held in the following locations:
| TV/Video Production | Student Centre (Annex room) |
| Photography | Room 1640 |
| 2D Character Animation | Room 1631 |
| Fashion | Student Centre |
| Miniature Straw Rockets | Gym B (elementary competition) |
| Sail Design | Gym A (elementary competition) |
Registration for the AutoCAD competition will take place at Lasalle Secondary School in Room 102.
Competitions will be held in the following locations:
| AutoCAD | Room 102 | Lasalle Secondary School |
| 9:30 am – 11:30 am | Competitions begin for all competitors |
| 11:30am – 12:15pm | Lunch |
| 12:15pm – 2:15 pm | Competitors resume competition |
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | Grade 8 Awards (Student Centre) |
| 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Rube Machine Demonstration (Student Centre) |
| 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm | High School Awards Ceremony (Student Centre) |
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Media Contact:
Leo Leclair, Co-ordinator, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Programs
Rainbow District School Board, 705-523-3308, ext. 8203