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Board congratulates winners of the Technological Skills Competition

April 2, 2014

Rainbow District School Board hosted its ninth annual Technological Skills Competition at Cambrian College on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Over 100 secondary school students tested 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 were vying for an opportunity to compete in the provincial Skills Competition in Waterloo this May.

“On behalf of Rainbow District School Board, I would like to congratulate all of the participants in this year’s Technological Skills Competition,” said Board Chair Doreen Dewar. “We wish all students competing at the provincial level continued success.”

Participants took home a number of wonderful prizes thanks to the support of community businesses and organizations, including the Sudbury & Manitoulin Workforce Planning Board, Sudbury Construction Association, Lowe’s, the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), among many others.

AND THE WINNERS WERE…

2D Character Animation Presenter: Pat Campeau, Lockerby Composite School 1st Place: Mikko Piironen and Keith Fram, Lockerby Composite School 2nd Place: Gordie Chown and Tyler Tuttle, Lockerby Composite School 3rd Place: Alex Boyer and Taylor Morin, Lockerby Composite School
Architectural Technology Design (AutoCad) (Photo unavailable) Presenter: Peter Vigna, Lasalle Secondary School 1st Place: Kyle Sweeney, Lasalle Secondary School 2nd Place: Andrea DePaolis, Lasalle Secondary School 3rd Place: Michael Muzyka, Lasalle Secondary School
Auto Service Technology Presenter: Giancarlo Chiarot, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School Safety Award – Randy H. Whalen, Espanola High School 1st Place: Joshua R. Semeniuk, Espanola High School 2nd Place: Ryan Farley, Confederation Secondary School 3rd Place: Kevin Cloutier, Confederation Secondary School
Cabinetmaking Presenter: France Quirion, Cambrian College Safety Award: Christopher Patterson-Piquette, Lasalle Secondary School 1st Place: Carson Laffrenier, Lasalle Secondary School 2nd Place: Stephen Mathews, Lively District Secondary School 3rd Place: Nigel Lacelle, Lockerby Composite School
Carpentry – Individual Presenter: France Quirion, Cambrian College 1st Place: Ian Robbie, Lively District Secondary School
Carpentry – Team of Two Presenter: France Quirion, Cambrian College Safety Award: Maxime Maisonneuve, Sudbury Secondary School 1st Place: Hunter Cascanette and Zach Still, Lockerby Composite School 2nd Place: Ian Robbie and Matti Rintala, Lively District Secondary School 3rd Place: Jason Raycroft and Jonathan Lajambe, Confederation Secondary School
Fashion Presenter: Sue Bechard, Sudbury Secondary School 1st Place: Stacy Smith, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School 2nd Place: Kaitlyn Vallieres, Sudbury Secondary School 3rd Place: Emily St. Amant, Confederation Secondary School
Home and Team Building Presenter: Leo Leclair, Rainbow District School Board Safety Award: Nathan Thompson, Lasalle Secondary School 1st Place: Nathan Thompson, Jesse Raymond, Cole Bedard and Brandyn Bobbie, Lasalle Secondary School 2nd Place: Matt Barbeau, Andrew Walsh, Tanner Beaudoin and Adam Jeffery, Lively District Secondary School 3rd Place: Lukas Woolridge, Jordan Gilbert, Brooke Lahti and Brett McQuinn, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Photography Presenter: Eric Laberge, Lockerby Composite School 1st Place: Casandra McCormick, Sudbury Secondary School 2nd Place: Jamie Johansen, Lively District Secondary School 3rd Place: Morgan Penney, Lively District Secondary School
Small Powered Equipment Presenter: Robert Huzij, Cambrian College (Heavy Duty Mechanics) Safety Award: Cody Belanger, Chelmsford Valley District Composite School 1st Place: Colin Smith, Lockerby Composite School 2nd Place: Myles McCormick, Lockerby Composite School 3rd Place: Jack Topolinski, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
TV & Video Production Presenters: France Quirion, Cambrian College and Dylan Callens, Confederation Secondary School 1st Place: Isak Vaillancourt and Riley McEwen, Lockerby Composite School 2nd Place: Dan Clarini and Jared Loyer, Lockerby Composite School 3rd Place: Jerret Paquette and Zachary Craig, Confederation Secondary School
Welding Presenter: Robbie Duncan, Cambrian College (Welding) Safety Award: Samuel Linnen, Lasalle Secondary School 1st Place: Joey Samplonius, Lively District Secondary School 2nd Place: Randy Elliott, Lasalle Secondary School 3rd Place: Brandon Duggan, Confederation Secondary School