Board congratulates winners of the Technological Skills Competition

Rainbow District School Board held its 17th annual Technological Skills Competition at Cambrian College in Sudbury on February 29, 2024 and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 2486 in Azilda on March 5, 2024.

Some 150 secondary students tested their skills in 2D and 3D character animation, AutoCAD, auto-service technology, cabinetmaking, carpentry, coding, electrical installations, graphic design, heavy duty equipment, home and team building, IT networking, mechanical CAD, outdoor powered equipment, photography, tv/video production, VEX robotics, welding and workplace safety.

New this year was an elementary component that saw approximately 160 students from Grades 7 and 8 competing in character animation, construction, LEGO® Mechanical Engineering, LEGO® Robotics and tv/video production.

Students were vying for the opportunity to compete at the North East Qualifier on April 13, 2024 in North Bay or the Skills Ontario Competition on May 4 and 5, 2024 in Toronto.

“On behalf of Rainbow District School Board, I congratulate all participants in this year’s Technological Skills Competition,” said Board Chair David Farrow. “We extend our best wishes to students moving on to regional and provincial competitions. Enjoy the opportunity to showcase your talent in the trades.”

“Once again, the Technological Skills Competition was a huge success,” 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 the Technological Skills Competition possible. The Board also acknowledges the generosity of community partners who contribute financially for the local competitions, including tools, materials and transportation for students to compete at the Skills Ontario Competition.

AND THE 2024 SECONDARY WINNERS ARE…

2D Character Animation
1st Place: Ross McLeod-Leroy and McKayla Barr – Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place: Amber Ellsworth and Luciel Paquette – Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Shayla Saile and Esohe Aibangbee – Lockerby Composite School

3D Character Animation
1st Place: Brandon Cotesta and Nikola Tuttle – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Nick Guthrie and Gabe Tait – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Noah Frappier and Thomas Plante – Sudbury Secondary School

Architectural Technology Design (AutoCAD)
1st Place: Monica Legault – Lively District Secondary School

Auto-Service Technology
1st Place: Wyatt Oshell – Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place: Jacob Lagrandeur – Espanola High School
3rd Place: Owen Bucknell – Espanola High School

Cabinetmaking
1st Place: Santiago Romero – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Jose Araya – Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Dylan Pagnutti – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Carpentry – Individual
1st place: Hunter Thornton – Lockerby Composite School
2nd place: Brennen McLinton – Confederation Secondary School

Carpentry – Team of Two
1st Place: Corbin Best and Aiden Case – Manitoulin Secondary School
2nd Place: Karina Kirwan and Michaela McDonald – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Hunter Thornton – Lockerby Composite School

Coding
1st Place: Drake Smith – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Aryan Paudel – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Ahmed Abdel-Dayem – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Electrical Installations
1st Place: Curtus Mackey – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Jailey Barriault – Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place: William Edwards – Chelmsford Valley District Composite School

Graphic Design
1st Place: Shaun-Emily Cormier – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Tristan Carlson – Lasalle Secondary School

Heavy Duty Equipment
1st Place: Zachary Clement – Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
2nd Place: Boston Renaud – Confederation Secondary School

Home Building – Team of 4
1st Place: Jesse Dewar, Julien Rousseau, Leland Pyoli and William McComb – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Brennen McLinton, Joey Rivest, Ian Akkanen and Connor Walmsley – Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place: Carter Saikkonen, Tyson Saikkonen, Alex Vildis and Ryan Maanselka – Lively District Secondary School

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

IT Networking
1st Place: Van Provost – Sudbury Secondary School

Landscape Design
1st Place: Aspen Weaver – Lockerby Composite School

Mechanical Design (CAD)
1st Place: Nathaniel Willock – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Nathan Audette – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Outdoor Powered Equipment
1st Place: Jack Maille – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Ben Clifford – Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place: Tanner Gibson – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School

Photography
1st Place: Carter Graham – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Jessie Doyle – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Rue Martin – Sudbury Secondary School

Prepared Speech
1st Place: Juan Gonzalez – Confederation Secondary School
2nd Place: Sydney McLean – Lively District Secondary School

TV/Video Production
1st Place: Lea Lemieux and Maddyn St. Amour – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Amon Ranger and Teagan Lawson – Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Olivia Walker and Sarah Lanctot – Lockerby Composite School

VEX Robotics
1st Place: Kayley Charsley and Isabella Campeau – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Amitoj Jhand and Ash Anderson – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Fiona Schwendener, Andrew Lanctot, Adam Selalmatzidis and Brennan Granthien –
Lockerby Composite School

Welding
1st Place: Cooper Kennedy – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Max Kielek – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Andrew Beland – Lasalle Secondary School

Workplace Safety
1st Place: Megan Martin – Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Cora Adams – Lively District Secondary School

AND THE 2024 ELEMENTARY WINNERS ARE…

Character Animation
1st Place: Lily Joy, Avery Guthrie, Leia Stachon and Elina Jillings – Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place: Adrielle Keen, Jake Philippe, Ian Crawford and Arusha Frank – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Jordyn Carruthers, Sean Simoneau, Benjamin Lagace and Dominic Smith – Algonquin
Road Public School

Construction
1st Place: Kallaghan Marcolin, Julian Luoma, Dhir Patel and Reid Marcolin – Algonquin Road Public School
2nd Place: William MacIssak, Kamden Tario, Jackson Kusinskis and Rylan Maksymchuck- Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Ryan Pham, Ethan Querney, Kieyonte Gordon and Kaleb Quenville – Algonquin Road Public School

LEGO® Mechanical Engineering
1st Place: Lexie Martin, Penelope Tibble and Payton Whissel – Valley View Public School
2nd Place: Lucien Behm, Kayla Eadie, Alexis Mousseau and Kjell Smith – Little Current Public School
3rd Place: Daniel Fournier, Kain Corbiere, Ryland Corbiere and Jessie Westwell –  Little Current Public School

LEGO® Robotics
1st Place: River Lavell, Iris Spry, Ava Hartley and Jaleena Huang – Assiginack Public School
2nd Place: Isaac Whalen, Elijah Parry, Mya Gervais and Alyssa Fleury – Valley View Public School
3rd Place: Rylan Boyter, Elwood Nicholls, Kaelen Thompson and Ben Belanger – Little Current Public School

TV/Video Production
1st Place: Ganga Ganesan and Blythe Henry – Algonquin Road Public School
2nd Place: Grace Robbins and Madeline Taylor – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Charlee Lessard and Brooklynn Luoma – Lasalle Secondary School

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