Rainbow Board congratulates winners of the Technological Skills Competition

Rainbow District School Board hosted its eighth annual Technological Skills Competition at Cambrian College on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Over 150 secondary school students tested their skills in events such as carpentry, welding, auto-CADD, Rube Machine, video editing, photography, auto-service technology, fashion, 2D character animation, cabinet making, small-powered equipment and TV/video production. 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 students who participated in the Technological Skills Competition,” said Board Chair Doreen Dewar. “We wish all students who are competing at the provincial level continued success.”

This year, the winner of the Auto-Service Technology competition received the Cambrian College Motive Power Technician – Service and Management Scholarship. Thomas Whalen of Espanola High School was the proud recipient of this $2,000 scholarship which was made possible through the support of the following partners: Cambrian College, Cambrian Foundation, Cambrian Ford, Sudbury Hyundai and Sudbury Used Cars, PartSource, Laking Toyota, and Gregory K & Son Automotive.

Other winners and participants took home a number of wonderful prizes thanks to the support of community businesses and organizations, including the Sudbury & Manitoulin Partnerships Board and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), among others.

AND THE WINNERS ARE…




Baking
Presenter: Chef Valerie Arthur, Cambrian College
Safety award – Bryce Canning, Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place – Sabrina Bruhm, Confederation Secondary School
2nd Place – Kayla Fortin-Lalonde, Sudbury Secondary School
1st Place – Tina Francis, Manitoulin Secondary School

Small Powered Equipment
Presenter: Sharon Orlak, OYAP Project Manager, Rainbow District School Board
Safety Award – Jordan Michael, Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place – Justin Weaver, Espanola High School
2nd Place – Courtney Gillespie, Espanola High School
1st Place – Alexander McIntyre, Lockerby Composite School

Auto Service Technology
Presenters: John Weis, Cambrian College and Terry Allaire, Cambrian Ford
Safety Award – Kyle Nichols, Espanola High School
3rd Place – Benjamin Conners, Confederation Secondary School
2nd Place – Kyle Nichols, Espanola High School
1st Place – Thomas Whalen, Espanola High School
Presenters for 1st place award: John Weis, Cambrian College; Terry Allaire, Cambrian Ford and Ken Levala, PartSource

Welding
Presenter: Brian Penney, Cambrian College
Safety Award – Trevor Aelick, Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place – Mitch Meuser, Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place – Zachary St. Jean, Confederation Secondary School
1st Place – Charles Lepage, Lively District Secondary School

2D Character Animation
Presenter: Pat Campeau, Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place – William Buchanan and Vincent Peltier, Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place – Theresa Gauthier, Sudbury Secondary School
1st Place – Chantal Dussiaume and Sydney McFadden, Lockerby Composite School

Carpentry (Team of Two)
Presenter: Mike Cole, Lockerby Composite School
Safety Award – Lance Moore and Kendalyn Langis, Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place – Randy Campbell and Devin Young, Manitoulin Secondary School
2nd Place – Brett Shroer and Curtis Poulin, Lively District Secondary School
1st Place – Ryan Leadson and Kevin Burk, Espanola High School

Carpentry – Individual
Presenter: Mike Cole, Lockerby Composite School
1st Place – Travis Woodley, Espanola High School

Cabinetmaking
Presenter: Mike Cole, Lockerby Composite School
Safety Award – Patrick Prince, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place – Rishab Bhargava, Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place – Stephen Matthews, Lively District Secondary School
1st Place – Patrick Prince, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
 

Architectural Technology Design (AutoCadd)
Presenter: Daryl Smith, Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place – Amber Leclair, Lockerby Composite School   
2nd Place – Dustin Cacciotti, Lasalle Secondary School
1st Place – Matthew Dipsell, Lockerby Composite School   
   
           
Photography
Presenter: Eric Laberge, Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place – Tessa Lapierre, Lively District Secondary School   
2nd Place – Hailey Ramsey, Sudbury Secondary School
1st Place – Alek Luopa, Lively District Secondary School   

               

Home and Team Building
Presenter: Rob Ongarato, Lively District Secondary School   
Safety Award – Alex Bleau, Braxton Lafreniere, Faith Belair and Dustin Beckerleg – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place – Alex Bleau, Braxton Lafreniere, Faith Belair and Dustin Beckerleg – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place – Matt Brown, Luc Lepine and Jared Cooke – Espanola High School   
1st Place – David Niro, Colin Ross, Joshua Hyatt and Jonathan Scott – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School   
   
           
TV & Video Production
Presenter: Denis Dormer – Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
3rd Place – Kimberly Friesen and Gordon Chown, Lockerby Composite School   
2nd Place – Morgan Penny and Sean Koski, Lively District Secondary School   
1st Place – Alayna Weatherbee and Natasha Jeanveau, Sudbury Secondary School

       
RUBE Machine
Presenter: Terry Luoma, Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place – Regan Vuorensyrja, Josh Buldoc, James Whalen, Mario M.Manitowabi, and Riley F. Belanger; Espanola High School   
2nd Place – Lockerby Composite School   
1st Place – Curtis Clark, Ian Bailey, Stefan Scherzinger, Devin Nadon – Lasalle Secondary School   
   
           
Prepared Speech   
1st Place – Jackson Picard, Sudbury Secondary School
               

Job Interview
1st Place – Ilyanna Sikora, Sudbury Secondary School

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Media Contact:

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