Espanola High and Manitoulin Secondary are both sharing in the accolades with other Rainbow Schools after winning several categories in the board’s 16th annual Technological Skills Competition.
The board’s Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, Dana Pratt, says over 120 secondary school students tested their skills in a variety of skills competitions including architecture, auto, carpentry, electronics and more.
She says the competition was held at Cambrian College on March 1st bringing students together from both the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.
She adds students were vying for the opportunity to compete at the Northeast Qualifier on April 1st in North Bay or the Skills Ontario Competition on May 2nd and 3rd in Toronto.
AND THE 2023 WINNERS ARE…
2D Character Animation
1st Place: Alyssa Agustin and Andrew Skrobot – Sudbury Secondary School
2nd Place: Teagan Lawson and Erin Calverley – Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Luciel Paquette and Ajax Ellsworth – Sudbury Secondary School
3D Character Animation
1st Place: Aven Moggy and Nick Guthrie – Lively District Secondary School
Architectural Technology Design (AutoCAD)
1st Place: Lily Ingram – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Monica Legault – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Elliot McMullan – Lockerby Composite School
Auto-Service Technology
1st Place: Chris Chandler – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Terrence Fairbairn – Espanola High School
3rd Place: Trevor Meek – Lasalle Secondary School
Cabinetmaking
1st Place: Hudson Cassidy – Espanola High School
2nd Place: William McComb – Manitoulin Secondary School
3rd Place: Xander Dupuis – Sudbury Secondary School
Carpentry – Team of Two
1st Place: Brennen McLinton and Ian Akkanen – Confederation Secondary School
2nd Place: Colin Laframboise and Brady Beaulieu – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Kowan Orford and Corbin Best – Manitoulin Secondary School
Coding:
1st Place: Dhruv Patel – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Aryan Paudel – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Rosemary Liao – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Electrical Installations:
1st Place: Axel Muller – Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Harlan Pattenden – Espanola High School
Home Building – Team of 4
1st Place: Zach Massicotte, Brandon Lelievre, Richard Brown and Landon Hyatt – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Quinn Bardell, Liam Kitlar, Liam Wilson and Lochlan Hadner – Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Logan Carr, Carson Crane, Riley Gosselin and Kody Nowe – Confederation Secondary School
Mechanical Design (CAD)
1st Place: Nathaniel Willock – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Edward Xiong – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: Tiago Ferreira – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Outdoor Powered Equipment (formerly Small Powered Engines)
1st Place: Tanner Gibson – Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Amy Decicco – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Tyler Fairbairn – Espanola High School
Photography
1st Place: Jessie Doyle – Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place: Cole Rossmann-Gibson – Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Mackenzie Cairns – Confederation Secondary School
TV & Video Production
1st Place: Alex Fournier and Cassidy Vance – Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place: Lea Lemieux and Katie-Anne Seaton – Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: David Sorgini and Ryan Leclair – Lockerby Composite School
Welding
1st Place: Nevaeh Comeau – Espanola High School
2nd Place: Mckenna Barnes – Manitoulin Secondary School
3rd Place: Trent Horne – Lively District Secondary School
