The 15th annual Rainbow District School Board Technological Skills Competition held at Cambrian College on February 26th had 135 students compete in various tech-related challenges.
The board’s Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, Dana Kinsella, says the competition provided students with the opportunity to see if their trade of choice is the right one as a career.
She adds the winners who hail from the Manitoulin and Sudbury districts will compete at the Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto.
AND THE WINNERS ARE: (locals highlighted in blue)
2D Character Animation
1st Place: Ken Packard and Jake Charron, Sudbury Secondary School
2nd Place: Julia Ouellette and Celeste Lafrance, Sudbury Secondary School
3rd Place: Isabella Hiros-Valcourt and Teaghan McIntyre, Lively District Secondary School
Architectural Technology Design (AutoCAD)
1st Place: Jonah Norrie, Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Fynn Poupore, Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Kameron Cecutti, Lockerby Composite School
Auto-Service Technology
1st Place: Karlee Lentir, Manitoulin Secondary School
2nd Place: Chris Gillespie, Manitoulin Secondary School
3rd Place: Joseph Dunton, Lasalle Secondary School
Cabinetmaking
1st Place: Graham Bellinger, Lasalle Secondary School
2nd Place: Ian Carter, Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Caleb Poulin-Hawes, Lively District Secondary School
Carpentry- Team of Two
1st Place: Ryan Cunningham and Andrew Lariviere, Confederation Secondary School
2nd Place: Carson Nicklasson and Matthew Pilon, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: Owen Roney and Matthew Deslauriers, Chelmsford Valley District Composite School
Coding:
1st Place: Brendon Matusch, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Aidan Zerwer, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: Rhys Kenwell, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Electrical Installations:
1st Place: Kelvin McLean, Lively District Secondary School
2nd Place: Taylor Smith, Manitoulin Secondary School
3rd Place: Scott Chandler, Lively District Secondary School
Home Building – Team of 4
1st Place: Matthew Duff, Sebastian Gamble, Austin Hawkins, Harrison Hobbs, Espanola High School
2nd Place: Austin Epple, Townes Laamanen, Kevin Tarr, Adam Taylor, Lively District Secondary School
3rd Place: Noah Fader, Dallas Hutchison, Mohammad Qarqouz, Annikka Reynolds, Lockerby Composite School
Mechanical Design (CAD)
1st Place: Marcos Mori-Chinen, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Arion Skakoon, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: William Tranchemontagne, Lockerby Composite School
Photography
1st Place: Isabelle Krempel, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
2nd Place: Emma Smith, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
3rd Place: Theo Techaphan, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School
Prepared Speech
1st Place: Rebecca Sorgini, Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Lara El-Darazi, Confederation Secondary School
3rd Place: N/A
Outdoor Powered Equipment
1st Place: Anthony D’Aloisio, Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Drake Patenaude, Espanola High School
3rd Place: Skyler Murdoch, Confederation Secondary School
TV & Video Production
1st Place: Caleb Dunlop and Hunter Sportan, Lockerby Composite School
2nd Place: Madison Mainville and Bryanna Allair, Lockerby Composite School
3rd Place: Ayden McDonald and River Pratt, Lively District Secondary School
Welding
1st Place: Leif Kirkham, Espanola High School
2nd Place: Devin Groulx, Lasalle Secondary School
3rd Place: Max Marinheiro, Confederation Secondary School
