NEWS RELEASE
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ONTARIO NORTH EAST
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Secondary students from across District School Board Ontario North East had an opportunity to showcase their talents while building confidence and experience at a competition against fellow students during the Board’s annual Regional Skills Competition.
Congratulations to all participants, and thank you to our host schools, organizers and teachers.
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COMPETITION EVENT |
NAME OF STUDENT |
HOST SCHOOL/TEACHER ORGANIZER |
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Automotive Service Technology |
RMSS – Michael Cooke – 1st Place IFSS – Kennan Lindsay – 2nd Place TDSS – Cale Cecchini – 3rd Place |
Roland Michener Secondary School Organizer: Darrin Reade |
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Cabinetmaking |
EHS – Jake Stickney – 1st Place TH&VS – Joseph Floreani – 2nd Place |
Englehart High School Organizer: Marc Gorecki March 6 and 8, 2017 |
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Carpentry Individual |
EHS – Brandon Margueratt – 1st Place EHS – Ben Marshall – 2nd Place TH&VS – Jared Wagner – 3rd Place |
Same as above. |
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Carpentry Team (2) |
EHS Team – 1st Place (Braydon Charland and Marshall Cudney) TDSS Team – 2nd Place (Johnathan Acland and Trent Hearn-Stewart) TH&VS Team – 3rd Place (Tristan Larsen and Skyler Paul) |
Same as above. |
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Home and Team Building |
EHS Team – 1st Place (Martin Geisen, Ian Holmes, Liam Stickney and Travis Cudney) |
Same as above. |
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Students who participated in the above events have the opportunity to advance to the Regional Qualifying Competitions held in North Bay and Sudbury, and to compete at the Skills Ontario Competition in Toronto on May 1-3, 2017.
The following competitors will advance to the Regional Qualifying Competition at Canadore College in North Bay on Saturday, Apr. 1, 2017
1. Carpentry Individual–Brandon Marqueratt (EHS)
2. Welding–Yanick Jacques (TDSS), Barrett Anderson(TDSS),and Jerod Cecchini (TDSS)
The following competitors will advance to the Regional Qualifying Competition at Cambrian College in Sudbury on Saturday, Apr. 1, 2017
1. Small Powered Equipment – Spencer Michaud-Campsall (IFSS), Zach Pezzola (TH&VS)
The Ontario Technological Skills Competition, a cornerstone event, showcases the talented youth of our province. Over 20,000 spectators converge on this three-day event to watch over 2000 of the brightest young people of this province compete in one of the over 65 skills contests offered.
The 28th Ontario Technological Skills Competition will be held from May 1-3 in Toronto, where over 65 skills contests take place.
The following students have qualified for the Provincial Skills Competition in Toronto:
- Auto Service Technology – Michael Cooke (RMSS)
- Cabinetmaking – Jake Stickney (EHS)
- Home and Team Building Team (4) – Travis Cudney (EHS), Martin Geisen (EHS) Ben Marshall (EHS), Liam Stickney (EHS)
- Carpentry Team (2) – Brayden Charland (EHS), Marshall Cudney (EHS)
- Electrical Installations – Daelin Rosevar (TH&VS)
- Robotics – Jared Wagner (THVS), Nico Loreto (THVS), Sam Street (THVS), Grant Wagner (THVS)
- Welding – Yanick Jacques (TDSS), Jerod Cecchini (TDSS) and Barrett Anderson (TDSS)
- Small Powered Equipment(TBD)
- Carpentry Individual (TBD)
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