It started with over 180 but now 19 students will take part in the Skills Ontario Provincial Competition.
The Eastern Ontario SKLZ competition is a partnership between the UCDSB, CDSBEO and St Lawrence College in Cornwall and is aimed at teaching students the value of a career in the trades. Lori Carlisle, a learning partner with the UCDSB notes that about 50 per cent of the trades workforce in Ontario will retire in the next five years.
The competition which took place at St Lawrence College’s Cornwall campus is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their technical abilities in a skilled trades and you can see the list of the 19 who will represent the UCDSB & CDSBEO in Toronto below.
Congratulations to all
• Jazmine Locke, Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School (CCVS), hairstyling, aesthetics, gold;
• Alyssa Deamer, CCVS, hairstyling, aesthetics, silver;
• Patrick Lunney, Glengarry District High School (GDHS), automotive service technician, gold;
• Keegan Barton, Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI), cabinet making, gold;
• Jade Markell, Seaway District High School (SDHS), health and safety, gold;
• Nick Oeggerli, Lloyd Rozon, Brandon Poirier, John Giroux, Char-Lan District High School, home and team building,
team of four, gold;
• Grace Brooks, SDHS, job interview, gold;
• Madeleine Fortin, VCI, journalism, gold;
• William Deschamps, Brockville Collegiate Institute (BCI), photography, gold;
• Priya McAndrew, VCI, prepared speech, gold;
• Cole MacWhirter, VCI, small engine repair, gold;
• Matt McKay, Kendrew Byers, SDHS, team of two carpentry, gold;
• Mason McLeod, North Dundas District High School (NDDHS), heating systems, bye;
• Craig MacDonald, GDHS, coding, bye; and
• Juliana Barnhartd, SDHS, job skill demonstration, bye.