Several local students will be heading to a provincial skills competition after qualifying in the regionals last week.
Nearly 30 students from across the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) took part in the Region Technological Skills Challenge at the Sydenham Campus, Georgian College and Owen Sound District Secondary School on Feb. 24.
This Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program initiative has students face off in various trades categories including welding, hairstyling, automotive, and carpentry.
The top three students in each category include:
Welding
1. Logan Kestner – Sacred Heart High School
2. Zacary Mullin – Grey Highlands Secondary School
3. Talan Hope – Sacred Heart High School
BWDSB Regional Skills Competition Welding (Left to Right): Talan Hope (Sacred Heart High School), Logan Kestner (Sacred Heart High School), Zachary Mullin (Grey Highlands Secondary School) – Photo provided by BWDSB
Hairstyling
1. Gloria Libicz – Owen Sound District Secondary School
2. Lexy Quesnel – Owen Sound District Secondary School
3. Morgan Sinclair – Owen Sound District Secondary School
BWDSB Regional Skills Competition Hairstyling (Left to Right): Gloria Libicz (Owen Sound District Secondary School), Lexy Quesnel (Owen Sound District Secondary School); Absent from photo: Morgan Sinclair (Owen Sound District Secondary School) – Photo provided by BWDSB
Automotive
1. Amy Dyck – John Deifenbaker Senior School
2. Victoria Williams – Owen Sound District Secondary School
3. Erin Osborne – Grey Highlands Secondary School
Carpentry in teams of two
1. Gavin Garland and Landon Fry – John Deifenbaker Senior School
2. Charlie Marshall and Emmett Jackson – Saugeen District Senior School
3. Reegan Schiestel and Colby Folmer – Sacred Heart High School
BWDSB Regional Skills Competition Carpentry (Left to Right): Colby Folmer and Reegan Schiestel (Sacred Heart High School), Landon Fry and Gavin Garland (John Diefenbaker Senior School), Charlie Marshall and Emmett Jackson (Saugeen District Senior School) – Photo provided by BWDSB
The top three welding students from each school board will head to the 2025 Skills Ontario Qualifying Competitions in Barrie next month and for the BWDSB, these include Zacary Mullin, Wyatt Knowlton, and Alex Cameron.
The first place finishers in the other categories will advance directly to the 2025 Skills Ontario Competition in May in Toronto.
