Upper Canada District School Board students took home four medals at the recent Skills Ontario Qualifier held at St. Lawrence College last weekend. Nine students showed their talents in Carpentry, Culinary, Welding and Video and TV Production. Students from 12 east regional boards were on hand for the event. The medalists now advance to the Skills Ontario Competition to be held on May 7th in Toronto.
UCDSB medalists moving on to the provincial competition:
Carpentry:
Gold – Cohen Williams from Glengarry District High School (for the second year in a row)
Bronze – Craig Villeneuve from Almonte District High School
Welding:
Silver – Anthony Velocci from Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute
TV / Video production:
Bronze – Anna Bimm and Georgia Stanley from North Grenville District School Board
(By: Tim Baltz)