The Bluewater District School Board and Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board across eight secondary schools all gather in Owen Sound last Friday taking part in the Regional Technological Skills Challenge.
Hosted by the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program the competitions spanned a range of categories including Carpentry, Culinary, Electrical Installations, Hairstyling and Welding.
Students from Saugeen District Senior School, Sacred Heart and Owen Sound District Secondary all claimed some top spots at the competition with some moving on to the 2024 Skills Ontario Qualifying Competitions in Barrie on April 13th.
The winners can be found below;
Culinary
1. Padraig Barry Murphy – Saugeen District Senior School
2. C.J. Antoine – John Diefenbaker Senior School
3. Azel Garside – Saugeen District Senior School
Welding
1. Clayton Wood – John Diefenbaker Senior School
2. Parker Elphick – Sacred Heart High School
3. Greg Stroeder – Owen Sound District Secondary School
Hairstyling
1. Riley Hayball – Owen Sound District Secondary School
2. Austin Ceaser – Owen Sound District Secondary School
3. Gloria Libicz – Owen Sound District Secondary School
Electrical Installations
1. Nathan Romphf – Sacred Heart High School
2. Dakota MacInnis – Saugeen District Senior School
3. Michael Liscio – Owen Sound District Secondary School
Carpentry – Team of Two
1. Jake Matcheski and Hayden Wardell – Owen Sound District Secondary School
2. Landon Fry and Alex Tersteege – John Diefenbaker Senior School
3. Tim Ireland and Cohen Wettlaufer – Sacred Heart High School