It was a record breaking year for Abbotsford School District students at this year's Upper Fraser Valley Regional Skills Competition held Thursday (March 3rd) at UFV's Trades & Technology Centre. Approximately 90 Abbotsford students participated in the Regional Skills Contests, along with students from schools in Mission, Langley, Chilliwack, Hope and Agassiz. Plus, over 1,400 middle school students from the Upper Fraser Valley toured the UFV Trades and Tech Centre and took part in 18 Discover Skills/Trades' activities.
Abbotsford School District results are as follows:
(Gold Medalists move on to Provincial Skills Competitions, April 13 at Tradex in Abbotsford)
- 15 Gold medals
- 7 Silver medals
- 5 Bronze medals
TOTAL: 27 medals
2D Animation:
- Gold: Ashley Lewko/Ryan White, Robert Bateman Secondary
- Silver: Brenna DeKelver/AnnaWhitlock, Robert Bateman Secondary
3D Animation:
- Gold: Brendon McDougal/Kurtis Mar, Yale Secondary
- Silver: Hayden Fast/Owen Fast, Robert Bateman Secondary
Architectural CAD:
- Gold: Teagan Lansall, Yale Secondary
- Bronze: Brooklyn Jones, Robert Bateman Secondary
Automotive:
- Gold: Christian Penaranda, WJ Mouat Secondary
- Silver: Taran Barkman, Abbotsford Senior
- Bronze: Arnold Dalluyon, Abbotsford Senior
Cabinet Making:
- Gold: Brady Sahly, WJ Mouat Secondary
Carpentry:
- Gold: James McHallam, Rick Hansen Secondary
Culinary Arts:
- Gold: Erica Johnson, Abbotsford Senior
- Silver: Richard Norman, Abbotsford Senior
Electrical Wiring:
- Gold: Kyle Jansen, Yale Secondary
- Silver: Gabriel Esquivel-Perez, Yale Secondary
- Bronze: Cassandra Bonn, WJ Mouat Secondary
Welding:
- Gold: Pvitter Brar, Abbotsford Traditional Secondary
Junior Skills Competitions
Spaghetti Bridge
- Gold (Tie): Abbotsford Middle (Nick Wiens, Rylan Barnum) and Chief Dan George (David Neufeld, Caleb Martyn, Ryan Naldrett, Brendan Rauch)
Gravity Vehicle
- Bronze: WJ Mouat Secondary (Kody George, AJ Krahn)
For more information
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