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Conestoga Students Excel: Win 20 Ontario Skills Medals
At the 19th annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC),
held in Waterloo on May 5-6, Conestoga College enjoyed outstanding
success as 20 students earned post-secondary level medals for their
knowledge and applied skills in a variety of competition categories. The
OTSC is the province*s premier showcase of the best and brightest
technical students in Ontario - from secondary schools, colleges and
apprenticeship training. In its two-day run this year, the OTSC involved
more than 1,000 entrants in more than 40 competitions, and attracted
nearly 30,000 visitors.
In 17 years of OTSC involvement, Conestoga students have now succeeded
in winning a grand total of 176 medals. This year*s result consists of
eight gold, four silver and eight bronze medals. Other than the 16
medals earned by Humber students, no other Ontario college or institute
earned more than five at the 2008 OTSC.
The gold-medal winners qualify to be part of Team Ontario at the Skills
Canada national competition, which takes place May 25-28 in Calgary.
Conestoga*s gold medal winners are as follows:
* Lori Martin of Elmira: Competition category - Brick Masonry;
Conestoga program - Brick and Stone Mason apprenticeship
* Brandi Morson of Oakville: Competition category - Restaurant
Service; Conestoga program - Hospitality Operations - Food and Beverage
certificate
* Jamie Perrault of Elmira: Competition category - Industrial
Wiring; Conestoga program - Electrician - Industrial apprenticeship
* Jennifer Speers of Guelph: Competition category - Industrial
Mechanic Millwright; Conestoga program - Industrial Mechanic
(Millwright) apprenticeship
* Dave Sture of Hamilton: Competition category - Cabinetmaking;
Conestoga program - Woodworking Technology co-op diploma
* Jud Tofflemire of Goderich: Competition category - Electronics;
Conestoga program - Electronics Engineering Technician diploma
* Dan VanHolst of Waterloo: Competition category - Auto Service
Technology; Conestoga program - Automotive Service Technician
apprenticeship
* Ben VanLeeuwen of Listowel: Competition category - Architectural
Technology and Design; Conestoga program - Construction Engineering
Technology - Architecture co-op diploma.
The silver medal winners are as follows:
* Matt Fulcher of Elmira: Competition category - Plumbing;
Conestoga program - Plumber apprenticeship
* Chris Lang of Orangeville: Competition category - Computer-Aided
Manufacturing; Conestoga program - Mechanical Engineering Technology -
Automated Manufacturing diploma
* Randy Madill of Guelph: Competition category - Industrial
Mechanic Millwright; Conestoga program - Industrial Mechanic
(Millwright) apprenticeship
* Matt Rahn of Guelph: Competition category - Truck and Coach
Mechanic; Conestoga program - Motive Power Fundamentals - Truck and
Coach co-op certificate/apprenticeship.
Winning bronze medals are the following:
* Igor Boros of Kitchener: Competition category - Internet Web
Page Design; Conestoga program - Computer Programmer/Analyst diploma
* Stewart Hall of Kitchener: Competition category - Truck and
Coach Mechanic; Conestoga program - Motive Power Fundamentals - Truck
and Coach co-op certificate/apprenticeship
* Israel Lacombe of Hearst: Competition category -- Welding;
Conestoga program - Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding and
Robotics diploma
* Hung Lam of Kitchener: Competition category - Mechanical
Computer-Aided Design Drafting; Conestoga program - Mechanical
Engineering Technology - Robotics and Automation co-op diploma
* Erika Legge of Baden: Competition category - IT Office Software
Application; Conestoga program - Office Administration - Executive
diploma
* Patrick Mitchell of Waterloo: Competition category --
Electronics; Conestoga program - Electronics Engineering Technician
diploma
* Cody Noble of Cambridge: Competition category - Precision
Machining; Conestoga program - Tool and Die Maker apprenticeship
* Pat Terwoord of Chepstow: Competition category - Architectural
Technology and Design; Conestoga program - Construction Engineering
Technology - Architecture diploma.
Skills Canada is a voluntary association of educators, business and
industrial leaders, and government representatives which aims to promote
the value and importance of technical careers and education to young
Canadians.
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