Abbotsford students put their skills to the test and aced it, at last week’s Upper Fraser Valley Regional Skills Competition.
The March 2 event at UFV’s Trades and Technology Centre in Chilliwack included students from Mission, Langley, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford and Agassiz.
Abbotsford school district students won a total of 24 medals (nine gold, eight silver and seven bronze). Gold medalists advance to the Provincial Skills Competition on April 5 at Tradex in Abbotsford.
Below are all the Abbotsford winners:
2D Animation
Gold: Melanie Sawatsky/Anna Whitlock, Robert Bateman Secondary
Silver: Matt Sroba/Ashley Lewko, Robert Bateman Secondary
3D Animation
Gold: Hayden Fast/Bailey Cryer, Robert Bateman Secondary
Architectural CAD
Gold: Michaela Sapielak, Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Silver: Nick Viger, W. J. Mouat Secondary
Bronze: Brandon Graftsrom, W. J. Mouat Secondary
Automotive
Gold: Harman Rakhra, Abbotsford Traditional Secondary
Silver: Zion Koop, Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Bronze: Sunny Virdi, Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Cabinet Making
Bronze: Teigha Wall, Bakerview Alternative School
Carpentry
Gold: Brady Sahly, W. J. Mouat Secondary
Silver: Mitchell Siebert, Rick Hansen Secondary
Bronze: Brad Ducharme, Rick Hansen Secondary
Culinary Arts
Gold: Kathryn Madden, W. J. Mouat Secondary
Silver: Amisa Vandervelden, Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Bronze: Sydney Marshall, Robert Bateman Secondary and Selena Dhaliwal, Rick Hansen Secondary
Electrical Wiring
Gold: Dallas Stevenson, W. J. Mouat Secondary
Silver: Allan Janzen, Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Bronze: Clinton James, Yale Secondary
Welding
Silver: Nick Hunter, Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Bronze: Josias Trueman, Robert Bateman Secondary