It was a record-breaking year for Abbotsford school district students at this year's Upper Fraser Valley Regional Skills Competition.
Approximately 90 Abbotsford students participated at the event, held Thursday at UFV’s Trade and Technology Centre in Chilliwack, and brought home 27 medals – 15 golds, seven silvers and five bronzes.
All gold-medal winners now move on to the provincial skills competition on April 13 at Tradex in Abbotsford.
The Abbotsford medal results were as follows:
2D Animation
Gold: Ashley Lewko/Ryan White, Robert Bateman Secondary
Silver: Brenna DeKelver/AnnaWhitlock, Robert Bateman
3D Animation
Gold: Brendon McDougal/Kurtis Mar, Yale
Silver: Hayden Fast/Owen Fast, Robert Bateman
Architectural CAD
Gold: Teagan Lansall, Yale
Bronze: Brooklyn Jones, Robert Bateman
Automotive
Gold: Christian Penaranda, W. J. Mouat
Silver: Taran Barkman, Abbotsford Senior
Bronze: Arnold Dalluyon, Abbotsford Senior
Cabinet Making
Gold: Brady Sahly, W. J. Mouat
Carpentry
Gold: James McHallam, Rick Hansen
Culinary Arts
Gold: Erica Johnson, Abbotsford Senior
Silver: Richard Norman, Abbotsford Senior
Electrical Wiring
Gold: Kyle Jansen, Yale
Silver: Gabriel Esquivel-Perez, Yale
Bronze: Cassandra Bonn, WJ Mouat
Welding
Gold: Pvitter Brar, Abbotsford Traditional
In the junior skills competitions, the results were:
Spaghetti Bridge
Gold (Tie): Nick Wiens, Rylan Barnum of Abbotsford Middle and David Neufeld, Caleb Martyn, Ryan Naldrett and Brendan Rauch of Chief Dan George
Gravity Vehicle
Bronze: Kody George, AJ Krahn of W. J. Mouat