Abbotsford students won 19 of the 29 medals awarded Thursday during the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Skills Canada competition held at the UFV Trades and Technology Centre.
The students, from six Abbotsford schools, collected eight gold, seven silver and four bronze medals.
All gold medalists are now eligible to participate in the provincial skills competition to be held April 17 at Tradex in Abbotsford. Gold medal winners from that level advance to the national competition.
The Abbotsford medal winners at the regional competition were:
2D Animation
Gold: Elijah Baluyan, Karmyn Chretien – Robert Bateman Secondary
3D Animation
Gold: Patty Chomseng, Conor Nolan – Abbotsford Virtual School
Silver: Ben Winthrop – Robert Bateman Secondary
Architectural CAD
Gold: Davejot Sidhu – Robert Bateman Secondary
Silver: Austin Bilodeau – Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Automotive Service Technician
Gold: David Lawton – Yale Secondary
Silver: Andrew Carson – Robert Bateman Secondary
Bronze: Paul Reyes – Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Carpentry
Silver: Cameron Ast – Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Bronze: Caleb Moorhouse – WJ Mouat Secondary
Culinary
Gold: Amie Peters – Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Silver: Alex Wilkinson – Rick Hansen Secondary
Bronze: Will Morgan – Robert Bateman Secondary
Electrical Wiring:
Gold: Casey Lenning – Rick Hansen Secondary
Silver: Solomon Gill – Yale Secondary
Bronze: Riley McKay – Abbotsford Senior Secondary
Welding
Silver: Jesse Fuller – Rick Hansen Secondary