Upper Grand students competing at Skills Canada in Moncton

For Immediate Release
June 6, 2016

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GUELPH, Ontario – This week, four students from the Upper Grand District School Board are representing their schools, board and province on the national stage.

From June 5 to 8, students from across the country are at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, at the Skills Canada National Competition.

Centre Wellington District High School students Dillon, Jade and Zachary, along with John F. Ross CVI student Julia all earned spots at Skills Canada after qualifying at last month’s Ontario Technological Skills Competition held in Waterloo.

They are four members of the 68-student strong Team Ontario – the largest group the province has ever sent to the national competition. Skills Canada brings more than 500 students from across the country to participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology competitions.

Dillon is competing in the Job Interview event, Julia in Hairstyling, Jade in Workplace Safety and Zachary in IT and Network Support.

The stakes are particularly high at the nationals this year, as it is a qualifying year for the 2017 World Skills Competition, which will be held in October 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Good luck to Dillon, Julia, Jade and Zachary!

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For more information:
Heather Loney, Communications and Community Engagement Officer
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.725
[email protected]

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