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Provincial gold sends students to Saskatoon

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release
May 13, 2015

GUELPH, Ontario – Three secondary school students from the Upper Grand District School Board are moving up to national competitions after winning Gold medals at the Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Waterloo, May 4-6, 2015.

Team Ontario 2015 will include Laura B. from Centre Wellington DHS, gold medal winner in the Prepared Speech category, together with Nik M. and Nadim M. of Guelph CVI who took top honours in TV & Video Production.

Laura’s speech at Waterloo’s RIM Park beat out contenders from 24 other boards. Competitors were required to deliver a 5-7 minute speech on the topic “From the classroom to the workplace, Essential Skills matter.” Laura was coached by Jenny Ritter, arts head and subject lead for the school’s Arts and Culture Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program at CWDHS.

Nik and Nadim’s medal-winning video was judged the best among entries from 2-person teams representing 24 boards across the province. In a matter of hours, competitors were required to plan, shoot, edit and deliver a video on a topic announced at the beginning of the day. Nik and Nadim were coached by teacher Rodger Stevenson.

Skills Canada National Competition will take place May 27-30, 2015 at the Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. More than 500 young people from across Canada will participate in over 40 skilled trade and technology contests.

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For more information:

Maggie McFadzen, Communications Officer
519-822-4420 ext.725
[email protected]  

Mark Weidmark, Administrative Officer – Communications
519-822-4420 ext.544
[email protected]

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