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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 31 ,2 01 8 | 18 Voted Oakville's #1 Montessori School 5 years in a row Trafalgar Ridge Montessori School DIAMONDDIDIDIDIDIAMONDDIDIAMONDDIDIAMAMAMAMAMONONONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONONONONONDDDIAMONDDDIAMONDDD 2379 TRAFALGAR ROAD, OAKVILLE • 905.257.5955 www.trms.ca admin@trms.ca Voted Oakville's #1 Montessori School 5 years in a rows #1 Montessori School 5 years in a row July 9th to August 10th, 2018 REGISTER TODAY! SUMMER CAMP Halton students fared well at last week's Skills Ontario competition at the Toronto Congress Centre with 32 finishing in the top five in various categories. The competition was fierce, with 2,300 students from elementary schools, high schools and colleges across Ontario vying for first place in nearly 70 skilled trades and technol- ogies contests. It's the larg- est skilled trades and tech- nology competition in Can- ada. In the secondary school competitions, four stu- dents - Luca Patrick, Aidan Kolosky and the team of Of- er Weis and Matthew Wil- son - won their division. In the elementary school competitions, two four-person teams finished second and two other four- somes finished fourth and fifth in their respective di- visions. Sheridan College had three competitors finish in the top five including win- ner Jake Doan in the Indus- trial Mechanic Millwright division. A broad range of skills and careers were re- presented from across the manufacturing, transpor- tation, construction, ser- vice and technology sec- tors as students competed for gold, silver, and bronze medals. More than $65,000 in awards were presented to medalists in select contest areas and categories, as were job offers from part- nered organizations at the Closing Ceremony. Gold medalists in select contests are also eligible to represent Ontario at the Skills Canada National Competition June 4-5 in Edmonton. No matter where they finished, the lives of many young competitors and vis- itors have been positively changed forever - from gaining new self-confi- dence by pushing their skills to a higher level, to winning a medal, or simply meeting a new mentor and discovering new career op- portunities that they didn't know existed. "(They) are the future of skilled trades and technol- ogies in Ontario," says Ian Howcroft, CEO of Skills Ontario. "Because of the contribution from many industry, education, la- bour, and government partners, including the Government of Ontario, Skills Ontario is able to help prepare Ontario's youth for a highly-skilled workforce of tomorrow through such initiatives." Following are Halton students who finished in the top five of their division competition: Secondary Schools 1. Luca Patrick - Archi- tectural Technology & De- sign 1. Aidan Kolosky - Me- chanical CADD 1. Ofer Weis and Mat- thew Wilson - TV & Video Production Team 2. Karyssa Chan - Graphic Design - Presenta- tion 2. Fiorella Granda - Landscape Design 3. Tyler Mcnamee - Auto Collision Repair 3. Nicole Witney - Auto Painting 3. Syed Zain Abbus Jaf- fary - Coding 3. Daniel Wilson - Elec- trical Installations 3. Adiva Saadat - Halton Landscape Design 3. Calvin Mozola and Ansar Khan - Robotics & Control Systems Team Elementary Schools (teams of four) 2. Yasin Elkadri, Ali Kashkoush, Tajalli Aijaz, Josh Wozniak - VEX IQ Crossover 2. Emily Dilauro, John- ny Silvestro, Jacob Yan, Eden Boguslavsky - Lego Robotics 4. Eric Pundsack, Ryan Matutat, Lucas Scilgliano, Mitchell Dunec - Technolo- gy 5. Matt Jushkevich, Oli- via Matecki, Maxmillian Comeau, Matthew McCar- thy - Lego Robotics Post Secondary (Sheri- dan College) 1. Jake Doan - Industrial Mechanic Millwright 3. Scott Powless - PS In- dustrial Mechanic Mill- wright 5. Bricker Dancey - Pre- cision Machining NEWS Halton students excel at Skills Ontario competition 2,300 compete in skilled trades and technologies contests KEVIN NAGEL knagel@metroland.com Skills Ontario/photo