Niagara Catholic held its annual Technology Skills Competition February 24-26, and March 4.
On February 24, the Culinary and Baking events took place at Niagara College in Niagara-on-the-Lake, while the Auto Service Technician and Welding events took place at Niagara College’s Welland campus.
The action shifted to Saint Michael Catholic High School and Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School on February 25. Saint Michael hosted the 2D and 3D Animation and Graphic Design competitions, and Holy Cross hosted VEX Robotics.
On February 26, the Fresh Beats and Photography events were held at Lakeshore Catholic High School, while Saint Paul Catholic High School hosted students participating in Architectural Technology Design, Coding, and TV and Video Production.
On March 4, the remaining 10 events: Aesthetics, Brick Masonry, Cabinet Making, Carpentry (Team of 2), Electrical Installations, Hairstyling, Heating Systems Tech (HVAC), Home Build, Horticulture and Landscaping, and Plumbing took place at Seaway Mall, open to the public to view. The awards were presented at Seaway Mall March 6.
Approximately 250 students participated in the Skills event over the four days.
Congratulations to our first-place finishers – the majority will compete at Skills Ontario in the spring.
Keep scrolling to see our full list of winners! Watch Skills Technology wrap up video, here!
To learn more about Niagara Catholic's Technology programs, click here.
Sector / Result
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Team Member(s)
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School
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Carpentry (team of 2)
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Gold
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Dominic Klich & Andrew de Boer
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Blessed Trinity
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Silver
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Brooke Rowe & Elizabeth Wenglowski
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Holy Cross
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Bronze
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Chase Wentworth-Perry & Colton Lafleur
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Notre Dame
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Home and Team Building (team of 4)
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Gold
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Jack Duff, Jeff Bowman, Jack Szarko, & Avery Crawford
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Blessed Trinity
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Silver
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Owen Bevacqua, Alex McQuillan, Zach Jenzen, & Kalen Sumbler
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Notre Dame
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Bronze
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Jimmy Harb, Lucas Sweitzer, Lukas Testa, & Gavin Paxton
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Saint Francis
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2D Character Computer Animation (team of 2)
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Gold
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Bradley Williams
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Notre Dame
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Silver
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Timmy Oke
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Denis Morris
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Bronze
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Angel Sjarma & Jana Elzuway
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Saint Michael
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3D Character Computer Animation (team of 2)
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Gold
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Ayden Guidry-Grandmond & Ugnius Saltenis
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Denis Morris
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Silver
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Matthew Casucci & Jace Loyer
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Saint Michael
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Bronze
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James Legros & Jaelyn Simoneau
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Saint Michael
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Aesthetics
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Gold
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Nicole Castro
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Saint Michael
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Silver
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AJ Ogback
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Saint Michael
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Bronze
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Kamryn Hoenig
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Holy Cross
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Architectural Technology Design
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Gold
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Isabelle House
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Lakeshore Catholic
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Auto Service Technology
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Gold
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Devin Bagdley
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Denis Morris
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Silver
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Adam Dydynski
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Blessed Trinity
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Bronze
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Conner Chambers
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Notre Dame
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Baking
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Gold
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Mariella Grygorcewicz
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Denis Morris
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Silber
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Serana Trambetta
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Blessed Trinity
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Bronze
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Valentina Maddeleda
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Denis Morris
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Brick Masonry
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Gold
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Baileight Vasas
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Notre Dame
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Silver
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Octavious Booth
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Notre Dame
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Bronze
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Jesse Adams
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Notre Dame
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Cabinet Making
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Gold
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Olivia Dayboll
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Blessed Trinity
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Silver
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Trenton Mosher
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Denis Morris
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Bronze
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Daniel Smith
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Saint Paul
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Carpentry
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Gold
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Anthony Hendriks
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Blessed Trinity
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Silver
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Kane Ellwood
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Saint Michael
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Bronze
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Nathan Siedel
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Saint Francis
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Coding
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Gold
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Philobatir Wahba
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Saint Paul
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Silver
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Denis Rodin
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Saint Francis
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Bronze
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Maja Wszolek
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Saint Francis
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Culinary Arts
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Gold
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Shayla Freemantle
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Denis Morris
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Silver
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Maria Georgiou
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Holy Cross
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Bronze
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Evan Shewfelt
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Blessed Trinity
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Electrical Installations
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Gold
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Brodie Bevacque
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Notre Dame
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Silver
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Joel Villacorta
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Blessed Trinity
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Bronze
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Kyle Kent
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Saint Michael
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Fresh Beats
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Gold
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Richard Valderrama & Lelani Amerol
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Saint Paul
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Silver
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Armando Martinez
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Lakeshore Catholic
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Bronze
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Keiz Cabatino
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Saint Michael
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Graphic Design
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Gold
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Paulina Labarta
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Saint Michael
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Silver
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Ellessandra Tablon
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Saint Michael
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Bronze
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Evan Laird
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Blessed Trinity
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Hairstyling
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Gold
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Alessandra Maddalena
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Denis Morris
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Silver
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Stella Nero
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Saint Michael
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Bronze
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Regina Labarto
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Saint Michael
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Heating Systems Technician
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Gold
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Hunter Fewekes
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Notre Dame
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Silver
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Leo Amaral
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Lakeshore Catholic
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Horticulture and Landscape (team of 2)
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Gold
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Matteo Volpini & Jesse Pook
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Blessed Trinity
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Silver
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Isabella Molek & Gabby Basnett
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Denis Morris
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Bronze
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Logan Smith & Mason Glueckowski
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Saint Michael / Blessed Trinity
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Photography
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Gold
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Isabelle House
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Lakeshore Catholic
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Silver
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Jody Girard
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Blessed Trinity
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Bronze
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Jenna Philips
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Blessed Trinity
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Plumbing
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Gold
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Kennady Foster
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Denis Morris
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Silver
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Aidan Papetti
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Holy Cross
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Bronze
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Jaxon Vanderlip
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Notre Dame
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TV and Video Production
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Gold
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Savannah Flores & Eunice Daniels
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Saint Paul
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Silver
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Luca Smith & Michayla Chamberlain
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Blessed Trinity
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Bronze
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Christeen Caleb & Michael Jennings
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Saint Michael
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VEX Robotics
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Gold
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Mia Ferreira, Gabriel D’Alessio, Raedon Jacobs & Lucas Finocci
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Blessed Trinity
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Silver
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Jack McCormich, Nick Heeg, Harold Van Ravensway & Xavier Kobe
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Lakeshore Catholic
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Bronze
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Huy Hoang, Jason Klemm, & landon King
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Lakeshore Catholic
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Welding
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Gold
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Cameron Jackson
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Notre Dame
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Silver
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Erik Seehagel
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Notre Dame
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