MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Alberta’s Best Trade and Technology Students to
Compete at Nationals
EDMONTON, Alberta — May 22, 2013 – 700 High School and Post-Secondary students
competed in the 21st Provincial Skills Canada Competition on May 15-16, 2013 at the
Edmonton EXPO Centre. Students competed in 43 trade and technology competitions. Over
10,000 spectators showed their support and took part in Try-A-Trades® to find their own
interests in the trades.
At the PSCC, 62 students earned a position on Team Alberta and will represent the province at
the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC), June 5-8, 2013 in Vancouver. The members
of Team Alberta will receive a $500 WorldSkills Calgary 2009 Legacy Scholarship, and an
additional $500 if they earn gold at the national competition.
“Schools in record numbers are recognizing the importance of developing and supporting
students’ individual talents in the trades and technologies,” notes Shawna Bourke, Director of
Communications. “Through Skills Canada Alberta, industry, labour, education and government
partners have joined forces to create innovative experiential learning that goes beyond the walls
of traditional classrooms.”
Full results
High Resolution Photos (Contact shawnab@skillscanada.com for individual student photos)
2013 Team Alberta (Listed by Community)
Event
Level
Name
School
Community
Level - Post Secondary (PS) or Secondary (S)
Job Search
S
Emma Van Loon
Barrhead Composite High
School
Barrhead
Workplace Safety
S
Rianne Bouma
Barrhead Composite High
School
Barrhead
Aesthetics
PS
Alexa Bissonnette
EvelineCharles Academy
Calgary
Culinary Arts
Graphic Design
Industrial Mechanic
Millwright
IT Software Solutions
for Business
Precision Machining
PS
PS
Madison Miller
Sandy Tran
SAIT
SAIT
Calgary
Calgary
PS
Peter Lauser
SAIT
Calgary
PS
Jodie Kalbfleisch
SAIT
Calgary
PS
Jason McElrea
SAIT
Calgary
Print Media
Technology
PS
Montanna Clark
SAIT
Calgary
2D Computer
Animation
S
Brittany Calibaba
Springbank Community
High School
Calgary
3D Computer
Animation
S
Ethan Higgs
Henry Wise Wood High
School
Calgary
Autobody Repair
S
Darwin Morlidge
Jack James High School
Calgary
Car Painting
S
Lucas Salomons
CT Centre
Calgary
Public Speaking
S
Shane Scott
Forest Lawn High School
Calgary
TV & Video Production
TV & Video Production
3D Computer
Animation
CNC Machining
Precision Machining
Baking
S
S
Carol Liang
Devin Hao
Calgary
Calgary
S
Romas Krivelis
PS
S
PS
Trevor Fandrick
Conley Wurban
Wanita Voytechek
CT Centre
CT Centre
Henry Wise Wood High
School
NAIT
Calmar School
NAIT
Baking
S
Megan Lavoie
Kate Andrews High School
Coaldale
Landscape Gardening
PS
David Grisnich
Olds College
Autobody Repair
PS
Troy Towes
NAIT
Arch CADD
Car Painting
Hairstyling
IT Network Systems
Administration
Mechatronics
Refrigeration
PS
PS
PS
Stephen Smolski
Cecile Bukmeier
Clara Philibert
NAIT
NAIT
Coalhurst
Crooked
Creek
Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton
PS
Kent Storbakken
NAIT
Edmonton
PS
PS
NAIT
NAIT
Edmonton
Edmonton
Auto Service
S
Jeffrey Williams
Jarvin Evjen
Solomon
Wijewickrema
St. Joseph High School
Edmonton
Fashion Technology
S
Amy Herndon
Archbishop Oscar Romero
Catholic High School
Edmonton
Graphic Design
S
Joshua Trytten
St. Joseph - Edmonton
Edmonton
Website Development
S
Richard Fullbrook
McNally School
Edmonton
Welding
S
Mikhaila Currie
St Joseph - Edmonton
Edmonton
S
Keegan Winter
Fairview High School
Fairview
PS
Nicholas Arnoldussen
Olds College
Electrical Installations
PS
Jacob Fluker
NAIT
Fort Macleod
Fort
Saskatchewan
IT Network Systems
Administration
S
Mitch Prior
Bev Facey Community
High School
Fort
Saskatchewan
PS
Kevin Donnelly
SAIT
High River
S
Jennifer Sidwell
S
Kurk Urvold
Outdoor Power &
Recreation Equipment
Landscape Gardening
Automation and
Control
Job Skill
Demonstration
Robotics
Ponoka Composite High
School
Leduc Composite High
School
Calgary
Calmar
Calmar
Camrose
Lacombe
Leduc
Leduc Composite High
School
Leduc Composite High
School
Leduc Composite High
School
Robotics
S
Josh Mulder
Leduc
Robotics
S
Ray Jeong
Robotics
S
Timurlane Cakmak
Mechanical CADD
S
Brock Andony
Lloydminster
Comprehensive High
School
Lloydminster
Architectural
Technology and
Design
S
Sam Clay
Lloydminster
Comprehensive High
School
Marwayne
Welding
PS
Landon Beierbach
Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat
Plumbing
Auto Service
Brick Masonry
Cabinet Making
Sheet Metal
Carpentry
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
PS
Ken Howe
Mathew Carr
Justyn Browne
Rylan Dekok
Daniel de Kok
Scott Pylypow
Monarch
Okotoks
Okotoks
Picture Butte
Picture Butte
Ponoka
Cabinet Making
S
Dustin Sejdl
Carpentry
S
Josiah Pilon
SAIT
SAIT
SAIT
SAIT
SAIT
RDC
Ponoka Composite High
School
Ponoka Composite High
School
2D Computer
Animation
S
Eddie Jaworenko
Springbank Community
High School
Priddis
Electrical Installations
S
Mackenzie Clews
Ecole Secondaire Notre
Dame High School
Red Deer
IT Software Solutions
for Business
S
Coralee Martin
Hunting Hills High School
Red Deer
Culinary Arts
S
Madison Melley
Salisbury Composite High
School
Sherwood
Park
Mechatronics
PS
Logan Brooks
NAIT
Spruce Grove
Hairstyling
S
Chelsy DiCristafaro
St. Albert Catholic School
St. Albert
Heavy Equipment
Service
PS
Jeffrey Bogach
NAIT
Stony Plain
Leduc
Leduc
Ponoka
Ponoka
The philosophy of the Provincial Skills Competitions is to reward students for excellence, to
directly involve industry in evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to
employers needs.
-30Media Contact:
Shawna Bourke
Director of Communications, Skills Canada Alberta
Phone: 780-809-1370 Cell: 780-945-0925
Email: shawnab@skillscanada.com Website: www.skillsalberta.com