(photo credit: Skill Canada NL Twitter feed - @Skills_NL)
After an impressive stint showcasing their skills in Edmonton, Alberta, Team Newfoundland and Labrador are heading back to our province after successfully competiting in the 24th Annual Skills Canada National Competition. The team consisted of some 46 individuals, many of whom attend junior highs and/or high schools across the province, competiting in some 40 different skills areas. When the dust settled and the competition completed, Team NL has brought home 14 national medals in some 12 different skills areas. These include:
Gold Medals
Chelsie Cake and Breanna Tilley – 2D Computer Animation (Queen Elizabeth High School)
Keagan Dalley and Hayley Martin – 3D Computer Animation (Holy Spirit High School and Carbonear Collegiate)
Silver Medals
Matthew Buckingham-Bishop – IT Networking (Queen Elizabeth Regional High School)
Caitlyn Coles – Silver Medal – Job Search (Secondary- Holy Spirit High School)
Bronze Medals
Laura Keefe – Job Skill Demonstration (Ascension Collegiate)
Tyler Hiscock –Public Speaking (Bishop White School)
Congratulations to all! More information and a complete list of all medal winners from this province can be found on the news release attached.