Grande Prairie, AB – This weekend, 28 students from Peace Wapiti Public School Division (PWPSD) will face off against others in the region at the annual Northwest Regional Skills Canada Competition (RSCC) on April 26, 2019 in Fairview. Skills Canada competitions feature the talents of Alberta's trade and technology students, in the areas of Automobile Technology, Baking, Cabinet Making, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Fashion Technology, Graphic Design, Junior and Intermediate Hairstyling, IT Network Systems, Outdoor Power and Recreation Equipment, Photography, Robotics, Video Production, Welding, and Workplace Safety. RSCC results will be published as soon as they become available.
Two competitors from Beaverlodge Regional High School:
| Category | Name | Grade |
Carpentry
| Ryan Collett | 10
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Carpentry
| Blake Souther | 12 |
Nine competitors from Peace Wapiti Academy:
| Category | Name | Grade |
| Carpentry | Chase Boivin | 11 |
| Junior Hairstyling | Shaniele McDonald | 10 |
| Junior Hairstyling | Demitra Sache | 11 |
| Outdoor Power and Recreation Equipment | Levi Budd | 10 |
| Outdoor Power and Recreation Equipment | Zach Bowen | 11 |
| Robotics | Rand Teigland | 10 |
| Robotics | Jacob Umble | 10 |
| Robotics | Sam Hatch | 11 |
| Robotics | Sam Street | 11 |
Seventeen competitors from Sexsmith Secondary School:
| Category | Name | Grade |
| Automobile Technology | David Romanuik | 11 |
| Cabinet Making | Bryce Bogdanek | 9
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| Cabinet Making | Shane Thiessen | 11 |
| Cabinet Making | Landen Badger | 11 |
| Carpentry | Noah Palfy | 10 |
| Carpentry | Liam Palfy | 10 |
| Car Painting – Provincials on May 8 | Mathew Gillis* | 12 |
| Hair Styling Junior | Ally Fehr | 10 |
| Hair Styling Junior | Caidence Klymchuk | 9 |
Hair Styling Intermediate
| Erika Beck | 11 |
Hair Styling Intermediate
| Emma Finlayson | 11 |
| IT Network Systems | Fox Imler | 12 |
| IT Network Systems – Provincials on May 8 | Sam Raskauskas* | 12 |
| Photography | Raelyne Shipowick | 11 |
| Photography – Provincials on May 8 | Emma Herbison* | 11 |
| Robotics | Jack Muggaberg | 11 |
| Robotics | Fraser Rycroft | 9
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*Students who have already qualified for the Provincial level of competition will not compete at the RSCC event.
Qualifying RSCC medalists will earn a place at the 27th Provincial Skills Canada Competition (PSCC) on May 8-9, 2019 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Gold medalists from the PSCC event will form Team Alberta and compete at the Skills Canada National Competition in Halifax, NS on May 27-30, 2019. For more information, visit http://www.skillsalberta.com.
Image: Skills Canada Alberta logo.
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