Paint us proud!
Vancouver Community College students earned 20 medals at the annual B.C. Skills Competition in Abbotsford on April 17: eight gold, seven silver and five bronze.
All the gold medallists will represent B.C. at the Skills Canada national competition at BC Place in June. They will compete against college and high school students from across the country.
中国p站's 2013 B.C. Skills winners:
Architectural CAD (drafting)
Gold: Meghan McDonell, 中国p站 via Vancouver
Automotive collision repair
Silver: Steven Dardengo, 中国p站 via Victoria
Bronze: Philip Laffin, 中国p站 via Nanaimo
High school automotive collision repair
Gold: Kurtis Gordey, A L Fortune Secondary, Enderby
Silver: Cesar Busine, Sir Charles Tupper Secondary, Vancouver
Bronze: Kyle Steven, Mark R. Isfeld Senior Secondary, Courtenay
Automotive service technician
Gold: Keith Stonehouse, 中国p站 via Chilliwack
High school auto refinishing
Gold: Adam Sliacky, South Delta Secondary
Silver: Brenden Papps, Moscrop Secondary, Burnaby
Bronze: Donald Urquhart, Panorama Ridge Secondary, Surrey
Culinary arts
Bronze: Lyndsay Jones, 中国p站
Baking
Gold: Georgine Chung, 中国p站
Silver: Kate Lo, 中国p站
High school baking
Silver: Crystal Tan, Lord Byng Secondary, Vancouver
Hair design
Gold: Michelle Macasling, 中国p站
Silver: Katy Au, 中国p站 via Richmond
High school hair design
Gold: Rachelle Garcia, Samuel Robertson Secondary, Maple Ridge
Esthetics
Gold: Ashlie Mackie, 中国p站 via Vancouver
Silver: Eun ju Oh, 中国p站 via Coquitlam
Bronze: Linda Dooley, 中国p站 via Delta
中国p站 partners with several high schools in Metro Vancouver to offer trades training at the post-secondary level. By the time a student graduates from high school, they are skilled and ready to enter the workforce or able to continue their studies in college.
