Surrey students walked away with four golds, seven silvers and four bronze medals at the March 7 skills competition. District students also garnered a top research award. Winning students and categories are listed below.

Gold medalists move onto the April 22 provincial competition, with the opportunity to advance to the nationals in PEI and then the World Skills Competition in the fall in Calgary.

The competition is run by the national non-profit organization Skills Canada, a registered charity composed of volunteers representing industry, labour, education and government. Volunteers are dedicated to promoting and enhancing the perceived value of technical and trade skills among B.C. youth.

The Surrey School District congratulates all students who participated and thanks parents and teachers for their support.

2009 Skills Competition - Surrey student winners

• 3D Animation
  Gold - Kyle Scott & Julio Nicoletti - North Surrey
  Silver - Naheel Jawaid & Muizz Wahid - North Surrey
  Bronze - Gustav Louw & Alex Pontifex - Elgin Park

• Cabinet Making
  Silver - Jordan Wiens - Fraser Heights

• CAD - Architectural
  Silver - Wei Chou - Elgin Park

• Carpentry
  Silver - Travis Yarr - Sullivan Heights
  Bronze - Josh Mcauley - Tweedsmuir

• Culinary
  Silver - Matt Woodthorpe - Tamanawis

• Fashion Design
  Gold - Kylee Gill - Elgin Park
  Silver - Kyu Jin Han - Johnston Heights

• Graphic Design
  Gold - Jenni Rempel - L.A. Matheson
  Silver - Melanie Palapuz - Earl Marriott

• Web Design
  Gold - Jason Cho - Earl Marriott
  

• Welding
  Gold - Tyler Anstey - Tamanawis
  Bronze - Tyler Kropniak - Fraser Heights

• Jr. Gravity Car
  Bronze - Andrew Lam, David Liu & Eric Lau - Semiahmoo

• Jr. Spaghetti Bridge
  Best Research - Jenevieve Gabat & Breanna Deutch - Fleetwood Park

Last Updated: March 16, 2009