On Saturday April 1, 2023, 8 WCDSB secondary school students participated in the Skills Ontario Qualifying Competition at Fanshawe College in London.
Students represented the Waterloo Catholic District School Board with tremendous efforts in the following contests: TV & Video Production, Culinary Arts, Carpentry-Individual, and Welding.
WCDSB will see 3 students advance in the Culinary Arts with a silver and bronze place finish, and the awarding of a wild card space. Please join us in congratulating Jordan (St. Benedict), Nathan (St. Benedict) and Isaiah (St. Mary) as they move on to the Provincial Competition in May.
For the full results for the Qualifying Contests visit: RESULTS
| Carpentry- Individual | Asher Juvatopolos | Monsignor Doyle | 4th |
| Culinary Arts | Jordan Lacroix | St. Benedict | SILVER |
| Culinary Arts | Nathan Rivas Perez | St. Benedict | BRONZE |
| Culinary Arts | Isaiah Salazar | St. Mary | WILDCARD |
| TV & Video Production | Brooke Karaba & Asiah Deriu | St. Mary | 5th |
| Welding | Lucas Gerth | St. Mary | 6th |
| Welding | Mason Gutoskie | St. Mary | 7th |
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Thank-you to the hardworking Mentors: Greg Cinti, Tara Clinton, Neil Calhoun, Ken Hodgins, Dave Walker, and Michael Reitz for preparing our WCDSB Team for the 2023 Qualifying Contests.
The 2023 Skills Ontario Competition will take place as an in-person event for the first time since 2019, on May 1-3, 2023 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
Come check out the event as a spectator, and cheer on Team Waterloo Catholic!
WCDSB will be represented at the Provincial Competition by 40 students from all 5 Secondary Schools in grades 10-12.
For more information about the 2023 Skills Ontario Competition, check out the Skills Ontario website.
