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Medal haul for local students at Regional Skills Canada

Some Lloydminster high school students are bringing back some heavy metal including gold as they punch their ticket to provincials at Skills Canada in Edmonton.

From Lloydminster Comprehensive, its three gold medals for:

  • Emmett Sherbinin – Electrical
  • Tye Graham – Auto
  • Sophie Graham – Junior hairstyling/braiding

Silver winners:

  • William Decker – Electrical
  • Nixin Schwenk – Baking
  • Ashton Kluk and Jackson Walker – Video

Bronze medals:

  • Ben Vineham – Electrical
  • Cooper Sissons – Auto
  • Sophie Graham- Intermediate hairstyling/Bridal
  • Manahil Mehmood- Junior hairstyling/braiding
  • Natalie Rutherford – Cabinet Making
  • Mason Byford – Carpentry
  • Kenzie Wheaton – Culinary Arts
    Lloyd Comp’s Tye Graham won gold in Auto Technology. [Photo: LPSD, supplied]

At Holy Rosary, students delivered five gold medals in:

  • Kaden Jameson – Carpentry
  • Ciara Robinson – Baking
  • Issac Jurke – Welding
  • Davin Bajema – Video Production
  • Luke Light – Video Production

Silver winners:

  • Marion Lacson – Culinary
  • Connor Cherney – Carpentry
  • Jaxon Watier – Cabinet Making
  • Brittney Basset – Hairstyling Jr
  • Damon Cey – Welding

Bronze finish:

  • Carter Harvie – Welding
  • Kendra Lamoth – Video Production
  • Esther Omorodion – Video Production

The gold and silver medalists will move on to compete at Provincials in Edmonton on May 7-8 at the Edmonton Expo.

They will be joined by qualifiers from Lakeland College who apply online for entry to compete.

The College students will represent in Automobile Technology, Carpentry, Electrical Installations, Hairstyling, Heavy Vehicle Technology and Welding.

The national Skills Canada finale is May 29-30 at the Regina Exhibition.

Gerry Lampow
Gerry Lampow
Gerry has lived in Lloydminster since winter 2010. That detail is important as coming from the Caribbean he did not see green grass until May. Now an Alberta/Western Canada resident, you would be hard-pressed to find a stronger proponent of Lloydminster than the news guy that appreciates a healthy dose of rock music and dress code leather. His mantra is focus on one thing and do it well.
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