ACADEMY CANADA STUDENT WINS $2000 SCHOLARSHIP!
Joyce Smith, Office Administration, Year 1 student, Kenmount Road Campus, St. John’s, is one of the Recipients of The Successful Post-Secondary Transition $2000 Scholarships made available by the provincial Department of Education. This Scholarship was eligible to ABE, GED, or CAS graduates who have completed their programs since September 2005 and are enrolled in their first year of a full-time university or college program of eight months or longer. Recipients are chosen based on academic excellence and the quality of their written submission.
Congratulations to Joyce. A well deserved recipient!
ACADEMY CANADA STUDENTS WIN BIG!!
On April 4, 2008 Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador hosted their 11th Annual Provincial Competition. Over 200 student regional finalist from all over the province gathered in St. John’s to compete in a broad variety of skilled trades and technologies. Winners go on to represent NL at the 14th annual national Skills Canada competitions in Calgary in May 2008.
In total, the Corner Brook , Harding Road and Kenmount Road campuses competed in 12 areas that awarded First, Second and Third place. Overall, the College won 2 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals and 7 Bronze Medals for a total of 14 awards.
It is also interesting to note that the Corner Brook and Kenmount Road campuses scored medals in all events in which they competed! The Harding Road campus also had great success by winning the two Gold's!
A detailed breakdown of medals is below:
Gold
Automotive Service Technician (Harding Road)
Plumber (Harding Road)
Silver
Hairstylist (Kenmount Road)
Computer Aided Drafting #1 (Kenmount Road)
Aesthetics (Corner Brook)
Carpentry (Corner Brook)
Welder (Corner Brook)
Bronze
Aesthetics (Kenmount Road)
IT Software App. (Kenmount Road)
Computer Aided Drafting #2 (Kenmount Road)
Website Design (Kenmount Road)
Electrical (Corner Brook)
Hairstylist (Corner Brook)
Cook (Corner Brook)
Academy Canada also finished Second in Overall Points amongst the 13 competing post-secondary schools. This is an even better showing than our Third place finish in 2007.
As perhaps one of the best accomplishments of the day, two competitors actually got offered jobs by judges during the actual competition!!!
Congratulations to all who participated. We are very proud of you!!
Thanks again to each of you and your coaches for doing such a great job of representing yourselves and the College! We would also like to acknowledge the work of Technical Committee Chairs, Liaisons, Host Organizers (Plumber & CAD were held at Academy Canada campuses) and others who contributed to this great event. Academy Canada would not be the quality institution that we are without your ongoing commitment and dedication to excellence.
Special good luck to Martin Whiffen (Automotive Service Technician) and Robert Sears (Plumber) on winning their two Gold Medals and the privilege to represent represent NL at the upcoming Nationals.
A detailed breakdown of medals is provided below.
11TH ANNUAL PROVINCIAL SKILLS CANADA
SKILLED TRADE & TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIONS
2008 PROVINCIAL RESULTS
Hairstyling – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Heidi Stevens – Woodford Training Centre, Kelligrews
Silver Medal: Karla Gulliver– Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
Bronze Medal: Megan Young – Academy Canada, Corner Brook
Aesthetics – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Nicole Stokes – Woodford Training Centre, Kelligrews
Silver Medal: Jessica Starks – Academy Canada, Corner Brook
Bronze: Jessica Hansford - Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
Carpentry– Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Chris Swain – Carpenters Millwrights College
Silver Medal: Andrew Burden – Academy Canada,Corner Brook
Plumbing – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Robert Sears- Academy Canada, Harding Road
Automotive Service – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Martin Whiffen - Academy Canada, Harding Road
Silver Medal: Jeffrey Stone - College of the North Atlantic, Bay St. George
Bronze Medal: Matthew Critch– College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive
Welding – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Matthew MacDonald - College of the North Atlantic, Port Aux Basque
Silver Medal: Mitchell Roberts – Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
Bronze Medal: Christopher Andrews – College of the North Atlantic, Bay. St. George
Mechanical CAD – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Matthew Stanley– College of the North Atlantic, Ridge Road
Silver Medal: William Dooley– Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
Bronze: Brad Chafe – Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
Internet Web Design – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Jonathan Rogers - College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive
Silver Medal: Matthew Hancock- College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive
Bronze: Stephanie Brown, Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
IT Software Applications– Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Carmen Lyall - College of the North Atlantic, Happy Valley Goose Bay
Silver Medal: Melissa Cole - College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive
Bronze Medal: Rod Oliver – Academy Canada, Kenmount Road
Cooking – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Neil Park - College of the North Atlantic, Bay St. George
Silver Medal: Tara Nicholls – College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive
Bronze Medal: Brian Easton - Academy Canada, Corner Brook
Electrical Wiring – Post Secondary
Gold Medal: Mike McCarthy - College of the North Atlantic, Seal Cove
Silver Medal: Donald Barker– College of the North Atlantic, Bonavista
Bronze Medal: Adrian Byrne – Academy Canada, Corner Brook
TOP PLACING SCHOOLS
Post-Secondary Level
1st Place: College of the North Atlantic, Prince Philip Drive Campus
2nd Place: Academy Canada, Harding Road
3rd Place: College of the North Atlantic, Ridge Road
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