Construction students from across the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board competed for a chance to advance in province-wide trades contests earlier this month. Individual, pair and team challenges included building a wall cabinet, potter’s bench or an entire garden shed in one day from plans provided on the morning of the event.
Mitchell Wrona of Saltfleet District High School finished his cabinetmaking project about 30 minutes ahead of the other contenders.
“We started right away at eight o’clock with one rough piece of lumber and we had to plane it down and measure out all our pieces,” said Wrona. “And we hardly had enough (wood) to get all our pieces in, so you wanted to make sure you puzzled it out correctly. I was a little bit ahead because I planed everything first.”
That strategy worked for Wrona who came first in the one man carpentry event. He prevailed over 15 other contestants, including two from his own Saltfleet School.
All three construction skills competitions happened at the same time in the big Mohawk College industrial workshop in Stoney Creek on April 1. Early in the day Grade 8 students toured the facility and built a wood project. By mid-afternoon the workshops were buzzing with power tools, hammers and students pushing to complete projects. Wood for all the projects was provided by Home Depot Stoney Creek.
The two-man potter’s bench contest saw the Saltfleet team of Nick Montecalvo and Luke Burgio take second place. In the four-person garden shed construction competition, two Stoney Creek teams competed against three other city teams. The Saltfleet team of Tyler Ward, Codey Beaumont, Greg Van Ryssel and Christina Martin came second. The Orchard Park Secondary School team ended up fourth. First place went to Delta Secondary.
Mohawk instructor Duncan Watt was glad to provide the shop space for both grade eight and secondary students to see the facilities that are available to their training in the future. Some of the Mohawk construction trade students participated in the judging of projects for the event.
Winners of the board-wide competitions will progress to the regional contest at Niagara College in April, vying for a chance to get to the provincial competition at RIM Park in Waterloo in May.
Local winners were presented with power tools provided by Stanley Black and Decker.
Construction students from across the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board competed for a chance to advance in province-wide trades contests earlier this month. Individual, pair and team challenges included building a wall cabinet, potter’s bench or an entire garden shed in one day from plans provided on the morning of the event.
Mitchell Wrona of Saltfleet District High School finished his cabinetmaking project about 30 minutes ahead of the other contenders.
“We started right away at eight o’clock with one rough piece of lumber and we had to plane it down and measure out all our pieces,” said Wrona. “And we hardly had enough (wood) to get all our pieces in, so you wanted to make sure you puzzled it out correctly. I was a little bit ahead because I planed everything first.”
That strategy worked for Wrona who came first in the one man carpentry event. He prevailed over 15 other contestants, including two from his own Saltfleet School.
All three construction skills competitions happened at the same time in the big Mohawk College industrial workshop in Stoney Creek on April 1. Early in the day Grade 8 students toured the facility and built a wood project. By mid-afternoon the workshops were buzzing with power tools, hammers and students pushing to complete projects. Wood for all the projects was provided by Home Depot Stoney Creek.
The two-man potter’s bench contest saw the Saltfleet team of Nick Montecalvo and Luke Burgio take second place. In the four-person garden shed construction competition, two Stoney Creek teams competed against three other city teams. The Saltfleet team of Tyler Ward, Codey Beaumont, Greg Van Ryssel and Christina Martin came second. The Orchard Park Secondary School team ended up fourth. First place went to Delta Secondary.
Mohawk instructor Duncan Watt was glad to provide the shop space for both grade eight and secondary students to see the facilities that are available to their training in the future. Some of the Mohawk construction trade students participated in the judging of projects for the event.
Winners of the board-wide competitions will progress to the regional contest at Niagara College in April, vying for a chance to get to the provincial competition at RIM Park in Waterloo in May.
Local winners were presented with power tools provided by Stanley Black and Decker.
Construction students from across the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board competed for a chance to advance in province-wide trades contests earlier this month. Individual, pair and team challenges included building a wall cabinet, potter’s bench or an entire garden shed in one day from plans provided on the morning of the event.
Mitchell Wrona of Saltfleet District High School finished his cabinetmaking project about 30 minutes ahead of the other contenders.
“We started right away at eight o’clock with one rough piece of lumber and we had to plane it down and measure out all our pieces,” said Wrona. “And we hardly had enough (wood) to get all our pieces in, so you wanted to make sure you puzzled it out correctly. I was a little bit ahead because I planed everything first.”
That strategy worked for Wrona who came first in the one man carpentry event. He prevailed over 15 other contestants, including two from his own Saltfleet School.
All three construction skills competitions happened at the same time in the big Mohawk College industrial workshop in Stoney Creek on April 1. Early in the day Grade 8 students toured the facility and built a wood project. By mid-afternoon the workshops were buzzing with power tools, hammers and students pushing to complete projects. Wood for all the projects was provided by Home Depot Stoney Creek.
The two-man potter’s bench contest saw the Saltfleet team of Nick Montecalvo and Luke Burgio take second place. In the four-person garden shed construction competition, two Stoney Creek teams competed against three other city teams. The Saltfleet team of Tyler Ward, Codey Beaumont, Greg Van Ryssel and Christina Martin came second. The Orchard Park Secondary School team ended up fourth. First place went to Delta Secondary.
Mohawk instructor Duncan Watt was glad to provide the shop space for both grade eight and secondary students to see the facilities that are available to their training in the future. Some of the Mohawk construction trade students participated in the judging of projects for the event.
Winners of the board-wide competitions will progress to the regional contest at Niagara College in April, vying for a chance to get to the provincial competition at RIM Park in Waterloo in May.
Local winners were presented with power tools provided by Stanley Black and Decker.