Local students have found opportunity to explore skilled trades and technology while representing their schools.
Avon Maitland District School Board students participated in junk drawer races and the Skills Ontario competition.
The board said junk drawer races challenge elementary students to design, build, and test innovative creations using everyday household materials, while introducing students to engineering and skilled trades concepts through age-appropriate, hands-on challenges. Students competed in a regional competition and some schools advanced to the provincials.
Western Region Results:
Robot Walker (Grades 1-3)
Gold – Little Falls Public School, Pink Flowers
Silver – Little Falls Public School, Glam Rock
Bronze – Little Falls Public School, Super Bros
Cardboard Car Race (Grades 4-5)
Gold – Sprucedale Public School, Team #1
Paper Glider Plan (Grade 6)
Gold – South Perth Centennial Public School, Team #1, Eagle 2.0
Silver – Anne Hathaway Public School, Team #4
Bronze – Anne Hathaway Public School, Team #5
Hydraulic/Pneumatic Machine Challenge (Grades 7/8)
Silver – Brookside Public School, Team #3
Bronze – Brookside Public School, Team #7
The board said teams that finished in the top three advanced to the provincial junk drawer races competition.
Little Falls Public School, South Perth Centennial Public School and Brookside Public School earned provincial medals.
