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Provincial Skills Olympic Winners
Congratulations to Liu Hai Feng of RTC for having won a gold medal in the cabinetmaking at the 2006 Provincial Skills Olympics in Quebec City. Miriam Friedman finished fifth in computer graphics at this province-wide competition. Also, Lu Jing Wen was the first woman ever to compete in the machining competition and placed tenth in the province. (May 2006)

Rosemount Technology student
is honoured at Montreal's City Hall
On May 30th, Montreal Region 2006 Skill's Olympic winners were invited to sign the City Hall Golden Book. RTC's silver medal winner in Industrial Drafting, Hai Bin Li, signed the book in the presence of Montreal City Official, Mr. Desua, Industrial Drafting teachers Peter Byron and Atef Messiha, and English Montreal School Board commissioner Frank Di Cesare. The evening was enjoyed by all the students, teachers, administrators and commissioners that were present from the five school boards on the Island. An honour well deserved for the Olympians! Five other RTC winners that could not attend the ceremony due to work related engagements were Gold medal winners Hai Feng Liu in cabinetmaking and Miriam Friedmand in Desktop Publishing, and bronze medal winners Jian Ming Zhong in cabinetmaking, Dimpal Patel in Industrial Drafting, and Dong Min Pan in CNC. (May 2006)

A graduate of Rosemount Technology
gives back to his alma mater
Marc Cloutier, a former RTC Electromechanics student now working at an engineering firm in Seattle, Washington has donated four electrical meters with a value of $500. These meters will be prizes for the upcoming graduating class. This gesture was Marc Cloutier's way of saying thank you for the excellent education and encouragement he received as a student at Rosemount Technology. (April 2006)

RTC Business Partner Becomes Benefactor
Recently, an RTC business partner donated a proportional pneumatic control unit to the Rosemount Technology Centre. This control device is now being used in the electromechanics program to teach the set up of electroneumatic circuits. RTC greatly appreciates this industry support. On April 26, 2006, RTC hosted its seventh annual Business Advisory meeting. Forty-one industry representatives attended the luncheon and gave teachers feedback on emerging trends in their industry, their employment needs, and suggestions on how to enrich the programs. (April 2006)

RTC Hosted Two Skills Olympics Competitions
Rosemount Technology Centre (RTC) hosted two Skills Olympic competitions recently: cabinetmaking and computer graphics. Eleven students from various school boards competed in the regional competition to determine who would represent the Greater Montreal area at the 2006 Provincial Skills Olympics in Quebec City in early May. This was the nineth edition of the Skills Olympic competition, that is held every two years, to raise awareness of Vocational Education in the province. Their aim is to demonstrate the variety of technical programs available, while at the same time, highlighting the student's professional abilities. Medals were won by RTC in each of the four events they competed in for a total of six (two gold, one silver and three bronze). Students that succeed at the provincial level go on to compete at the National Skills Competition, May 23-26 in Halifax. (March 2006)