Daily Announcements
December 17th, 2019
- CAFETERIA – Sushi
NEW TODAY
There is a mandatory meeting for all Jr. B Girls Basketball players TODAY at LUNCH in the small gym.
GRADE 10’s
There will be a Lattitude Global Volunteering presentation in the Theatre during Focus on Wednesday, December 18th. Reminder this is part of you CLEx10 mark
Any grade 12’s who have not yet submitted their Capstone Research Review & Presentation Plan to Ms. Taggart, please see her in Room 304 at Focus TODAY.
Cafeteria will be CLOSED Thursday, December 19th and Friday, December 20th.
The Polar Bear Swim is coming up! Come on out to Willows Beach on December 20th at 8:30am. Hot Chocolate for all participants! Don’t forget your towel or beach shoes.
You be the judge:
I invite anyone and everyone to cast your votes in this years photo contest. The top picks will be printed and put on display. Please select up to 5 photos that you believe worthy.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh4x0mVpNXKhl7Z0-Em3Hx4WgW6FmaHJO1JaqaxW0lzRLb4g/viewform?usp=sf_link
Fire Camp for teens (15-18 yrs.) from March 16 – 21, 2020. This is a great opportunity for our students who are considering firefighting as a career. Information and applications can be found at either www.metchosinfire.ca or www.sooke.ca . ALL APPLICATION’S ARE DUE INTO MRS. GIESBRECHT BY 4:00 PM DECEMBER 18, 2019. The physical exam does not need to be completed until the student is shortlisted but if you can get one easily and with no charge it would be best to get it done early. The $200 fee does not have to be paid until the student has been offered a seat in the program. There are 20 seats available and not all applications will receive interviews.
New Course Opportunity: Yoga for Mindfulness
Ms. Baker and Ms. Alana would like to welcome students to join a new course: Yoga for Mindfulness! The course runs outside of the timetable but is 100% flexible, so that it suits students’ busy schedules! If you missed out during Term 1, don’t worry Term 2 will be fresh start! If you would like to incorporate more scheduled downtime into your life, Yoga for Mindfulness may be the perfect fit for you! Please see either Ms. Alana or Ms. Baker for more information 🙂
Previous Announcements
St. Michaels University School is offering a SAT Preparation Course Feb. 29th – Apr. 30th for the May 2, 2020 Exam. This includes 9 classes and 3 practice tests for $899+GST+shipping = $957.59. If you are interested please register by Feb. 25th at https://www.smus.ca/programs/extenstion/workshops For more information on the SAT Prep course visit: www.PrincetonReview.com
Get ready for TECHNOVATIONBC 2020, an international, all-girls tech entrepreneurship challenge. Simon Fraser University is the official Regional Ambassador for TechnovationBC. Please follow us on twitter @TechnovationBC and Facebook: TechnovationChallengeBC for news and updates! Technovation is a 12-week event where you and your team will create mobile apps using App Inventor to address real-world problems. NO PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE NEEDED! You will be paired up with a mentor who will connect with you once a week to guide you through this process. SFU will provide monthly workshops on ideation, App Inventor and business pitching to set you up for success. In May 2020, you will compete with teams all over BC for a chance to advance to Semifinals in Silicon Valley!
Eligibility Criteria: Girls ages 10 – 18 living in BC.
We strongly encourage students to join us for one of the info sessions to learn more about the competition.
See Mr. Simonson for information about the info sessions…
Attention, young innovators! The Science Fair Foundation BC is looking to help you showcase your innovative solutions to industry, academia and investors at the 2020 Youth Innovation Showcase! If you’re a young innovator who resides in the province of BC or the Yukon and are between the ages of 12 to 24, we want to hear from you! From innovative, new medical devices to a new, sustainable 3D printing process, youth from all areas of BC and the Yukon are invited to pitch their innovative solutions at the Youth Innovation Showcase! Please register and learn more about the 2020 Youth Innovation Showcase at www.youthinnovation.ca if you are interested or go to the OakBayCareerCentre Instagram page to see the poster
Outside the Timetable Courses, please click on the link below
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4JViEvu4-PfgZUrvkCn8UnALg9Ojq2Dxw8l7p3AnLA/edit#gid=0
Job Opportunities
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Volunteering
BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH – The Canadian Francophone Games will be held in Victoria this summer, July 14 -18, and they are looking for volunteers. Go to their website: www.jeuxfc.ca and sign up to become a volunteer. They are also looking to create a Youth Ambassador Program of 40 – 60 French immersion and francophone schools in the province of BC. These ambassadors will be involved in the planning and hosting of events.
Volunteer opportunity with the Downtown Victoria Business Association. This year we are organizing “Lights of Wonder”, Downtown Victoria’s first outdoor holiday light display and we are in need of volunteers and we thought highschool students would be a great fit. Here is a link to the Facebook event in case you would like to see what the event is about: https://www.facebook.com/events/669716513524700/ Email: Gabriela Rivera at gabriela@downtownvictoria.ca if you are interested.