Daily Announcements
February 15th, 2024
Cafeteria Items:
Monday – Villages Pizza $3 a slice
Tuesday – Opa Wraps $8
Wednesday – Villages Pizza $3 a slice
Thursday – Panda Island Chow Mein $8
Friday – CLOSED
New Today
Course Selection Forms are due to the Office TODAY! Any forms submitted after today will be date stamped, which could result in you being put on a waitlist for a class.
SR GIRLS SOCCER after school today on the turf!
All students wanting to participate in Track & Field there will be a meeting in the Big Gym Tuesday at Lunch.
Applications are now open to study post-secondary in Australia January 2025? Apply through OzTREKK to direct entry programs such as Law and Medicine. See the resource links on the Career Centre website more information. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
WEST is hosting a Women In STEM panel, highlighting industry and academic leaders from Victoria, BC. This event will be taking place on Monday, March 4th from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Vertigo Lounge in the University of Victoria’s Student Union Building, and interested students can register through this link: https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
Grade 11’s. Do you want to take a university course in grade 12? uStart is an opportunity for grade 11 students to sign up and take a UVic first year course while in grade 12. The sign up process starts now during course selection. Go to this link to see all the details of the program. https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/admissions/categories/ustart/index.php#ipn-how-to-apply
Grade 10 and 11’s are you looking for a University Summer Academy? McGill has two options for you. Pathways to Neuro & Health Sciences and Perspectives on World Politics: International Law, Development and Organizations. Please see the link for more information. https://www.mcgill.ca/summeracademy/academic-content
Work BC’s “Find Your Fit” is a two day event that will take place at Oak Bay in the small gym on March 4th and 5th. It’s an interactive event that helps grade 9 and 10 students discover and explore a range of high-opportunity occupations in BC. From nursing to software engineering to early childhood education, students get hands-on experience at up to 17 different career stations. Each session will be approximately 45 minutes. Grade 9’s will attend on March 4 and grade 10’s March 5th. Grade 11 and 12 students are welcome during focus block on March 5th and will need to register for a spot and can do so by going to the Career Centre website.
https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events If you have any questions about the event please contact Ms. Giesbrecht at sgiesbrecht@sd61.bc.ca
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Are you learning English and looking for a fun way to practice your English? Then come and try the ESL Buddies Games Club at lunch today in the Library. Every Monday students learning English are welcome to join this fun, free club. If you want more information, see Ms. Brereton in Room 120.
Practical Nursing is the diploma nursing program and at the end of the 20-month program, students are prepared to become Licensed Practical Nurses.
Camosun has upcoming information sessions on February 21st, 2024 @ 5:30 PM, April 3rd, 2024 @ 5:30 PM & May 29th, 2024 @ 5:30 PM
More information can be found here: https://camosun.ca/events/practical-nursing-pn-info-sessions)
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN INTERIOR DESIGN OR FASHION DESIGN? – On Friday February 23rd students from gr. 10-12 can apply to attend a Secondary Springboard focused on Interior Design and Fashion Design. This is a one day opportunity to explore the industries through hand-on activities with Pacific Design Academy instructors. See the website for more information. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events Application can be picked up in the Career Centre and are due in to Ms. Giesbrecht by February 14th.
Check the Career Centre website www.oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com to learn more about the exciting opportunities available to you throughout the year.
Volunteering Opportunities
UVic is looking for volunteers for their Tsukino-Con Anime Convention. Tsukino-con is an all-weekend event taking place February 23rd to 25th 2024 on campus. They have volunteer spots open for a variety of different positions and offer an exciting and flexible opportunity for youth who are seeking volunteer hours toward their graduation. Tsukino-Con is a non-profit organization which hosts an exciting and eventful weekend of anime, games, and celebration of Japanese culture on campus at UVIC. Volunteers must be age 14 to apply. Volunteers under the age of 18 must have written consent from a parent or guardian. They are flexible with time commitments. Their volunteer page can be reached through the following link: http://www.tsukinocon.com/volunteer/.
Job Opportunities
Pedalheads is hiring instructors and looking for volunteers for Spring Break. To qualify as a Bike Instructor, students need to be at a minimum 16 years old by their first day of work. We also have opportunities for younger students to volunteer during these weeks! Students must be 13 years old by their first day of work in order to be a volunteer. Please go to the Oak Bay Career Centre website to apply. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/job–volunteer
Want to work at Spring Break?
We’re hiring Cultural Ambassadors to work with a Japanese school group from March 21-29.
To apply: https://careers.risepeople.com/SMUS/en/8582_student-cultural-ambassador,-spring-cam
Full and Part time work available for Student Paint Works. See the link for details. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/job–volunteer