Daily Announcements
February 17th, 2022
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Reminder that band students who signed up for the compost fundraiser have a meeting at lunch TODAY in the band room.
Grads
Reminder that grad valedictorian nominations are due TODAY. Please consider putting your name forward or encouraging a class mate you think would be a great valedictorian.
Jr girls’ soccer tryout TODAY after school on the turf.
A big congratulations to our wonderful ski & snowboard team for a FANTASTIC final day in the Island Race Series at Mount Washington!! OAK BAY REIGNS SUPREME! On Monday the team earned first place in all four disciplines. Overall for the season, OB brought home the gold in Boys SnowBoarding, Boys Skiing, Girls Skiing and a silver in Girls Boarding.
A few shout-outs from this week’s races:
- The Boy’s Ski team swept the top 5!
- A big WOOHOO to Railay Fawkes who earned gold, Gavin Bayley the Silver, and Jonathan Hart the Bronze for this week’s races
- Great work to Jeff Trumble and Craig Hill for a gold and silver finish respectively in Boys Snowboarding
- Kudos to Maddy Dickenmann for getting 1st out of the OB girl skiers in this week’s race
- Great job to Board Captain Colleen McKee for securing the Bronze on the island.
Track & Field
Track and Field first team practice will be Wednesday, March 2nd at 3:15p.m. at the Oak Bay track. Everyone is welcome to join
Senior Girls Soccer! Your first tryout will be on Tuesday February 22 at 3:15 on the turf. Please use the QR code on one of the posters around the school to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Baker.
Attention Grads! Do you want to have fun with your friends and possibly win amazing prizes? Join the Grad Challenge google classroom code on the Grade Facebook page.
The Canada-wide University of Waterloo Math contest is on Wed. Feb.23rd in the library beginning at lunch, 11:35pm. It is 1 hour long, so you will miss the first 10 mins of Block G if you signed up with Mrs. Smith to write it. Please be on time with a pencil and calculator. Good luck!
Yearbook write-ups for grads need to be submitted ASAP here: http://bit.ly/grad2022writeup.
Seed The City – Summer Work Experience Course – For current grade 10 and 11 students. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events Please see Ms. Giesbrecht if you have any questions.
Previous Announcements
Schulich Ignite Winter 2022 – Free Coding Lessons
Schulich Ignite is a club at the University of Calgary with a mission to inspire the next generation of programmers and make learning to code fun and accessible for all students!
We offer free introductory and advanced Python workshops to high school students across Canada through virtual and in-person sessions. All students are connected with mentors who are able to offer one-on-one support as well as insight in to their experience as students in technology themselves! Click to sign up and learn button. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
Congratulations to Zerui Wang and Andy Xin who placed in the top 25% of Canada on the Senior Computing Waterloo contest written back in November. Come to Rm 308 to claim your medals and certificates!
Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre High School Summer Internship is looking for grade 11 students interested in a Cancer Research to apply to the two month summer internship. Students must meet certain criteria and be nominated by the school to apply. Please talk to your science teacher or Ms. Giesbrecht in the Career Centre to see if you meet the criteria and get the application information.
Math Students. Do you want to make a difference during these trying times? Many students need support with their math. There are so many reasons to be a TA. It feels good to help others. You can receive credits. You can receive volunteer hours. You can receive reference letters. Please contact your math teacher or contact tspray at tdspray@sd61learn.ca. We could really use your help in math 9 through Calculus 12. You can try it out for a while and if it is not the right thing for you, no worries.
MINI MED SCHOOL 2022 – Friday April 29th @ Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina
Are you a grades 10-12 student with a passion for science and health research?
At Mini Med School, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Learn about the latest medical research happening in BC
- Explore the diverse careers available in science and medicine
- Engage with world-class researchers and health professionals
- Network with like-minded students from across Vancouver Island
There are seats held specifically for students who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.
You are invited to register from March 7th – 13th for Mini Med School. Space is limited and you do need a sponsor teacher. Please find all the details here. https://bcchr.ca/minimedbc Spots will be offered on a lottery basis.
Volunteering Opportunities
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Job Opportunities
Outdoor summer camp employment opportunities with Western Adventures.
https://www.westernadventures.ca/western-educational-adventures-careers.htm
Dairy Queen in Oak Bay is hiring a cashier/customer service person. See the link to apply.
https://ca.indeed.com/job/cashiercustomer-service-f275a90f4a969f62
Part Time Cast Member – Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas 780 Yates St.
https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/work–volunteer
Chateau Victoria – part time dish washer
https://ca.indeed.com/job/dishwasher-8eba10d7e01b4276