Daily Announcements
February 6th, 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
TEAM PLANNING, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7th. BLOCK E STARTS AT 9:55 AM
There will be Candygrams being sold at LUNCH TODAY in front of the Cafeteria. This is a great way to send a message and candy to the people you care about for Valentine’s Day. They are $2 each and we hope to see you there.
The Oak Bay Ski & Board Team had a very successful race weekend at Mt. Washington, with hard-packed conditions that meant for awesome racing! Congratulations to the top finishers in each category: Oscar Wong in boy’s skiing; Tori Fawkes in girl’s skiing; Calum Parker in boy’s boarding; and, Sophie Longe in girl’s snowboarding.
Course Selection Forms are due to the Office by Thursday, February 15th.
AMP: Math Program.
There will be an info meeting for anyone wanting to do AMP this semester. (Do you want to do math in a spare block or outside the timetable or do math faster…. Please come to an info meeting on Thursday, Feb 8th at lunch for a quick info session. It is never too late to join AMP. Work at your own pace to reach your goals.
Sailors, time to think about getting back on the water. Please see Mr. Schippers in room 312 this week for the class code & registration information. No experience is needed.
Jr girls soccer tryouts Tues and Thurs this week after school on the turf.
Are you learning English? Are you looking for a fun way to pratice your English with help from fluent English speakers? Every Monday students learning English are welcome to join this fun, free club. If you want more information, see Ms. Brereton in Room 120.
All French Immersion and FSL students are invited and encouraged to attend a free concert by the francophone artist Missy D during block H on Thursday, February 8th in the Oak Bay Theatre. Please ensure that you have a ‘What Will I Miss Form’ from room 206 or 210 to give to your block H teacher in advance. You will go to your block H class for attendance, then listen for the announcement.
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
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. To learn more and sign up for uStart please come to the meeting in the Career Centre at lunch on Feb. 8th. Here is the link to the UVic website if you would like to learn more before the meeting. https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/admissions/categories/ustart/index.php#ipn-how-to-apply
Camosun College Info session: Digital Production, Writing and Design, Digital Communication, Comics & Graphic Novels will be held on Feb. 7th from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm in the Lansdowne Campus, Young Building room 317. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
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 on 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
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Oak Bay Ski & Board Team had a very successful race weekend at Mt. Washington despite a potentially nasty forecast for weather. The hard-packed snow made for excellent racing conditions and we were lucky to have access to steeper terrain for this weekend’s race, which is helping to prepare our athletes for the Provincial Championships at the end of February. The boy’s ski team had their best performance on record, taking the top 5 positions! In girl’s skiing, Captain Tori Fawkes was Oak Bay’s fastest, finishing in 3rd. Not far behind her were Mya Johnston-Stewart and Georgia Henson. Over on the snowboard course, grade 10 Sophie Longe continues to climb the rankings, finishing her best-ever race with a silver. From Oak Bay, Kylee Trumble and Kennedy Palmer were our next top finishers. On the boy’s side, Calum Parker took home his first-ever gold, taking first by over three seconds combined. Behind Calum were Kiyoshi McMillan and grade 9 Archie Hotsenpiller.
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.
Calling all 9-12 graders! Dive into the green economy at the FREE Green Collar Futures Career Conference on Feb 10th, from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm via Zoom. Connect with sustainability leaders, explore career paths, and have a chance at a $500 scholarship! Spots are limited and a school limit may apply. Register now at: https://greenbricks.ca/conference-details/
You can also go to https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events for more details.
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/.
Volunteers needed!
Are you interested in being a language buddy? Would you like to meet people from other cultures?
Gain valuable experience and volunteer hours towards your 30 required hours as a volunteer!
Connect with the school community while making new friends and having fun!
Volunteers needed who are fluent English speakers wanting to work with English language learners for weekly social board/card games club.
Interested? See Ms. Brereton in Room 120 (at the back of the Library) or speak with your English teacher for more information.
Job Opportunities
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
Prepare your resumes! The Butchart Gardens is hiring for spring and summer employment in most departments. A Job Fair will take place on Wednesday February 7th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Department representatives will be available to provide information and receive resumes. Please check the website for more information. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/job–volunteer The gates will be open but there will be no garden access.