Daily Announcements
Friday May 6, 2016 CAFETERIA – Hothouse Pizza and salads
LEADERSHIP STUDENTS – There will be a meeting about the “Grade 8 Orientation” next Wednesday at Lunch in room 300. All Leadership students welcome! Grade 8’s are coming
EVENING OF DANCE – this Tuesday May 10, Wednesday May 11 & Thursday May 12 – 7:00 pm in the Theatre. Tickets on sale in the Accounts office. Students/seniors $8.00. Adults $10.00.
SUMMER SCHOOL – 2016 Summer School registration forms and Continuing Education Summer Registrations forms can be picked up in the office starting today.OAK BAY
STRINGS – RECEIVED THE “Secondary School Award,” donated by the Victoria Symphony Foundation. The students will be accepting the award during the May 13th at the Greater Victoria Festival Highlights Concert at 7 pm, in the Philip T. Young Auditorium at UVIC. Congratulations!
CALLING ALL DODGEBALLERS– we are having a super-fun Dodgeball tournament during lunch on Tuesday May 17 and Wednesday May 18. The cost to register a team is $10. Max group of 6. Sign-up at-http://goo.gl/forms/353GwSNJ7K
BOOK DRIVE – this week in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Drop off your gently used books to the boxes provided around the school.
C4C VOLUNTEERS – Sunday May 29 there will be a Spring Kids Fun Fair at Willows Beach in support of C4C. We need a number of volunteers to help out with the running stations, baking, selling food, set up & take down. See Ms. Kinnear in room 313 anytime to sign-up for this fun and rewarding event.
OAK BAY FILM & TELEVISION – will be holding a short film festival on Friday, June 3rd during focus. We are opening the festival to entries from all Oak Bay students. Entries must be submitted to Mr. Laird by Monday, May 30th and be no longer than 5 minutes. See Mr. Laird in 151 for details.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP – Did you know more than 400,000 children die of zinc deficiency. An estimated 17.3% of the global population is at risk of inadequate zinc intake. – Oak Bay Community Leadership is holding a “Zinc Saves” Battery drive from May 2nd. to May 20th donation boxes will be located in the cafeteria and outside the Library.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP -reminder to keep raising money this week. Community Leadership is challenging all Advisories to raise money for the SPCA. The Advisory with the most money by next Monday May 9th will win a Pizza Lunch for their Advisory. Advisory Teachers, your fundraising envelopes are in your mail drawer, in the office, send a runner to pick them up today to start collecting!
CAREER CENTRE –Grade 12 students who are heading to UVic next fall are reminded that there is a UVIC REGISTRATION 101 session in the Cafeteria during Focus block TODAY – Friday May 6th. There is no need to sign up for this. Please just show up and you will receive helpful information regarding registration and choosing courses.
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* Job Opportunity –There is a job opportunity starting this summer for a couple of gr. 12 students looking for work beyond this summer. You will need to have your driver’s license. The job would be learning how to use excavation equipment, pipe laying, reading plans, etc. Starting wage is $15 an hour and would be full time. Please see Mrs. Giesbrecht in the Career Centre if you are interested in one of these positions.
* SD61 and Pacific Design Academy- along with a local designer have arranged for 14 students to take part in a one day exploration of potential career pathways within the areas of, interior design, graphic design, film, application development and fashion design. The event is for grade 10, 11, and 12 students from our district. It will take place at Pacific Design Academy on Monday May 16 from 9am – 3pm. Applications are due by Wednesday May 11th. Please see Mrs. Giesbrecht in the Career Centre if you are interested.
GRAD DINNER DANCE MOVIE – Mr. Carmichael needs photos/videos to make the Grad Dinner-Dance movie ASAP. It takes many hours to make and he needs to get started now.
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