January 10, 2023

Daily Announcements

January 10th, 2023       

Cafeteria Items:
Monday Ali Baba Pizza – $3.00/slice
Tuesday OPA Chicken or Falafel Pita Wrap – $8.00
Wednesday – Ali Baba Pizza – $3.00/slice
Thursday – Bon Sushi (Veggie or California Roll) – $6.00
FridayCLOSED  

New Today

Team Planning, Wednesday, January 11th.  Block A starts at 9:55 AM

Evening of Dance tickets are now on sale through School Cash online or you can purchase tickets at the Office.  Come support the Oak Bay dancers on January 18th & 19th.  The show starts at 7:00PM.

The January Creative Writing Contest is to write a short story beginning with the opening line “I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.”  All entries must be received into the LIbrary by 3:30 on Wednesday, January 25th.

Leadership Circle meets every Thursday at lunch in the Black Box and is open to all students who wish to have a voice or to bring forward a concern.  

Camosun College Arts & Science will host an information session in the Career Centre on Jan. 11th at lunch.  If you are not sure exactly what you want to do after high school but know that you want to attend post-secondary this session would be a great chance to learn about the university transfer process.

Previous Announcements

CUE (Canadian Universities Event) will be hosting a virtual event for students on January 19.  The event allows students to visit with university reps from over 50 Canadian post-secondary institutions.  This event is geared towards Grade 11 and 12 students and their supporters.
Each university will have a drop-in style virtual booth where students can choose which universities they wish to visit and can ask questions about programs, admissions, scholarships, housing and more.
Event Details:
What: Canadian Universities Event (CUE) Virtual evening
When: January 19 from 6:00-8:00pm PST
Registration at www.cuebc.org
*Students must create an account to access the CUE website.  Event links will be live when the event begins on January 19)

Photo contest Open to all staff and students
After a brainstorming session with students, the theme for the first photo contest of 2022 2023 has been selected. Prizes will be awarded to the top picks!!
Submission Deadline: January 13th.**
The Theme is“Dark”
Link:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G5jg9TscwCmLupA86VniaZWNHNt9QvT_da7JKBxDNi0/edit?usp=sharing

Grade 11 or 12 students interested in Plumbing, Sprinkler fitting or Steam/Pipefitting may want to consider the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 324 Youth Employment Program which begins this summer.  To apply see Ms. Giesbrecht for an application.
If you would like to see the Career Trek BC short video on the different trades please go to the Career Centre website. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/trades.html

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