Daily Announcements
January 24th, 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
If you have a sibling in the school, go to room 300 at lunch TODAY to have your photo taken for the yearbook.
To all athletes and band students participating in the manure fundraiser, the meeting has been moved to Thursday at lunch in the band room.
Students can pick up their semester 2 schedules from their block A teacher. If you do not have a block A, please come to the Office.
The Oak Bay Ski & Board Team just wrapped up their second successful weekend at Mt. Washington, competing in the Island Zone Race Series. The team scored first place in all four disciplines last weekend, and followed it up again this week with another strong race series. Way to go athletes!
The Oak Bay Evening of Dance will be taking place TONIGHT at 7:00 PM in the Theatre. Join us for an evening show showcasing the Dance Program’s hard work from this semester. We hope to see you there!
Camosun College Info session: Digital Production, Writing and Design, Digital Communication, Comics & Graphic Novels will be held on Feb. 7th from 6:30pm – 7:30pm in the Lansdowne Campus, Young Building room 317. https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
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 FASION 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.
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
Calling all 9-12 graders! Dive into the green economy at the FREE Green Collar Futures Career Conference on Feb 10, 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.
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oak Bay Ski & Board Team had another strong performance at Mt. Washington this weekend with several podium finishes and some big improvements from last weekend’s race. In girl’s snowboarding, Oak Bay topped the podium by 6 one hundredths of a second, with Dallas Batty taking gold. On the boys side, Oak Bay took number one and two with Kiyoshi McMillan and Mackenzie White finishing fastest. In girl’s skiing, Oak Bay’s top finisher just missed the podium, with Captain Tori Fawkes finishing fourth. On the boy’s side, Oak Bay finished first and second, with Gavin Bayley and Oscar Wong reversing roles this week. Congrats to all of our racers on another successful Island Zone Race Series. We were pumped last week to have finished first in all four disciplines and to have followed it up with another strong race this weekend. We have two more Zone races at Mt. Washington in February.
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.