Daily Announcements
May 13th, 2025
Cafeteria Items:
Monday – Village’s Pizza $3.00 a slice
Tuesday – Opa Wraps $9.00 each
Wednesday – Village’s Pizza $3.00 a slice
Thursday – Panda Island Chow Mein $9.00 each
Friday – Snacks
HOT LUNCH – Vegetable Curry, Rice, Raw Vegetables & Hummus
NEW TODAY
Grad Color Clash on May 15th (grade 8 transition day) after school in the Big Gym (12:20 PM).
The Senior Girls Soccer team has a meeting at lunch TODAY in room 302.
We are raising awareness about diabetes in the indigenous communities and protecting teens. The Shake the Sugar Drink Challenge starts this week. We are challenging everybody to give up sugary drinks for the day, week, or month. There are many prizes, including a chance to win a $150 Mayfair gift card. The posters around the school have more information, including signing up via the QR code.
BC SPCA Victoria is planning their annual Lock-In For Love community fundraising campaign. For more information go to https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at BC Children’s Hospital and Department of Orthopaedics at UBC, invites interested students to attend the 3rd annual flagship Women In Orthopaedics (WORTH) workshop on Saturday, June 7th, from 8:30 am to 3:15 pm. This workshop is open to all young women in high schools (grades 10-12), including women-identifying individuals and non-binary and gender non-conforming students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. We aim to provide more insight and clarity on careers particularly in the areas of orthopaedics and engineering. We also aim to have an interactive set of sessions including hands-on learning workshops and career panels featuring incredible women orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, engineers and allied health workers. We have attached a flyer for the event here with a tentative schedule outlined, **please note schedule is subject to change based on registration numbers but date and start time are set**. The workshop will take place in-person at BC Children’s Hospital. Details for registration can also be found here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3IqpTzuyPp6091A. Deadline to submit the workshop application is May 24, 2025. While we recognize that it might be difficult for students to travel down to the lower Mainland to attend the workshop, students from across the province are welcome to apply. To help make attendance more accessible, we are offering one scholarship (valued at $2000) for a student who resides and/or attends school outside of the Lower Mainland, which will cover the cost of travel and accommodation of the student and their guardian. Students interested in applying for this scholarship can submit an application here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bqmc1y0KavHgBxA. Deadline to submit the scholarship application is May 23, 2025.
Script to Screen Workshop for Teens Age 14-18. Curious about how your favourite movies and TV shows are written? Join us for a fun and fast-paced evening workshop where you’ll explore the big ideas behind screenwriting with an industry professional. Story Studio is running a free (by donation) two-hour workshop on screenwriting, led by award-winning filmmaker Mo Bradley. Click the link for more details, and you can learn more/register at our website https://www.storystudio.ca/screenwriting/.
Join the CiCan World of Choices Skilled Trades Summit event on Thursday, May 29th, in partnership with Camosun College. This one-day event highlights Camosun College’s trades and technology departments through hands-on, interactive activities with high school students from all over the city.
The application allows you to choose one of the teams.
Team 1 (Group 1) will explore Electrical, Carpentry, Pipe Trades, and Culinary.
Team 2 (Group 6) will explore Sheet Metal, Automotive, Fine Furniture, and Electronics Engineering.
Lunch and transportation to and from Camosun College Interurban will be provided from a central location.
Please see Ms. Giesbrecht in the Career Centre for an application form. We hope you get the team of your choice, but it’s not guaranteed. The Application deadline is May 23rd.
KidsKlub Summer Internship Program is looking for grade 11 and 12 students looking for work experience. You will build leadership skills, communication skills and learn to problem solve. Applications are due by May 28th. For more information and to apply go www.kidsklub.ca
Aviation Opportunity for grade 9-12 students: Are you interested in exploring careers in Aviation? On Friday, May 30, 2025, explore the world of Aviation at De Havilland/Viking Air from 9 am to 2 pm at 1959 De Havilland Way, North Saanich, BC. Students will have the opportunity to explore the world of aviation through informative tours and interactive hands-on activities. Interested students can pick up an application from Ms. Giesbrecht in the career centre. The deadline to return them is May 23rd by 3 pm.
Canadian Coast Guard Days – June 6th. An interactive event for students to get excited about the Canadian Coast Guard and to showcase the various job opportunities within the organization. Oak Bay will take a small number of students to the event at 10:15 am on June 6th. Students can expect to leave Oak Bay at about 10:00 am and return back to school around 12:00 pm. Here is a video link to last year’s event to see what to expect. https://www.dropbox.com/s/qlymb0lm3mlbasd/CCG%20day%20Video%20for%20schools-V2.mov?dl=0 If you are interested in attending, please see Ms. Giesbrecht or Mr. Alexander in the Career Centre to register.
“Finance 101: Personal Finance for Students Preparing for College and University” (note, we’ve changed the
name). Dr. Michael King will facilitate this interactive session, aimed at bolstering students’ financial readiness
for university life. The workshop promises a glimpse into Gustavson’s approach to finance, delivered in an enjoyable and engaging manner. If you have not attended this session before, we strongly encourage you to join, as it will help you prepare for university life this fall.
We are offering two sessions:
– Wednesday, May 21st from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm (90 minutes)
– Thursday, May 22nd from 11 am to 12 pm (60 minutes)
-Dates and times are in Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Please register for your preferred session here. An informative poster is also attached for your reference. Parents are welcome to attend as well.
Additionally, for those students enrolling at Gustavson this September, please let them know that course selection workshops from Central UVic will be coming up in May.
A UVic Registration 101 information session will be held on May 20th during focus block in the theatre for students who have been admitted to an undergraduate program at UVic for September 2025. This session is designed to help students prepare for course registration in June and will cover key topics such as:
- Selecting first-year courses
- Building a course timetable
- Navigating the registration system
If you are unable to make the information session, they are also offering online Registration 101 sessions. Registration is open now through our Registration 101 webpage.
UVic Updates: https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
Camosun College – Program Specific Info Sessions: https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/news–events
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Congratulations to Dorian Neufeld, the April Winner of the Oak Bay Book Read. Dorian, you can claim your Bolen Books Gift card in the Library. It is not too late to get your name in the draw for May – all you have to do is read a book!!
UBC Summer Science Program is back for summer 2025! The program is a one-week camp for Indigenous students in grades 8-11 held on campus in Vancouver. Applications are due by June 1st. All the details can be found at https://bit.ly/UBCSSP, and if you have any questions, please email summer.science@ubc.ca
Volunteering Opportunities
Any students looking for volunteer opportunities may be interested in helping prepare for an Event on May 17th to help raise funds for school breakfast and music programs in SD#61. Breakfast2Music is collecting clothes and moving dozens of heavy bags to Central Middle School late Thursday afternoon/early evening, when they have access to the school. A couple of heavy lifters who had access to a vehicle would be perfect appreciated for that piece.
On Friday, they are sorting and setting up at Central, and selling is on Saturday from 9 am-1 pm. Most of the clothes are women’s clothes, and there is a huge amount of party clothes — long and short. Looking for help setting up a party dress space with lots of room for girls to try on clothes — it could be our Party Room. If we could find 4 outgoing girls to help out for a couple of hours on Friday afternoon and 5 hours on Saturday, that would be wonderful. Contact Valerie Murray at info@breakfast2music.com
If you would like to volunteer at the Victoria Highland Games, please see this link for all the options.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054AABAB29AA8-55601246-2025/53553126#/
The Oak Bay Tourism Committee is to promoting tourism in Oak Bay by supporting local events and fostering community engagement.
We’ve recently launched a new “Volunteer and Event” Sub-Committee, and we will be looking for enthusiastic student volunteers to help activate and support a variety of upcoming events in Oak Bay this year (please see the Calendar of Events at this link). https://oakbaycareercentre.weebly.com/job–volunteer This would be a valuable and fun opportunity for students interested in tourism, hospitality, or event planning to gain hands-on experience in a real-world setting.
Quadra Village Day is an exciting, annual community-building celebration of our neighbourhood on May 10th from 10 am to 2 pm and it is a 100% free, family-friendly event! There will be kid’s activities, live entertainment, inflatables, a dunk tank, community booths, and so much more. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with various tasks, including event setup, food serving, children’s activities, and more. Any interested students can sign up through the following link: https://volunteersignup.org/QDED4
This is a great volunteer opportunity for international students.
Oaklands is looking for volunteers to support us with our Markets and Special Events!
Join the vibrant team special event volunteer team! Roles include helping with setup and take down, working on the green team, supporting the info booth, supporting with music tent setup and take down, supporting with arts and crafts tables, and more!
2025 Special events & markets include:
Women’s Day Weekend Festival (March)
Easter Eggstravaganza (April)
The Oaklands Sunset Market (July-August)
Oaklands Winter Market (Nov)
Oaklands Kids Market (Nov)
Breakfast with Santa (Dec)
Oaklands is committed to supporting a safe(r), inclusive environment, and invites BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, and those with other intersectional identities to join our volunteer team. Necessary accommodations will be provided for applicants to be successful in the role. To complete a volunteer application, visit oaklands.life/volunteer.
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