Daily Announcements
October 11th, 2019
- CAFETERIA – Pizza
- NUTTY’S LOCKER – CLOSED
NEW TODAY
Reede Phillips please come and pick up your rowing jersey in room 304.
Senior Boys Basketball tryouts – Tuesday, October 15th at 6:30pm in the big gym.
From Oct 14th – 18th there will be a hygiene drive held by the Interact Club. Please bring in your extra or new hygiene products to the box set up outside the office.
Send in your photos from this summer to be featured in the yearbook and for a chance to win a $20 Tim Hortons gift card. Submit photos here.
The University of Toronto will be hosting an information session for grads the evening of October 24th at St Michaels University. A few different times have been posted for the event so please stand by for confirmation of the exact location on the campus and the time. Registration is required so please click the link here and complete the form. https://apply.adm.utoronto.ca/register/?id=93fdf1ea-1071-4cff-a37d-11422be6d056
Oak Bay students and parents are invited to attend the VICE – USA Colleges & University Fair on Oct. 15th in the single gym from 3-5:00 pm at St Michaels University. For more information on who is attending please join the OakBayCareerCentre Instagram page.
Health Information Science is hosting an Open House on Wednesday October 16th from 4:30 to 6:00 at UVic in the Cornett Building A125. Enjoy pizza and refreshments while you learn about the dynamic and rapidly expanding field of information technology in health care. www.uvic.ca/hinf or email his@uvic.ca
Halloween Dance Tickets
The Halloween Dance is coming up on October 23! Tickets on sale now. Come by the cafeteria at lunch to buy your ticket! Tickets are $10 if you buy one this week.
Previous Announcements
Student Photo Retakes – Friday, October 18th
Grad Photos October 21st – 25th at Oak Bay Rec Centre. Sign up at www.mountainwest.ca . $10 sitting fee (cash only)
Would the following students see Mr. Spray in room 309 as soon as possible:
Gur Ben Dor
Kiran Chadwick-Rupp
Gary (Ngai yin) Liao
Parker Morrison
Isla Trenholm
Kelly Hudson
Trevor Neil
Vincelle Andawi
Maguire Lines
Julie Lutes
Mya Keay
Finn Murphy
Avery Dix
Abby Osmond
Annika Huijbregts
Sherry (Xiaorui) Ma
Handball intramurals are starting up on Wednesday the 16th for Juniors and Thursday the 17th for Seniors! Students must make teams of 10 ( 5 guys & 5 girls, 1 teacher may be included) it costs $1 per person to sign up. bit.ly/obhandball
Please join the OakBayCareerCentre Instagram page for instant updates of opportunities and information.
The October Creative Writing contest is now open for entries. The top 3 writers receive a $10 starbucks gift card and a certificate. See your English teacher or one of the orange posters around the school for more details.
Wanna Make a Difference at OB? Come see tspray in 309 to find out how you can become a Math TA. This is a great way to supports people, learn valuable people skills, get credit or volunteer hours….ALSO Please sign up at the link (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT9b0cIFjUNVUJ0DLjX7NJPFbrpAADU7EK9uS0CXxDvpqMfg/viewform
Outside the Timetable Courses, please click on the link below
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4JViEvu4-PfgZUrvkCn8UnALg9Ojq2Dxw8l7p3AnLA/edit#gid=0
Attention Grade 11 Students
The SAT exam is required to gain entrance into American universities. A Practice SAT is scheduled to take place at Oak Bay on October 16th from 8:00am – 12:00pm. Grade 11 students interested in writing the PSAT need to see Mrs. Giesbrecht to sign up, pay a fee of $25.00 and receive study materials. Seating is limited and will be offered to students on a first come first serve basis.
Job Opportunities
Are you interested in working for Elections Canada for the upcoming election on October 21st? It’s great experience and pays really well! If you are 16 years or over as of October 21st, you can apply to Elections Canada: https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=job&dir=pos&document=index&lang=e You can also visit the local office: The address is 3970 Shelbourne street (the old CIBC building) and the number is: 1-866-723-1359 – you can ask for recruitment and explain that you are from Oak Bay High and were directed to call about participating in the election. Come see Mr. Alexander in 211 or the Career Center for more info!
Volunteering
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