Daily Announcements
October 4th, 2019
- CAFETERIA – Pizza
- NUTTY’S LOCKER – CLOSED
NEW TODAY
Oak Bay Youth Outreach meeting TODAY in the career centre at LUNCH.
Swim Team meeting at LUNCH in room 311.
Kids for a Cause is having their first meeting TODAY at LUNCH in room 304. Everyone welcome, please come and find out what it’s all about.
Amnesty International meeting TODAY at LUNCH in room 221.
Dancers, don’t forget that MINI-SQUAD gets started on Monday, October 7th at 3:15p.m. in the dance studio. See you there!!
The first Cultural Connections meeting will be Monday, October 7th at LUNCH in room 209. New members welcome.
STEM Club will be meeting on Monday, October 7th at LUNCH in room 227.
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.
Reminder to all Grade 12s:
Mandatory meetings with your Capstone Advisor start next week, please see the schedule below:
TAGGART’S ADVISORIES: Room 304
Advisories 21-25 October 7
Advisories 26-30 October 8
BUCKINGHAM’S ADVISORIES: Room 219
Advisories 51 – 55 October 7
Advisories 56 – 58 October 8
Also, please ensure that you join Google Classroom. Codes are on the website http://www.oakbaycareered.weebly.com
Anyone who wants to be in a Best Buddies group this year must join the My Oak Bay group and fill out the google form ASAP. If you do not fill out the form, you will NOT be put in the group. New members welcome..
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
Grad Photos October 21st – 25th at Oak Bay Rec Centre. Sign up at www.mountainwest.ca . $10 sitting fee (cash only).
ALL Students interested in the AMP math Program or Out of Timetable Math classes…Please sign up to tsprays google classroom 2yk3wi
Outside the Timetable Courses, please click on the link below
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4JViEvu4-PfgZUrvkCn8UnALg9Ojq2Dxw8l7p3AnLA/edit#gid=0
Previous Announcements
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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