Thursday April 28, 2016

                     Daily Announcements                      

Thursday April 28, 2016                                                 CAFETERIA –  Gourmet Hot Dogs and Salads

STUDENTS – If you have changes  on your Course Verification Forms please  indicate any corrections that need to be made to your  course selections for next year directly on the form, have a parent sign the form and then return the signed form to the office, they are due today.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP – Did you know more than 400,000 children die of zinc deficiency.  An estimated 17.3% of the global population is at risk of inadequate zinc intake.Oak Bay Community Leadership is holding a “Zinc Saves” Battery drive from May 2nd. to May 20th  donation boxes will be located in the cafeteria and outside the Library.

GRAD 2016—UVic Ceremony Tickets – Grade 12 students or parents are reminded to contact the UVic Ticket Centre to reserve their tickets and either pick them up or arrange to have them mailed to you asap. Extra tickets cannot be distributed until all grads pick up their required Ceremony tickets.

EVENING OF DANCE –  May 10, 11, 12  –  7:00 pm in the Theatre. Tickets on sale in the Accounts office or main office.  Students/seniors -$8.00.  Adults $10.00.

OPEN MIC NIGHT – postponed.

PLAYLAND – reminder Tuesday May 3 – Physics trip to Playland – Vancouver.

Remind App Instructions for Staff, Students, and Parents are available on the school website.  Go to the Daily Announcements Page (link will be in left-hand menu), or use the following Link: https://oakbay.sd61.bc.ca/news-events/the-remind-app-for-announcements/

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP -reminder to keep raising money this week. Community Leadership is challenging all Advisories to raise money for the SPCA.  The Advisory  with the most money by May 9th  will win a Pizza Lunch for their Advisory.  Advisory Teachers,  your fundraising envelopes are in your mail drawer,  in the office, send a runner to pick them up today to start collecting!

WHERE’S NUTTY – This week’s clue from Student Council is: “to solve the hunt you must get,  in the room wired with net.  Crammed with tech and full of code,  Nutty is hidden in this abode!

GRAD DINNER DANCE MOVIE – Mr. Carmichael needs photos/videos to make the Grad Dinner-Dance movie ASAP.  It takes many hours to make and he needs to get started now.

Are you looking for Oak Bay Wear and accessories? The “NUT HUT” (in the Cafeteria) is open every Tuesday and Thursday at lunch. The Business students have created an online order form for items available in the store (the Nut Hut).

The link to the online order form is: http://www.bit.ly/obnuthut

CAREER CENTRE Saanich Summer Leadership Programs – Youth Summer Internship Program supports 16 – 18 yrs.  in building employment readiness skills through month long mentored placements in summer camps and recreation centres.  For more information go to www.saanich.ca/youth   Send in your resume to loryn.anderson@saanich.ca  Successful completion of the program earns you a $500 honoraruim.