Daily Bulletin
Wednesday April 24, 2024
Day 1
ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF -
- Senior Boys basketball jerseys MUST be returned to Ms. Deacon as soon as possible
- It’s game day on Friday! Wear your Oilers jerseys/swag to support our Edmonton Oilers!
- Staff and Administration are aware of a number of social media accounts created by students as means to bully others. They are created anonymously, because the people creating them know this is wrong. Staff are looking at a full ban of cell phones for the entire school day as a result. If these social media accounts continue, we will move to enforcing no phones in the school during school hours.We will do what we can to try to maintain a respectful, caring, safe, and welcoming environment.
SENIOR HIGH-
Grade 11 vs. 12 Scavenger Hunt:
Starting Monday, April 22 the OJSH Grade 11 vs. Grade 12 scavenger hunt returns! Last year's grade 11's had the upset victory over the graduating class of '23. Can this year's grade 12's defend their title or will the grade 11's once again have the victory? All items for the scavenger hunt can be found on the windows outside Mr Daly's and Mr. K's classrooms. If you have an item for the scavenger hunt it must be brought to Mr. Daly before school, during breaks, lunch time, or after school. The contest wraps up on Friday, May 3. Prizes will be awarded to the winning grade. Good luck!
JUNIOR HIGH -
COUNSELLING-
Link for students to request to see a counsellor.
https://forms.gle/YjUhAMbvVeEEBdeEA
LIBRARY-
BAND-
ART - Art Field Trip on May 10th - Cost will be $33
This includes transportation, entrance for the Royal Alberta Museum and The Exhibition Explorations at the Alberta Gallery of Art. Students will need to bring a bagged lunch, sketchbook materials and money for the Boston Pizza dinner afterward.
Students on the list will receive an email to pay $31.64 through School Cash Online.
If paying by cash or check please make it out for exact change.
TOUR GROUP -
ATHLETICS - April 22-26th
Junior Badminton practices Monday and Wednesday 3:30-5:30pm
Sr Badminton Great job at conferences last week! A lot of close games and hard fought matches! Thank you to Mr K and Mr Daly for coaching this season!
Jr High Flag Football Practices Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5:30pm. Thanks to Mr T for coaching, as well as some HS students for assistant coaching.
Sr Boys Handball Practice Wednesday and there is a home game mini tournament Thursday 5pm-9pm against Mayerthorpe and Fox Creek! Good luck boys and good job at the tournament this past weekend!
Senior Track & Field There will be a Sr. Track & Field practice on Weds. Apr.24 after school from 3:30 - 5:00. All those who signed up and those who want to participate are welcome.
Spring Basketball Camp Tuesday, April 23rd 5-7pm
CHEERLEADING:
CALM -
CAFETERIA SPECIALS- It’s SPUD WEEK
Choices are:
Classic: Butter, Sour Cream and Bacon Bits
Beans & Cheese: Butter, Baked Beans and Cheese
Taco Beef: Butter, Taco Beef, Cheese, Sour Cream and Salsa
Chicken & Cheese: Butter, Chicken, Cheese, Corn, and Gravy
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Library Cafe now open… 11:55-12:15
Cafeteria hours are Monday (or Tuesday after a long weekend) 10:00am to 3:00pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and Fridays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Only high school students on Spares are permitted to use the cafeteria or vending machines during class time.
The cafeteria closes after lunch at the first bell. The cafe now accepts cash, debit, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. We cannot accept prepaid Visa or Mastercards. Gift cards are available and you can pay online with school cash.
Indigenous Spirit Council: Join us in the Wrap Around on Mondays at lunch!
GSA -
GYM -
LIGHTING AND STAGING CREW - Meeting Tuesday April 23, 2024 at 12:15 in the Black Box
MUSIC -
STUDENT COUNCIL-
OTHER ITEMS - Grade 9 Skills Trip. On May 8th, approximately 90 grade 9 students will have the chance to attend the Alberta Provincials Skills Competition.
Grade 9 students will have a chance to visit various trade competitions and try-a-trade booths to learn about the various job opportunities in multiple trade industries. This will also give students a chance to see the potential options available to them in grade 10 and make better informed choices when completing course registration for the 2024-2025 school year.
Permission forms will be available at the office and must be returned no later than April 30th. Payment must be made for transportation, and students must bring their own lunch OR money to buy lunch at the various vendors at the Expo Center.
Attention Cosmetology Students!!!
Students who are currently enrolled in the Sr. High Cosmetology course will be attending a tour at MC College in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 14. Mrs. Radvanszky is opening this trip up to past Sr. High Cosmetology students, however spots are limited.
Students will take an one hour tour of the facility and be given a free service performed by the students at the College. Services include A Hair Style, Manicure or lash lift/tint or brow shaping/tint. Cost of the trip will be $10 for transportation and cost of food.
Bus leaves OJSH at 9am and will return to OJSH at 2:30pm.
Please see Mrs. Rad for permission forms.
ARCHERY -
JOB OPPORTUNITIES -
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES -
Barrhead Animal Rescue Society is helping with highway clean up May 4th from 7:30-5:00pm. They are meeting at the Enoch Community Centre and then cleaning the Highway 60 stretch of highway from Highway 16A to Highway 627. There is a 5 minute video that is mandatory for everyone to watch to volunteer. Alberta Highways supplies vests, gloves and signage for all volunteers and there will be pizza lunch for all of our volunteers as well. If you are interested in volunteering, please see Mrs. Cooper in the office to sign up.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES -
POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS -
SCHOLARSHIPS -
The Canadian Professional Accountants of Alberta have just released their High School Scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year. The High School Scholarships cover a wide variety of opportunities and range from $1500 to $2500. Scholarship postcards and more information can be found in the Wrap Around or interested students can visit cpaalaberta.ca/Scholarships. The deadline is May 1, 2024 but applying early is advised.
The Town of Onoway has a $500 bursary. Information is posted in the Wrap Around room.
For students who are still interested in applying for scholarships, this can be an opportunity to gain an additional competitive edge, as many students' interest in scholarships has lessened by this time of year.
Here are some unique scholarships that are currently available and don't have very many completed applications.
- Canadian Hearing Services National Scholarship - This scholarship is available to Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Last year, they gave away over 30 awards
- Geotab Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Engineering Scholarship - This scholarship is for Aboriginal, Black/African-American, Inuit, Metis, or North American Indian/Alaskan Natives looking to study a STEM program
- The Brandon Walli "Phones Down, Eyes Up" Memorial Scholarship - is for students planning on studying Arts, Creative Arts, or Music
- Dream Unlimited has 2 awards, both 4 x $10,000
- https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/dream-scholarship/NJpU9pGRz - Open to any grade 12 students in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, or Saskatchewan
- https://scholartree.ca/scholarship/dream-scholarship/NXVVRzKiMD - Open to grade 12 students in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, or Saskatchewan students studying specific programs
Here are a few resources you can use to help students who are applying for scholarships:
- Here is a blog outlining the most common mistakes we see on scholarship applications - https://scholartree.ca/blog/the-6-most-common-mistakes-when-applying-to-scholarships
- At the bottom of https://scholartree.ca/educators, there is a downloadable budget planner that students can use to prepare for next year
At the bottom of https://scholartree.ca/educators, there is an email template that you can use to let students know about ScholarTree