Grade 9 Take Our Kids to Work Day – Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Posted November 13, 2018

Take Our Kids to Work is an annual program in which Grade 9 students are hosted by parents, friends, relatives and volunteers at workplaces across the country on Wednesday, November 14, 2018.  The program, which began in 1994, supports career development by helping students connect school, the world of work, and their own futures. Permission forms were sent home with every grade 9 student several weeks ago.  All completed forms were due to the Guidance Office on Monday, November 12, 2018. If your Grade 9 student still wishes to participate, please complete the attached Consent Form and submit it to Ms. Parker in Guidance Office by, Tuesday, November 13.

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Friday, November 16, 2018 is a PD Day – no school for students

Posted November 11, 2018

Friday, November 16, 2018 is a professional development (PD) day for elementary and secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, but Extended Day Programs will operate for enrolled students from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The focus for the day will be School Improvement Planning in the morning. Teachers will participate in a whole-school activity […]

Grad Photo Sign Up is Now Open

Posted November 7, 2018

On line registration is now open for Grad photos.  The Photo sessions begin on November 18th and continue through the 22nd. All graduating students must book an appointment on-line by visiting  https://prestigeportraits.ca/as limited spots are available. The discounted fee of $30 (taxes included) is payable at the time of photography. We ask all Graduates to please have […]

W-O Attends Waterloo Regional DECA Competition

Posted November 5, 2018

On Saturday November 3 the W-O DECA chapter attended the Waterloo Regional competition for DECA Ontario. The event was held at St. Mary’s High School where they competed against approximately 1700 students from the greater KW and London areas. W-O’s 35 member chapter achieved 9 top role play ribbons, 7 top 10 test ribbons, and 2 overall score medals. DECA is a business club for case competition, with a variety of event categories ranging from Sports and Entertainment Marketing, to Entrepreneurship, to Human Resource Management, and prepares students immensely for post secondary and work environments. Congratulations to our winners, as well as all competitors on an excellent day! Provincials qualifiers will be released in coming weeks, and we look forward to a great provincial competition in Toronto in February.

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Chicken Cam 2018

Posted October 26, 2018

We have chicken eggs in Mr. McIntyre’s Grade 11 and 12 Green Industries classes!

The students are learning about the process of incubating chicken eggs. Once they hatch, the students will participate in caring for the chickens while documenting their growth over the next several weeks.

Keep checking back to watch them hatch in real time and come visit them in Room 104 once they are out.

Expected hatch date is Monday, October 29!!!

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Smoke Free Ontario Act Requires School Changes Effective November 1, 2018

Posted October 23, 2018

In response to the passing of the October 18, 2018 Smoke Free Ontario legislation, smoking anywhere within 20 meters of all school board properties is now banned. This includes Waterloo Oxford Secondary School’s unofficial smoking area. Consequences of smoking on school board property, or within the 20 meter prohibited zone, will result in school suspensions […]

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