Career Connections - Kelowna Secondary
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Career Connections - Kelowna Secondary
School District No. 23 Career Connections “In Partnership with Our Community” Students get a chance to explore their passion and begin to plan a future of living it! JM DRAGONS’ DEN 2015 WINNERS YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR “DRAGONS’ DEN” COMPETITION Young Entrepreneur Dragons’ Den 2015 Competition celebrated its 21st year! The competition is for students in grades 7 to 12 and is a joint initiative between School District No. 23 Career Life Programs, Okanagan Economic Development Commission, and Okanagan College School of Business. 1st Place Winner—Secondary Base Camp Card Co. – OKM Maya Gay and Rachel Birrell Base Camp Card Co. The product is a standard deck of 52+2 cards, with the addition of ice breaking, conversationprompting questions. Complete with a full array of questions, these cards range from thought provoking to ludicrous. Weather resistant and printed on recycled paper, these cards are ecofriendly and sturdy enough for any adventure! Basecamp Cards has a wide target market that began with travellers in hostels and spread to family game night, outdoor ed programs, coffee shops and gift stores. Also with the addition of specialized playing cards in the future such as Girls Night Out or Family Pack, they’re hoping to further expand their market as well as encourage repeat buyers. Base Camp Card Co. also won the Trade Show Award!!! February—June 2015 Career Life Programs Goal “Every student will graduate with the attributes, credentials and experiences to connect their career life plan with their individual talents and passions in pursuit of a balanced, meaningful and fulfilling life.” INSIDE THIS ISSUE ... Dragons’ Den ...................................... 2 RCMP Youth Academy ...................... 4 Kelowna Culture Connection .............. 6 Is The Force 4U? ................................ 7 WorkBC Find Your Fit ....................... 8 1st Place Winner—Middle Okanagan Lures – OKM McMallum Frame, Jaden Lohn & Benn Krivoshen Okanagan Lures Okanagan Lures produces custom, eco-friendly fly fishing lures at a fair price. Fishing enthusiasts are their target customer. They started making hand made fishing lures for fun in a small workshop. They quickly realized that their lures were special and they began their research on how to build the right lure for local lakes. Due to their success in catching fish with their custom made and custom painted lures, they decided to enter the Young Entrepreneur Dragons’ Den competition. They felt that this was a great way to explore the world of business and entrepreneurship. The boys are environmentally conscious and work hard to leave a small carbon footprint behind them. Okanagan Lures also won the Trade Show Award!!! 1 Skill Competition & SSA ..................... 9 Women of Aviation Week ................... 10 Careers in Health & Technology & IGE ................................................. 11 ECF & Experience OC ...................... 12 KLO Middle School ........................... 13 MBSS .................................................. 14 KSS ...................................................... 15 Project Placements ............................. 16 District Job Shadows ........................... 20 BRAINY QUOTE: There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living … Nelson Mandela 3RD PLACE WINNER Gala Custom Prints—OKM Cody Koch & Mathew Walsh Blom is an all organic and vegan lip balm. Cody Koch, founder of BLOM made refreshing and moisturizing lip balm for those people looking for a solution to treat chapped lips. Blom is a gnarley all organic medley of Candelilla Wax, Hemp Seed Oil, Cherry Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, and Coco Butter. 4th PLACE WINNER Fish and Suits—KSS Brady Miller & Garrett Dobberthien Sam Gagnon & Gage Sayles??? Fish and Suits gives clients the opportunity to grow fresh organic fruits and vegetables right out of their home, store, or restaurant. They give consumers this opportunity through a system of aquaculture called aquaponics. Aquaponics is a form of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water. After purchasing one of their pretroubleshot/perfected systems, customers will be growing in no time with very little effort and maintenance. Dragons’ Den 2015 Secondary School Placements 2ND PLACE WINNER Blom — OKM 2 Sophia Riemen, Jarod Bouchard & Dillan Crema Gala Custom Prints noticed that many people don’t have access to large format printing, their answer is Gala Prints. Gala Prints is local printing company designed to cater to parents, international students and school clubs. Using a wide format printer, Gala Prints creates long lasting photos and collages. They offer template and custom collages and single image prints, which range in size from 36in. by 24in. to 41in. by 96in. 5th Place Winner International Education Services—OKM Fernando Larios, Linden McKinney & Terry Mei International Education Services is a company that aims to redefine international students' learning experiences in Canada. Not charging students exorbitant prices like other agencies, IES offers the most developed services from local Canadian cities. Their assistance for students starts from as far out as six months before their planned arrival in Canada. These services will be covered throughout their entire school year. By connecting the local students and the international students in Canada, they have also designed a brand new learning method--Kelowna Education Club. It’s one of the IES services that provides two types of services for both local and international students. 3RD PLACE WINNER Vakers—CNB 2ND PLACE WINNER Piece of Cake Parties — OKM 4th PLACE WINNER Eat It All Popsicles—OKM James Ropotar, Stephen Herbert & Kristopher Lam Eat It All Popsicles gives clients the opportunity to grow fresh organic fruits and vegetables right out of their home, store, or restaurant. They give consumers this opportunity through a system of aquaculture called aquaponics. Aquaponics is a form of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water. After purchasing one of their pretroubleshot/perfected systems, customers will be growing in no time with very little effort and maintenance. Dragons’ Den 2015 Middle School Placements Sarah Mahood & Alexandra basaraba Piece of Cake Parties Birthday parties can be stressful and expensive. Planning, decorating, shopping and keeping guests entertained can be difficult. If only there was a business that made all of this easier for a good price … oh wait there is! "A Piece of Cake Parties" will do just that! They make planning a party A Piece of Cake. Busy parents in need of party help will benefit from their service. They joined Dragons' Den because they wanted to get business experience and thought that they had a great idea to pitch. Christine Semeniuk & Matthew Stotz Vakers The Vakery is an all natural, vegan bakery. It widens the spectrum of food options for those who are vegan or who have other restrictions such as food allergies. Vakers strives to promote healthier eating, and a positive lifestyle through our products. At The Vakery it is their goal to provide options to those who are making an attempt to eat better and cleaner, and to also include those who suffer from allergies. 5th Place Winner Breakfast Buddies—DRK Michael Zhao, Parker Dent, Teryl Bates & Nathan Gilbert Breakfast Buddies sell chocolate and syrup waffles in the morning and at lunch in the DRK multipurpose room every Wednesday. And they sell them on Fridays at the secondary school shop along with other special selling days. The team meets the night before to ensure the waffles are nice an fresh for the next day. Half a chocolate waffle sells for $1.00 and a syrup waffle sells for 75¢. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!! WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! 3 THE RCMP JEAN MINGUY MEMORIAL RCMP YOUTH ACADEMY IN VERNON, BC The RCMP Jean Minguy Memorial Youth Academy was held at the Vernon Army Camp, Vernon BC., on Sunday April 26th, 2015 through to Saturday May 2nd, 2015. The Youth Academy is dedicated to Cst Jean Minguy, who lost his life while on duty in June 2005. Cst Minguy was an integral part of the RCMP Youth Academy, acting as both a facilitator and a volunteer. The RCMP, in partnership with Vernon School District No. 22 Career Programs, have designed this work experience program for students aged 16-18 (as of April 1st, 2015), who are interested in police sciences or law enforcement as a potential career. Our students spent one week participating at the Vernon Army Camp. Students had to complete an application form, pass a fitness test, criminal and driving record checks, be in good academic standing, have a good attendance record in school and display a willingness to work. They had to be non smokers and they required school staff recommendation. Students received instruction and lectures on Law, Criminal Code, Police Defence Tactics, Traffic Studies, Physical Training and a variety of other topics. They were involved in a great deal of role playing scenarios and were required to work in a team capacity. The camp was an excellent learning experience and extremely challenging both mentally and physically! CST KATHY SZOBOTICSANEC reported that School District No. 23 students were an amazing group and she was very pleased with them!!! The following School District No. 23 students attended the Academy: Braeden Battye GES Sebastien Bolduc KSS Jakob Brown MBSS Abhishek Chopra KSS Josh Clark RSS Luke Kirschner KSS Bailey Larusson KSS Taylor Moberg MBSS Amelia Wilde KSS 4 THE RCMP JEAN MINGUY MEMORIAL RCMP YOUTH ACADEMY IN VERNON, BC G R A D S 5 KELOWNA CULTURE CONNECTION KELOWNA CULTURE CONNECTION 2015 - OKM Monday, April 20th to Friday, April 24th! The Kelowna Culture Connection is a partnership with Kelowna Museums, the Kelowna Art Gallery, the Rotary Centre for the Arts and School District No. 23. The connection among the visual arts, theatre, and heritage were alive last spring at the Kelowna Art Gallery , Rotary Centre For The Arts , and Kelowna Museums . Each organization provided a stimulating two-hour session that included a hands-on project. The goal was to expose students to the Kelowna Cultural District and the Arts in Kelowna through workshop participation. . The following sessions were filled by students from DRK, KLO, RMS, KSS & OKM: Kelowna Art Gallery – Shifting Perspectives This tour included a visit to the two exhibitions Art in Action, and Ann Kipling: The Falkland Drawings: a thirty-five year survey. Students also took part in a printmaking activity. Rotary Centre For The Arts – Theatre Lighting and Theatre Sound Workshops This workshop was for theatre students and was a fun and insightful way for students to make meaningful connections with the local arts and culture community through learning about a career in theatre lighting and sound. Kelowna Museums – Heritage and Culture Workshop Exploring and connecting with Kelowna’s Cultural District through an historic walking tour and a hands-on cultural activity. 6 IS THE FORCE 4U? Students had the opportunity to investigate several different Careers within the RCMP/Police Force on Thursday, April 23, 2015! The conference offered the following workshops to students: Emergency Response Team & Police Dog Services, Fitness Pare Testing, Forensic Identification Services, General Investigation Section and Traffic Enforcement & Analysis. 7 WORKBC FIND YOUR FIT & SCIENCE WORLD WORK BC FIND YOUR FIT & SCIENCE WORLD WAS HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 31 TH,2015 AT THE DELTA GRAND OKANAGAN The Find Your Fit event featured skilled occupations that are projected to be in-demand in B.C. over the next ten years. Students had a chance to experience interactive stations (50 minutes) and try some of the skills related to the indemand occupations. Students were then linked to resources to help them chart their path into that occupation … www.findyourfittour.ca. The Science World session (40 minutes) did energy experiments teaching students how energy is created and used. It was a great interactive presentation showing the different forms of energy, such as wind, solar, water, and gas. The LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Live presentation demonstrated what LNG is and some of its unique properties … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6NtFnYalU. WORKBC FIND YOUR FIT & SCIENCE WORLD AT MBSS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2015 8 SKILLS COMPETITION CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for placing Top 3 in their event at the 19th Annual Skills BC Regional Competition held at Okanagan College on Friday March 6, 2015! CONTEST AREA STUDENT NAME MEDALS SCHOOL Architectural CAD (Sec) Antonio Zumbo Silver Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary Cabinetmaking (Sec) Brett Siebert Silver Rutland Senior Secondary Culinary Arts (Sec) Isabella Thomson Bronze Kelowna Secondary Fashion Design (Sec) Stephani Coombs Bronze Kelowna Secondary Fashion Design (Sec) Mechanical CAD (Sec) Wendy Schindler (advanced to Provincials) Logan Lemke (advanced to Provincials) Gold Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary Silver Kelowna Secondary CONGRATULATIONS TO LOGAN LEMKE, KELOWNA SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHO WON BRONZE FOR MECHANICAL CAD (SEC) AT THE PROVINCIALS IN ABBOTSFORD!!! SECONDARY SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP Students who successfully complete SSA Programs may be eligible for a $1000 scholarship from the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the ITA. Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible: *Graduated with a Grade 12/Adult Dogwood *Completed 480 work-based training hours *Maintained a C+ average in courses *Completed 900 hours within 5 months of graduation CONGRATULATIONS to the following SSA Scholarship Students! They all received a cheque for $1,000!!! Vitaly Dashkevych with Shelley Yost Wyatt Bowmann with Tobias Blaskovits Jeffrey Berna with Shauna Ashley Elko with Shauna http://www.careerlifeprograms.com/ssa.html 9 WOMEN OF AVIATION WEEK (WOAW) MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 - SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 Southern Interior Flight Centre offered FREE aviation-related tours for female students in grades 10—12 during their WOAW. Tours included: *Job Shadowing of Flight Instructors *Auditing of Aviation Theory Classes *Tour of Southern Interior Flight Centre *Tour of Carson Air operations facilities *Instruction on a Transport Canada accredited Flight Simulator *Ride Along on an Actual Training Flight (pending weather and lesson restrictions) Foreground : Kylie Cridland Background: Shayla Tyerman RSS Kayla Mackenzie - KSS Left to right: Shayla Tyerman – RSS, Kate Bernier -RSS, Kylie Cridland – RSS, Selina Carolei – RSS, Kayla Mackenzie – KSS, Instructor – Jeremy Durrer Name Katherine Bernier School RSS Selina Carolei Kylie Cridland RSS RSS Katie Dunlop Faith Harrison OKM Keely Kergan Sherman Lam KSS KSS KSS Rebecca Llyod Kayla Mackenzie KSS KSS Michaela Posella Natasha Poulton RSS MBSS Sakonrat Prasitsangaree Phaedra Ross KSS KSS Eileen Trance Shayla Tyerman RSS RSS Eileen Trance & Michaela Possella RSS Foreground: Selina Carolei Background; Kate Bernier Phaedra Ross - KSS & Rebecca Lloyd - KSS 10 Natasha Poulton – MBSS & Phaedra Ross – KSS CAREERS IN HEALTH & TECHNOLOGIES The Careers in Health & Technologies Conference at KGH provided students with an opportunity to investigate careers in the area of health and technology within a hospital setting. From 9:30 am –to 2 pm, students heard presentations from the following professions: Cardiology Technician, ICU Nurse, Respiratory Therapist, Laboratory Technologist, General Nursing, Pharmacist, Speech Pathologist, Radiology Technologist, Psychiatric Nursing, Dietitian, Orthotics/Prosthetics, Social Worker, Physician (Hospitalist) and Physio/Occupational Therapist. 50 students from around the district, in grades 11 and 12, enrolled in sciences and planning on post-secondary training in the medical field, participated in this conference. The day consisted of interactive hands-on activities, a tour of many of the hospital departments, and a question and answer period. Students attended the Careers in Health & Technologies Conference at KGH on Friday, February 27th, 2015. INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING On Tuesday, February 10, 2015, female students in grades 10 and 11 had the opportunity to explore the University of British Columbia and find out what it's like to be an Engineer. They met female engineering students and highly skilled faculty as well as toured the research labs to find out what engineers do. 11 Kelowna February 2015 Exhibitors: Alberta College of Art + Design Ambrose University College Association of BC Land Surveyors BC, Corrections Careers, BC Council of Admissions and Transfer, Blanche Macdonald Centre Briercrest College and Seminary Canadian Mennonite University Canadian, School of Natural Nutrition, Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Centre for Arts and Technology Centre for Arts and Technology Centre for Arts and Technology Centre, for Arts and Technology Columbia Bible College, Fraser Valley Distance Education, Industry Training Authority, Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School, John Casablancas Institute Kelowna Animation Studios Keyano College, LaSalle College Vancouver Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa MacEwan University, MC College, Mount Royal University, New Car Dealers Association of BC Nimbus School of Recording Arts Northern Lights College, Okanagan College, Okanagan College - School of Business Okanagan College - Trades and Apprenticeship Okanagan, Staffing Services, Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Project Literacy: LIFT Program (Literacy Initiative For Trades) Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Royal Roads University, SAIT Polytechnic, School District No. 23 - Dual Credit Program, Schoolcreative - Institute of the Arts, Selkirk College, Southern Interior Flight Centre, Summit Pacific College, Swiss Education Group, Think Tank Training Centre Ltd. Thompson Rivers University Thompson Rivers University Thompson, Rivers University Thompson Rivers University Trinity Western University University of British, Columbia University of Lethbridge University of Saskatchewan University of the Fraser Valley, VanArts, Vancouver Island University, West Coast College of Massage Therapy, Western University WorkBC Find Your Fit WorkBC Find Your Fit WorkBC.ca, WorldHost® Training Services (Destination BC), Young Drivers of Canada. SD No. 23 Booth at the Education & Career Fair with Chris Ovelson, Katrina Stenmark, Sarah Drake, Rachel Pigou, Valerie Jackson & Jennifer Matthews. THE EDUCATION AND CAREER FAIR events ar e designed to introduce secondary school students and the general public to a variety of post-secondary education options, career changes, new employment opportunities, and labor market information to assist with career planning. This is a free event for students. Over 300 students from Central, George Elliot Secondary School, Kelowna Secondary School and Mount Boucherie attended at Prospera Place on Monday, February 23, 2015. Close to 200 grade 11 & 12 students participated in Experience OC on Thursday, February 12, 2015. Students had the opportunity to walk a day in the life of an OC student. Students pre-registered for classes of their choice and heard a little about each from the instructors. Students also had the opportunity to tour the college campus. Workshops were offered in the following FOCUS AREAS: ARTS: Communications, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology BUSINESS: Marketing CONTINUING STUDIES: Audio Engineering and Esthetics & Nail Technology ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES: Civil, Electronic, Mechanical, Network & Telecommunications HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Nursing, Therapist Assistant, Social Work and Early Childhood SCIENCE: Biology and Computer Information Systems TRADES: Auto Collision Repair/Painting & Refinishing, Recreation Vehicle and Auto Service Technician, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME), Electrician and Culinary Arts. 12 HEALTH & CAREER EDUCATION BUSINESS 7 CLASS AND THEIR SALES DAY AT KLO MIDDLE SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 TOY BOX KOOL TREATS PENGUIN POPS SUNSHINE IN A CUP BUBBLE BUDDIES 13 MBSS MBSS & Westside Fire Rescue Firefighters of the Year! Aidan McLeod, Brooklyn O'Rourke & Andrew Wiebe MBSS CAREER CENTRE Kirsten Donison, Ashley Bedwell, Elaine Gonzales & John McParland SPOTLIGHTS Friday, May 1st, 2015 Careers as a WestJet Flight Attendant Kelsey Heskith Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 Interior Designer - Jennifer Yeo Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 Kelowna RCMP - Corporal Brenda Daly 14 KSS KSS CAREER CENTRE Tony Sodaro, Harry Parmar Rochelle Schulz & Patti Buna Missing: Tania Mchale AUTO SERVICE TECHNICIAN STUDENTS This year there are 18 (17 boys and 1 girl), graduating students 2 of which where MBSS transfers. The ITA AST exam will be written on June 22. The wrap up barbeque will be held the same day, celebrating with District, School and Community Partners. OPPORTUNITY FAIR ON MAY 28, 2015 KSS welcomed 22 post secondary schools and training facilities who set up tables of informative literature, brochures and hands on activities for the students to check out. OKANAGAN COLLEGE - Aboriginal Transitions Planner, Business, Engineering Technologies, History, Modern Languages, Sciences and Special Education. UBCO - Engineering, History, Human KineticsSouthern Medical Program ALSO - Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, Centre for Arts and Technologies (CATO), Justice Institute of BC, MC College, Music & Audio Technical Training Institute (MATTI), Southern Interior Flight Centre, Sprott-Shaw Community College, Yetifarmscreative. UBCO Field Trips - Their goal this year was to increase the number of fieldtrips they offered in order to create local opportunities and awareness. This year they had 28 classes attend 19 fieldtrips. GRAD TRANSITION PRESENTATION DAY - On April 28th, KSS had their largest MAP day yet. They had 306 students present to 55 community members and 110 teachers and CEA’s to make the spring event a great success. It brought the total number of participating students to 506 for both Presentation Days this year, (December 2014 and April 2015). 15 PROJECT PLACEMENTS A Project Placement is an opportunity for students in School District No. 23 to gain work experience hours in the community. In most cases, it involves the student during out-of-school hours where they attend training to prepare for the event/placement. Students are provided with a community mentor and in the end are evaluated on their involvement. CANDY STRIPERS / HEALTH CARE CADETS The Candy Striping/Cadet tradition is a wonderful community experience for our students. Students volunteer their time as Candy Stripers or Health Care Cadets from September to June, working at seniors’ homes and Kelowna General Hospital. They help with many projects including assisting during the supper meal and bringing fresh water to rooms. Senior residents at care homes and Kelowna General Hospital very much look forward to spending time with young people. This experience often leads students into a career in healthcare. Jillian Willis & Robyn McDonald Shaun & Brianna Anna & Leah Chris Pharm YLW JUNIOR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM YLW Junior Ambassadors welcome visitors to the city and respond to questions regarding the Kelowna International Airport and the community in general, maintaining a high level of professional customer service at all times. Rita Henderson, one of the Ambassador Coordinators at YLW, is the mentor for Junior Ambassadors. She works with students to ensure their volunteer shits suit their schedules. Volunteer shifts are four hours and flexible. This placement is ongoing and students can volunteer throughout the year, including the summer months. YLW Junior Ambassadors volunteer under the direction of Rita Henderson, Ambassador Coordinator, Kelowna International Airport. We are happy to report that Rita (pictured left with Roy Lashmar at the Ambassador Recognition Luncheon) was named one of the YLW Ambassadors of the year. She was recognized for her great background work with the Junior Ambassadors in School District No. 23. Congratulations Rita!!! YLW Junior Ambassadors at the Recognition Luncheon Ken Dewarson, editor of the YLW Ambassador Newsletter and also a YLW Ambassador Coordinator, featured Dylan Gubler (January 2015 issue) and Camryn Peters (April 2015 issue) in his newsletters … “Dylan is in his second year as a Junior Ambassador. He credits his Sr. mentors Stu Richardson, and Bill Reutlinger with his growth as an effective team “This busy young woman manages to balance school, music, dance, and community volunteer work along with her YLW shifts … Camryn's Sr. Ambassador mentors tell us we are fortunate to have her and we have to member.” agree!” 16 Ken Dewerson PROJECT PLACEMENTS FAT CAT FESTIVAL ASSISTANTS The Kelowna Fat Cat Festival has been going on for many years. Under the direction of the Children’s Festival Society members, School District No. 23 students volunteered to set up and work at various stations at the event. Dorothee Birker made the following comments about this year’s festival: “The Festival went so well. We had the most amazing volunteers this year coming from RSS, George Elliot, OKM and KSS - there were 15 in total that came through your project listing and many of them worked the full two days (i.e. two shifts on both days). We also had more students come through the Wheels program and with the Leadership group at RMS through Melissa Harris, who is so unbelievably fantastic!” “I had excellent feedback from the Activity Station captains on the energy, creativity and enthusiasm the students brought to their volunteer roles. I also enjoyed interacting with the students while scheduling them and when they came to check in for their duties. They were very flexible and amenable to making the best of their volunteer opportunity.” “The commitment of the students helps us in running the festival, but I so very much love the community building and connecting that goes on through this very worthwhile partnership.” Student volunteer stations included face painting, punk hairdos, art stations, and other fun and interactive sessions with the many children attending the festival. INTERIOR SAVINGS FAT CAT CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL Friday, June 12th & Saturday, June 13th, 2015 Waterfront Park www.fatcatfestival.ca 17 PROJECT PLACEMENTS SASFY - SUMMER ARTS SCENE FOR YOUTH The Summer Arts Scene for Youth is an organization passionate about Arts! Every year they offer a six day summer arts school workshop event and this year we had the opportunity to create a SASFY Youth Mentor to help with their event! Workshops included clothing design, culinary arts, musical theatre dance, painting, photography, drumming, fibre arts, digitizing embroidery, stage management, story-telling, woodworking, graphic design, multi-media, sculpture, theatre workshop and voice. Students learned to work as part of a team and gained experience in specific workshops and an art form which may be of interest for future careers. They learned to work, at times, under pressure or time constraints and to see a project through to completion. Gill Goadby, SASFY Hon Secretary and one of the Project Placement Mentors. reported that SASFY was a roaring success! Student volunteers from left to right: Mehak Bal, Avantika Singh, Nicole Campbell, Chantal Forster, Sydney Hunt, Emma Link & Hailey Conroy. 18 PROJECT PLACEMENTS ART ADVENTURES SUMMER PROGRAM VOLUNTEER Student volunteers worked under the supervision of the Public Programming Department at the Kelowna Art Gallery, and Instructors of the Art Adventures 2015 program, as “Art Adventures Summer Program Volunteers”. The camp was attended by students aged 3 - 11. Student volunteers assisted the instructors with camp activities during the months of July and August. Students gained experience in facilitating and evaluating art activities. They took on the role of teacher’s assistant, under the direction of the Instructor and Art Adventures Supervisor. Students also learned the importance of a commitment to a project. They gained planning and organizational skills and were a positive role model for students attending the camp. What a great experience!!! 19 PROJECT PLACEMENTS “CAMP OC” - SUMMER 2015 CAMP VOLUNTEER “Camp OC” is a day summer camp for kids and teens in grades 2 to 9 facilitated through the Continuing Studies Department at Okanagan College. Student volunteers assisted camp instructors with planned activities and supervision of campers. Students gained experience in organizing and implementing activities for campers. It was a great opportunity for them to build confidence in decision making and problem solving. DISTRICT JOB SHADOWS Students get a chance to spend a day each month, from October to May, Job Shadowing at the Kelowna Fire Department and Q103-Power 104! FIRE FIGHTER ... Students gear up for one day in the life of a Hometown Hero at the Kelowna Fire Department! The following students filled this placement February to June 2015: www.http://www.careerlifeprograms.com/ Career Life Programs Central Okanagan School District 1040 Hollywood Road Kelowna, B.C. V1X 4N2 Phone: 250-860-9729 Chris Ovelson Consultant Patti Ostrikoff Consultant Bob Boback Dual Credit / SSA Consultant Julie Melia Community Partnership Facilitator Shelley Yost Career Life Programs Secretary Keenen Berg, KSS Kasey Fallis, RSS Andrew Wiebe, MBSS Board Office CAREERS IN RADIO … Students spend a day in the world of Radio! CREERS IN RADIO Q103/Power 104 FM Radio.! The following students filled this placement February to June 2015: Joey Rood, KSS Isley Owens, MBSS Vianne Kintzinger Director of Instruction K-12 Yvonne Hildebrandt Secretary to Vianne Kintzinger ____________________________________ Newsletter Editor: Julie Melia Julie.Melia@sd23.bc.ca MINDSET: The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. Ralph Waldo Emerson 20