November 2014 Newsletter - Owen Sound District Secondary School

What’s Inside
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View from the Falcon’s
Nest
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Mark Your Calendar
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Governor General’s
Award Recipients
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Student Council
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FlashAlerts
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Track the Falcons
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Ge!ysburg/
Washington
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Gay Straight Alliance
Aboriginal Student Support
MedLINC
Student Fees
OSCVI Sexual Health
Clinic
Student Trustee Report
Kiwanis Music Fes.val
Mo.ve Power
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November, 2014
519-376-2010
View from the Falcons’ Nest
OSCVI is a great school! Here is how we know. It is simple; take a dedicated staff, fantas.c
students and a suppor.ve community and you can create a great school. Great includes
athle.cs, clubs, teams, strong academics and many daily experiences that make life complete and more meaningful. While wri.ng this note I reflect on our Remembrance Day assembly where our students led a very moving reading of the list of our students who made
the supreme sacrifice. School is so much more than daily lessons. We believe OSCVI is a
great place to spend the day. If you have any ques.ons about your small, east side public
school, please feel free to contact us at any .me.
Mahew Picke, Principal
Shannon Logie, Vice-Principal
Mark Your Calendar!
Dates to Remember:
Nov. 21—PD Day
Nov. 26—Deadline for Clothing
Order Forms
Dec. 1-5—Grad Photos
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2—Christmas Break
Jan. 23-29—Exams
Jan. 30—PD Day
Feb. 12—Report Cards
Feb. 13—Grad Photo Retakes
Mar. 16-20—March Break
Mar. 26—Literacy Test
Mr. McManaman and Mr. Alexander shake hands with the Governor General a9er being awarded
the 2014 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. See page 2 for details.
Credit: Sgt. Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall.
Student Council
Student Council is off to a great start this year! We kicked off the year with a dodgeball tournament that gave
all students the opportunity to have fun and make new friends at lunch! Throughout the first months of school
lunch.me and spirit ac.vi.es have also been happening during lunch hour. Friday Night Lights was a major success
and really drummed up school spirit, despite the fact that our football team wasn't successful. Recently we have
ordered customized OSCVI FALCONS sunglasses, which are available for $4 and we have launched our Fall Clothing
order. These opportuni.es will give everyone the chance to get decked out in OSCVI apparel at a great price! Students were very excited to ride our Santa Claus parade float and represent their school in the community. Later on
in the month we will also be launching our first GOTCHA game of the year! We are striving to bring the feeling of
community to our school and build an all-inclusive OSCVI that students are excited to come to every day.
Co-President, Reed Bell
Co-President, Jackie Wright
Co-President, Mitchell Hendry
FlashAlerts
Congratula.ons to Mr. Alexander and Mr. McManaman for
winning the 2014 Governor General’s History Award for
Excellence in Teaching! They won this pres.gious award in
recogni.on of their dedica.on to teaching students about
local Veterans from the Owen Sound Area. There were only
eight recipients in the en.re country and TWO are from our
very own school!
Make sure to go to: h2ps://oscvi.flashalerts.com and
sign up to receive FlashAlerts, the quickest and easiest
way to communicate with you!
Track the OSCVI Falcons on Social Media!
Make sure to follow us:
FALCON SWAG!
The Clothing Order Form has been launched! Don’t miss
geOng decked out in all of the comfiest clothes that
show your school spirit. The form is available at
oscvi.com and in the office for your convenience. All
forms and money should be returned to the student
council office ASAP! If you have any ques.ons, feel free
to contact Reed Bell.
Instagram @OSCVEYE
Twi!er @OSCVIOfficial
WARNING!
Facebook @ O.S.C.V.I.
Blogspot @ h!p://oscveye.blogspot.ca/
Want to see yourself online and in the yearbook? Make sure
you’ve filled out the purple consent form in the main office.
The OSCVI Cheerleading Team is hos.ng a
Celebrity Server evening at Boston Pizza as our
November fundraiser. Join us for dinner at Boston
Pizza on Sunday, November 23rd to celebrate OSCVI
Falcon spirit and help us travel to Niagara in January
for our very first Cheerleading compe..on!
OSCVI students require a
parking pass to park on OSCVI
property. If it is a9er office
hours and your vehicle is no
longer where you parked it—you
will need to contact Dwayne at
Royal Towing: 519-372-5174.
Get your pass today in the main
office.
TravelWithUs!
Got it!
GETTYSBURG&WASHINGTON
APRIL 8-12, 2015
Go long!
The OSCVI Canadian and World Studies Department is
organizing a trip to Ge!ysburg, PA. and Washington D.C.
April 8-12, 2015. Our group will visit the hallowed Civil War
ba!lefield at Ge!ysburg, and make our way to Washington
to see sites like the White House, the Smithsonian Museums,
the Lincoln Memorial, George Washington’s estate at Mount
Vernon and the Na.onal Marine Corps Museum. We even
plan on going to an N.H.L. Washington Capitals game! JOIN
US- There are s.ll 10 spots available! Contact Mr. Alexander,
Mr. McManaman or Mrs. Radbourne for more informa.on.
Aboriginal Student Support
Aanii (Hello in Ojibway); are you of Aboriginal
ancestry? Could you benefit from one-on-one support?
Or do you want to learn about Ojibway culture and
tradi.ons? If so, then come see me, Rebecca Smith, in
the guidance hallway. I’ll be here every Friday from
10:20 am to 12:20 pm or contact me at: 519-371-1147
ext. 25 to arrange an appointment. Miigwetch!
GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCE (GSA)
A!en.on all Falcons. Your Gay Straight Alliance
has applied for an Ontario Government Speak Up
grant. With this money we hope to undertake a
project to build a bench for the school. This
project will involve many groups from our school,
such as the woodshop students, the GSA, and the
landscaping class. The purpose of the bench is to
MedLINCS!
provide a place where anyone and everyoneStudentSuccess
can
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meet and hang out with friends. We all hope you
come take a seat when the bench is done. Stay
MedLINCS will be held at Walkerton Community School,
tuned for updates.
July 6-10, 2015 for grade 10 and 11 students. It is a oneMrs. Mackay
week health careers explora.on program for 30
students.
Applica.on period is open Nov.
3rd to Dec. 19th, 2014.
For more informa.on, review the
*There is no op.on to exclude the yearbook*
Schulich website:
$60.00 for one student , $110.00 for two students (same household), $150.00 www.schulich.uwo.ca/swomen/
highschoolstudents
for three or more students (same household).
2014-2015 Student Fees (includes yearbook)
These fees, among other school related expenses, can now be paid online. To
register go to: h!ps://bwdsb.schoolcashonline.com, click “Get Started Now”
and a9er receiving the confirma.on email, sign in and add each of your
children to your household.
OSCVI Sexual Health Clinic 2014-2015
A Public Health Nurse from the Grey Bruce Health Unit will be on-site at OSCVI to offer educa.on and
counselling to students about healthy rela.onships, birth control op.ons, abs.nence, safer sex, sexual
orienta.on and healthy lifestyles. Services will include low cost birth control, pregnancy tes.ng, sexually
transmi!ed infec.on tes.ng, free condoms, and referrals to community services. The Public Health Nurse
will also work with students to promote op.mal mental health, physical ac.vity and nutri.on, tobacco and
alcohol use reduc.on. The health clinic will be open every other Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and will
be located in the Guidance hallway. Service is free, friendly and confiden.al.
Drop by the clinic to book an appointment or visit www.the-clinic.ca.
For more informa.on, email: theclinic@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca.
TheclinicwillbeavailablethefollowingTuesdays:
November18th
March3rd,24th
December2nd,16th
April7th,21st
January6th,13th
May5th,19th
February3rd,17th
June2nd
Student Trustee Update
As a group, the student senate has iden.fied issues that affect many of our students, including technology, innova.ve classrooms, healthy ea.ng and lifestyles, mental health, policies and spirit. We
have already acted upon one of these ideas, and created our mantra for the year, “Crea.ng an Innova.ve School Community for All Students”. This phrase incorporates the need to modernize our
classes, with want of having a school and classroom environment that is welcoming and inclusive to
all. Throughout the year, we will be enac.ng ini.a.ves and projects that highlight the importance of
this subject and put forth ac.ons for posi.ve change within our schools. Our goal is to change the
face of educa.on and the daily life of students for the be!er!
Kiwanis Music FesBval!
2015 Fes.val Dates: April 7-10 and April 13-17
Details of the fes.val are available on our website:
www.kiwanismusicfes.val.net.
Par.cipants may register in music, dance, music
theatre, storytelling, speech arts & drama categories.
There are categories for adults too! Come show us your talent!
All Girls MoBve Power
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014
Bussing & Lunch Provided
Arrival @ JDSS, Hanover for 9:15 a.m.
Full day of hands-on acBviBes as a
truck and coach technician!!
To register, contact your Student Success Teacher
or Guidance Counsellor.
Thank you from the O.S.C.V.I. Graduates and Award Winners to
the following donors who helped to make our Commencement
Night, November 1st and Awards Evening, September 25th such
an outstanding success.
Alvin Harding Memorial - Ralph & Renee Harding
Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services
Angela Cook Memorial
Judy Buchholz Memorial
Art & Betsy Harrison Memorial
Marlayne Knaggs Memorial
Aus.n Graphics
Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound
BDO Canada LLP
Lester R. Whitely Memorial
Bessie Armstrong Memorial Bursary
Marci Fenwick Memorial
Bill Plant Sports Scholarship
Bognor Minor Sports
North Grey Women’s Ins.tute
of Ontario and Steppin’ Out
Bruce Peninsula Art Show Bursary
Margaret McKenzie Memorial
Bruce Power
Mary A. McLean Memorial
Canadian Federa.on of University Women
Melba Morris Cro9 Award
Catholic Women’s League
Newton Cup and Schrodinger Cup Awards
Coates and Best
Gregg & Erinn Mackay
Debbie Aiken, Co-operators Insurance
North Grey Women’s Ins.tute of Ontario
CUPE Local 1176
O.S.C.V.I. Alumni
D. A. Gilchrist Award
O.S.C.V.I. Office Professionals
D. C. Taylor Jewellers
O.S.C.V.I. Staff
Dallas & Maureen Kraus
O.S.C.V.I. Student Council
Doris Mar.n Memorial
O.S.C.V.I. Success Award - Mona Vair Bursary
Douglas & Luise Metcalfe Award
Ont. Secondary School Teacher’s Federa.on
-District 7
Dr. S. Briggs, Optometrist
Dr. Wilson Bedell Memorial
Owen Sound Children’s Chorus
Eva LeFlar Founda.on
Owen Sound District Chamber of Commerce
Foto Art
Owen Sound Hor.cultural Society Award
Georgian Bay Garden Club
Owen Sound Medical Memorial
Grey Bruce Health Services Staff
Owen Sound Scenic City Lions Club
Grey County District Women’s Ins.tute
Owen Sound Volkswagen
Grey County Federa.on of Agriculture
Pat Hawes Student Achievement Award
H. Ken Henrich Memorial
Shirley Forslund Memorial Award-Forslund Family
Hal Wright Chevrolet Cadillac GMC Buick
T. I. Thomson Memorial
Hobart Food Equipment Group
Telford Memorial Award
Holly Prowd Memorial
Tenneco Canada
Intertownship Fire Department
The Sun Times
Jack Doherty Scholarship
Thomas Murray Memorial
Jack Robertson Memorial
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
James Henry & Bertha Packham Memorial
Transcon.nental Prin.ng Inc.- RBW Graphics
Jean & Jack Farmer Memorial
W. A. Alexander - Dave Alexander
Joan Lee Lennox Award
W. A. Parro! Award
John A. Tamming Professional Corpora.on
W. G. Middlebro Award
Joyce Snihur Memorial
W. James Mills Bursary
K. M. McClelland Memorial
W. M. Prudham Memorial
KC Distribu.ng
Walter N. McKay Memorial
Ken Lake Memorial - Sandy Forslund
Walters Falls Group of Ar.sts
Wietse & Corrie VanDolder Scholarship
Wm. F. & Sara Mills Bursary
Zac Herrold Memorial