june newsletter - White Oaks Secondary School

 JUNE 2016
White Oaks Secondary School
IMPORTANT DATES
Week of July 7 Semester 2 Reports Mailed with School Start Up Informa on August 31 Grade 9 Orienta on (AM) September 5 Labour Day September 6 PA Day (No Classes) Principal: John S eva Vice‐Principal: Rasa Baksys Vice‐Principal: Paul Dawson Vice‐Principal: Elaine MacRae Vice‐Principal: Kate Rehm Website: www.wossweb.com Phone: 905‐845‐5200 School Council Chair: Sherry Kirkham E‐mail: [email protected] Superintendent: John Pennyfather Phone: 905‐335‐3665, ext. 3385
School Trustee: Kelly Amos E‐mail: [email protected] South Campus 1330 Montclair Drive Oakville, Ontario L6H 1Z5 Fax: 905‐845‐9136 North Campus 1055 McCraney Street East Oakville, Ontario L6H 1H9 Fax: 905‐845‐5124 September 7 First Day of School for Students WHITE OAKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
September 14 & 15 Photo Days September 15 Gr 9 BBQ/Dance/Parent Night/Club Fair September 16 Newcomers Breakfast September 20 IB Parent/Student Mtg. Gr 11 & 12 September 22 Post‐Secondary Info Workshop for Students & Info Night for Parents September 23 Welcome Back BBQ Terry Fox Run September 23‐25 Ontario University Fair October 5 Awards Night October 6 White Oaks Commencement October 7 PA Day (No Classes) October 10 Thanksgiving Day (No Classes) October 13 Photo Retake Day October 14 Le ers of Concern Emailed Home October 17‐18 Ontario College Fair October 20 Parent/Teacher Interview Night October 25 Grad Photos Begin October 27 Grade 8 ALP/IB Open House November 2 Gr 9 Take Your Kids to Work Day November 3 Grade 8 Open House November 5 Cra stock November 11 Remembrance Day November 17 Mid‐Term Reports Distributed IMPORTANT SCHOOL START UP INFORMATION INCLUDED SEE PAGES 15‐25 Home
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During the grand celebra on of White Oaks Secondary School’s 50th Anniversary on Saturday, May 14, 2016 our first 10 nomi‐
nees were inducted into the “White Oaks Wall of Fame”. Each year at commencement we will con nue this tradi on by in‐
duc ng one or two addi onal individuals. We invite anyone who has sugges ons for future nominees to email Fonda Lo at lo [email protected] with their sugges ons and reason for choice. Congratula ons to our first inductees! E R I C C H O N G Eric graduated from White Oaks in 2009 and then a ended McMaster University where he graduated with an Engineering degree. At the age of 22 he became Canada’s first Master Chef and now has teamed up with Alvin Leung and has opened R&D restaurant on Spadina Avenue in Toronto. R O B E R T C O W A N Robert Cowan graduated from White Oaks in 1976. He is probably best known as the co‐host of CHCH Morning Live, air‐
ing weekday mornings from 6:00 to 10:00 am. However, he also volunteers his me emceeing many charitable events throughout Hamilton, Halton and Niagara. P H I L I P C U R R I E Philip Currie graduated from White Oaks in 1968. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto in 1972, and both his Master of Science degree in 1975 and his Ph.D. in Biology (with dis nc on) in 1981 from McGill University. He is a Canadian palaeontologist and museum curator who helped found the Royal Tyrrell Museaum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta and is now a professor at the University of Alberta. H A M I S H G U T H R I E Hamish grew up in Toronto and received his teaching degree from the University of To‐
ronto. Although Hamish is not a graduate of White Oaks Secondary School, next year he will have taught here for 40 years, and has coached debate & soccer. He enjoys ac ng in community theatre and his poetry has appeared in over 30 magazines and journals in North America & England. 2 C H R I S H A D F I E L D Chris and his wife Helene met ac ng in a play together at White Oaks Secondary School. He moved to Milton from Oakville in 1976 and graduated from MDHS in 1977. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1978 and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1992 he was assigned to NASA in Houston, Texas. He is the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit and the only Canadian to board MIR. In 2013 he was the first Canadian com‐
mander on the Interna onal Space Sta on where he travelled over 99.8 million kilometers while comple ng 2336 orbits of earth over 146 days. G E R I H A L L Geri graduated from White Oaks in 1990 & is also married to a WOSS alumnus. Her passion for ac ng began on the cafeteria stage at White Oaks. Her professional ca‐
reer started a er improve class when her drama teacher Mr. Melymick gave her a quarter for the pay phone & told her to make a call to Second City. She co‐starred as the anchor on the newsdesk at “This Hours Has 22 Minutes”, was a cast member of Toronto’s “Second City”, various Canadian commercials and shows such as At the Hotel, Shall We Dance, The Blobheads, Li le Mosque on the Prairie, The Ron James Show, The Jane Show & The Mercer Report. She has received numerous awards including The Writer’s Guild & the Canadian Comedy Awards & the 2013 LA Webfest Award for Outstanding Guest Actor for her role as Gi ed Sarah in “Ruby Skye PI”. D A N L E T T Dan Le graduated from White Oaks in 1978. He is a three mes Gemini Award winning actor. He has acted in films, theatre and tele‐
vision. His principal roles have been in the series F/X, The X‐Files, E.N.G., Street Legal, Murdoch Mysteries, Nikita, Lizzie Borden Chronicles, Wind at My Back and Made in Canada. He is currently in post‐produc on of X‐Men Apocalypse and Meaning of Life (short). D I A N A M A T H E S O N Diana Matheson graduated from White Oaks in 2003 where she received the Principal’s Award for Athle cs and Academics. She is a Canadian professional soccer player for Washington Spirit in the Na onal Women’s Soccer League. She is known for scoring the bronze medal winning goal for Canada in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also won a gold medal with the Canadian Na onal Team at the 2011 Pan Ameri‐
can Games. She majored in Economics at Princeton University and was voted Ivy League Player of the Year in 2007 and Prince‐
ton Women’s Athlete of the Year in 2008. While a ending Prince‐
ton she trained with the Canadian na onal team and played in the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China. L I S A M C C A L U M Lisa graduated from White Oaks in 2002. She studied vocal music at Hum‐
ber College. Professionally known as “Lisa Marie” she is a country ar st and songwriter whose music has gained a en on from Nashville ar sts and songwriters alike. Lisa competed in Canadian Idol in 2004 and finished in the top 100 of 15,000 par cipants. She has shared the stage with many country ar sts and has co‐wri en songs with some of coun‐
try music’s top songwriters. Her songs have been featured on Bachelor’s Pad, Canada’s Got Talent, and her song “Girls Will Be Girls” was the theme song for “6 Chix”. G L E N N M I L C H E M Glenn Milchem graduated from White Oaks in 1981. At WOSS he received the Hi‐Note music award for drums. He is a profes‐
sional musician and has been a member of the band Blue Rodeo since 1991 sharing in their suc‐
cesses and honours, including gold and pla num sales awards, numerous Juno Awards, being inducted in to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Walk of Fame and the Governor General’s Award for the Per‐
forming Arts. He s ll keeps his Hi‐Note Award on display with his other awards and treasures his me spent at WOSS. 50TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTO BOOTH !!!
3 2015-2016 ATHLETIC AWARDS
ATHLETIC BANQUET MAJOR AWARDS ATHLETIC BANQUET MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS On June 2, 2016 WOSS athletes were honoured at our annual Athle c Banquet. We celebrated the involvement and achieve‐
ment of all athletes and teams. Special thanks go out the coaches and the Athle c Council for their support and for organizing an excellent evening of celebra on. Congratula ons go out to the following students for their outstanding achievements this year: AMBER SYME Senior Female Athlete of the Year GRAEME PARKER Senior Male Athlete of the Year CHELSEA PHAM Principal’s Female Athlete Award AUSTEN LYNDS‐MARTIN Principal’s Male Athlete Award MARTINA AMOVA Junior Female Athlete of the Year ETHAN HAMMOND Junior Male Athlete of the Year MAYMUNAH RAY Most Promising Grade 9 Female GEORGY GESSE Most Promising Grade 9 Male ATHLETIC COUNCIL PRESIDENTS MABEL DUNN ABDUL STOTT WILDCAT PRIDE AWARD The Wildcat Pride Award is a “career” award that is not presented every year. This year it was presented to Mabel Dunn a student who represents all that exemplifies a global ci zen. She par cipated as an athlete, leader, volunteer, assistant coach and mentor to younger students. As an Athle c Council co‐president she showed ini a‐
MABEL DUNN ve but also listened to and supported Wildcat Pride Award the ideas of others. She has also main‐
tained a high standard academically while keeping a very busy extra‐curricular calendar. Mabel will be a ending Eastern Michi‐
gan University on a full athle c scholarship for soccer. White Oaks would like to congratulate Mabel Dunn on her award! 4 Major Award Winners & Most Outstanding Players Fall Sports Jr. Girls Basketball Sr. Girls Basketball Cross Country Jr. Varsity Girls Field Hockey Sr. Varsity Girls Field Hockey Sr. Varsity Girls Field Hockey Varsity Boys Football, Greg Donavan Varsity Boys Football, Offensive Varsity Boys Football, Defensive Golf Female Golf Male Jr. Boys Volleyball Sr. Boys Volleyball Winter Sports Ski Team Snowboard Team Midget Boys Basketball Jr. Boys Basketball Sr. Boys Basketball Varsity Boys Hockey Jr. Boys Hockey Swimming Female Swimming Male Midget Girls Volleyball Jr. Girls Volleyball Sr. Girls Volleyball Spring Sports Jr. Badminton Sr. Badminton Jr. Boys Varsity Baseball Sr. Boys Varsity Baseball Jr. Girls Varsity Rugby Sr. Girls Varsity Rugby Jr. Tennis Sr. Tennis Jr. Boys Soccer Sr. Boys Soccer Jr. Girls Soccer Sr. Girls Soccer Sr. Girls Soccer Girls Varsity So ball Most Outstanding Player Mar na Amova Katelyn Kingston Sandra Guga Emiko Arai Yasmeen Atabani Amber Syme Eddie Wong Damian Jamieson Lucas Montgomery Natasha Stasiuk Brad Byers David Ding Mark Dodds Most Outstanding Player Hana Shawky Noah Glidden Renay Rahman Moiez Bilal Zeeruk Rehman Graeme Parker Nicholas Ivanchenko Chris ne Morris Howard Chang Maymunah Ray Maddie McGarr Jessica Lam Most Outstanding Player Ma hew Yang Jasmine Yu Ethan Hammond Nathan Hamel Shelby Ward Caitlin Bevington Ethan Zabarylo Nathan Wong Ma hew Po er Malik Arab Maymunah Ray Mabel Dunn Taylor Thompson Grace Park VARSITY BASEBALL
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
On June 2nd White Oaks held our annual “Breakfast of Champi‐
ons”. Athletes were honoured for their skill and dedica on to sports on the north campus while enjoying a delicious breakfast prepared by our kitchen. Student athletes showed great deter‐
mina on ba ling against tough compe tors in both Mississauga and Brampton and we are proud of how well our students rep‐
resented White Oaks both on and off the court. Our most outstanding players and most dedicated players re‐
ceived awards for the following sports… The varsity baseball team was eliminated from playoff conten on this year on the last day of the season, as they lost to a very good Garth Webb squad. The team did however win the Chris Ciprie tournament, winning all their games to make it to the final & then defea ng Ancaster by a 4 to 2 score to take the championship. Senior MOP was Nathan Hamel for the 2nd straight year & Ethan Hammond took the junior honours. In addi on, Ethan received the White Oaks Most Outstanding Junior Athlete for 2015/16. The team must say goodbye to gradua ng players Ma hew Damery, Nathan Hamel, Nolan Kangas, Liam Ma, Ian Rourke and Jus n Vol‐
lum. Best of luck to these very good players and WOSS ci zens. The team is looking toward next season with 10 returning players to form a very solid core group for a successful season. TENNIS
Sport So ball Boys Volleyball Girls Volleyball Girls Basketball Boys Jr. Basketball Boys Sr. Basketball Junior Badminton Senior Badminton Soccer Most Outstanding Lexie Senior North Gooding Lexie Senior McKinlee Pinner Hunter Felix Tyrone Gibbons Kayela Velez‐Holmes & Paige Dorosz Sco Lu Tyler Rutledge Most Dedicated Mar n Gooch Mark Stajduhar Chantel Bullard Mackenzie Searle Rayan Salihi Said Amiri Erik Smart Natasha Stasiuk Skyler Albert Also… a big congratula ons goes out to our Junior and Senior Athletes of the Year! Junior Male Athlete Shaun Froneman Junior Female Athlete Kayela Velez‐Holmes Senior Male Athlete Callum Searle Senior Female Lexie Senior Dean Oldershaw Award Mackenzie Searle It was a successful season for both the Junior and Senior WOSS tennis teams. At the Junior GHAC tournament at Cedar Springs Racquet Club in Burlington, grade 9 student Ethan Zabarylo made it all the way to the semi‐finals in the Boys Singles division. At the Senior GHAC tournament, grade 12 student Nathan Wong con‐
cluded his fourth year on the team by making it to the finals in the Ranked Boys Singles division and earning a spot at OFSAA. Over the three days at OFSAA, held at the Toronto Mayfair clubs and at University of Toronto Scarborough, Nathan played out‐
standing tennis against the best high school age tennis players in the province. He also demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship and integrity throughout the tournament. Nathan won 4 out of his 5 matches. Although he lost to the top seeded player in the semi‐
finals, Nathan fought back on the last day, winning both the semi‐
final and the final of the consola on round to secure third place overall and bring home the Bronze medal. Congratula ons and thank you to all the players who contributed to a successful year of WOSS tennis! 5 L to R: Callum Searle, Mackenzie Searle, Shaun Froneman, Lexie Senior and Kayela Velez‐Holmes. JUNIOR BOYS SOCCER
The Junior Boys Soccer team played their best in er one this season facing teams on turf fields on hot sunny days and rainy cold days. They came together as a strong team and worked well together on and off the field.' RETIREMENTS
BERNIE CRUMBACK Educa onal Assistant, Bernie Crumback started with the Halton District School Board in March 2003 at Pilgrimwood P.S. The next Septem‐
ber she was hired half days at White Oaks while con nuing to work part me in various other ele‐
mentary schools in Halton. The following September she became full days at White Oaks. Over the last 13 years, Mrs. Crumback could always be relied upon to support students with her profes‐
sionalism and kindness. She has made some really close friends whom she says she will miss seeing everyday as well as the stu‐
dents who have been so much fun! She says that this has been the most fulfilling job she has ever had! Mrs. Crumback has al‐
ready booked a cket to Europe to visit friends for a few weeks this summer. She is looking forward to having more me to walk her dog, paint, sew, knit and read. She finds there been so many memorable moments working at WOSS and says that it has been a hard decision to re re. She is thankful to all the peo‐
ple she has met and worked with. White Oaks would like to wish Mrs. Crumback all the best in her re rement! Educa onal Assistant, Pa y Toohy, supported students for 28 years with the Halton District School Board. She began her career at General Wolfe H.S. in 1987 & re red from White Oaks in the summer of 2015. Students could always rely on her kindness, acceptance & support. Ms. Toohy has always been the proverbial glue that holds things together. She also took a great interest in extracurricular ac vi es that benefited the school popula on through her involvement with Free the Children, Me to We and her many interna onal school trips. She has made a tremendous contribu on to the climate and culture of the school, its community and the global community as well. We know that she will con nue to impact the lives and hearts of many people through her devo on, passion and heart of service. Enjoy your re rement Ms. Toohy! GRADUATION
White Oaks Secondary School 51st Annual Commencement Exercises Thursday, October 6, 2016, 7:30 pm St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre 1280 Dundas Street West, Oakville  L I S A E T I E N N E P A T T Y T O O H Y 
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Educa onal Assistant, Lisa E enne, could always be relied upon to support students with her sin‐
cere, caring and professional manner. Ms. E enne has the dis nct ability to foster student’s strengths and skills, to help them realize their full poten al. Through her respect and caring nature, she assisted students to build confidence, organiza onal skills and grow in posi ve ways. She has always done an excep onal job with stu‐
dents and made a significant impact with student success. She has touched the lives of many staff and students and has made a definite difference to our community. White Oaks will miss Ms. E enne’s understanding and caring ways. We wish her the best for an enjoyable and well deserved re rement! 
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All students are required to wear a gown at gradua on Gown rental fee is $45.00 Payable on halton.cashlessschools.com or by cash Please remember to pay prior to the end of Semester 2 Upon payment students can pick up their applica on for diplo‐
ma, an invita on and a maximum of 2 guest ckets per graduate to the ceremony, from Mrs. Dougan in Student Services. Also, complimentary “Grip N Grin” photos will be taken of the graduates on stage receiving their diplomas, courtesy of our school photographer Pegasus School Images. They can be picked up at the south campus main office beginning Monday, October 20, 2016. If you have any ques ons please call Mrs. Dougan at 905‐845‐
5200 ext. 230.  PARENT/TEACHER NIGHT - OCTOBER 20, 2016
DALLIS GARABEDIAN General Secretary, Dallis Garabedian started her career with the Halton District School Board at White Oaks SS in 1992. Responsible for a end‐
ance and recep on for the past 24 years, Ms. Garabedian was usually the first person most call‐
ers would hear when they called the school in the a ernoon. She is a kind and caring person who has a love for animals. Ms. Gara‐
bedian is looking forward to doing some travelling in her re re‐
ment. She is going to miss everyone very much and says “take care of each other and know that I’ll be thinking of you!” White Oaks will certainly miss her too and we wish her the best for an enjoyable and well deserved re rement! 6 South Campus Cafeteria 1330 Montclair Drive Oakville, ON 6:30 TO 7:15 INFORMAL SESSIONS 7:20 TO 9:00 FORMAL SESSIONS White Oaks Secondary School will be holding Parent/Teacher Interview night on Thursday, October 20, 2016. Parents will re‐
ceive additional information and instructions for making appointments closer to this date via email. We look forward to seeing you on March 23rd! 2016-2017 STUDENT COUNCIL
DRAMA COUNCIL NEWS
Congratula ons to the following members of the 2016‐2017 White Oaks Student Council! Hem Mahesh Kumar Co‐Prime Minister Alina Zaidi Co‐Prime Minister White Oaks’ Spring Musical “Crazy for You” was a huge suc‐
cess. The heartwarming story and fantas c music was brought to audiences by a cast who knew that if you want this whole world on a string, you only have to put on your dancing shoes. The pit band accompanied the cast’s singing beau fully, show‐
ing the audience that they really do have rhythm. Thanks for suppor ng all our talented students and the amazing staff in the WOSS Music, Visual Art and Drama Departments who made this mu‐
sical happen, we’re k‐ra‐zy for you! Hanson Liu Prime Minister Elect Mohamed Aly Secretary/Treasurer Fizzah Khan Senior Spirit Rep Bolu Ogunye Junior Spirit Rep Neha Banerjea Senior Social Rep Ali Malik Junior Social Rep Jason Huang Senior Fundraising Adnan Moinuddin Junior Fundraising Wri en by: Naomi Woods Drama Council Publicity Rep PHOTO DAYS
SEPTEMBER 14 & 15, 2016
Angela Sahi Grad/Prom Rep Kashaf Salaheen Campus Unity Touqir Islam Campus Unity Students and staff will have their photos taken for their Student ID Cards on: Areeb Athar Student Senate September 14 & 15, 2016 This card will be their School Iden fica on Card, their Library Iden fica on Card and their School Cafeteria Card. Shreya Singh OPYAC Sharon Lim OPYAC Melinda Li OSAID Students using their current ID cards in the cafeteria must keep them un l their new ID cards are issued. Photo Retake Day will be October 13, 2016. Students may also purchase photo pack‐
ages from the photographer, Pegasus School Images (please refer to the Pegasus School Images Order Form sent home in your summer mailing package mid‐July for payment instruc‐
ons). Abi Sudharshan OSAID 7 CULTUREFEST
CRAFTSTOCK
White Oaks’ Annual Holiday Sale is coming on the first Saturday in November!!! We are always seeking new vendors who sell hand‐
made goods. Please send an email to wocra [email protected] to receive an applica on form as soon as they become available. Tables are $50, and all proceeds help to fund the Art Council ac vi es at WOSS. On the evening of May 19 White Oaks held its annual celebra‐
on of diversity in the south cafeteria. Students and their fami‐
lies were invited to Culturefest which included food and enter‐
tainment from a variety of countries. Highlights of this year's show were musical performances and dances from China, India and France. Proceeds raised at the event are being donated to Plan Cana‐
da’s “Because I am a Girl” campaign. “Because I am a Girl” is a global ini a ve working to end gender inequality and promote girls’ rights (h p://plancanada.ca/because‐i‐am‐a‐girl). Thanks to all who a ended or par cipated in Culturefest this year! SHSM VISUAL ARTS
2016-2017 YEARBOOKS
2016‐2017 yearbooks are now available to order! They are $45.00 and can be paid on Cashless or by Cash in the South Campus Main Office. We do not order extra copies, so don’t miss out … reserve your copy today! 8 On May 20th, the SHSM Visual Arts students took a trip to Cen‐
tre 3, an ar st‐run printmaking studio in Hamilton. There, stu‐
dents learned how to do photo‐silkscreening and printed t‐
shirts with their own designs and photographs. Students also had a 3‐D prin ng demonstra on. If you are grade 10 student who may be interested in a Visual Art SHSM for next year, you should see Ms. Lumsden in T118 for more informa on. DASHA METROPOLITANSKY
EMMA MOGUS
White Oaks student Emma Mogus, has been awarded the largest scholarship in Canada to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathema cs. Emma will be studying Engineering at McMas‐
ter University. She was selected by Erin Davidson for her outstanding academic and extra‐curricular achievements. About Schulich Leader Scholarships: Schulich Leader Scholarships are pres gious entrance scholar‐
ships awarded to high school graduates enrolling in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathema cs (STEM) undergraduate program at par cipa ng universi es in Canada and Israel. Rec‐
ognizing the increasing importance and impact that STEM disci‐
plines will have on the prosperity of future genera ons, busi‐
nessman and philanthropist Seymour Schulich established this scholarship fund in 2012 to encourage our best and brightest students to become the next pioneers of global scien fic re‐
search and innova on. This program awards 100 scholarships annually. High schools across the country put forth 1,500 Schulich Leader Nominees who were vying for 50 Canadian scholarships. Schulich Leaders can devote their full a en on to their studies, as all of their financial needs are covered over the course of their degree. Canada’s highest poten al students are winning these scholar‐
ships and will make remarkable contribu ons to society. “We con nue to invest in Canada’s most promising high school graduates. Ensuring our na on's compe veness in the knowledge‐based economy is an impera ve,” says Schulich. “We take great pride knowing the Schulich Founda on is ensur‐
ing Canada’s top minds entering STEM disciplines will become the next genera on of technology innovators.” For more informa on visit: www.schulichleaders.com Grade 10 student Dasha Metropoli‐
tansky is set for an incredibly busy summer! At the end of April, Dasha was elected by Halton students to serve as a Student Trustee. She’ll be rep‐
resen ng over 60 000 students at the Halton District School Board (HDSB) during the upcoming school year. Dasha is the first WOSS student to ever be elected a Student Trustee! In late May, Dasha a ended the Annual General Mee ng of the Ontario Student Trustees Associa on (OSTA), along with the other student representa ves from all Ontario school boards. Dasha ran for the posi on of Public Board Council President and was elected by the overwhelming majority of votes. In this sen‐
ior execu ve posi on Dasha will have an opportunity to influ‐
ence Ministry of Educa on policies on behalf of approximately 1.4 million students from all public schools in Ontario. Dasha’s terms as HDSB Student Trustee and OSTA Public Board Council President start in August. A er another tremendously successful debate season, in the course of which she won the Pan American Debate Champion‐
ships for the second year in a row, claimed a na onal tle by winning the Canadian Oxford Cup qualifier and represented Canada at the Oxford University Finals Day, Dasha was selected as one of 5 Canadian debaters to compete at the 2016 World debate championship. This will be Dasha’s second year a end‐
ing the World Schools Deba ng Championships (WSDC) as a member of the Canadian na onal debate team. She heads off to Stu gart, Germany in July. Congratula ons and best of luck, Dasha! HALTON FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Did you know that one in ten students come to school without enough food for the day and that Halton Food For Thought is feeding over 500 students at White Oaks with our breakfast program? Can you imagine coming to school hungry and then trying to focus and learn in class? It is a fact that you need to feed your brain in order to learn. The Basket Program at WOSS supplements the funds that we receive from Halton Food for Thought and your dona on will help sup‐
port students who come to school hungry. A tax receipt will be provided for all monetary dona ons over $20.00. You can use cashless h p://halton.cashlessschools.com or cash to donate. Cash dona ons will be taken by Elliot Acheson in the south office or by Jana Blecha in the north office. The WOSS Food for Thought Commi ee would like to thank you so much for your considera on! Your dona on will really make a difference! If you have ques ons feel free to speak with any of the WOSS Food for Thought Commi ee members: Sandra McVeety, Coordinator, Dragana Nedic, Bonnie Husain, Jackie Stewart, Aimee Lewis, Kate Walls, Janet Ross, Chris McKinnon, Sandra Arezina, Alex Sorgente, Lynn Dunbar Landry and Carol Bourgeois. 9 WHITE OAKS LAW &
MOCK TRIAL CLUB
THE EDDIES
Wri en by: Dasha Metropolitansky Congratula ons to White Oaks’ Law and Mock Trial Club on a fantas c year! Carol Chu and Jacqueline Shi Caitlin Bevington Zubash Akmal This year, the White Oaks Film students walked away with a rec‐
ord number of awards at the Halton Student Film Fes val includ‐
ing the top 3 films of the fes val. The complete list is below. Thank you goes out to Arnav Gill and Julia Crawford who hosted the evening, Emily Sadler for giving out the awards, Lauren Black who ran the en re 3 hour gala, Caitlin Bevington for crea ng the opening video and Kumiko Randle for designing the program. Palme d’Eddy (Best Overall Film) Best Music Video 1. Lara Dragoi 1. Jacqueline Shi, Carol Chu 2. Victoria Glista, Caitlin Bevington 3. Victoria Glista 3. Jacqueline Shi, Carol Chu Best Drama Best Edi ng 1. Lara Dragoi 1. Victoria Glista 2. Caitlin Bevington, Victoria Glista Best Cinematography 1. Zubash Akmal Best Actress 1. Fiona Evans Best Academic 1. Lauren Black, Megan Shikaze, Ka e Bowyer 2. Victoria Glista, Lara Dragoi 3. Anika Kang, Caitlin Bevington, Jana Savevska The team then travelled to the Milton courthouse for the next stage of the compe on. They missed the final by less than a point, on a split and incredibly conten ous decision! Ola Mo‐
barak won the congeniality award, a special recogni on for stu‐
dents who ac vely benefit the tournament experience and mock trial as a whole. The organizers and judges commented on how impressed they were with White Oaks’ tremendous success. The senior execu ve and club members would like to thank Ms. Cabral and Ms. Radojicic for their invaluable help, advice and support; the club would not have achieved anywhere near its success without them! Best Experimental 3. Jacqueline Shi The club is really looking forward to next year! New members are always welcome! Best Suspense 3. Caitlin Bevington CONCOURS ORATOIRE
This was White Oaks’ first year compe ng in a mock trial com‐
pe on, but the club exceeded even its founders’ expecta ons. Our team placed FIRST in Halton, bea ng schools who have had teams compe ng for years! Ola Mobarak also claimed the tle of best defense a orney! To celebrate these amazing accomplishments, the team en‐
joyed a delicious celebratory dinner. WOSS Law and Mock Trial Club intends to con nue this tradi on next year: the hard work, the success and the all‐you‐can‐eat celebra on! Best Sound 1. Caitlin Bevington Best Commercial 2. Areeb Athar Best Screenplay 1. Lara Dragoi Dasha Metropolitansky (grade 10), Kiara Hassan (grade 12) and Ola Mobarak (grade 12) founded the club with the inten on of sharing their passion for the law. They brought in two lawyers to mentor, share their experiences and teach legal skills. We would like to thank Mike Tweedie and Meredith Cox for coach‐
ing our team. Congratula ons to grade 11 stu‐
dents, Abdulrahman Al Bochi. On May 14th, he won third place for the category French Immersion Grade 11‐12 in the provincial French public speaking contest Concours Oratoire. Le Concours Oratoire takes place every year in Toronto at Glendon University and it is a very chal‐
lenging compe on. 10 HALTON SPORT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
WOSS WORLD VISION YOUTH COUNCIL:
OUR FIRST YEAR
L‐R Lexie Senior, Hudson Bullard, Sharon Lim, Tahj Anglin and Areeb Athar. Missing from photo: Hem Mahesh Kumar, Sukiran Sritharan On Thursday June 9, White Oaks students Hem Mahesh Kumar, Sukiran Sritharan, Lexie Senior, Hudson Bullard, Sharon Lim, Tahj Anglin and Areeb Athar graduated from the Oakville YMCA’s Halton Sports Leadership Program (HSLP). The “Y” is proud to have run this program for a second year and hopes to con nue to offer it annually. In addi on to White Oaks, the schools invit‐
ed to take part included St. Thomas Aquinas and T.A. Blakelock. “What is HSLP?” you might ask. This is a dynamic and evolving program that strives to enhance community involvement and encourage youth to make posi ve life choices. Par cipants gain confidence, skills, experience and achieve free cer fica ons and help with gaining employment. The program was offered over four months during the winter and early spring this year and involved such high profile partners as the Ontario Soccer Associ‐
a on, The Ontario Basketball Associa on, The Lifesaving Society of Canada and the Na onal Coaching Cer fica on Program. White Oaks is extremely proud of our graduates who earned a variety of cer fica ons in three sport‐related areas, which in‐
clude Aqua cs, Basketball and Soccer. The cer fica ons earned by these students will assist them in finding summer employ‐
ment and will open doors for them to careers in the sports lead‐
ership field. The World Vision Youth Council is proud to announce an enor‐
mously successful inaugural year. Established back in October of 2015 by Julie Huynh, Michelle Shen, Randi Mao and Wen Tong, this club aims to raise awareness about global issues such as lack of water sanita on, educa on, economic development and hunger. Not only do we educate, we also seek to take ac‐
on to combat these issues through projects supported by World Vision. Over the course of this year, we planned and executed numer‐
ous events to collect materials and funds for World Vision. We kicked off our year with Opera on Christmas Child, an ini a ve that delivers boxes of presents to impoverished children around the world. Through our club’s efforts as well as community do‐
na ons, we were able to collect and send 21 boxes of gi s! Our next fundraiser focused on raising money to purchase chickens from the World Vision Christmas Catalogue. As such, we orga‐
nized an exam week Tim Horton’s Coffee Cart; a unique spin on the coffee fundraising idea. Finally, our most recent event was the 30 Hour Famine. For this event, par cipants fasted for 30 hours to experience first hand the hunger that others must face around the world as well as raise money to eradicate it. As a part of this event, we also organized a well‐received Kernels popcorn fundraiser, the first of its kind at WOSS! All in all, our club raised almost $800 this year. Amazing! We look forward to WVYC’s 2nd year at WOSS, which will be led by Bianca Ho, Holly Cushing, Helen Yang and Karleen Dhindsa. We would also like to express our utmost gra tude to Ms. Wil‐
son, our faithful club supervisor, who has given us MUCH sup‐
port throughout this year. In September, the World Vision Youth Council will con nue to meet on Thursdays in room A326. We look forward to new members for next year! The WOSS WVYC execu ve team, Julie Huynh, Michelle Shen, Randi Mao and Wen Tong GRADE 10 CIVICS
Grade 10 Civics class together with Ms. Scriuba and Ms. Simpson visited Oak‐
ville Town Hall on June 17th. Mr. Luke Bradley, the assistant Communica on Advisor for the Office of the Mayor and Council offered the tour. The room most favoured by students was the Council Chambers where they met Mayor Rob Burton and they sat on the councilors chairs. Mr. Mayor had a very inspi‐
ra onal speech for students, encouraging them to get involved in their town, as future councillors or as ci zens. He invited students to make changes and to contribute in order to keep Oakville a safe place for families and children. 11 WOSS AT MASTERCHEF AND CANNES
HALTON HACKATHON CHAMPIONS!
It has been an exci ng year in the White Oaks Communica ons and IB Film classes. Over the years, we have con nued to cul ‐
vate our great rela onship with former graduates. The program has benefited from classroom visits and invita ons to go out on set. WOSS is in a very unique posi on where our graduates re‐
member how tough it was to get prac cal on set experience in high school. So they give us a call when they need help or have something special going on that would benefit our aspiring young filmmakers. This year, those calls came in from some very special people. In September, the Challenge Producer from MasterChef Canada called and asked for 3 students to come out and work on a spe‐
cial loca on shoot in Unionville, ON. Caitlin Bevington, Lara Dragoi and Zubash Akmal jumped at the chance to work on the show. They were up at 5am and on set before sunrise. Through‐
out the day, they assisted the Challenge Producer with many tasks on the biggest loca on shoot the show had ever done. By the end of the day, everyone was exhausted but the students took the opportunity to network with other professionals over dinner and trade a few stories about Mr. Andrews as well. Their episode is on Season 3, Episode 4 and was called "Trial by Fire". The next call came in December from the Senior Producer of Amazing Race Canada. He was doing a short horror film in Janu‐
ary called “Kookie” with the director of Amazing Race. This me, Caitlin Bevington, Julia Crawford and Meehir Kukreja went to the loca on shoot in Mississauga and were part of the small crew of 10 people. They worked hard into the wee hours of the morning but their hard work would pay off. In March, the pro‐
ducer called and said that the film had been accepted to the Cannes Film Fes val and would be part of the Short Film Corner showcasing films from around the world. This is truly an amaz‐
ing credit to have on the students’ resumes as they pursue ca‐
reers in film. “What is a Hackathon?” you might ask. Despite the sound of the name, students are not trying to hack into a computer or net‐
work. A Hackathon is an event where teams work intensely (i.e. hack away at a problem) to complete a meaningful so ware project in a fixed and rela vely short amount of me. Individu‐
als are not only challenged by the compe on, but learn that they can achieve a lot if they are focused and work together on comple ng a single task. WOSS students Liam Masters, Kumiko Randle and Griffin Yacyn‐
uk were crowned the Halton Hackathon Champions on May 19th at Craig Kielburger Secondary School. This is the second year the Hackathon was run and WOSS has won both years! In addi‐
on, one team of grade 10 WOSS students (David Ding, Arjun Majithia and Jason Wu) received honourable men on and placed 3rd overall out of roughly 30 students from 3 different schools. The challenge this year was to create a game (similar to the board game Ba leship) to help grade 9 math students prac‐
ce equa ons of lines. Students worked collabora vely for 7 hours on straight coding and evened asking for more me! Students interested in learning about computer programming are encouraged to start with either the grade 10 or 11 Comput‐
er Science Course (ICS2O1 or ICS3U1/C1 respec vely). Please see Mr. Ching or Mr. Van Rooyen with any ques ons related to the computer science program at White Oaks. SPC CARDS
$10.00
SPC cards are available to purchase for $10.00 each. You can pay in cash from Ms. Lo , or from any of the Student Council members or online at: h p://halton.cashlessschools.com 12 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AT WOSS
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES IN CO‐OPERATIVE EDUCATION AT WOSS We have had an incredible year in Co‐opera ve Educa on at WOSS. Students have had hands‐on learning opportuni es over a four month period where they have been fully immersed in the inner workings of the workplace. The following are just a few of the placements that students were employed at this year:  The new OTMH: Physiotherapy and Pharmacy  Marler Law  Oakpark Pet Hospital  One Health Clubs  Sheddon Physiotherapy  Midwives of Halton  Badrock Architecture Firm  Barkley Print and Design  Halton Police Services Our wonderful employers provide rich learning experience for our students and allow the students to be er navigate their future pathways with confidence and knowledge that they can‐
not learn in the classroom se ng. We would like to publicly thank them for their wonderful contribu on to the youth of White Oaks! If you are interested in learning more about WOSS’s co‐op pro‐
gram, please contact Darcy Neil at [email protected]. Congratula ons to the following students who tried‐out and were selected for next year’s Morning Announcement Crew. Morning announcements are heard each morning at the beginning of period one and they can also be read each day: Online at: www.wossweb.com Outside the north and south main offices On the monitors in the north and south cafeterias Group 1 September 7, 2016 to November 11, 2016 Mansi Dave Mena Fouda Megha Swargam Group 2 November 14, 2016 to February 3, 2017 Vitasta Dhar MARLER Sania Kadwal Sameer Majumdar Mariam Khan Daniah Kolur Mayra Nihal LAW FIRM Group 3 February 6, 2017 to April 21, 2017 Sarah Fahim Arnav Gill Melinda Li Kashaf Salaheen Humnah Warsi Group 4 April 24, 2017 to June 21, 2017 Yasmeen Abdelhaleem Mohamed Aly Fa ma Mohammed Fa ma Siddiqui
WHITE OAKS 1966 13 TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
In Culinary Arts, William Wen won a Silver medal at this year’s Halton Skills compe on. Among numerous other catering jobs, the north kitchen under Chefs Jon Hogan and Jo‐ella van Duren also hosted WOSS’s 50th anniversary breakfast on the North campus and students, Julianna McMillen, William Wen and Leah Methot helped make this event a resounding success. This year has been tremendously successful for White Oaks’ Technol‐
ogy Programs. Students from the 12+ technology disciplines taught here par cipated in a tremendous variety of projects, ac vi es and challenges. From Cosmetology students like Aime Kakamousias & Michaela Bohn Reid cu ng real clients’ hair and doing their nails and makeup to Autobody students fixing legi mate door panels, White Oaks technology students learned invaluable employability and life lessons throughout this past school year. Some other highlights from the year gone by include the following: In Transporta on technology, five students have been signed to appren ceships with local Auto‐
mo ve businesses star ng this summer. The stu‐
dents in the current Transporta on OYAP program par cipated in many college tours, did demonstra‐
ons for grade 8 students and worked diligently to repair a mul tude of issues with cars brought in by the neighbouring community. Green Industries classes are now regularly working and experimen ng with WOSS’s new Greenwall which is located on the north campus directly across from the cafeteria. They are also currently sani zing the greenhouse before our summer break in order to con nue to grow a host of rare and exo c perennials, annuals, tropical and edible plants for a variety of educa onal purposes. Many of these plants will be available for sale to WOSS staff and students during the exam break so stay tuned for those announcements. In addi on, Mackenzie Cox and Sam Pearson won Silver for Landscape Gardening at this year’s Halton Skills compe on despite ‐10 degree temperatures in the morning of the challenge! Rabia Muhammad successfully defended her Gold med‐
al in Landscape Design and along with Mackenzie and Sam qualified for the provincial level of their compe ons where they represented WOSS with dignity and class! Many of our shops have been updated with new equipment and White Oaks technology teachers are always par cipa ng in a variety of projects and ini a ves whether it be dual credit programs with colleges like Mohawk, Humber and Sheridan, skills compe ons or producing our annual yearbook or the Eddies film produc on compe on! Lastly, but perhaps most importantly at present, the department is preparing to host the Halton Skills compe on on 28th May 2017 here at White Oaks! Please be sure to put that date in your calendar now and look forward to visi ng us to see the tremendous opportuni es and challenges that Technology educa on can provide! 14 AUTOMATED STUDENT ATTENDANCE SYSTEM
ATTENDANCE LINE NAVIGATION 1-877-409-6310
In order to help expedite the repor ng and inves ga on of unre‐
ported absences and late arrivals, White Oaks Secondary School has implemented the Automated Student A endance Repor ng system first launched by the Halton District School Board several years ago in elementary schools. What does that mean for parents? As of November 3, 2014, absences and late arrivals MUST be reported using the new 1‐877‐409‐6310 number or the web por‐
tal, hdsb.schoolconnects.com. Notes or calls to the school to communicate an absence, late arrival or early dismissal is not sufficient, you MUST call the 1‐877‐409‐6310 number or report online using web a endance portal hdsb.schoolconnects.com. Parents will be able to report absences, late arrivals or early dis‐
missals up to one hour prior to the end of the school day or 1:26 pm. The new a endance repor ng phone number is 1‐877‐409‐6310. Be sure to listen to the prompts all the way through un l you to receive a confirma on #. If you hang up prior to receiving this #, the absence is not reported. Absences can also be reported using the online portal: hdsb.schoolconnects.com. Set the phone # and/or web portal as a favorite on your phone and/or home or office computer. If using the web portal for repor ng, you may also access any phone or email messages sent by the school or the Board, e.g. hot lunch deadline remind‐
ers, school closure informa on, etc. Should you prefer the on‐line repor ng method, you will receive an email with a login and password. Please follow the instruc‐
ons to register your online repor ng account. The system is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and fu‐
ture absences and late arrivals, e.g. Orthodon st appointments, vaca on, hockey tournaments, etc., can be reported at any me as soon as known. If you have two students in the same grade, you MUST call in an absence from a recognized phone number (home number or unblocked cell phone) or use the on‐line repor ng method. Thank you for your pa ence and coopera on while we transi on to this new process. 1‐877‐409‐6310 hdsb.schoolconnects.com List Student(s) And Select Student(s) Absence for Today 1 Day Future Absence Mul ‐Day Future Absence PRESS 1 PRESS 2 PRESS 3 PRESS 4 Enter Date beginning with Day of Month Enter Start Date beginning with Day of Month Enter End Date beginning with Day of Month Choose Absence Type All Day Late Arrival Leave & Return Leave Early PRESS 1 PRESS 2 PRESS 3 PRESS 4 Enter Arrival Time Enter Departure Time Enter Departure Time Select Reason Then # Enter Return Time 1 Illness 2 Flu 3 Injury 4 Doctor Appt 5 Den st Appt 6 Appointment 7 Vaca on 8 Religious Day 9 Funeral 10 Bereavement 11 Missed Bus 12 Personal Select Reason 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Doctor Appt Den st Appt Appointment Slept In Funeral Missed Bus Music Lesson Personal Select Reason Select Reason 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doctor Appt Den st Appt Appointment Funeral Music Lesson Personal 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doctor Appt Den st Appt Appointment Funeral Music Lesson Personal Play Summary of A endance Informa on Entered Informa on Entered Correctly Start Over Again Exit System PRESS 1 PRESS 2 PRESS 3 Add Another Absence for Same Student 15 Absence for Tomorrow Add Absence for Different Student Enter Different Home Phone Number End Call PRESS 1 PRESS 2 PRESS 3 PRESS 4 16 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 2016-2017
WHITE OAKS SECONDARY S.S. SCHOOL HOURS
Overview First day of instruc on for students Wed. Sept. 7, 2016 Last day of instruc on for students Thurs. June 29, 2017 Semester 1* Sept. 7, 2016—Feb. 3, 2017 Semester 2* Feb. 6, 2017—June 30, 2017 *teachers split between schools will start with their semester two
school on Feb 3
School Breaks and Holidays September 5, 2016 October 10, 2016 Dec 26, 2016 to Jan 6, 2017 (incl) February 20, 2017 March 13‐17, 2017 April 14, 2017 April 17, 2017 May 22, 2017 Professional Ac vity September 6, 2016 October 7, 2016 November 25, 2016 February 3, 2017 March 10, 2017 April 28, 2017 June 2, 2017 June 30, 2017 Exams Semester 1—Exams (5 days) Semester 2—Exams (5 days) Terms/Full Disclosure Semester 1 term 1 Semester 1 term 2 Full Disclosure date Semester 1 Semester 2 term 1 REGULAR SCHEDULE Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Winter Break Family Day Spring Break Good Friday Easter Monday Victoria Day PERIOD START TIME END TIME Announcements 8:05 am 8:10 am Period 1 8:10 am 9:24 am Period 2 9:29 am 10:43 am Period 3 10:48 am 12:02 pm Period 4 12:07 am 1:21 pm Period 5 1:26 pm 2:40 pm TRANSITION & SOUTH GRADE 9 SCHEDULE Elementary/Secondary Elementary/Secondary Elementary/Secondary Elementary/Secondary Elementary/Secondary Elementary/Secondary Elementary Only Secondary Only PERIOD START TIME END TIME Announcements 8:05 am 8:10 am Period 1A 8:10 am 8:47 am Period 1B 8:48 am 9:24 am Period 2A 9:29 am 10:06 am Period 2B 10:07 am 10:43 am Period 3 10:48 am 12:02 pm Period 4 12:07 pm 1:21 pm Period 5 1:26 pm 2:40 pm Jan. 26, 2017—Feb. 1, 2017 June 22, 2017—June 28, 2017 CASHLESS SCHOOLS ACCOUNTS
FOR OUR NEW HDSB INCOMING GRADE 9’S:
Sept. 7, 2016—Nov. 9, 2016 Nov. 10, 2016—Feb. 2, 2017 November 24, 2016 Feb. 6, 2017—April 19, 2017 Current Grade 8 families can register now on Cashless Schools and begin purchasing at WOSS for the 2016‐2017 school year, by adding the grade 8 student under the WOSS loca on, in or‐
der to see the White Oaks fees (this does not happen automa ‐
cally, to allow you to be able to pay fees for your current HDSB elementary school as well). Here's how: 1. Log on to halton.CashlessSchools.com 2. Select White Oaks SS from the list of schools 3. Choose 'Add New Account' from the le hand panel of op ons 4. Enter the student name and DOB 5. Choose 'Next' 6. Confirm (last screen) GRADE 9 ORIENTATION DAY
CAT CREW
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 8:00 am to 12:00 pm The Cat Crew Grade 9 Orienta on Day is to help grade nines feel more comfortable as well as help them achieve success in their first year of high school. More informa on concerning orienta on day will be mailed home in your summer mailing packages mid‐July. 17 Once the student has been added under the new loca on (WOSS), when you pay for online fees, you will choose the stu‐
dent name under the WOSS loca on (you will see your child's name twice, once under the Elementary school and once under White Oaks.) 2016-2017 FEE SUMMARY & SCHOOL START-UP INFORMATION
The following op onal fees are available now to be paid on: h p://halton.cashlessschools.com Informa on on how to sign up for Cashless Schools can be found on the www.hdsb.ca website using the following link: h p://www.hdsb.ca/Programs/Extended%20Day%20Program/Cashless
SchoolsReg.pdf Student Engagement Fee  Supports all student related programs, clubs and events such as assemblies, speakers, awards & recogni on, grade 9 orienta on & Link Crew, OFSAA , etc. $20.00 Yearbook $45.00  Each year our students and staff produce a high quality yearbook.  You must pre‐order your yearbook as extra copies are not ordered and we would not want you to miss out on this opportunity.  To reserve your copy you can pay by cash in the office or online now at: halton.cashlessschools.com.  Please keep your receipt as proof of payment of year‐
book. Student Fees:  Students will receive their metables paying their student engage‐
ment fee. Photo ID Cards and Photo Packages:  Students will have their photos taken for their Student ID Cards on September 14 & 15, 2016. This card will be their School Iden fica‐
on Card, their Library Iden fica on Card and their School Cafeteria Cashless Card.  Students using their current ID cards in the cafeteria must keep them un l their new ID cards are issued. Photo Retake Day is Octo‐
ber 13, 2016.  Students may also purchase photo packages from the photographer, Pegasus School Images. The photographer will take cheques payable to Pegasus School Images. Forms: The following required forms must be completed and handed in to the south campus main office prior to the start of school on Sep‐
tember 7, 2016. Summer office hours in July & August are Monday to Thursday, 7:30 am to 3:00 pm. HDSB Student Registra on Verifica on Form (must be reviewed, updated, signed and returned) HDSB Authoriza on for Promo onal Use of Student Photos/Work/Ac vi es Form (must be signed and returned)
Athle c Fee—South (Required if Playing a Sport)  Each student athlete par cipa ng in an HSSAA sport will pay $40.00 for their first extra‐curricular sport/team and $20.00 for each addi onal sport/team throughout the year. Athle c Fee—North (Voca onal League Sports)  Student athletes par cipa ng in the Peel Halton Etobicoke Voca onal Athle c Associa on will pay a one‐
me fee of $30.00.  Students at White Oaks in a voca onal program are en‐
couraged to par cipate in these teams.  This fee includes an invita on to the annual Athle c Awards Breakfast. Annual Athle c Banquet $40.00 $30.00 $20.00  Students may only par cipate in one sport in any given season.  Many sports will incur added expenses for addi onal tournaments, including the cost for supply teachers and transporta on, if neces‐
sary.  Some sports have addi onal fees for things like equipment, outside facility use and their uniforms (which they keep and may be able to use in ensuing seasons).  At the beginning of each season the players par cipa ng in sports where the uniform is provided will be asked for a deposit of $100.00. This will be kept un l the end of the season and the return of the uniform. 18 WOSS Student Medical Informa on Form (must be signed and returned only if student has a significant medical concern)
Computer Passwords:  Student computer passwords will be distributed in homeroom clas‐
ses in September. Lockers:  Grade 9 students and Futures students will have their lockers pre‐
assigned and will receive their locker assignment from their home‐
room teacher the first week of September.  Students in grades 10, 11 & 12 can bring their own locks to school any me a er the first day of school and put it on any available lock‐
er that does not already have a lock on it.  Office staff will be keeping track of locker numbers & combina ons for grade 10 to 12 students as well. These locker informa on must be given to the homeroom teachers by the students during the first week of school. Students without a homeroom class in grades 10 to 12 must advise the office staff of their locker informa on. School Bus Informa on:  Student transporta on eligibility informa on can be found on the www.haltonbus.ca website .  Transporta on schedules will be available in August.  You will need your student’s Ontario Educa on Number (found on their report card) in order to access student bus informa on. WHITE OAKS SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENT MEDICAL INFORMATION 2016-2017
PARENTS PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE SCHOOL ONLY IF YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER HAS A SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL CONCERN THAT THE SCHOOL SHOULD BE AWARE OF (SUCH AS ANAPHALAXIS ALLERGIES, DIABETES, ASTHMA, SEIZURE, SEVERE ANXIETY/PANIC DISORDERS, ETC.) PRIOR TO THE START OF SCHOOL. STUDENT NAME: STUDENT#: DATE OF BIRTH: SEX: MALE FEMALE GRADE: ADDRESS: HEATH CARD NUMBER: (OPTIONAL) MEDICAL CONDITION: IS THIS MEDICAL CONDITION LIFE THREATENING? YES / NO SYMPTOMS: ACTION REQUIRED: IS MEDICATION REQUIRED? YES / NO IF YES PLEASE GIVE DETAILS, EG. DOES STUDENT CARRY? SELF‐ADMINISTER? ETC. IS THE STUDENT ALLERGIC TO ANY MEDICATION(S)? YES / NO EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO: #1) NAME PHONE# #2) NAME PHONE# IF YOU FEEL THAT MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED BY THE SCHOOL PLEASE HAVE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER
PICK UP A MEDICAL PACKAGE FROM THE OFFICE, OR CONTACT US AT:
905-845-5200.
19 CASHLESS SCHOOLS
Cashless Schools is a convenient 24/7 method for parents to pay for Athle c Fees, Course Fees, Field Trips, Fundraisers, Lunches in the Cafeteria, etc. Cashless Schools offers parents an easy to use account, email alerts & purchase history re‐
por ng. STEP 1: DEPOSIT FUNDS INTO YOUR CASHLESS
SCHOOLS ACCOUNT
To avoid paying any added fees from the banks we recom‐
mend the following steps:  Log on to your Cashless Schools Account REGISTERING WITH CASHLESS SCHOOLS
 Click the “Deposit” Link  Log onto the website at: h p://halton.cashlessschools.com  Enter the minimum deposit to avoid bank fees  Click: Register your account now! to begin  Click the radio bu on to the le of your school’s name STEP 2: PAY FOR ON-LINE FEES
 Click “Next” Once you have successfully set up your account you are now ready to purchase on‐line fees at the school.  Enter the account holder name in “Your Name” and com‐
plete the remaining fields  Log on to your Cashless Schools Account  Click “Next”  Click “Pay for Online Fees”  Select your student and Click “see available fees”  Click “Finish Registra on”  Ac vate your new account by verifying your email address  Select the applicable fee and click “next”  Click on the ac va on link in the response email sent to the account supplied  Can’t find the email? Check your spam folder. A reminder message lets you know that you have not ac vated your account by confirming your email address SET UP YOUR CASHLESS SCHOOLS ACCOUNT
 Log onto the parent payment centre by launching the fol‐
lowing website: h ps://halton.cashlessschools.com  Click “Save to Shopping Cart”  Click “Check Out Shopping Cart”  Choose the shopping cart checkout payment method of your choice/Cashless Account/Bank Account/Interac OnLine  Receipts are available upon comple on of a transac on ON-CAMPUS WALLET
 Click the “Deposit” link. Read the Cashless Account Deposit informa on and click “Add a Bank Account” link to setup an account  Log onto the parent payment centre by launching: h ps://halton.cashlessschools.com  Select “On‐Campus Wallet” link under Fees  Click the “Add a Bank Account”  Select the student you wish to set up the wallet for  Click the “Print Authoriza on Form”  Select “See On‐Campus Wallet”  Complete the form and a ach a void cheque or debit au‐
thoriza on form from your bank  Complete the required fields  Fax (1‐888‐729‐3331) or email (support@cashlessschools. com) to complete the account setup process. Choose “Back to your Saved Bank Accounts” screen.  Select “Save Wallet”  Enter the amount you wish to deposit to the wallet  Choose “Add Funds to Wallet”  Choose “Checkout Shopping Cart”  Pay from a Cashless Account to incur no payment fee (choose the method of payment) PHONE SUPPORT: 1-866-231-3322
20 KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE HAPPENINGS AT WHITE OAKS SECONDARY SCHOOL, VIA EMAIL ! By providing the WOSS School Council with your email address, you can receive emails outlining everything from Parent Informa on Night presenta‐
ons, to fundraising to what’s going on at the school. (The email address provided to the school as part of registra on, is not available to the School
Council. We need your permission directly, to add you to our contact list). How to sign up? It’s easy! Send us an email to: [email protected] OR Complete the sec on below and submit to either the North or South Campus office. You can drop it off or send it by fax to: 905‐845‐9136 or 905‐845‐5124. Parent/Guardian Name : Email Address: (please print carefully)
Phone Number: Signature of Parent/Guardian: Note: All email addresses will be kept confiden al. Want more informa on about WOSS School Council? Check us out at: h p://wossweb.com/#parents WOSS SCHOOL COUNCIL DONATION FORM Dear Parent/Guardian: WOSS School Council invites you to help support ac vi es at WOSS by making a dona on. The funds will be used to supplement the fundraising efforts of the students for their various clubs, teams and ac vi es, as well as School Council ini a ves, which include Grade 9 Welcome BBQ, Guest Speakers and the Theatre Feasibility Assessment. You can make your dona on online at h ps://halton.cashlessschools.com/ or you can return your dona on to the a en on of Elliot Acheson, Busi‐
ness Manager at WOSS, along with this form. A current year tax receipt for the full amount will be mailed to you. Sherry Kirkham
School Council Chair Thanks to all those parents who donated so generously last year!
Name: Phone Number: Address (include postal code): Dona on Amount: Dona on to specific club or team, specify here: Payment Method (circle): ONLINE CASH h ps://halton.cashlessschools.com/ You can pay online at h ps://halton.cashlessschools.com/, drop your dona on off at the South Campus school office or mail to: White Oaks Sec‐
ondary School, A en on: Elliot Acheson, 1330 Montclair Drive, Oakville, ON L6H 1Z5. Please call 905‐845‐5200 ext. 223 if you have any ques ons. Signature: Date: Do you agree to allow us to acknowledge your dona on in our School Council Newsle er? (circle) Yes No Informa on collected on this form is collected under the authority of the Income Tax Act. Informa on will be used to issue charitable dona on re‐
ceipts, for legisla ve compliance and administra on. For addi onal informa on, please contact the Manager of Accoun ng at dona [email protected]
or for privacy specific ques ons, please contact the Records Manager at [email protected]
21 22 23 24 25 WHITE OAKS SCHOOL COUNCIL
FROM MR. STIEVA’S DESK
School Council is an engaged group of parents, as well as repre‐
senta ves from administra on, staff and Student Council who are commi ed to suppor ng WOSS students and families. If you would like to receive the School Council E‐News, please click here to add your email address(es): Subscribe to WOSS School Council E‐News. School Council generally meets the third Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. New members are always welcome! School Council Mee ngs for the 2016/17 school year are as follows: September 19, 2016 October 24, 2016 November 21, 2016 January 23, 2017 February 27, 2017 April 24, 2017 May 15, 2017 June 19, 2017 (if required) Sports teams have also done well and demonstrated sports‐
manship that has enhanced the school’s reputa on. Thank you to all our athletes for your par cipa on in maintaining our rep‐
uta on for excellence. Another year has slipped by and summer vaca‐ ons for staff and students has started. It has been a busy year at WOSS as you can judge giv‐
en the previous pages of the newsle er. Stu‐
dents have been involved in many varied ac vi‐
es, travelling to various des na ons to repre‐
sent the school. Thank you for your excellence in represen ng the school in posi ve ways. Your dedica on and hard work is appreciated by all and thank you for your many contribu ons. * There are no mee ngs in December and March. Any ques ons or sugges ons for School Council or to subscribe to the School Council E‐News, please email [email protected] In 2015/16, School Council supported the following ini a ves:  Provided funding for the Grade 9 Teacher and Family Wel‐
come Evening and BBQ in September, through Parent Involve‐
ment Commi ee (PIC) Grant.  Hosted 8th annual HDSB PIC Conference.  Presented speaker Ann Douglas (Paren ng Through the
Storm), thanks to our Parents Reaching Out grant; Collected dona ons for Halton Food for Thought at this event.  Informed WOSS parent community of other speaker presenta‐
ons in Halton – Youth and Money; Paren ng, Teaching and Trea ng Challenging Kids: The Collabora ve Problem Solving Approach; Engaging, Empowering and Mo va ng our Kids;
and the Parent Workshop Series presented by The Learning Disabili es Associa on of Halton.  Invited guest speakers to Council mee ngs: Numeracy and Literacy results and ini a ves; Trip opportuni es for students; Mindfulness; the Vicious Circle of Stress and Self‐Medica on; and Preparing for Post‐Secondary Educa on.  Kept WOSS community informed about: upcoming school events, mee ngs and deadlines for parents to know and get involved; student‐ini ated fundraising and service endeav‐
ours; links to resources including Michael Reist, Karyn Gordon, Alyson Schafer; and ways parents can encourage student in‐
volvement and success. Special thanks to our Principal John S eva and his admin team, Sara Belford, Teacher Representa ve, Tanuj Da a, Student Coun‐
cil Prime Minister and Kelly Amos, School Trustee, for keeping Council informed each month! Our long‐ me Chair Sherry Kirk‐
ham is “gradua ng” this year and we would like to express our sincere apprecia on for her years of commitment to our school community. We would like to also thank WOSS students, teach‐
ers, administra on, and the many parents who helped through‐
out the year a ending Council mee ngs, at our speaker events, suppor ng our fundraising efforts, bringing ques ons and issues forward, and for being ac vely involved and commi ed to the success of our WOSS students. 26 A huge thank you to parents who through various ways sup‐
ported all those endeavours by driving students to school early in the morning and coming late to take them home. Without your support much of what we accomplish could not have hap‐
pened. As in other years, we have had to say farewell to a number of staff. Some who have accepted posi ons at other schools and some who were at WOSS on long term occasional contracts. We wish them all the best as they move on to different teaching assignments. This summer will see a total renova on of student washrooms, a long standing concern and issue with our students. Hopefully this will address many of the expressed concerns during the last number of years. We will also be con nuing to replace lockers that are worn out and have reached the end of their life. By the end of next sum‐
mer we should have completed all locker replacements and be good for another 20 years. This year we have had to say goodbye to two people who have had a posi ve influence at White Oaks. Ms. Rasa Baksys, who joined us a year and a half ago, has been promoted to Principal and will be taking over at Milton District H.S. and Mr. Brad Yhard, Head of Science and IT, has been promoted to Vice‐
Principal and transferred to Nelson H.S. Thank you to both, for all your work and your posi ve influence. You will be missed by staff and students. Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable summer and see you in September.