News and Events at Island Oak High School: Archive

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Feb 3rd

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International Valentine's Day Dinner

Classes 11 & 12 are producing an International Valentine’s Day Dinner on Sunday, Feb.12 at 5 pm. The dinner is partially sponsored by the BC Council for International Cooperation and the NGO, Partners for Prosperity. Enjoy international cuisine and live music. $15/ticket, $30/family of four

Jan 31st

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Jan 31st

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IOHS Students win CVAC Art Scholarships

IOHS students Forest Johnstone, Solveig Lampson, Amber-Lee Bartlett and Eilisha Huston-Schlegel have won arts scholarships through the Cowichan Valley Arts Council. The scholarship includes an initial art opening at Portals, the CVAC hub in the Island Savings Community Centre in Duncan, as well as mentoring, workshops, honourary CVAC memberships and places in the 24th annual Cowichan Valley...

Jan 17th

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IOHS Student's Art Selected by Queen Alexandra...

IOHS Student Amber-Lee Barlett’s art was selected from an “overwhelming” quantity of submissions, to decorate the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children’s Jeneece Place, a residence for children and their families while children are undergoing treatment in Victoria. President and CEO of the Foundation, Ron Hewitt, welcomed and congratulated Amber-Lee personally when...

Jan 13th

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Parsifal in Classes 11 & 12

Classes 11 & 12 are studying Parsifal and Medieval History with senior Faculty member Richard Tibbets this block.

Jan 11th

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New blocks begin Jan. 9th

We look forward to welcoming new students and old on January 9th. Grades 9 & 10 will be beginning a Chemistry block, with Grade 10 preparing for the provincial science exam on Jan. 26th. Grades 11 & 12 will have Drama for their main lesson.

Jan 5th

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Dec 16th

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Xmas Swags,Class 12 fundraiser

Christmas Swags Class 12 is making Christmas Swags for $10/each. You can decorate your front door beautifully and economically, and support Class 12 and FINCA Canada at the same time. FINCA provides micro financing for projects in the developing world. Contact Island Oak to order, or just drop by between 8 am and 2:30 pm. For the same price, you can also make your own swags at Glenora Farm...

Dec 13th

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SCAD at IOHS

In a fast-changing world, it’s important for students to be aware of new career opportunities. Yesterday we had a visit from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) from Georgia, USA, a school preparing talented individuals for creative careers. We learned about exciting new careers;for example, a brand-new degree in “Service Design”; the profession of designing customer...

Dec 1st

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Nov 26th

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Short, Sweet AGM

A Year of Rich Learning Experiences Over cookies and tea, we heard about the incredible array of events, cultural and outdoor adventure outings, and individual and community accomplishments that Island Oak students engaged in last year. And we got a glimpse of a similarly rich year of learning experiences ahead. Balanced Operating Budget A balanced operating budget was presented and...

Oct 29th

Feed the Hungry

It’s the week after Thanksgiving, when many of us were blessed with the abundance of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes as well as the good company of friends and family. We are grateful for all that we are blessed with, and recognize that many are not so fortunate. This week at Island Oak, we are collecting food and cash donations for the Farm Credit Canada Drive Away...

Oct 11th

The Flying Dutchman

25 students and adults went to see Pacific Opera Victoria’s production of The Flying Dutchman. Within the tiered interior of the Royal Theatre, the sets by Allan Stichbury and costumes by Nancy Bryant evoked the mystery of the Norwegian Fjords, while the voices of the singers filled the space from end to end, without microphones! The tale is a haunting, swashbuckling one with a spectral ship...

Oct 11th

Bard on the Beach Festival, Vancouver

As happens every year, the entire school population went over to Vancouver to enjoy “As You Like It” at the Bard on the Beach Festival. The trip went smoothly and everyone enjoyed it, even though it was a very long day in cars and on ferrys and city buses. Shakespearean English can be difficult to understand, particularly for students who are here to learn English, but the humour and...

Oct 11th

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Hornby Island Trip

Every year starts off with a whole-school trip to somewhere beautiful on the West Coast. This year our trip was to Hornby Island, where the students did high ropes courses, kayaking, “the Leap of Faith”, and swimming in the ocean. “We got to meet everyone in the school”, said one student, “that’s good for me, because I’m new here.” While at the...

Oct 11th

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Fired Up by Michaelmas

Our Michaelmas Festival on Sept. 29 was warm, friendly, and strengthening. Thanks to Gary Ward for telling us about the meaning and history of the Festival, and reminding us that as we go into the darkness of winter harvest may be drawing to a close, we still have lots of work to do. The warmth and fire of Michaelmas can generate the energy and the will to do the tasks that lie ahead. We had a...

Oct 1st

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Heavenly Sounds at Island Oak

It’s Friday afternoon. What is that heavenly chorus? Every Friday, Annette Lampson limbers up the students at Island Oak High School with yogic stretches, runs their vocal chords up and down intricate ladders, then draws out the most wonderful, harmonius sounds in four-part harmony. You should hear it…you really should. You will hear it, no doubt, at our next family gathering.

Oct 1st

Feb 9th

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Encorp Recycling Program

Each year Island Oak enters into the annual recycling contest, which has been won 4 times and given us second place 3 times. We gather recyclable containers to return to the bottle depot for cash and credit in the contest. We gather these containers in three main ways: 1. we have bottle drives and go out and collect them in the community. 2. People bring them in to us and leave them at the...

Nov 7th

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Has Ontario taught its high-school students not to...

Elementary and high schools spend so much time on the content-laden curriculum that students are unprepared for the analytic and conceptual thinking they’ll need at university: We continuously get feedback from university professors that Waldorf students are really appreciated because they can think. Waldorf students give out more interesting and thoughtful content, effort, and questions...

Nov 5th

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Oct 26th

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Island Oak High School on the high ropes at Strathcona Park Lodge.

Oct 22nd

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Oct 21st