Oak Bay High School

Oak Bay High School

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Address
2101 Cadboro Bay Rd.
Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 1Z2, Canada
Information
School board School District 61 Greater Victoria
Principal Mr. Dave Thomson
Staff 82
School type Public high school
Grades 9-12
Language English, French
Area Oak Bay
Campus Urban
Mascot Nutty the Acorn
Team name Barbarians, Bays, Breakers, Barbers
Colours Green and White         
Founded 1915
Enrollment 1400 (November, 2014)
Homepage http://www.oakbay.sd61.bc.ca

Oak Bay High School is a high school in the Greater Victoria School District and is located in Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada. With around 1,400 students attending in grades 9 to 12 in both regular and French immersion programs in two buildings, called East and West.[1] A new school is being built and will be finished in 2015.

History and facilities

The first high school in Oak Bay was opened in 1915 where the Oak Bay Municipal Hall now stands. However this school quickly became over-crowded and replaced by what is now the East Building at the school's present location on Cranmore Road in 1929. Oak Bay Junior High school was constructed on the west side of the school property opening in 1953. The two schools were amalgamated in the late 1970s.

When the province renamed all its high schools 'Secondary School', Oak Bay High School, Victoria High School, and Esquimalt High School were the only schools to retain 'High School' as part of their names.

In October, 2011 plans were announced to replace the existing school with a new $50 million facility to accommodate up to 1,300 students, including 100 international students, as well as a Neighbourhood Learning Centre.[2] The existing 1957-era gymnasium will be converted into a performing arts theatre with support space for both school and community use.[3] Construction began in the summer of 2013 with substantial completion for the new buildings expected in 2015.[4][5] As of October 2014, one of two gymnasiums in the new school building are open, with the second expected to be opening by the end of the year.

Athletics

Oak Bay has a large athletics program with its basketball (Bays), rugby (Barbarians), cross country and track and field serving as teams that the school identifies itself with. Oak Bay also has teams in soccer, volleyball (Barbers), field hockey, badminton, tennis, cycling, sailing, and cricket.

Fine arts

Oak Bay has a Fine Arts program, including choirs, bands, a string orchestra and multiple dance troupes. Oak Bay Secondary puts on an annual musical production, run and performed by the senior students. Oak Bay High School also hosts an arts program, including, from 1996–2006, the Oak Bay Community Theatre.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "About Oak Bay High School". Oak Bay High School Home Page. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  2. ↑ School District announcement, October 28, 2011; retrieved 2012-03-04
  3. ↑ Oak Bay News, November 1, 2011; retrieved 2012-03-04
  4. ↑ School District announcement, June 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-17
  5. ↑ Partnerships BC Request for Proposal. Retrieved 2013-05-22
  6. ↑ Stanier, R. Y. (1980). "The Journey, not the Arrival, Matters". Annual Review of Microbiology 34: 1–48. doi:10.1146/annurev.mi.34.100180.000245. PMID 6776882. (subscription required)
Oak Bay Grad Prank - Victoria Legislature

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