UBC-O Campus Tours

Spring Break Campus Tours

Whether your students are Okanagan or Vancouver bound, we would love to have them on campus. Throughout the month of March, we are opening up more space on the campus tours. So, students can gather friends and family and make a trip to campus! Tour participants will have a chance to: 

 See a short introductory presentation

  Meet with current student ambassadors

  Connect with a Recruiter-Advisor after the tour

Registering for a tour is easy! Students can simply visit our campus tours website to select the campus that they would like to tour.  

MD Undergraduate Program Information Session at UBC's Okanagan Campus: April 1, 2014

The UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern Medical Program is hosting an evening information session for high school students. Students will have the opportunity to:

 Learn more about the admission requirements

  Find out about the application process 

  Hear from current Southern Medical Program Students

The event will be held on Tuesday, April 1st from 6:30-8:00pm in the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre at UBC's Okanagan campus. 

To register for the event, click here and create an account. For more information, contact Warren Brock, SMP Admissions Coordinator at warren.brock@ubc.ca or 250.807.8601. 

Day of Arts and Science at Thompson River University

Attend TRU for a day and experience being a university student!  On offer are interesting sessions such as CIA Chemicals in Action, Animal Health Technology, Building Design, Digital Photography, Writing Tabloid Style, Into to Psychology, The War Against the Pirates, Climate Change,  Respiratory Therapy...and more!
We will be taking interested students to TRU on May 1st.  The program is designed for  Grade 11 students, but we may be able to extend that a bit.  Click here for a list of activities offered.

Thinking About Medicine (doctor, nurse, midwifery)? Like adventure?

GAP MEDICS offers students (aged 16 and over) the opportunity to see what the world of medicine is really like. Students travel to Tanzania or to Thailand to shadow experienced doctors and healthcare professionals.

Not only does this experience help students to make the right decision about their future career, it is also a useful addition for their applications to medical school.

Our hospital work experience is ideal for those students who are interested in medicine, nursing, dentistry or midwifery.

For more information go to  www.gapmedics.com for detailed information regarding the placements. 

Canada-wide youth advisory committee

Food Skills for Families

Win $1,000! "Why Unions Matter" Contest

NUPGE's Why Unions Matter contest began on September 1, 2013 and they continue to accept submissions. Every month, until the contest is declared closed, one submission will be chosen as the winner, and the creator will win a $1,000 prize.

HOW TO ENTER: Submissions may include videos, poems or songs (300 words maximum). Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or the online video-sharing service of your choice. Once uploaded, you must send an email to whyunionsmatter@nupge.ca containing a link to the video along with your name, address, and telephone number.

Poems or songs may be submitted in writing (or video) to whyunionsmatter@nupge.ca as well. 

For More info go to:  http://nupge.ca/content/5989/why-unions-matter-contest-rules-and-regulations

To sign-up e-mail: info@stokeyouthnetwork.ca

Aboriginal Arts and Stories

Click here for more information.

Spring Break Teen Camp - Hair, Nails, Esthetics & Make-Up

Job Opportunity: BC Hydro Tour Guide

 Wanted:  Tour Guide at Revelstoke Visitor Centre (BC Hydro).  Click here for details.

Student Exchange Opportunity

Every year, STS awards scholarships to all successful students who at least meet the following criteria:

• Above average academic standard (C average minimum) 
• Open, friendly, highly motivated and achievement oriented
• Ability to be an outstanding ambassador for Canada and STS
• Aged between 14 and 18 at the time of departure
• Attending a Canadian High School

 Student Exchange is a non-profit student exchange organization founded in 1958. They distribute scholarships to promote international cultural awareness. 

You can check the website here .

Here are some details: 

1- Special 2014 scholarship 

$2,000 scholarship on program fees for any country (semester or year only). 

Online application must be received before Feb 28, 2014.

Scholarship applicants should apply for 3 countries per order of preference to increase their chance. 

2- USA scholarship 

$2,400 scholarship on the program in the USA for a departure in Fall 2014 (semester or year only). 

This scholarship brings down the program fee to $1,500 for a semester or $2,500 for a full year. 

Online application must be received before Feb 28, 2014. 

3- European Explorer scholarship 

This scholarship amount varies from one country to the other but it lowers our program fee to $1,250 for 3 month (can be reduced to 2 month for academic purpose if needed) in the following countries: 

Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. 

Scholarship applicants should apply for 3 countries per order of preference to increase their chances. 

Online application must be received before Feb 28, 2014. 

You will find the fees before any scholarship here and the pre-application here. 

Please let Ms Milmine, Mrs. Wallach or Ms Williams know if you apply so that they can push for their application. 

All scholars must host for at least 5 months or find a substitute host family in their school board and their Canadian school must agree to host without tuition an exchange student (5 or 10 months according to short or long-term exchange).

Like Soccer?

Want to share your love of the sport?  The Revelstoke Youth Soccer Association is looking for coaches for soccer.  Must like children, have some knowledge of the game and have time on Tuesday & Thursday evenings.  Interested?  Email Kendra vonBreman:  vonbremen@hotmail.com  Subject:  Soccer Coaching

Rotary Adventure in Citizenship

Our local Rotary club is offering to send an RSS student, aged 16-18 years old, on a four day trip to Ottawa, Ontario for an "Adventure in Citizenship"  Rotary covers the cost of your flight and the four days in Ottawa.

You must complete the application form and write a short essay of approximately 250 words entitled "What Being a Canadian Citizen Means to Me".  You should also write a short paragraph, telling a bit about yourself, including any community service, with an emphasis on non-school related volunteering.

Let Mrs Wallach or Ms Williams know if you are interested!  The forms below are from last year.  See Mrs Wallach for current forms to complete.
You will be expected to do a presentation to Rotary on FEB 13th!

Minerva Foundation - we can nominate ONE grade 11 female student

2014 Learning to Lead™ BC Leadership Development Program

May 23 - 25, 2014— St. John’s College, UBC in Vancouver

Application deadline: Thursday – February 27, 2014

 Dear Grade 11 Student,

The Minerva Foundation for BC Women invites you to apply for the Learning to Lead™ BC women’s interactive leadership development program to be held at St. John’s College, on the campus of UBC in Vancouver from May 23- 25, 2014. Our thirteenth annual Learning to Lead^TM program will bring together 24 Grade 11 student leaders, 24 graduate students and young professional leaders, and 24 outstanding community leaders from all over the province for the weekend. As with past years, all of our participants are women who have successfully distinguished themselves in a variety of fields.

The goals of the Learning to Lead^TM program are as follows:

• To bring together three generations of leaders - Community, Emerging, and Grade 11 Students for insights, learning, sharing and growth;
• Inspire a movement towards values driven leadership;
• To provide learning opportunities to foster the development and enhancement of leadership skills. Areas of concentration include self-awareness, values, community, personality type consciousness, team-building, creativity and communication;

·       To get participants to make leadership commitments to themselves about their community;

·       To provide tools for all participants to achieve their personal, educational, and career goals.

The weekend provides a great opportunity to create unique relationships and networks that can only be forged in an environment that’s created by the Learning to Lead^TM BC program. Each participant will learn about her style of leadership and will enjoy listening to prominent speakers as they share their leadership stories. The program is interactive and each Grade 11 leader will be matched up with one graduate student or young professional leader and one accomplished community leader with whom they will participate in the different workshops of the weekend.

 Accommodations will be provided to all Grade 11 student leaders in residence at the University of British Columbia campus within walking distance of St. John’s College, where the conference is hosted. Through the generosity of our sponsors, the Minerva Foundation for BC Women covers all direct costs including food, lodging, and transportation. In addition, students travelling to the program will be met at their arrival points and supervised by qualified chaperones throughout the weekend.

Note:  RSS can nominate ONE student.  Let your counsellor know if you are interested in applying and to get more information.

Scratch Magazine--Call for Submissions!

As it says--get published, get paid!

Go to www.cbt.org/scratch for more info

Kootenay Literary Competition

The Kootenay Literary Competition! As with previous years, there are two age groups — youth (grades 7-12) and adult (18+ years) — competing for cash prizes in creative fiction, non-fiction, and poetry categories.

Key competition dates:

• All entries must be received by 5 pm on Friday, January 17, 2014.
• Winners will be contacted on March 7, 2014.
• Prizes will be awarded at our Awards Celebration on March 14, 2014.

Go to http://kootenaylitcomp.com/ for more info.

Video Contest: Don't let your first job be your last

Using the theme, Don't let your first job be your last, create a two-minute video that explores the topic of health and safety in your first job. 

There are categories for students in Grades 8-10 and in Grades 11-12 with lots of prize money up for grabs. 

Prizes

• First Place: $2,000 to participating school, $500 to participating students 

• Second Place: $1,500 to participating school, $500 to participating students 

• People’s Choice: $500 to participating students 

• Vine video: $250 to participating students

For more info click here

Somewoncollective Contest

Who's Who in the Crew Contest.

Contest runs to December 31st.
Crews must be between 13-20 years of age.
Send details about your crew to info@somewoncollective.com
Somewon will outfit the winners with clothing, stickers, and a stash of other goodies.
New contest for young shreds aged 13-20. Send us pictures of your shred crew and you could win you and your crew a Somewon prize pack!
Tag Somewon in your photos on Facebook, @somewon on Instagram, and @_somewon on Twitter, and make sure to #somewonshredcrew in all your photos and you could win.
Go to www.somewoncollective.com for more info. 

Volunteer - Meals on Wheels

Volunteer Hours in December

The Revelstoke Art Gallery in the Visual Arts Centre at 320 Wilson behind the Days Inn is seeking volunteers to help with its Christmas Shop exhibition which opens on Friday December 13 at 6 pm.

Jackie Pendergast, executive director of the gallery, says volunteers are needed for:

• Decorating the tree in the Gallery Sunday December 8 at 11 am;
• Counting the number of visitors Friday December 13 from 6 – 7.30 pm and from 7.30 – 9 pm;
• Wrapping purchases   from 6 – 7 pm, 7  8 pm, and 8 – 9 pm.

" Holistic View"Workshops for Females 14-18

FREE!

"Circle In--A Holistic View of Youth four-Part Workshop

November 14:  Goal Setting with professional athlete Leah Evans

November 21st:  Health:  with registered traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Erin Potter

November 28th:  Finances:  with Financial Guru Miranda Murphy

December 5th:  Art with special Guest Artist

The program will be held at the Revelsotke Visual Arts Centre from 6-9 PM every Thursday.  To register, please email leah@girlsdoski.com

3 Hour Short Story Contest

This poster is hard to read, but the essential info is that there will be a 3 hours short story contest for Grade 11 and 12 students at Okanagan college, November 16th, from noon to 3:00 pm. Prizes include Okanagan College tuition credit and publication.

Go to www.okanagan.bc.ca/3hourwriting for more info.

Discover the Trades at Okanagan College

Contest--Invent something!

For more info go to: www.google.ca/doodle4google

UBC Engineering Open House - Vancouver

• Meet UBC Engineering students, esteemed faculty and knowledgeable advisors
• Explore all 11 programs available and tour our labs
• Explore career options in our Co-Op program and with career advisors
• Ask academic advisors your admission and application questions

Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science & Technology Luncheon for Grade 10-12 Female science and math students

• Noon at the open house
• Hear presentations by women who are currently studying engineering or young alumnae who are working in the industry.  
• Interested female students should RSVP by November 25:  students.engineering.ubc.ca/openhouse