John Oliver School

We're @JO_School with @icbc road safety speaker: Markita Kaulius presenting to @VSB39 grade 12's. Markita knows what it’s like to lose a loved one. She will share what a family & community goes through when a loved one is killed by an impaired driver. #GetHomeSafeBC #DriveSafeBC

Stdnts @JO_School making Kawandi quilts, origin in India by enslaved Africans. Fabric chosen 4 meaning to the sewist. Fabric choice story is more powerful than the actual quilt. These students, this teacher, this school … I’d do classes for free - but maybe don’t tell schl dist

I walked past @JO_School wonderful music band performance when I went for a walk around the Legislature! What a pleasant surprise to see these brilliant student musicians spreading cheers and tunes in the beautiful Victoria scenery.

Check out CHEK "Our City Tonight - Youtube (under Videos and Episode #166. And CHEK Streaming + App under Episode #209. John Oliver is Featured as part of the ART for Hunger fundraiser. Please come out this weekend!! @OurCityTonight @jimgordontv @LifewithLeeta @VSB39

Coming next week - the J.O. Arts and Music Festival! from 5:30-8pm in the Auditorium. Art walk, Student films, concert and jazz band, 24 Carats, we have it all! Entry by donation, concession/postcards for 🇺🇦fundraising. Come build this JO Community! See you there! @VSB39

Welcome to J.O. Martin Boyce! Students Lance and Daria interviewed Mr. Boyce on his many experiences growing up in New York and witnessing the Stonewall uprising. He is such an amazing person to speak with and is one of the keynotes at the VSB DEI conference next week @VSB39

Who are the Sea-To-Sky Zone Champions for AAA Senior Girls Basketball in 2021-22? John Oliver Secondary!! Congratulations to the whole team ... a hard fought battle to reach the top. Up Next -- The BC Provincial Tournament. @VSB39

JO School Walk-in to peacefully honor the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people. @VSB39 #MMIWG2S

Grade 10/12 Graduation Assessments that were to happen next week have been CANCELLED. The Ministry of Education has cancelled the January session due to ongoing pandemic challenges. No grade 12's graduation will be impacted. More information will come out mid-February.

Remembrance Day At JO. Lest we forget. @VSB39 #RemembranceDay. Thanks to the JO Legacy society for finding these items for our display.

Next JO PAC meeting is on November 17th, 2021 at 7pm on Zoom. Please check the school webpage for registration information or click on this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… All parents and guardians are welcome.

School Photo update on our school website. Including where to look at school photos and when retake day is (Oct 26). Anyone who did not get a photo in September should have one on Oct 26th. vsb.bc.ca/schools/john-o…

School is open, even though all intersections and streets around the school are closed to traffic due to an early morning traffic accident. It should be cleared up in an hour or so.

📢We are asking students, families, staff, and the public to share your expectations & aspirations for #VSB39 schools as we develop an education plan for next 5 years. Share your thoughts to shape our schools for the future. Take our #EdPlan2026 survey: edplan2026.vsb.bc.ca

VSB Careers Program ... take a look!

Congrats to all the graduates of John Oliver Secondary 2021. We will be posting the final grad video in a few minutes! You have done an amazing job and I wish you all the best in the future! (And thanks to @ekbelsher for another amazing art piece for the grads). @vsb39

JO Grad 2021 ... included in the Grad Bag was their Grade 8 letter and scholarship letters if they were awarded one. What a great group of students, teachers, and staff! @VSB39

JO Graduation Ceremony 2021! @VSB39

JO Graduation Ceremony 2021. Congratulations Grads! What a fun evening! @VSB39