Oak Bay Secondary School

Oak Bay Secondary School
De humanitate Kindness
Address
2101 Cadboro Bay Rd. Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 1Z2, Canada
Information
School board	School District 61 Greater Victoria
Principal	Mr. Dave Thomson
School type	Public high school
Grades	9-12
Language	English, French
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Nutty the Acorn
Team name	Barbarians, Bays, Breakers
Colours	Green and White
Founded	1915

Oak Bay High School is the second largest secondary school in the Greater Victoria School District. It is located in Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Roughly 1200 students attend in grades 9 to 12 in both regular and French immersion programs in two buildings, called East and West. 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. As of 2011, plans are currently in development to replace the east building and renovate the west building, with the east building's entrance facing Cranmore Road.

Athletics

Oak Bay has a large athletics program with its cross country and track and field serving as teams that the school identifies itself with. Oak Bay Secondary also hosts a rugby union team with a long running rivalry with St. Michaels University School. Oak Bay also has teams in soccer, basketball, volleyball, field hockey, badminton, tennis, and cricket.

Fine arts

Oak Bay has a fine arts program, including choirs, bands, a string orchestra and multiple dance troupes. Oak Bay Seconday 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

• Pierre Berton
• Vicki Gabereau
• Anna-Marie de Zwager
• Jim Rutledge

Images

External links

• Oak Bay High School website
• Oak Bay High Class of '61 website
• Oak Bay High Class of 1962 website