OKM Husky Howler
October 12 - 16
Happenings and Upcoming Info at OKM!
Athletics Page
It was an outstanding week for OKM Athletics, with our teams putting together some impressive performances across the board. Senior Boys Soccer picked up a strong 3–1 league victory over MBSS and then a 7-1 victory over KSS, while Junior A Boys Volleyball opened league play with a perfect 6–0 record, followed by a 2nd-place finish at KSS Best of the West and a Gold Medal at the UBCO Tournament. Congratulations to Ethan Khatsinkov and Max Langevin for earning a Tournament All Star. Junior B Boys Volleyball battled hard to earn a strong 9th-place finish at Best of the West. On the girls’ side, Junior A Girls Volleyball fought their way to the semifinals before earning Bronze, while Junior B Girls Volleyball remained undefeated at 2–0 in league play and went an impressive 5–1 at Best of the West. Senior Girls Volleyball had an exceptional weekend at the Douglas College Tournament, finishing with Silver and a 6–1 record. Congratulations to Piper Johnston, named a Tournament All-Star, and Hana Friesen, who was recognized as the tournament’s Top Libero. Finally, Senior Boys Volleyball battled through some tough Alberta competition to earn a hard-fought 4th-place finish. Big congrats to Teotim Chan for receiving the top Libero award.
Way to go, Huskies!
Upcoming Events
- Sr Girls VBall @ Pen Hi on Wednesday Oct 14
- Cross Country @ Mar Jok/Mar Fee Park Wednesday Oct 14
- Jr. A Girls VBall @ KSS Oct 15
- Jr. B Boys VBall @ DRK Oct 15
- Jr B Girls HOST at OKM Oct 13
- Girls Field Hockey M14 Vs Summerland Oct 14
Information for our Grade 12 Students and Families
Public Health Nurse Info for all OKM Students
Rotary Youth Exchange - Opportunity for 3 Students from SD23
Every year Rotary Clubs throughout the world sponsor over 6,000 students to go on a 10 month exchange where they will learn a new language, a new culture and represent their country and Rotary.
Rotary Clubs in Kelowna and West Kelowna will be selecting 3 students to go on exchange from September 2027 to June 2028. Rotary provides $8000 in scholarship and families of selected students will need to pay approximately $8000. This will pay for the plane ticket, visa, medical insurance, orientation weekends in Canada and in the country the student will be going to as well as all school fees, room and board. Exchanges are available in 23 different countries - France, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, India, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and more.
Students need to be in grade 9, 10 or 11 in September 2026 to be eligible to apply. The selection process is an online application and two interviews. Selection will be completed by December 2026.
If you are interested in learning more about this amazing opportunity attend the
Information Session for Students and Parents at OKM - LIbrary
Wednesday October 14th 5:30 to 6:30 pm
