Whether it's grilled cheese challenges, ginger bread competitions, recipes from the past, or sharing cultural treasures, our Commercial Cooking lab, under the enthusiastic leadership of Mrs. Duchesne, is ready to provide instruction and hands-on learning about kitchen basics to culinary masterpieces!  

Our OHS Trades Centre supports 10 individual welding booths for students' learning and fine-tuning their welding skills.  Under the careful instruction of Mr. Theoret and Mr. Holmes, our students learn how to stick, mig, and tig weld in addition to oxy-acetlyne and plasma cutting to fabricate many projects.  

Hair and Esthetics is a hands-on course that allows students to learn practical and theory behind hair maintenance and styling, skin care, and nail care.  The semester often culminates in guests being invited to benefit from the knowledge gained by these enthusiastic students in a Spa Experience. 

Our Carpentry and Construction shop boasts all the latest in woodworking, both by machine and hand. Mr. Tulp guides our students in CC 10, 20, 30 to learn about the basics, safety, codes, and then it's hands-on learning making everything including individual projects, community commissions, and passion projects.  

OHS provides the unique opportunity for students to recieve their schooling through our thriving Independent Education Program.  If the main campus isn't the right fit for some students, the IndEP campus, housed in our PAA Building, provides individualized programming to support students in achieving their academic goals.  Mr. Drury works one-on-one or in small groups with kids to teach and facilitate their learning in an inclusive, welcoming environment!