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The Organization of Ontario Secondary Students (OOSS) is a student-run organization founded in 2012 at Abbey Park High School in Oakville, Ontario. The organization was created in response to the conflict over the Putting Students First Act passed by the Ontario provincial government in an attempt to represent the collective student voice of Ontario secondary school students affected in the situation. The OOSS advocates for change in education by and for the students, currently focusing on pro-activity for co-curricular activities over the Bill 115 conflict.

Mission
1. Reinstate co-curricular activities throughout Ontario by helping to expedite a resolution for the conflict over Bill 115 in the following manner:
 * i. Provide non-partisan information about Bill 115, allowing students and the public to develop informed opinions and voice themselves more effectively.
 * ii. Urge officials from both parties (the Ministry of Education and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation) to compromise on the issue at hand.

2. Forge a network between Ontario secondary students to strengthen and promote the student voice as a primary stakeholder in the conflict over Bill 115.

History
The OOSS was founded on December 6, 2012 by a group of grade 11 and grade 12 students at Abbey Park High School in Oakville, Ontario. Since then, the organization has grown to encompass more than 25 schools with functioning committees. The organization's most recent event, Sport Your Extra-Curricular (SYEC) Day, was held in more than 45 schools across Ontario, with more than 1500 participants.

A short timeline of the OOSS' past events:

2012 December 6: Founded at Abbey Park High School December 10: Sport Your Extra-Curricular (SYEC) Day at Abbey Park High School & Interview with CBC Metro Morning Radio December 11: Meeting with local MPP Kevin Flynn December 18-20: OOSS Letter Petition held at Abbey Park High School December 20: Meeting with Provincial Minister of Education Laurel Broten

2013 January 7: Interview with CBC Metro Morning Radio January 14: Meeting with HDSB Superintendent of Education Stuart Miller and Board Trustee Kathryn Bateman-Olmstead January 16: Sport Your Extra-Curricular (SYEC) Day across Ontario

Updates
The OOSS Executive Team will be meeting with Ken Coran (president of the OSSTF) on Monday, January 28, 2013.