Kelowna Secondary School
| Kelowna Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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1079 Raymer Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°51′50″N 119°28′42″W / 49.86395°N 119.4783°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Opened | 2002 |
| School board | School District 23 Central Okanagan |
| School number | 2323076 |
| Principal | Scott Parker[1] |
| Staff | 90 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Language | English, French |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Owls |
| Team name | owls |
| Website | www |
Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23.[2]
Academics
[edit]Kelowna Secondary School was rated 3rd in the province by the 2004/05 Fraser Sand rankings. [3]
KSS received a 7 out of 10 overall rating from the Fraser Institute in 2020.[4] It was ranked 63/252 out of high schools in British Columbia.
Athletics
[edit]Kelowna Secondary School is known for having strong senior varsity boys volleyball and basketball programs.
Basketball
[edit]| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kelowna Owls | 87 | Tamanawis Wildcats | 57 |
| 2017 | Walnut Grove Gators | 78 | Kelowna Owls | 65 |
| 2019 | Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers | 91 | Kelowna Owls | 86 |
| 2020 | Burnaby South Rebels | 70 | Kelowna Owls | 56 |
Volleyball
[edit]Kelowna Secondary is known as one of the provincial championship contenders through recent years in high school boys' volleyball. In the 2023 volleyball season, the Owls completed a provincial title three-peat with a victory in four sets against the Yale Lions from Abbotsford;[5] in the same season, the Owls' Senior Girls Volleyball Team won the 'AAAA' High School Girls Volleyball Provincial Championship in three sets against the Riverside Rapids from Port Coquitlam.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2020) |
- Jerod Zaleski, Montreal Alouettes player
- Taylor Loffler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers player
- Dianne Watts,[7] Former Mayor of Surrey, BC
- Kevin Kane,[8] musician and member of The Grapes of Wrath (band)
- Tom Hooper and Chris Hooper,[9] musicians and members of The Grapes of Wrath and Ginger
- Nava Ashraf, economist [10]
- Ben Cotton, actor [11]
- Alix Hawley, author and winner of 2015 Amazon.ca First Novel Award
- Naben Ruthnum, author and winner of 2013 Journey Prize
- Paul Johansson, One Tree Hill (TV Series) actor
- Lee Tockar, voice actor for animations such as Barbie (film series) as Bibble or Johnny Test as Bling-bling Boy.
- Jared Young, Major League Baseball player
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty Directory". École Kelowna Secondary. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book Archived 2006-07-12 at the Wayback Machine." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
- ^ "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition Archived 2006-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
- ^ "Fraser Institute - School Ranking". www.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Vaski, Corvin (December 3, 2023). "Kings of the court: KSS wins third straight provincial championship". Kelowna Now. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Vaski, Corvin (December 4, 2023). "'A season I'll remember for a lifetime': KSS senior girls dominate to a provincial title". Kelwona Now. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Her Worship, "Dianne Watts transformed herself from an ignored, bullied, and abused young woman into a highly effective and appealing mayor. She’s remaking the oft-abused city of Surrey in much the same way" Frances Bula, Vancouver Magazine January 1, 2009,
- ^ [1],"Grapes celebrate 30th anniversary of first Kelowna gig" Chris Stanford, Kelowna Daily Courier August 25, 2013,
- ^ [2],"Grapes of Wrath on the ‘High Road’" Emily Draper & Callum Barbour, Censor This November 5, 2013
- ^ [3],"Nava Ashraf, Governor General's Academic Medal"
- ^ [4]"Local man lands role in TV series" Andrea Peacock, Kelowna Daily Courier November 17, 2016
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