Kelowna Secondary School
High school in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23.[2]
Academics
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
Kelowna Secondary School is known for having strong senior varsity boys volleyball and basketball programs.
Basketball
| 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 |
Notable alumni
- Jerod Zaleski, Montreal Alouettes player
- Taylor Loffler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers player
- Dianne Watts,[5] Former Mayor of Surrey, BC
- Kevin Kane,[6] musician and member of The Grapes of Wrath (band)
- Tom Hooper and Chris Hooper,[7] musicians and members of The Grapes of Wrath and Ginger
- Nava Ashraf, economist [8]
- Ben Cotton, actor [9]
- 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
- ^ "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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060812115953/http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/chapterfiles/70BCESC06RANK.pdf Archived 2006-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
- ^ "Fraser Institute - School Ranking". www.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ 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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