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Kelowna Secondary School 
Summary
Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23.[2]
| Kelowna Secondary School | |
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| 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 |
| Enrollment | 1900 (November 05, 2010) |
| Language | English, French |
| Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Owls |
| Team name | owls |
| Website | www |
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.
Notable alumni edit
- 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 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 [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