Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23."For School Data, Source: BC Schools Book ." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.
Academics Kelowna Secondary School was rated 3rd in the province by the 2004/05 Fraser Sand rankings. "Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition ." Fraser Institute. April 2006.
KSS received a 7 out of 10 overall rating from the Fraser Institute in 2020. It was ranked 63/252 out of high schools in British Columbia.
Athletics Kelowna Secondary School offers senior varsity boys volleyball and basketball programs.
Basketball
+ Kelowna Secondary BC AAA Basketball Provincial Championship Games 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 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; 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.
Arts Kelowna Secondary School offers various Drama and Music programs.
Night Owl Theatre KSS offers a theatre program with courses in and outside of the timetable. They have their own theatre company, "Night Owl Theatre", which produces several productions a year.
KSS Music Department KSS offers music classes and groups for Concert Bands, Jazz Bands, Men's & Women's Chamber Choirs, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combos and Music Composition & Theory.
Notable alumni
Jerod Zaleski, Montreal Alouettes player Taylor Loffler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers player Dianne Watts,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, Former Mayor of Surrey, BC Kevin Kane,,"Grapes celebrate 30th anniversary of first Kelowna gig" Chris Stanford, Kelowna Daily Courier August 25, 2013, musician and member of The Grapes of Wrath (band) Tom Hooper and Chris Hooper,,"Grapes of Wrath on the 'High Road'" Emily Draper & Callum Barbour, Censor This November 5, 2013 musicians and members of The Grapes of Wrath and Ginger Nava Ashraf, economist ,"Nava Ashraf, Governor General's Academic Medal" Ben Cotton, actor "Local man lands role in TV series" Andrea Peacock, Kelowna Daily Courier November 17, 2016 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
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