Kelowna Secondary School
High school in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23.[5]
| Kelowna Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1079 Raymer Avenue , , Canada | |
| 49.86395°N 119.4783°W | |
| Information | |
| Other name | École Kelowna Secondary |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Opened | 1939 |
School district | School District 23 Central Okanagan |
School number | 2323076 |
Principal | Jim Lairdr[1] |
Vice Principal (Student Last Name A-G) | Julie Loveridge-Marks[1] |
Vice Principal (Student Last Name H-N) | Jeff Prasad[1] |
Vice Principal (Student Last Name O-Z) | Michael Kormany[1] |
| Staff | 90 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1891[2] (2025-2026) |
| • Grade 10 | 598 |
| • Grade 11 | 608 |
| • Grade 12 | 613 |
| • Other | 72 |
| Language | English, French |
| Colours | Black and Gold |
| Song | Whose House[3] |
| Athletics | Multiple[4] |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Team name | Owls |
| Website | www |
Academics
Athletics
Kelowna Secondary School offers 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 |
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;[8] 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.[9]
Arts
Kelowna Secondary School offers various Drama and Music programs.[10]
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.[10]
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.[11][12]
Notable alumni
- Jerod Zaleski, Montreal Alouettes player
- Taylor Loffler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers player
- Dianne Watts,[10] Former Mayor of Surrey, BC
- Kevin Kane,[13] musician and member of The Grapes of Wrath (band)
- Tom Hooper and Chris Hooper,[11] musicians and members of The Grapes of Wrath and Ginger
- Nava Ashraf, economist [12]
- Ben Cotton, actor [14]
- 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