School type Public, high school Principal Walt Kirschner Phone +1 250-374-1405 Province British Columbia | School number 4327012 Staff 70 Mascot The Titan | |
Motto Dedication - Wisdom - Integrity School board School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson Address 821 Munro St, Kamloops, BC V2C 3E9, Canada District School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson Similar School District No 73 (Kaml, Valleyview Secondary, Sa‑Hali Secondary School, Norkam Secondary, St Ann's Academy Profiles | ||
South kamloops secondary school
École Secondaire South Kamloops Secondary School (SKSS), Home of the Titans, is a grade 8-12 school in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed in 2003 through the merger of John Peterson Secondary School and Kamloops Secondary School (formed in 1904), two secondary schools located adjacently on the same block.
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- South kamloops secondary school
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- Athletics
- Notable alumni
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With approximately 1,700 students and 130 staff, SKSS is one of the largest secondary schools in British Columbia's School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson.
The school has fine arts programs in photography, visual arts, band and drama. The drama program has performed four different plays since the birth of the school; Dracula, Into the Woods, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Welcome to the Monkey House, and Bye-Bye Birdie.
SKSS's inaugural principal Vic Bifano was honoured with recognition as one of Canada's Best Principals and induction into the National Academy of Principals.
The south kamloops secondary school global awareness society plants a tree
Athletics
The school's athletics program, under the name SKSS Titans, fields teams in American football, rugby, soccer, field hockey, basketball, badminton, volleyball, cross-country running, track and field, aquatics, golf, curling and wrestling.
Notable alumni
Gary Reed Canadian 400m record holder, Olympian Jessica Hewitt, Canadian Olympic Speesd Skater Murray Barron (1985), NHL player for Philadelphia Flyers, St Louis Blues, Arizone Coyotes and Vancouver Canucks