South Kamloops Secondary School

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South Kamloops Secondary

Address
821 Munro St Kamloops, British Columbia, V2C 3E9, Canada
Information
School number	7324012
School board	School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson
Principal	Cale Birk
Vice principal	Derek Wales, Bill Hamblett, Sean Lamoureux, Greg Gartrell
Staff	88
School type	Public high school
Grades	8-12
Team name	Titans
Enrollment	1543 (16 January 2006)
Homepage	http://skss.sd73.bc.ca

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 2004 through the merger of John Peterson Secondary School and Kamloops Secondary School, two secondary schools located adjacently on the same block.

With approximately 1600 students and 100 staff, SKSS is the largest secondary school in British Columbia School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson. The school sports program, under the name SKSS Titans, fields successful teams in football, rugby, soccer, field hockey, basketball, badminton, volleyball, cross-country running, track and field, aquatics, golf and wrestling.

Although the world of sport tends to take precedent over the arts, the school has excellent programs in photography, visual arts, and a widely recognised band. As well, the outstanding drama program has performed three different plays since the birth of the school; Dracula, Into the Woods, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Welcome to the Monkey House. This year, the school play will be "Bye Bye, Birdie".

After the retirement of inaugural principal Vic Bifano (who was honoured with recognition as one of Canada's Best Principals and induction into the National Academy of Principals) and the subsequent retirement of interim principal Lynn Fulton, Cale Birk was appointed as the school's new principal. Students' Council Co-Presidents Emile Scheffel and Kayla Pepper were elected to lead the student body for the school year of 2006/2007.

The school motto is Dedication, Wisdom, Integrity.

Such famous people who have come from South Kamloops Secondary include the Pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces, Joshua Weissbock