South Kamloops Secondary School
| South Kamloops Secondary | |
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| Address | |
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821 Munro St , , V2C 3E9 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Dedication, Wisdom, Integrity. |
| School board | School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson |
| School number | 4327012 |
| Principal | Cale Birk |
| Staff | 130 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1585 (12 September 2007) |
| Language | English/French |
| Area | Kamloops |
| Colour(s) | Gold, white and black |
| Mascot | The Titan |
| Team name | Titans |
| Website | http://skss.sd73.bc.ca |
| Last updated: April 09, 2007 | |
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.
With approximately 1700 students and 130 staff, SKSS is one of the largest secondary school in British Columbia's School District 73 Kamloops/Thompson. The school sports 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.
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 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. This year, however, the spring production was an original production written by a committee of students and drama/English teacher Renee Schiller called Myths and Mirages Flights of Fancy.
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. Matthew Russell and Patrick Crawford were elected to lead the student body as Student Council Co-Presidents for the 2008/2009 school year, along with Vice Presidents Ashley Montague and Tim Schmidt.