| | Information | | Please join us Wednesday, September 20 for the Grade 11 & 12 Parent Information Session. Parents and students are encouraged to attend! For your convenience, the BC Post Secondary Information Session will be held on the same evening beginning at 7:00 p.m. This is a fantastic resource for our students to start collecting information, asking questions, and planning for their future.
We hope to see you there!
| 10/3/2023 |
| | Information | Students may pick up their diplomas in the main office.
| | 1/2/2024 |
| | Information | | | 9/21/2023 |
| | Information | | | 9/5/2023 |
| | Information | | | 9/1/2023 |
| | Information | | Students that are going INTO Grade 10 at KSS in September 2023 that are requesting a course change are welcome to come to KSS MPR on July 5 & 6 to meet with VPs. First come, first serve. Class space is very limited so only those with incomplete timetables or otherwise will be considered. Thank you.
| 7/7/2023 |
| | Information | | 2023-2024 Student Schedules have been posted to the student MyEd Portal.
Students may see their Alpha Counsellors in the KSS MPR to request a course change as per below:
June 26-28 Students going into grade 11 & 12 may meet with their alpha counsellors in the MPR (during the following times) for course change requests ONLY IF they are missing courses for graduation requirements or if their timetable is incomplete. Changes are not guaranteed as class space is very limited. June 26 - 9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-2:00 pm / June 27 - 9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm / June 28 - 9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm. July 4-6 Students going into Grade 10 that are requesting course changes may come to KSS to meet with Administrators on July 4—6 between 10:00 am-12:00 pm & 1:00-3:00 pm. Class space is very limited; therefore, course change requests are required to discuss in person.
| 6/29/2023 |
| | Information | Please click here for the message and link to the survey.
| | 6/30/2023 |
| | Information | The KSS Truth and Reconciliation Advisory Committee has created an Outdoor Classroom design that has been proposed for construction on our school field between the school and the basketball courts. Please donate here.
| The purpose of the project is to bridge all students with the land, honour local Indigenous teachings, create a welcoming outdoor gathering space, and partner with people interested in being a part of Reconciliation. This will be a space that emphasizes the use and celebration of Indigenous ways of knowing and being. Students involved have worked on designs to create a space that reflects values of respecting the land, learning outside, storytelling, and many cross-curricular initiatives. The space is also meant to be inclusive, accessible, welcoming, versatile, and safe. Please see the link to the video for more information and background: KSS Indigenous Inquiry Outdoor Classroom Video
To donate: Please scan this QR code that links to School Cash Online or CLICK HERE – No fees get collected whatsoever: Sign in if you are a KSS parent who has used School Cash Online before Community members may register with an email address for a charitable tax receipt. Click on MAKE A DONATION Select Fund Destination: KSS Indigenous Inquiry Project
| 3/31/2023 |
| | Information | Please see the links for middle school articulation information for current grade 9 students that will be in grade 10 for next school year (2023-2024). The Grade 10 Course Request Presentation is attached for your convenience.
| | 2/28/2023 |
| | Information | Please click here for the survey.
| The 2023-24 Budget Survey is now open to the SD23 community - please visit https://bit.ly/SD23BudgetSurvey2324 to share your thoughts on the 2023/2024 preliminary budget process. The due date for the survey is March 3, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
| 3/3/2023 |
| | Information | | | 1/24/2023 |
| | Information | Public presentation is on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. on Zoom. Click here for further details.
| The public presentation on how the District's budget is established will take place at the Central Okanagan Parent Advisory Council (COPAC) Zoom meeting on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. To listen to the presentation, please request the Zoom link from copac.president@sd23.bc.ca If you want to learn more about the District's 2023-2024 budget and how to provide input, we encourage you to participate in this information meeting.
| 2/6/2023 |
| | Information | | | 1/17/2023 |
| | Information | | | 1/17/2023 |
| | Information | are scheduled for Wednesday, October 12 from 4:30 - 6:30 Students are dismissed at 1:30 p.m.
| Regular buses will be running and our bell schedule is as follows:
Block Rotation Blocks 3/4 - 1/2 Warning Bell 8:55 am Block 3 9:00 am —10:05 am Block 4 10:10 am —11:15 am Break 11:15 am —11:25 am Block 1 11:25 am — 12:25 pm Block 2 12:30 pm —1:30 pm
| 10/13/2022 |
| | Information | Pursuant to the direction of the Ministry of Education and Child Care, schools, Operations and the Board of Education Learning Centre will be closed on Monday, September 19th to observe the National Day of Mourning to commemorate the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
| | 9/19/2022 |
| | Information | | | 9/30/2022 |
| | Information | | GRADE 10 – LINK Orientation 2022 - 2023
Kelowna Secondary School would like to remind Grade 10 students that there will be a fun filled school orientation full of great activities on Thursday, September 1st from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. Do not miss this opportunity to check out your new school, meet new people, and find out all the amazing things that KSS has to offer. Just a reminder that no bussing will be provided on this day.
| 9/5/2022 |
| | Information | | Grade 9 students who are considering taking Pre-AP Math 10 next year are invited to voluntarily join the Pre-AP Math 10 google prep classroom. The google classroom has assignments and lessons that will help prepare students for the Pre-AP Math 10 accelerated program.
Students, please use your school @learn email and the join the google classroom using the code : 2wyz7s5 | 8/23/2022 |
| | Information | | | 8/26/2022 |
| | Information | | | 5/27/2022 |
| | Information | Please see the attached documents for further information | | 5/1/2022 |
| | Information | | | 5/1/2022 |
| | Information | | Dear KSS Families, In January of this year, our Ministry's Graduation Literacy and Numeracy Assessments for Grades 10s and Graduation Literacy Assessment for Grade 12s were cancelled. These assessments are required for students to graduate.
To ensure all students in Grades 10 and 12 write these assessments and have an opportunity to rewrite in June should they choose to, all of our District's high schools will be conducting a Graduation Assessment Writing Day on April 27th, 2022. On that day Grade 10-12 classes will be cancelled to facilitate all students writing on the same day and ensuring staff are available to invigilate these assessments. Students in Grades 10, 11 & 12 who are not required to write are welcome to attend that day but will be directed to supervised classrooms for independent study. Regular instruction for these grades will be suspended.
Busses will run as usual on this day to facilitate transportation for all students.
Specific details regarding the timing and room locations of the exams on that day will be communicated closer to the date.
Thank you for your understanding of this adjustment to our schedule as we work to provide the optimum opportunities for success for our students.
| 4/30/2022 |
| | Information | | | 3/4/2022 |
| | Information | | | 2/25/2022 |
| | Information | Click the link for instructions to attend.
| The public presentation explaining how the District's budget is established will take place at the Central Okanagan Parent Advisory Council (COPAC) meeting on Monday, February 7, 2022, at 7:00 pm by Zoom. Advance registration is required. Click here to register. | 2/7/2022 |
| | Information | (Literacy 10, Numeracy 10, Literacy 12, Français langue seconde-immersion 12)
| Due to the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic, the Ministry of Education has cancelled the January administration session of the provincial graduation assessments that would have started next week. No Grade 12 students who are on track to graduate in the 2021/22 school year will be impacted by this cancellation. Further information on upcoming sessions will be provided by the Ministry of Education by mid-February, including a question and answer document to support conversations with students, parents and staff.
| 1/31/2022 |
| | Information | Buses will be running on their regular adjusted schedule shortly after dismissal | CAPSTONE PRESENTATION/EARLY DISMISSAL – Jan 19th, 2022 Kelowna Secondary School's Capstone #1 Presentations will be held on January 19th for those students in Grade 12 who are taking Careers 12 in Q1 or Q2. Capstone #2 Presentations will be on June 1st for those students in Grade 12 who are taking Careers 12 in Q3 or Q4. Capstone is a graduation requirement. Grade 12 students will Zoom with their assigned teacher from home to present their Capstone. The assigned teacher will send a zoom link to their Capstone student using the student@learn google accounts. School will end at 12:30 pm on this day for all students and busses will leave KSS shortly after. Schedule for Jan 19th, 2022 9:00 – 10:45 am Block 3-4
10:45 – 12:30 pm Block 1-2 The Capstone Session will run from 1:30 pm – 3:16 pm. Your students session will be 15 minutes long within this time period. Students with any questions should contact Mr. Parmar (harry.parmar@sd23.bc.ca) or Mr. Sodaro tony.sodaro@sd23.bc.ca. | 1/19/2022 |
