South Kamloops Secondary
High school ‘passing of the torch’ parties won’t stop anytime soon
KAMLOOPS – Kenzie Sakaki-Hodder remembers with a little laugh how his high school tried to…
Kamloops school district looking at replacing 20 schools in 20 years
KAMLOOPS – With half the schools in Kamloops-Thompson school district 50 years old or more,…
School district to ask province to fund new Kamloops secondary school
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops school district representatives will be meeting with a local MLA this week…
Provincial sport championships may delay high school graduation ceremonies in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Some high school students in Kamloops may have to wait an extra week…
Kamloops family has more than a century of history at Stuart Wood
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' oldest school is set to shut down next year, but the legacy left behind by the school and the four generations of the Lloyd family that have been part of the school will not soon be forgotten. Blair Lloyd became principal of Stuart Wood Elementary this past May and recently learned his...
South Kamloops Secondary needs $1 million to bring it into the 21st century
KAMLOOPS – School District 73 is asking the province for $1 million to renovate South Kamloops Secondary. The aging school needs to be entirely rebuilt but, in the meantime, Superintendent Karl de Bruijn says the district wants to maintain the school as best as possible. The school, built in 1951, is an outdated building “not...
Car care class is just for girls at Westsyde Secondary
"LADIES, THIS IS NO POWDER PUFF MECHANICS COURSE." KAMLOOPS – Due to the success of a similar course offered at South Kamloops Secondary, the administration at Westsyde Secondary have decided to offer a girls-only car care class. At first glance, one might ask why the girls and boys have been segregated from each other, but...
Faulty alarm leads to high school evacuation
KAMLOOPS - Students at South Kamloops Secondary were evacuated around 11 a.m. this morning due to a faulty fire alarm. "It was faulty pull station," Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin said adding no one pulled the alarm. "the electrician already fixed it." To get out of the cold, students were transferred to a separate building. To...