School District 73
South Kamloops Secondary renovations made top priority
KAMLOOPS – Some much needed renovations for South Kamloops Secondary will be completed, but the…
150 Kindergarten students not yet registered in Kamloops school district
KAMLOOPS – Registration numbers for Kindergarten students are down significantly from what the school district…
Facebook rants not preferred solution to problems at Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS – School administrators in Kamloops would rather angry parents pick up the phone before…
Kamloops Grade 1 class lets kids learn by choice
KAMLOOPS – From choosing their own snack time to using exercise balls as chairs, this…
Kamloops Thompson school district off to a better financial start than expected
KAMLOOPS – Compared to projections at the end of last year, things are looking up…
Kamloops Thompson school board five-year capital plan to run $167 million
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Thompson school district's new, five-year capital plan includes 73 projects and…
No rule on using Kamloops school playgrounds during school hours
KAMLOOPS – What started as a day at the park, turned into an annoyed rant…
Kamloops-Thompson superintendent set to retire at end of school year
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops-Thompson School District will bid farewell to its current superintendent, who has…
New program teaches Kamloops students the power of mindfulness
KAMLOOPS – A new initiative from the Kamloops Thompson School District seeks to help students…
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…
Social media education important for Kamloops students
KAMLOOPS – Social media educator Jesse Miller will be coming back to Kamloops to speak…
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 The school, built in 1951, is an outdated building “not...
Air quality monitoring station on the way for Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops will again have a second air quality monitoring station, this time in the upper Aberdeen area. The mobile air quality monitoring station, a joint project between the Ministry of Environment, KGHM Ajax Mining and School District 73, will continuously measure air quality and weather patterns including coarse particulate matter, fine particulate matter,...
Students will continue to enjoy longer spring break in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The two-week spring break is likely here to stay. Of the parents surveyed, 59 per cent were in favour of the two-week break while teachers reported no “backward slide” after the two weeks and thought students were healthier physically and enthusiastic. School board chair Denise Harper admits the original idea was met with...
The rise of technology in Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - If you've been in a school lately you might notice things look a little different than when you were a student. You will find SMART Boards in many classrooms as well as computer labs and mobile iPad labs in most schools. School trustee Gerald Watson came to Kamloops in 1977, when he started...