Southern Okanagan Secondary School

Southern Okanagan Secondary was a public high school in Oliver, British Columbia (part of School District 53 Okanagan Similkameen) until September 12, 2011 when the majority of the school was engulfed in flames. The facility was under a multi-million dollar renovation project at the time. Most of the original school was completely destroyed in the fire. The Frank Venables auditorium was also destroyed in early morning fire. The fire is currently under investigation by The R.C.M.P. until arson is ruled out as a cause of the blaze. The South Okanagan Secondary School was a rare Streamline Moderne design. It opened its doors in October of 1948. The first principal was Mr. C. Ritchie