For close to eight years, Alan Stel has served as the principal of Summerland Secondary School, dealing with issues including the school91裸聊视频檚 response to the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to promote inclusivity and the construction of the newly opened gym.

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Stel has worked as an educator in the region, teaching in Keremeos, Oliver, Kamloops and Penticton before taking the principal91裸聊视频檚 position in Summerland in 2017.

In the spring of 2020, the school had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in changes to education. While teaching and learning were done remotely, he remained working in the school building during the restrictions.

More recently, Stel was involved with the construction of the new gym at the high school, which opened in November.

He said the community's support for this project was impressive, with more than $35,000 in donations collected for gym amenities.

The gym replaces the former gym at the school, which opened in 1951.

In 2020, the Okanagan Skaha School District committed $10.5 million for the gym replacement project. The construction was scheduled to begin in the fall of 2021, but the date was delayed after issues were identified during the preliminary work.

While the gym and other initiatives have been significant, he said what stands out more is the time he has spent with the students, in Summerland, and throughout his education career.

The Summerland atmosphere has impressed him.

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Trevor Robinson, who served as principal of Columbia Elementary School in Penticton, has taken over the role of principal at Summerland Secondary School, effective Jan. 27.