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Stories, reflections, and updates from across the School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) community.

Cursive is Cool Pic 1

About 100 Hume in grades 1–5 participated in the Cursive is Cool® Contest in June, winning 15 of 42 awards given out to students from kindergarten through grade 7 by the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation (AHAF)

Summer Learning

As the end of June approaches, most students and teachers are preparing for more typical summer pursuits, but some of us know that summer can be the best time for… studying.

students running relay race, many other students watching

Our Grade 4 to 7 students recently participated in the annual Creston and Area Track-and-Field Day at the Creston and District Community Complex. The event brought together students from...

pow wow hoop dance

learn about Pow Wow

A smiling woman with medium length wavy light brown hair in a white blazer stands in front of a grey background

A curated collection of happenings across SD8 schools and worksites that embodies the districts' five strategic priorities: lifelong learners, connected learners, caring and inclusive learning culture, cultural and identity development, career development.

Books for reading link challenge

South Nelson students competed in a local reading challenge and had a throw down tie breaker with Redfish Elementary!

A smiling woman with medium length wavy light brown hair in a white blazer stands in front of a grey background

A curated collection of happenings across SD8 schools and worksites that embodies the districts' five strategic priorities: lifelong learners, connected learners, caring and inclusive learning culture, cultural and identity development, career development.

Meet a student entrepreneur

Student Business Fair customers look forward to Izzy’s daffodils every year since she has a spot with a warm microclimate where they grow earlier than anywhere else in the region.

A smiling woman with medium length wavy light brown hair in a white blazer stands in front of a grey background

A curated collection of happenings across SD8 schools and worksites that embodies our five strategic priorities: lifelong learners, connected learners; caring and inclusive learning culture, cultural and identity development, and career development.

A smiling woman with medium length wavy light brown hair in a white blazer stands in front of a grey background

A curated collection of happenings across SD8 schools and worksites that embodies our five strategic priorities: lifelong learners, connected learners; caring and inclusive learning culture, cultural and identity development, and career development.

A smiling woman with medium length wavy light brown hair in a white blazer stands in front of a grey background

A curated collection of happenings across SD8 schools and worksites that embodies our five strategic priorities: lifelong learners, connected learners; caring and inclusive learning culture, cultural and identity development, and career development.

A smiling woman with medium length wavy light brown hair in a white blazer stands in front of a grey background

A curated collection of happenings across SD8 schools and worksites that embody our five strategic priorities: lifelong learners, connected learners, caring and inclusive learning culture, cultural and identity development, and career development.

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