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School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) has won a 2025 Award of Distinction from the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education/L'association canadienne des agents de communication en éducation (CACE/ACACÉ).

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).

L.V. Rogers Secondary School has unveiled a “reconciliation wall” to mark Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and to remain as a living feature throughout the school year.

Recent public reports from non-SD8 sources referring to the district's 2024-2025 Audited Financial Statements have incorrectly stated that SD8 has a $4.4 million surplus. This is not the case.

A vibrant new mural now wraps around four walls of Rosemont Elementary, transforming the school’s exterior into a celebration of local nature, Indigenous culture and community spirit.

Read an overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake), including reports, financial information and more. The next Meeting of the Board held in Public is scheduled for September 9, 2025.

Mount Sentinel Secondary School (MSS) graduate Phoenix Allen has been named a 2025 Schulich Leader and awarded a $100,000 scholarship to study Mathematics at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.

Read an overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake), including reports, financial information and more. The next Meeting of the Board held in Public is scheduled for September 9, 2025.

A total of 275 students from six schools attended the annual grade 4 and 5 track and field meet, hosted this year by Redfish Elementary.