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Board Highlights - March 11, 2025
An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings, read the Highlights!

The Academy PM team at Mount Sentinel Secondary has earned a Bravo! Coup de Coeur Award from the Canadian Association for Communicators in Education

Nine grade 10 students and one grade 12 student left the walls of their high school classrooms behind to explore their interests in the trades through the SD8 Trades Sampler program at Selkirk College

Let the Falcons soar! The Salmo Secondary Senior Girls Basketball team swooped in to take the East and West Kootenay Zone A Championship in Golden on February…

Board Highlights - February 11, 2025
An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a…

- School graduation rates increase as three-year graduation plans take effect for all grade 10-12 students More students crossed a high school stage last…

KRSS Kitchen Makeover
The Kootenay River Secondary School kitchen got a makeover this year! The kitchen renovation, completed in January 2025, includes all new cabinetry and…

LVR Students Take Art to the People
Artist’s Choice: An LVR Student Show is open until February 28 at the Nelson Public Library. It was standing room only as young artists from L.V. Rogers…

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a…

LVR Green Team Recognized as Leaders in Sustainability
A team of 25 students at L.V. Rogers Secondary School has been recognized for their actions and leadership to improve the environment, their school and their…

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a…

Breakfast Team
A Nutritious, Delicious Start to the Day Salmo Elementary School students enjoyed a delicious hot breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs and fruit on November…