Employers in the West Kootenay are connecting with grade 11 and 12 students enrolled in the Work Experience Program (WEX) through School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake), and excited about their hiring prospects.
Mrs. Bonikowsky's grade 3/4 class walked nearly three kilometres from South Nelson Elementary to Art Gibbon Memorial Park on May 15 to share their new book, “The ABCs of Nelson.”
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that Mr. Ian Cooper will serve as the new principal of L.V. Rogers Secondary School in Nelson and the REACH program, effective August 1, 2025.
On April 16, a shiny shiver of Redfish students and staff celebrated one of our amazing bus drivers Richard Zimmerman who captains the Shark route.
L.V. Rogers Secondary student and Salmo resident Corben Mikol has been named a 2025 Loran Scholar. He is one of 36 exceptional youth from more than 6,000 applicants across Canada and one of only 6 students in B.C.
Hat tricks aren’t just for hockey. Nelson firefighters have teamed up to make a third, consecutive annual donation to School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) (SD8) to support school food programs.
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) welcomes Dr. Tara Holt as principal of J.V. Humphries Elementary-Secondary School and Jewett Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year.
Employers and community organizations interested in partnering with SD8 to offer work experience placements can contact Innovative Learning
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
