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
- 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 spring to receive a Dogwood Diploma than ever before in School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).
The Kootenay River Secondary School kitchen got a makeover this year! The kitchen renovation, completed in January 2025, includes all new cabinetry and countertops, a prep island, new plumbing fixtures and a sanitizing dishwasher, as well as a new fume hood and updates to the serving area.
A Nutritious, Delicious Start to the Day
Salmo Elementary School students enjoyed a delicious hot breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs and fruit on November 20. Staff from the SD8 board office (SBO) in Nelson were on site early to prepare food, serve students and clean up after the meal.
It's my pleasure to share this month's happenings across our school communities. Throughout the early fall months, students have engaged in a wide variety of learning activities and events from marking Métis Awareness Month at W.E.
2024 King Charles III Coronation Medal recipient, 2021 Rick Hansen Difference Maker Award winner and Creston Homelinks grade 12 student Alexis Folk advocates for inclusion and accessibility for all.
Madyson Isaak joins a select group of Cmolik recipients who show resolve and a willingness to give back to their community.
The Mount Sentinel Performance and Media Academy (Academy PM) film festival Thinking In Colour takes place at The Capitol Theatre in Nelson at 7:00 p.m. on June 3 and 4.
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today the last of its annual school principal and vice-principal appointments for the 2024-2025 school year effective August 1, 2024.
