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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.

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School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that Emily Mather will serve as vice-principal of Mount Sentinel Secondary School (MSS) starting August 1, 2025. 

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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 visit sd8.bc.ca/meetings

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West Kootenay residents are invited to attend “Channel Surfing,” the sixth annual short film festival from the Mount Sentinel Performance and Media Academy (Academy PM) on June 9-10 at 7:00 p.m.

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Read an overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake), including reports, budget information and more. The next Meeting of the Board held in Public is scheduled for June 10, 2025.

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An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). A great way to quickly scan through topics important to families, students, education partners and communities.

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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!

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

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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

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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 visit sd8.bc.ca/meetings

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