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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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- 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). 

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High school graduates on a stage throw their caps in the air with family and friends cheering in the audience in the foreground.

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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Dark blue rectangle with green and blue colour bar at the bottom, with "Board Highlights" in white text

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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