School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) turned orange this week, not just because fall has arrived, but because students and staff marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led movement to honour residential school Survivors and their families and communities across Canada on September 30. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The L.V. Rogers Class of 2022 will join in ceremonies this weekend to celebrate the conclusion of 12 years of school. Ceremonies begin Friday with the Cap & Gown followed Saturday by the traditional Cavalcade through the streets of Nelson. The event begins at Selkirk College Tenth Street campus before winding its way along Douglas Road and into the downtown core, finishing
Last week, the Kootenay Lake School District approved a resolution to invite public feedback on a proposed naming and renaming policy for its school facilities, one year after renaming former Prince Charles Secondary School in Creston, B.C.
Creating a pathway that provides high school students the opportunity to grow into post-secondary trades training prior to Grade 12 graduation is the focus of a partnership between Selkirk College and School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). The Youth Explore Trades Sampler (YETS) Program is currently underway at Nelson’s Silver King Campus where 15 students from Salmo Secondary
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant continues to loom large with cases rising in the Kootenay region, the Kootenay Lake School District No. 8 board has decided to direct Superintendent Trish Smillie to create and implement a Proof of Vaccination Procedure for all staff and contractors. This resolution, passed by the board during the Tuesday, January 18, 2022, meeting, will not