Tag: Kootenay Lake School District 8

SD8 projects enrolment drop and funding decrease for 2026–27

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Kootenay Lake School District 8 is forecasting fewer students and lower funding in the 2026-27 school year.

SD8 approves amended 2025-26 budget 

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Kootenay Lake School District 8 has approved its amended budget for 2025-26, totalling $87.6 million, reflecting a $2.4-million increase over the original plan. 

SD8 lowers flags after Tumbler Ridge shooting

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Kootenay Lake School District 8 is expressing sorrow and empathy following Tuesday’s shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge. 

SD8 sees small dip in enrolment

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Enrolment numbers from Kootenay Lake's School District 8 (SD8) show a small drop in overall student numbers for the 2025-26 school year, though a growing number of students are learning online. 

Mount Sentinel graduate Phoenix Allen Named 2025 Schulich Leader

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Mount Sentinel Secondary School (MSS) graduate Phoenix Allen has been named a 2025 Schulich Leader, securing a $100,000 scholarship to study math at Queens University.

SD8 approves 2025-2026 budget

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Kootenay Lake School District 8 has approved its budget for the 2025-2026 school year.  The budget, which was approved at...

New Principal at J.V. Humphries and Jewett Schools for 2025-2026

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J.V Humphries and Jewett Elementary schools will have a new principal when class resumes in the fall.  Kootenay Lake School...

SD8 students learn new skills through Trade Sampler Program

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Several high school students from Kootenay Lake's School District 8 are exploring their interests in the trades this semester...

SD8 sees record high graduation rate in 2024

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Kootenay Lake School District 8's graduation rate was the highest it’s ever been last year. Data from the 2023-24 school...

SD6 to hire non-certified teachers for substitute positions, SD8 not following suit

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Kootenay Lake School District 8 (SD8) will not be changing its teaching certificate requirements for newly hired teachers on...

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