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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.

L.V. Rogers Secondary student and Salmo resident Corben Mikol has been named a 2025 Loran Scholar. He is one of 36 exceptional youth from more than 6,000 applicants across Canada and one of only 6 students in B.C.

At the end of February, when the sugar maple sap begins to flow, Salmo Secondary School hosted a Cabane à Sucre event. Ms. Rennick's grade 10 Foods class prepared a smorgasbord of delicious maple syrup-themed dishes including tourtière, split pea soup, pancakes, and pudding chômeur. Thanks to PAC funding, all students were invited to share in this delicious meal together over lunch.

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.

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!

This past semester, two Grade 9 students took on an ambitious project in shop class: building custom mini-bike frames to house engines they sourced online.

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

Let the Falcons soar! 

The Salmo Secondary Senior Girls Basketball team swooped in to take the East and West Kootenay Zone A Championship in Golden on February 16 for the first time in 30 years. The last time a Salmo girls' team won the Zone Championship was in 1994 and they went on to win provincials.  

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 . 

It's a new year, and to ground ourselves to look forward, let's first look back to our very recent, incredibly successful Second Annual Dozer Classic Basketball Tournament!