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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. 

Congratulations to the LVR Bombers Senior Girls Volleyball team who won their division in the BC Club Volleyball Okanagan Super Series tournament at Selkirk College March 11 and 12 in Castelgar! 

The Bombers beat Kamloops KVA in the semi finals in 3 close games and then went on to beat Abbotsford Elevate 2 straight in the final! 

Congratulations to the LVR Bombers Senior Girls Volleyball team who won their division in the BC Club Volleyball Okanagan Super Series tournament at Selkirk College March 11 and 12 in Castelgar! 

The Bombers beat Kamloops KVA in the semi finals in 3 close games and then went on to beat Abbotsford Elevate 2 straight in the final! 

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 our meetings page.

LVR Woodworking, Media Arts and Design classes put on a fantastic display of their talents and abilities in a showcase held Friday January 27 2023 in the LVR multipurpose room. 

Thanks to their awesome teachers, Mr. Wilkin and Ms. Spencer, students were proud to stand behind their pieces made throughout the semester in their applied skills and design classes. 

The LVR Aboriginal Education Department hosted their Winter Feast for families on Thursday January 20 at 5:00 pm in the multipurpose room at LVR. 

The event was well attended by LVR Aboriginal Education students and families including two elders from the community and the Aboriginal Advocate at Selkirk College. 

LVR Aboriginal Academic Support teachers, Jesse Halton and Liv Hilde, worked hard to prepare a feast of bison stew, vegetables stew and bannock. 

The LVR Recycling Program has been in full swing since Spring of 2022 thanks to the help of the LVR Green Team - a group of students, chaired by grade 12 student Sierra Burjaw, who are passionate about recycling and helping to facilitate this at our school. 

Beginning during the 22/23 school year, administration met with SD8 maintenance about how we can most effectively work together to provide paper recycling at LVR. 

The LVR Green team was then developed, where students collect and bag all paper recycling from the recycling bins in classrooms.

SD8's West Kootenay International Education program in excited to welcome Japanese students from Yokohama (Kanagawa), Japan, for a full year, starting in February 2023.

We are still looking for a home for one boy. He's cheerful and active, with a love for sports (especially soccer!). As the youngest of three children, he is hoping to experience Canada by watching ice hockey and going snowboarding.

When staff and students return to school in the new year, SD8 will make a couple of school leader shifts. I am very thankful for our talented group of educators and the possibilities to come!

L.V. Rogers Secondary School

Dan Rude will become the principal of L.V. Rogers Secondary on February 1, 2023, to align with the new semester.

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 go to our Meetings and Minutes page.