Do you have a child in a K-5, K-6, K-7 or K-8 school in SD83? Just a reminder that Thursday, November 21 is an important date as it is student-parent-teacher conference day in many of our schools. This means it will also be an early dismissal day. Assistant Superintendent of …

The Board of Education of School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) will be holding two meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Carlin Elementary Middle School. The first meeting will start at 4:30 – 5 p.m. and will be a Committee of the Whole meeting. Under discussion will be the Board …

Even though students had Tuesday off, Salmon Arm Secondary Sullivan Campus was a busy place as it hosted the SD83 Ministry Designated Inservice Day on Indigenous Education. Over 500 teachers heard from local Indigenous leaders Gerry Thomas and Chief Judy Wilson and then from Nicole Jules, a 2016 SD83 grad, …

With the smell of delicious soup and bannock filling the air, the grand opening of the Xqwiyélltśem (sounds like wi-yell-sum) Community Soup Hut at Shuswap Middle School (SMS) was held on November 6. Knowledge keeper Pauline Saxy from Northern Secwepmec territory opened with a traditional song, Tim Lavery from city …

Are you an SD83 student in grade 10-12 and interested in coding and technology? Okanagan College and SD83 have just finalized details for a new Gateway to Tech course which will be offered two evenings a week at Okanagan College. This four credit course will begin in February and is …

Congrats to the Shuswap Middle School (SMS) rugby team which captured the Kelowna Rugby League Sevens Championships last week. For the past five weeks the Grade 7/8 SMS rugby team has traveled down to Kelowna to play games against Aberdeen Hall Prep School, Canyon Falls Middle School, and Immaculata High …