Grizzly Bulletin
Daily Bulletin - February 7, 2024
New Announcements - Parents/Guardians and Students
Glacier Peak - Starry Night Variety Show!
Join the Theatre club at their annual Variety Show Fundraiser Saturday, February 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $5 (cash only). Come enjoy some fantastic entertainment performed by our own GP students. Concessions will be available before the show and during the intermission.
Dance Team
Do you love to Dance? Come to an interest meeting on Thursday, February 8 in room 203 during Grizzly Period and meet the new Dance coach! All are welcome!
Students to receive Panorama survey in February 2024
We will again be asking our 3rd through 12th grade students to participate in the Panorama survey for social-emotional learning. This survey has been given to district students since 2021 in the fall, winter, and spring.
Panorama helps schools and districts transform their approach to education, so that every student thrives in school, every student benefits from an excellent education, and every student graduates prepared with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets they need to thrive in the modern, ever-changing world. Through our work to improve education, we help create a world where every child has equitable access to opportunities in school and in society more broadly. Panorama is a tool used by the district in conjunction with multiple other resources, such as attendance, behavior, grades, etc.
For elementary, the Panorama questions center on their current knowledge, how they feel about the school environment, and whether they have access to staff and resources to feel safe and successful. For secondary, the questions center on the same areas and further explore whether students feel they have the skills, opportunity, or ability for personal and academic growth along with social awareness and positive relationships. The survey window will be open during the first two full weeks of February. Survey results will be available after the survey window closes. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's principal.
Our goal as a district and community is to ensure that each student feels safe, welcomed, and supported in our schools and while attending school activities. The information provided through this survey is one tool we can use to hear student voice and perspective. Other considerations will continue to include conversations with students, families, and staff along with monitoring of academic progress and social-emotional awareness. It is ok to not feel ok, but please know that there is help and support so that it does not have to remain that way.
Questions can be directed to Wil Johnson, Director of Equity and Inclusion.
Glacier Peak Health Promotion club - Blood Drive 2024
Blood donors are urgently needed to combat a severe shortage. Only 28% of donors needed in January and February have signed up to donate. What can our community do to help? Book a donation appointment during the next several weeks! Luckily, the Bloodworks team will be coming to campus so we can help save lives! Book your appointment for the Glacier Peak High School Blood Drive for Thursday, February 22. There is capacity to serve 46 blood donors, and appointments are expected to fill quickly. Universal Type O donors are extremely important, especially for cancer, trauma, and emergency patients. Giving blood is easy to do and saves lives in our local hospitals. Donors need to be at least 16 years old, and need to check in with photo ID. It takes about an hour to get thru the full donation process. If you need help booking an appointment, call the Donor Care Team at 800-398-7888.
They say that kindness is love in action. We believe that donating blood is the very best example there is of the kindness of a stranger. Blood donations go to people we don’t know and will never meet, yet it’s an act of kindness that changes the course of that stranger’s life. The impact of your donation is measured in the remissions, recoveries, and second chances they directly help create. Come out to the Glacier Peak High Blood Drive, Thursday, February 22, to show your kindness in saving lives. Start to finish, you can get thru the donation process in 40-60 minutes. Book a Blood Donation Appointment
Upcoming important dates
For more details please see our GP calendar.
- February 10- Band/Choir Solo Ensemble at Lake Stevens
- February 10 - Starry Night Variety Show 7 p.m.
- February 12 - Parent Org Meeting 7 p.m.
- February 15- MLK Jr. Assembly
- February 16-19 - Mid-Winter Break - No school
- February 27 - Incoming Freshmen and New to GP Parent/Guardian Night 6:30 p.m. in the PAC
Athletics - Current sporting events and announcements
Today's athletic events
Please see the Wesco Athletics website for today's schedules. To view all game scores please click this link to Wesco Athletics. Choose your sport and click on schedule to view final scores.
GoFan online ticketing
Good luck to our Boys Dive team in their post season!
Seniors - Class of 2024 news
Seniors - Class of 2024
Parent led Grad Night Party
The parent led Grad Night Party Committee will be at school during lunches for tickets sales on Mondays each week. Effective February 1, the ticket prices will increase to $225; exclusive Grad Night Party t-shirts will be limited availability. Questions?
Email: gphsgradnight2024@gmail.com
Counselling and College & Career Center news
Running Start Informational
Running Start is an opportunity for our juniors and seniors to take classes at a community college and receive credit for both high school and college. There will be an information session for students during Grizzly Period on Thursday, February 8 in the PAC. (**Date change from postcard**) Students who attend will learn the basics of Running Start, and counselors will hand out a packet that explains how students can sign up.
Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship
Glacier Peak High School may nominate two seniors for the Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship. If you would like your counselor to consider you for nomination, please complete this form. Awards for this scholarship range from $500 to $2,000 a year and are renewable for up to four years. For more information on the scholarship: https://carmanscholarships.org/. Deadline to complete the request for nomination form is March 15 at 5 p.m. Please see the College and Career center with any questions!
FAFSA Completion Workshop
Please join us Thursday, February 8 6-8 p.m. in the Glacier Peak Library for a FAFSA/WASFA completion workshop. Families should bring: Driver's license/state ID if you have one, income information (bank statements, 2022 tax information, child support statements, etc), student and parent FSA ID, and student and parent social security number (if you have one). The evening will be drop-in workshop style to assist families in completing their FAFSA.
Information from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County
Did you know 1/3 of young adults report experiencing verbal, emotional, or physical abuse from a romantic partner. If your relationship looks less like love and more like abuse, you are not alone. Reach out to a trusted adult or school counselor or call a support line. Your safety matters. (Information provided by Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County.)
For more information:
- Click here to download a flier for teens and young adults from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County.
- Click here to download “A Parent’s/Guardian’s Guide to Safe Dating” from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (English).
- Click here to download “A Parent’s/Guardian’s Guide to Safe Dating” from Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (Spanish).
- Call 425-25-ABUSE or 425-252-2873 (free 24-hour support line).
- Visit www.loveisrespect.org.
Hands-on Apprenticeship Day for juniors and seniors
Juniors and seniors are invited to participate in the annual Trade Up! Apprenticeship Day. This is an opportunity for students to experience several hands-on activities in different trade areas in one space. This event will be held on Thursday, March 21, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, hosted by the Snohomish & Island County Labor Department in partnership with several local businesses and apprenticeship programs. Interested students from Glacier Peak High School or Snohomish High School can sign up in their career centers, and AIM High School students can sign up in the counseling office.
Potential participating trades and groups include:
- Plumbing
- Fire fighting
- Transit electric
- Carpentry
- Advanced manufacturing
- Concrete
- Construction
- Sheet metal
- Cement masonry
- Pipe fitters
- Public works
- Washington Laborers Union
- Snohomish County PUD
- Finishing Trades Institute NW
For more information, please contact:
- Glacier Peak High School - Kari Winckler at kari.winckler@sno.wednet.edu
- Snohomish High School - Patty Stapleton at patricia.stapleton@sno.wednet.edu
- AIM High School - Derek DeGroot at derek.degroot@sno.wednet.edu
The Washington Opportunity Scholarship - Baccalaureate is now open!
Students pursuing a four-year STEM and health care degree at a Washington institution are now eligible to apply to the Washington Opportunity scholarship. This scholarship provides up to $22,500 in scholarship dollars and access to career-launching support services for high-demand STEM and health care majors. WSOS can cover costs beyond tuition such as housing, transportation, food, and more. Funding can be used for any eligible STEM or health care major at any eligible public or private college or university in Washington state. Interested students can learn more about income eligibility requirements, major requirements, and eligible institutions on the WSOS Baccalaureate Scholarship page. The deadline to apply is February 29 (including FAFSA).
Interested in an associate degree, apprenticeship, or certificate instead? Check out the Career & Technical Scholarship (CTS). Please see the C&CC with any questions.
Seniors! The Local Scholarship Program is opening in February, 2024
Class of 2024 seniors, prepare now to apply to the Local Scholarship Program (LSP) by creating a profile on the washboard.org. The LSP is a group of over 60 scholarships for GPHS seniors managed by the Snohomish Education Foundation. There are scholarships for students pursuing four-year, two-year, trade, tech, and apprenticeship pathways. Learn more about the program here. Scholarships do change year to year, but most remain the same. Updated 2024 scholarship information will be shared once it is available.
2024 FAFSA
Scholarships and opportunities
February Newsletter
The College & Career Center February newsletter offers resources for students by grade level to help students prepare for life beyond high school. Please access the newsletter here.
Community Resources
We've compiled a list of community resources available to students and families from our community. Please click here to download a pdf flier that you can print and share. The flier includes the QR code to our website (www.sno.wednet.edu/communityresources) where there are active links to organizations in the following categories:
Clothing
Childcare and education
Events and activities
Food and meals
Health
Shelters and housing
Transportation
Utilities
Wrap-around services
Club news - Current clubs and announcements
Clubs - Get connected!
FCCLA
FCCLA is making cookies & brownies for Valentines day. Order yours now in the bookkeeping office or online for $1 to be picked up during lunches.
News from the Glacier Peak Parent Organization
Learn more!
Next Meeting: February 12, 2024
Community fliers and reminders
ACT Opportunity
The Snohomish School District will be offering the ACT (American College Test) free of charge for all high school juniors. Glacier Peak High School Juniors will take their test on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 during the school day. This is an amazing opportunity for students to take a college entrance exam at no cost to families and for our schools to collect data that will help improve student learning.
Juniors will need to have a school laptop to take the test, there will not be loaners available to you on the day of the test. Please stop by the library to get a laptop asap. If you wait until the week of the test, we may not have any available to give out, so please don't delay.
Look for instructions to be sent out the week of the test to ensure that all updates are installed and that your laptop is in good working order.
PM at the Peak
PM at the Peak is an opportunity for students to get specific support in their classes. It is not simply a ‘study hall’. While students are welcome to use the time to study and work independently, it is designed to provide students an opportunity to ask for, and receive help from teachers on their homework, essays, or use the computers.
UPDATE: On Thursday's, math specific help will be available in room 214. If your student needs help with Algebra, Geometry or Algebra 2/trig they can go to Room 214 at 2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
End of the Semester is January 26, students can take advantage of this resource to finish semester one strong.
- Tuesday and Thursdays
- 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Room 204
- Room 214 on Thursdays for Math
Winter preparedness
Closures and late starts
Cold temperatures and foggy, icy mornings are a reminder winter is here! Here is a reminder of what is impacted and how we communicate closures and delays during inclement weather. Visit www.sno.wednet.edu/weather for information on school closures, late starts, and limited transportation bus routes and schedules.
Important links
- District weather info - www.sno.wednet.edu/weather
- Limited transportation (snow) bus routes & schedules - www.sno.wednet.edu/snowroutes
- FlashAlert - www.flashalert.net/id/SnohomishSchools
- Puget Sound Energy outage map - www.pse.com/outage/outage-map
- Snohomish County PUD outage map - https://outagemap.snopud.com/
- Snohomish County road closure information - https://snohomishcountywa.gov/518/Road-Closures
- Snohomish County snow and ice response - https://snohomishcountywa.gov/2113/Snow-and-Ice-Response
This week's fliers
- Snohomish Community Resources
- Spring into Kindergarten - Thursday, March 7
- Alateen Meetings in Lake Stevens
- Boeing Manufacturing Summer Internships Summer 2024
- Campfire of Snohomish County
- Candy Sushi at Snohomish Library - February 13
- Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate - Winter 2023
- Cold Weather Shelter - Volunteers Needed
- Cub Scout Pack 193 - 2023-2024 Calendar
- Dancing with the Stars Snohomish High School Swing Dance - February 24
- Everett Rowing - Spring Season
- Evergreen Recovery Centers - Youth Detox
- Flag Football - Snohomish Panther Junior Football Association Spring Registration for Youth
- Free Financial Literacy & Education Program for Youth - WorkSource and Workforce Snohomish Opportunities
- Girls Lacrosse Spring Registration
- Girls on the Run - Riverview Elementary
- Girls Who Code at Fred Hutch
- Girl Scouts of Western Washington
- Marine Science Club at the Seattle Aquarium
- Reflections School of Dance
- Seattle Children's Chorus Registration
- Seattle University Summer Reading Skills Program
- Sky Club for Kids Soccer Classes
- Snohomish Girls Lacrosse
- Snohomish Healing Project - Volunteers Needed
- Snohomish Resource Fair - February 24
- Snohomish Sky Soccer Camps
- Snohomish Youth Volleyball - March through May
- Strategic Kids Chess at Cascade View Elementary
- Strategic Kids Chess at Cathcart Elementary
- Strategic Kids Chess at Riverview Elementary
- Strategic Kids Chess at Seattle Hill Elementary
- Strategic Kids Chess and Lego at Totem Falls Elementary
- Taekwondo for Kids - February 2024
- Teen and Tween Programs at Snohomish Library
- TOPSoccer Community Service Opportunities
- YES Together Foundation Winter Events and Activities
- YMCA Overnight Camp - July and August 2024
Fliers are typically posted on Tuesdays during the months of August through June. For additional flier program details and/or to complete a request for distribution, please click here.
Attendance information
Helpful attendance reminders
To maintain accurate attendance records we would like to provide these helpful reminders and tips for reporting an absence, a late arrival or request for an early dismissal. Choose from one of the four easy ways to report absences.
- Call the attendance line 360-563-7505
- Enter a request in Family Access/Skyward
- Email gph-attendance@sno.wednet.edu
- A written note signed by a parent/guardian or medical/dental provider.
- Please provide your student's first and last name, the date of the absence and a reason for the absence. Please spell the name if needed.
- An absence will be considered excused when we receive notification from a parent or legal guardian in the attendance office within 48 hours of the absence.
Student success begins at attendance. Click here for attendance policies and procedures.
Quick links
Location: 7401 144th Place SE, Snohomish, WA 98296
Phone: 360-563-7500
Non-Discrimination Notice
The Snohomish School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator and ADA – Darryl Pernat, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7285, darryl.pernat@sno.wednet.edu; Section 504 Coordinator and Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying – Shawn Stevenson, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-563-7282, shawn.stevenson@sno.wednet.edu