March Cultural Awareness and Recognitions: Women’s History, Gender Equality, Irish-American Heritage and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
In the Snohomish School District and community, we honor and recognize our diversity. Please join us this March as we acknowledge Women’s History, Gender Equality, Irish-American Heritage and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. As a reminder, though these months may be designated as times for specific recognitions, we encourage honor and recognition of our culture and diversity throughout the year.
Women’s History Month began as a national recognition in 1982 as “Women’s History Week”. The recognition grew from a weeklong celebration started by a school district in Sonoma, California. In 1987, after a petition from the National Women’s History Project, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month. Each year, the President delivers a proclamation celebrating the contributions women have made over the course of American history.
Check out this link for more information and specific topics related to the contributions of women in our history.
In addition, March is recognized by the United Nations as Gender Equality Month, coinciding with International Women’s Day on March 8. One of the goals of the United Nations is to empower women and girls while also ensuring their equal rights. As we continue our growth and learning in cultural awareness and honoring diversity, please visit this page from OSPI to read more about gender-inclusive schools. March 31 is the International Transgender Day of Visibility. The day is meant to celebrate accomplishments as well as bring attention to discrimination against people who are transgender or gender non conforming.
During March, we also celebrate and recognize the contributions of Irish-Americans. The timing was originally selected to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish national holiday celebrated on March 17.
According to history.com, the first celebration of St. Patrick on the American continent happened as early as 1600 in St. Augustine, Florida. Some of the traditions associated with the holiday are American in origin. In Ireland, ham and cabbage were consumed during celebrations, while corned beef which was a less expensive substitute became a staple of Irish Americans living in slums in lower Manhattan.
March is also a time designated for awareness around developmental disabilities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in six or approximately 17% of children have one or more developmental disabilities. These include ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, hearing loss, intellectual disability, vision impairment, and others. Developmental disabilities occur across all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups and are not always clearly visible. For more information on developmental disabilities, please check out this link.
For more information on recognitions throughout the year please check out this link from pta.org.
Glacier Peak High School Theatre presents The Little Mermaid
Is it time to take a little journey under the sea? Come see the musical The Little Mermaid presented by theatre students at Glacier Peak High School (7401 144th Place SE in Snohomish).
- April 14, 15, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 at 7 p.m.
- April 15, 22 and 29 at 2 p.m.
In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World." Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
Tickets for this amazing production will be on sale beginning Saturday, April 1. Purchase tickets online and please select performance date/time and seat at the time of purchase.
Snohomish Aquatic Center news
Lifeguard training - Spring Break - The Snohomish Aquatic Center is offering a lifeguard training course at the Snohomish Aquatic Center during Spring Break. Click here to learn more. Those interested can register online or at the Welcome Desk. Questions should be directed to clare.kucinski-murphy@sno.wednet.edu
Level Up! - If your child has completed the learn-to-swim program but you aren't really sure what comes next, Level Up! might be the perfect solution. Level Up! is perfect for students who:
- Enjoy swimming for exercise
- Have "graduated" from swim lessons and aren't sure what to do next.
- Would like to one day swim on a swim team.
Schedules - Current and Spring Break - Click here for schedules (recreation pool, competition pool, FlowRider and water fitness) including those for Spring Break (April 3-9).
Knowledge Bowl team is 4th in state
Congrats to Snohomish High School’s senior Knowledge Bowl team which took home 4th place in the state 3A competition in Wenatchee on Saturday! The team is made up of Nate Fodge, Grady VerHoeven, Sam Lepse, Lucas Haney, Jarred Sorenson, and Ben Korhonen. Teacher Caleb Ellefson is the team advisor.
Knowledge Bowl is a sport for the mind. Setup like Jeopardy, but for teams, Knowledge Bowl involves fast-paced thinking and teamwork. Questions are based on the topics covered in high school: such as math, science, history, language skills, literature, music, and geography, plus things like current events.
Journalism students do well at state conference
Glacier Peak High School student journalists recently attended the Washington Journalism Education Association (WJEA) conference and came home winners! The Grizzly Student Media group competed in state write-off contests at Mountlake Terrace High School on Saturday. Write-off contests are two-hour tests of writing skills in each category that have Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune writers as judges. Following the write offs, students attended sessions put on by local journalists, yearbook gurus and a myriad of folks involved in the industry.
Congrats to these Grizzly awardees:
- Junior Maggie Miller earned an Excellent rating in editorial cartooning.
- First-time competitor freshman Audrey Miller received an Honorable Mention in the most competitive category - newswriting.
- First-time competitor freshman Eleanor Schindele received an Honorable Mention in feature writing.
- Junior Trevor Butler received an Honorable Mention in sport writing.
- First-time competitor sophomore Tem Forbes received an Honorable Mention in review writing.
Teacher Annie Green is the Student Media and Publications advisor.
Sonic Squirrels take 1st place!
Congratulations to the Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish High School Sonic Squirrels robotics team who took 1st place at the recent 2023 PNW FIRST Robotics Event. There were 34 teams from around Washington that came to compete and the Sonic Squirrels took the top spot.
The Sonic Squirrels also won the Autonomous Award for their programming work on the robot. This award is given to the team whose robot makes the best/most consistent use of autonomous programing (the robot drove, scored and operated without any human interaction, just press a button and let it go.). This is the first time in the team's history that they have won this award. Teacher Sean Wilson is the advisor of the Sonic Squirrels. Congratulations team for excellent team work!
View photos from the 2023 PNW FIRST Robotics Event by clicking here.
Now hiring school bus drivers!
Join the Snohomish School District’s team and make a difference in students’ lives!
Benefits:
- Starting pay is $27.63/hour.
- Paid training provided at $20/hour.
- Work while your kids are in school.
- Enjoy the same school breaks and holidays.
- Full benefits for many positions including excellent medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
Applicants must have five years’ experience as a licensed driver, successfully pass a drug/alcohol test, and have no more than three speeding tickets in the last five years.
Apply now at www.sno.wednet.edu/jobs or call our Transportation Department at 360-563-3525 to learn more!
Upcoming important dates
- Week of March 27 - Spring conference week
- Monday, April 3-Friday, April 7 - No school/Spring Break
- Monday, May 29 - No school/Memorial Day
- Monday, June 19 - No school/Juneteenth
- Wednesday, June 21 - Tentative last day of school due to the makeup of two inclement weather/snow days (as of March 14, 2023).
- Tuesday, June 20-Friday, June 23 - These dates have been set aside as potential snow/inclement weather make-up days
2023-2024 School Year
- Wednesday, September 6 – First day of school
- Wednesday, December 20 – Half-day early release
- Thursday, December 21-Tuesday, January 2 – Winter Break
- Monday, April 1-Friday, April 5 – Spring Break
- Additional dates will be made available as soon as the 2023-2024 calendar is finalized.
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How to reach us
- Snohomish School District
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu
- Phone - 360-563-7300
- Glacier Peak High School
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/gphs
- Phone - 360-563-7500
- Snohomish High School
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/shs
- Phone - 360-563-4000
- Centennial Middle School
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/cms
- Phone - 360-563-4525
- Valley View Middle School
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/vvms
- Phone - 360-563-4225
- Cascade View Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/cascadeview
- Phone - 360-563-7000
- Cathcart Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/cathcart
- Phone - 360-563-7075
- Central Emerson Elementary (Central Campus)
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/centralemerson
- Phone - 360-563-4600
- Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus)
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/centralemerson
- Phone - 360-563-7150
- Dutch Hill Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/dutchhill
- Phone - 360-563-4450
- Little Cedars Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/littlecedars
- Phone - 360-563-2900
- Machias Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/machias
- Phone - 360-563-4825
- Riverview Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/riverview
- Phone - 360-563-4375
- Seattle Hill Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/seattlehill
- Phone - 360-563-4675
- Totem Falls Elementary
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu/totemfalls
- Phone - 360-563-4750
- Student Learning Alternatives (AIM High School, Parent Partnership Program, Apex Online Learning)
- Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/sla
- AIM High School Phone - 360-563-3400
- Parent Partnership Program Phone - 360-563-3423
- Apex Online Learning Phone - 360-563-3421
- ECEAP
- Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/eceap
- Phone – 360-563-4641
- Snohomish Aquatic Center
- Website - www.snohomishaquatic.com
- Phone - 360-563-8030
Our mission
The Snohomish School District, in its commitment to excellence, places the success of each student at the center of all decisions and actions. Partnerships and strong academic programs ensure competent, responsible, lifelong learners.
Email: communications@sno.wednet.edu
Website: www.sno.wednet.edu
Location: 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 3605637300
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