Dear Friends
November 28, 2023
Winter preparedness
Closures and late starts
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
Testing information
2023 state test scores available
High school juniors offered free ACT testing in February 2024
Join us in a round of applause!
Students of the Quarter named
Congratulations to these Snohomish Kiwanis Students of the Quarter (1st Quarter)!
- Centennial Middle School – Eli Porter (7th) and Valorie Jorgensen (8th)
- Valley View Middle School – Tanvisree Somayajula (7th) and Gavin Livingston (8th)
- AIM High School – Kyla Sharp (a.m. session) and Tiegan Cochran (p.m. session)
- Glacier Peak High School – Isabella Leffingwell (9th), Adrienne Blankenship (10th), Jada May (11th) and Maura Hyatt (12th)
- Snohomish High School – Koko Bumatay (9th), Reve LeRoux (10th), Makenzie Stinson (11th) and Molly Dumont (12th)
We are so grateful for our district’s partnership with the Snohomish Kiwanis! Snohomish Kiwanis is a community service organization with a focus on helping kids. Through fundraising, donations, and volunteer time, they aspire to help children succeed and improve the lives of those living in our community. In addition to hosting the district’s Students of the Quarter breakfast recognition events, the Snohomish Kiwanis annually funds scholarships to our high school graduates, participates in school WATCH D.O.G.S. initiatives, and provides every district 3rd grader with a new dictionary. To learn more, visit www.snohokiwanis.org.
Student musicians selected for honor bands and choirs
Congrats to these student musicians who were selected to perform with the 2024 Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) high school all-state groups in February in Yakima:
- Glacier Peak High School student Bella Botchek will perform with the All-State Treble Choir.
- Glacier Peak High School student Ari Erdman will perform with the All-State Treble Choir.
- Glacier Peak High School student Bradley Lim (alto saxophone) will perform with the All-State Philharmonic Winds.
- Glacier Peak High School student Kiersten Oldham (clarinet) will perform with All-State Concert Band.
- Snohomish High School student Ephraim Sewall (baritone saxophone) will perform with the All-State Jazz Band.
- Snohomish High School student Carmen Winkle (clarinet) will perform with the All-State Concert Band.
Congrats to these students who have been selected to perform with the Northwest American Choral Director's Association (NWACDA) Honor Choir and Children's Honor Choir in January in Spokane:
- Snohomish High School student Jayden Montiel will perform with the NWACDA Honor Choir.
- Dutch Hill Elementary students Ila Batstone, Keira Ensey, Alex Lopez, Lillie Repp, and Nataly Torres Barboza will perform with NWACDA Children's Honor Choir.
Athletics
Fall athletic wrap up
Congratulations to all of our fall athletes on terrific seasons! Below are team results:
State champions
- Glacier Peak High School junior Addison Farman won the 4A diving state championship with 403.40 points!
- Snohomish High School senior Mary Clarke took home the 3A 100-yard freestyle state swim championship with a time of 50.78! Mary set two school records at the state swim meet!
Glacier Peak High School
- Football – 2nd place in 4A Wesco League
- Girls Swim and Dive – Undefeated season; 1st place in 4A Wesco League
- Boys Tennis – 3rd place in 4A Wesco League
- Volleyball – 2nd place in 4A Wesco League; Qualified for the state tournament
Glacier Peak High School Outstanding Scholastic Team Awards (GPA 3.5-4.0)
- Girls Soccer – Team GPA 3.5
- Girls Swim and Dive – Team GPA 3.54
- Boys Tennis – Team GPA 3.5
- Volleyball – Team GPA 3.66
Glacier Peak High School Distinguished Scholastic Team Awards (GPA 3.0-3.49)
- Boys Cross Country – Team GPA 3.43
- Girls Cross Country – Team GPA 3.47
Snohomish High School
- Girls Cross Country – Team qualified for the state tournament
- Girls Soccer – Qualified for the district tournament
- Girls Swim and Dive – 2nd place in 3A Wesco League
- Boys Tennis – 1st place in 3A Wesco North League
- Volleyball – Qualified for district tournament
Snohomish High School Outstanding Scholastic Team Awards (GPA 3.5-4.0)
- Girls Cross Country – Team GPA 3.81
- Girls Soccer – Team GPA 3.6
Snohomish High School Distinguished Scholastic Team Awards (GPA 3.0-3.49)
- Boys Cross Country – Team GPA 3.08
- Girls Swim and Dive – Team GPA 3.46
- Boys Tennis – Team GPA 3.31
- Volleyball – Team GPA 3.2
Athletes selected to All-Wesco teams
Congrats to our Glacier Peak High School (GPHS) and Snohomish High School (SHS) athletes and coaches who were selected to the 2023 All-Wesco teams in boys tennis, cross country, football, volleyball, girls soccer and girls swim and dive!
Boys Tennis
Wesco 4A
Doubles
- Bode Stevenson and Drew Jansen (GPHS)
- Kenneth Nget and Nathan Olson (GPHS)
Wesco 3A North
Singles
- Cade Strickland (SHS)
Doubles
- LJ Caldwell and Leif Hodkinson (SHS)
- Alex Schwieger and Keegan Britton (SHS)
Cross Country
Boys - Wesco 4A
First team
- Blake Roberts (GPHS)
- Joachim Jakuc (GPHS)
Second team
- Mason Strasser (GPHS)
Wesco 3A North
Second team
- Braden Kallstrom (SHS)
Girls - Wesco 4A
First team
- Clara Diepenbrock (GPHS)
Wesco 3A North
First team
- Paige Gerrard (SHS)
Second team
- Ashley Taylor (SHS)
- Annabelle McConnell (SHS)
Football
Wesco 4A
First team offense
- Running back
- Chrisvin Bonshe (GPHS)
- Offensive line
- Jake Reid (GPHS)
- Kyle Martin (GPHS)
- Kick returner
- Isaiah Cuellar (GPHS)
First team defense
- Defensive line
- Connor Aney (GPHS)
- Linebacker
- Brad Perman (GPHS)
- Defensive back
- Isaiah Cuellar (GPHS)
- Isaiah Olson (GPHS)
- Punter
- Jared Kuchcinsky (GPHS)
Second team offense
- Quarterback
- Lucas Entler (GPHS)
- Wide receiver
- Ben Williams (GPHS)
- Adam Loum (GPHS)
- Offensive line
- Jackson Murphy (GPHS)
- Connor Aney (GPHS)
Second team defense
- Defensive line
- Dane Chapman (GPHS)
- Linebacker
- Owen Gluth (GPHS)
- Defensive back
- Michael Darling (GPHS)
- Adam Loum (GPHS)
Wesco 3A South
First team offense
- Offensive line
- Seth Abood (SHS)
First team defense
- Defensive back
- Bridger Ulrich (SHS)
Second team offense
- Tight end
- Lucas Bosa (SHS)
Second team defense
- Defensive line
- Jude Lewis (SHS)
Girls soccer
Wesco 4A
Second team
- Midfielders
- Brynna Pukis (GPHS)
Wesco 3A
Second team
- Defenders
- Brianna Ulrich (SHS)
Girls swim and dive
Wesco 4A
Coach of the Year
- Mark Hughes (GPHS)
First team
- 200 freestyle—Alena Lehmann (GPHS)
- Diving—Addison Farman (GPHS)
- 500 freestyle—Alena Lehmann (GPHS)
Second team
- 200 individual medley—Keelie Sullivan (GPHS)
- 50 freestyle—Megan Maley (GPHS)
- Diving—Claire Butler (GPHS)
- 200 freestyle relay—GPHS (Lily Lao, Emma Lehman, Megan Maley, and Alena Lehmann)
- 400 freestyle relay—GPHS (Alena Lehmann, Lily Lao, Keelie Sullivan, and Megan Maley)
Wesco 3A North
First team
- 100 butterfly—Grace Andrews (SHS)
- 100 freestyle—Mary Clarke (SHS)
- 100 backstroke—Emma Betancourt (SHS)
- 400 freestyle relay—SHS (Grace Andrews, Emma Betancourt, Olivia Huber, and Mary Clarke)
Second team
- 200 freestyle—Olivia Huber (SHS)
- 100 butterfly—Emma Betancourt (SHS)
- 500 freestyle—Makenzie Stinson (SHS)
Volleyball
Wesco 4A
First team
- Hanna Ligons (GPHS)
- Tessa Mossburg (GPHS)
- Ava Nowak (GPHS)
Second team
- Chloe Wiersma (GPHS)
- Claire Sedenquist (GPHS)
Wesco 3A
First team
- Kelsey Nichols (SHS)
Theatre
Snohomish High School - Winter Gala
Snohomish High School Theatre Club is hosting a Winter Gala (December 1-3 and December 8-10)! When doors open, guests can enjoy concessions and a design/technology exhibit. There will also be a silent auction. The students will be presenting a cabaret-style showcase with a variety of songs and scenes, followed by a performance by a local artist. Each performance will be different, as the students have a rotating schedule to allow all members of the Snohomish High School Theatre Club to be involved. A variety of featured artists will be joining the shows.
Click here to purchase tickets online to the performance.
Dates (held in the Snohomish High School Performing Arts Center):
- Friday, December 1
- Doors open at 6 p.m., and showcase begins at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, December 2
- Matinee - Doors open at 1 p.m., and showcase begins at 2 p.m.
- Evening - Doors open at 6 p.m., and showcase begins at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, December 3
- Doors open at 1 p.m., and showcase begins at 2 p.m.
- Friday, December 8
- Doors open at 6 p.m., and showcase begins at 7 p.m.
- Saturday, December 9
- Matinee - Doors open at 1 p.m., and showcase begins at 2 p.m.
- Evening - Doors open at 6 p.m., and showcase begins at 7 p.m.
- Sunday, December 10
- Doors open at 1 p.m., and showcase begins at 2 p.m.
Glacier Peak High School - Spring musical interest meeting
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The audition workshop and informational meeting for Glacier Peak High School spring musical, Disney’s NEWSIES, will be held from 2:30-5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29, in the school auditorium.
Preschool news
Openings remain at ECEAP program
Our Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) continues to have space available for this school year (especially during the 1-4 p.m. session).
ECEAP serves income-qualifying 3- to 5-year-old students in a developmentally appropriate preschool environment and collaborates with families to meet goals. Foster families, families caring for a child not their own (kinship care), children adopted from kinship or foster care, families experiencing homelessness and students with special needs may qualify.
Please fill out the district Preschool Inquiry Form at www.sno.wednet.edu/preschoolform. Upon completion of the form, a district enrollment specialist will be in touch! Feel free to call 360-563-4641 to learn more as well.
Get cooking!
Student contest - December 8 recipe deadline
Snohomish Aquatic Center news
Lifeguard training - Two December sessions
The Snohomish Aquatic Center lifeguard training course is taught in a blended learning format. Students will be required to complete online education session at home, prior to the course sessions, and provide a certificate of completion prior to each course day. Instruction will combine lecture and in-water skills practice to ensure that all course content is sufficiently covered prior to final testing. Upon successful completion, students will receive certification in lifeguarding, CPR, first-aid, AED, and bloodborne pathogens.
Course requirements
- Candidates must be 15-years old or older by the last day of the course.
- 100% attendance is required at all class sessions.
- Candidates will be required to perform a swimming assessment on the first day. The assessment is:
- A 300-yard swim, using either freestyle/crawlstroke or breaststroke.
- Tread water for two minutes without use of the hands.
- Swim 20 yards, dive no less than 10 feet, and retrieve an object weighing 10 pounds. Return to the starting point, keeping both hands on the object, and the face out of the water. Remove the object, and then exit the pool without using stairs or a ladder.
Lifeguard training course dates (two session options)
Session 1 - December 15-17
- Friday, December 15, 3-8 p.m.
- Saturday, December 16, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Sunday, December 17, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Session 2 - December 27-30
- Wednesday, December 27, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Thursday, December 28, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Friday, December 29, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Saturday, December 30, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Join our team!
If you or someone you know is looking for fun and fulfilling opportunities, we've got it covered! Join the Snohomish Aquatic Center team! Maybe it's you. Maybe you have an interested friend. Spread the word!
Opportunities at the Snohomish Aquatic Center are great part-time jobs. Must be ages 15+ for most jobs (water fitness instructors must be ages 18+). Experience not required - we will train the right person. Lifeguard applicants must be certified. All are rewarding jobs with flexible hours.
- Competition systems support (meet management) - $18-$21/hour
- Water fitness instructors - $16-$22/hour
- Lifeguards - $16-$18/hour
- Swim instructors - $16-$18/hour
To be considered for a position at the Snohomish Aquatic Center, please visit www.sno.wednet.edu/pooljobs. Please feel free to contact Chris Bensen, facility supervisor, at 360-563-1986 or 360-568-8030, with any questions.
Get involved!
Complete online interest form if interested
We are looking for adults interested in getting involved in the work and activities of the Snohomish School District? Click here for an online interest form for you to complete, so when an opportunity arises, we will know of your interest. Community engagement is a priority for our school district, and we are looking for adults who are interested in getting more involved at a district level. Involvement could include participating on committees or focus groups.
If you are interested, please click here to complete an online interest form. As potential opportunities for involvement arise throughout the school year, we will be in touch with those who have expressed interest.
Golden Apple
Nominate a district staff member
Is there a district employee who you would like the district to recognize for helping our students thrive? We are excited to share the launch of Golden Apple - an employee recognition program that will recognize two staff members quarterly for their student-centered service to students, staff, families and/or community. Staff members selected for this quarterly honor will be recognized for helping “create an educational community that ignites a passion for learning where every student is known and empowered.” Students, parents/guardians, district staff, and community members are encouraged to nominate a staff member at any time! Visit www.sno.wednet.edu/goldenapple to learn more or to nominate a staff member!
Community resources
You are not alone
The holidays, winter’s darkness and cold, personal and family struggles, and other factors significantly impact many causing depression, anxiety, and feelings of despair or hopelessness.
You are not alone. If you or someone you know needs help please visit www.sno.wednet.edu/suicideprevention for a listing of online resources (crisis, suicide prevention, mental health, and substance abuse) for students, staff, and families.
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - Call 988
- 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
- Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor
As an additional resource, Headspace is free for all U.S. teens between the ages of 13–18 years old. Headspace has hundreds of guided meditations and mindfulness exercises to help teens with stress, focus, and anxiety. Learn more at www.headspace.com/teens.
Free and low-cost programs
Below are links to some free and low-cost programs which we are aware of that are available for our district students and community members:
- All grades - Free/reduced meals
- All grades - Student families eligible and approved for the free/reduced meal program eligible for Snohomish County PUD discounts
- All grades - Washington 2-1-1
- All grades - Affordable Connectivity Program
- All grades - T-Mobile Project 10Million
- All grades - Clothes for Kids
- All grades - Hand in Hand
- K-9th graders - Operation School Bell
- 2nd graders – Swim for Life Second Grade Swim Program
- 4th graders - Every Kid Outdoors
- Children birth to age 5 - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library/Imagination Library Washington
- Students age 13-19 - TeenTix pass
- Youth - Youth ride transit for free
- Youth - Youth on Course golf program
- Senior citizens – Golden Kla Ha Ya Club
District-approved community fliers
This week's fliers
- BridgeWhiz for Youth
- Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Programs for Students
- Cocoon House Connections Host Homes
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer Opportunity
- Cub Scout Pack 193 - 2023-2024 Calendar
- Everett Rowing Club Fall Registration Open
- Evergreen Recovery Centers - Youth Detox
- Free Financial Literacy & Education Program for Youth - WorkSource and Workforce Snohomish Opportunities
- Girls Who Code at Fred Hutch
- Girl Scouts of Western Washington
- Girls Grizzly Holiday Hoops Camp - December 21-22
- Grizzly Youth Wrestling Camp - December 1
- Reflections School of Dance
- Santa Slam Girls Winter Basketball Camp - December 21-22
- Seattle Children's REACH Study - For Parents/Guardians of Kids with IBS
- Seattle Children's Chorus Registration
- SHS Theatre Club Winter Gala - December 1-3 and December 8-10
- Snohomish Healing Project - Volunteers Needed
- Snohomish Youth Volleyball - March through May
- Strategic Kids Chess at Cathcart Elementary
- Strategic Kids Chess at Riverview Elementary
- Taekwondo for Kids - November 2023
- TOP Soccer Volunteer Opportunities
How to reach us
- Snohomish School District
- Website - www.sno.wednet.edu
- Phone - 360-563-7300
- AIM High School
- Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/aim
- Phone - 360-563-3400
- 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
- Parent Partnership Program
- Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/ppp
- Phone - 360-563-3423
- ECEAP
- Website – www.sno.wednet.edu/eceap
- Phone – 360-563-4641
- Snohomish Aquatic Center
- Website - www.snohomishaquatic.com
- Phone - 360-563-8030
Our mission
To create an educational community that ignites a passion for learning where every student is known and empowered.
Email: communications@sno.wednet.edu
Website: www.sno.wednet.edu
Location: 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, WA 98090
Phone: 360-563-7300
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.