Free summer meals for all kids
Kids' Café - All area children aged 18 and younger are invited to join the Snohomish School District for its Kids' Café summer breakfast and lunch program. The program is free, and there is no pre-registration or sign-up. Any area child is encouraged to participate and enjoy a healthy breakfast and/or lunch.
Kids' Café will be held Mondays through Fridays and runs from Thursday, June 20, through Friday, August 30. (There is no service on Thursday, July 4.) Meals will be offered at the following times and locations:
- Valley View Middle School (14308 Broadway Avenue SE in Snohomish)
- Breakfast - 8:30-9 a.m.
- Lunch – Noon -12:30 p.m.
- Three Rivers Mobile Home Park (13201 Elliott Road in Snohomish)
- Lunch - 11-11:15 a.m.
- Circle H Mobile Home Park (6413 123rd Avenue SE in Snohomish)
- Lunch - 11:45 a.m.-noon
- Snohomish Library (311 Maple Avenue in Snohomish)
- Breakfast - 8:30-9 a.m.
- Lunch – 12:15-1 p.m.
About the program:
- Children will need to consume all meals on site. Children cannot take food away from the service site.
- Children must be present to get a meal. Children will not be permitted to take food for siblings at home.
- Children may only receive a single breakfast and lunch per child, per day.
- Parent/guardian pick up of meals is not allowed.
- Mealtimes (breakfast and lunch) are stand alone, and meals can only be served at the predetermined times. Breakfast and lunch cannot be served together.
- The Snohomish School District’s food service provider is Chartwells Food Service/Compass Group.
State of Washington summer meal site finder
- Summer meal site finder by phone: 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479) or text “Food” to 304-304
- Summer meal site finder by website: https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids.
- Summer meal site finder by phone (Spanish) : 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273) or text "Comida" to 304-304
Learn more about the Snohomish School District Kids’ Café summer breakfast and lunch program at www.sno.wednet.edu/kidscafe.
Summer literacy
School library information - The following elementary school libraries will be open every Wednesday (July 3 through August 21) from 9-11 a.m.:
- Cascade View Elementary (2401 Park Avenue in Snohomish)
- Cathcart Elementary (8201 188th Street SE in Snohomish)
- Central Emerson Elementary (1103 Pine Avenue in Snohomish)
- Dutch Hill Elementary (8231 131st Avenue SE in Snohomish)
- Little Cedars Elementary (7408 144th Place SE in Snohomish)
- Machias Elementary (231 147th Avenue SE in Snohomish)
- Riverview Elementary (7322 64th Street SE in Snohomish)
- Seattle Hill Elementary (12711 51st Avenue SE in Everett)
- Totem Falls Elementary (14211 Sno-Cascade Drive in Snohomish)
A Snohomish School District staff member is available at each location to greet students and their families and to check out books. Students must be accompanied by an adult. All students are welcome at any location, including entering kindergartners.
Book Cafe - Keep a lookout for the Book Café in a neighborhood near you! The Book Café will deliver free books for students to read throughout the summer. Watch for the Book Café vehicle on Tuesdays and Thursdays (July 9 - August 15) at the following locations:
- Three Rivers Mobile Home Park (13201 Elliott Road in Snohomish)
- Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m.
- Snohomish Boys & Girls Club (402 2nd Street in Snohomish)
- Tuesdays at noon
- Plantation Mobile Home Park (9425 56th Street SE in Snohomish)
- Thursdays at 11 a.m.
- Snohomish Mobile Home Park (1330 Avenue D in Snohomish)
- Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.
- Circle H Mobile Home Park (6413 123rd Avenue SE in Snohomish)
- Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
Learn more about the Snohomish School District Book Café and summer literacy opportunities at www.sno.wednet.edu/bookcafe.
Splash into summer fun
The Snohomish Aquatic Center offers a splash-tastic array of summer programs for all ages and skill levels. Click here for information on our summer schedules.
Our summer swim and dive lessons cater to tots through teens, offering flexible scheduling options to accommodate your busy summer agenda.
For those seeking a higher level of competition, our Piranhas summer swim team is the perfect fit.
For youngsters yearning for aquatic enjoyment, our Surf N' Splash camps offer days filled with adventures in our recreation pool and on the exhilarating FlowRider.
For our littlest swimmers, we have our beloved Preschool Beach at a new time for the summer.
If you have a high school swimmer who wants to keep enhancing their skills this summer, our seven-week coached off-season conditioning program is an excellent choice.
For those looking to have fun and stay fit this summer, we have a variety of summer water workouts. Experience a range of our top aquatic workout activities available year-round, with special schedules tailored for the summer season.
We are offering three American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Courses in July. Registration is now open! Click here for session information and more details how to register.
Five district schools receive state recognition for outstanding achievement
For years, the Washington School Recognition Program has honored K–12 public schools across the state for closing opportunity gaps and for students’ growth and academic achievement. For the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 school years, five Snohomish School District schools recently earned this recognition. Across Washington state, 571 public schools in 178 school districts were recognized.
Congratulations on the following Snohomish School District schools:
- Cascade View Elementary: Closing Gaps for one or more student groups (2022-2023)
- Dutch Hill Elementary: Growth for one or more student groups (2022-2023)
- Machias Elementary: Growth for one or more student groups (2022-2023)
- Totem Falls Elementary: Growth for one or more student groups (2021-2022)
- Valley View Middle School: Growth for one or more student groups (2021-2022)
There are three routes for schools to be honored by the Washington School Recognition Program:
- Closing Gaps: These schools make significant advancements for all students or specific student groups in the area identified for improvement.
- Growth: These schools have at least one student group among the highest performers on at least 60% of WSIF measures.
- Achievement: These schools show high performance on at least two of the following measures: attendance, dual credit completion, English language arts (ELA) assessments, graduation rates, math assessments, and ninth grade on-track.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) partners with the State Board of Education (SBE) and Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) to identify and recognize schools for the program.
Schools that are recognized are those that have been identified for school improvement supports through the Washington School Improvement Framework (WSIF). In alignment with federal requirements, the WSIF uses multiple measures of data to identify schools to receive additional state resources, tools, and assistance targeted to meet student needs. Those supports vary depending on the needs of the school, and may include additional technical assistance, partnerships with continuous improvement professionals, and access to targeted funding.
Learn more about this state recognition program by visiting www.sbe.wa.gov/our-work/school-recognition.
Thank you, Snohomish!
Our district’s Maintenance, Custodial, and Operations teams are hard at work this summer improving our schools and campuses! Recently, the artificial turf field at Centennial Middle School was replaced. The previous turf, which was 12 years old, had neared the end of its life expectancy.
Other district summer projects include re-roofing the Snohomish High School gym/commons roof; re-roofing the Central Primary Center gym; sanding, repainting, and lining main gym floors at Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish High School; replacing the siding at Totem Falls Elementary; re-roofing and completing exterior and interior repairs on the portables at Cascade View Elementary; adding an additional staff parking lot and improving the pickup/drop off areas at Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus); expanding the Central Emerson Elementary (Emerson Campus) kitchen; replacing the siding at the Cathcart Elementary covered play area; and replacing of the salt generators on the competition pool side at the Snohomish Aquatic Center.
Thank you voters for supporting the district's 2022 Replacement Levy for Technology, Safety and Facility Improvements which help make these all of these facility upgrades and improvements possible!
Beth Cooley and Heather Lee receive Golden Apple awards
Our June 2024 Golden Apple Award recipients are Beth Cooley, administrative assistant at Machias Elementary, and Heather Lee, teacher at Seattle Hill Elementary! We are so excited to be able to recognize these two amazing team members!
Read more about Beth and Heather's nominations along with a list of all of our 2023-2024 Golden Apple nominees at www.sno.wednet.edu/goldenapplerecipients.
This wraps up our 2023-2024 Golden Apple awards for the year. We look forward to continuing this program with our next awards in October 2024.
The Golden Apple Award recognizes staff members for their above and beyond service to help create an educational community that ignites a passion for learning where every student is known and empowered along with exemplifying Snohomish School District’s core values of being student-focused, cultivating a culture of belonging, and an equitable, caring environment for others to thrive. District colleagues, students, parents/guardians, and community members are encouraged to nominate a staff member at any time.
Beth and Heather, we are proud to recognize you as recipients of the Golden Apple Award. Thank you for all you do for our students, staff, families, schools, and community. Congratulations!
Glacier Peak High School teacher serves as PBS NewsHour Classroom Invention Education Fellow
Glacier Peak High School teacher Ryan Hauck has been named a PBS NewsHour Classroom 2023-2024 Invention Education Fellow!
"Invention education provides an excellent opportunity to cultivate 21st century skills in your classroom (critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, empathy, etc.)," said Hauck. "It is also an interdisciplinary, project-based approach that puts students at the center of their learning to address relevant local, national, and global issues."
Learn more about PBS NewsHour Classroom Invention Education Fellows at www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/classroom-voices/educator-voices/2024/03/get-to-know-the-20223-2024-invention-education-fellows.
Student photographer receives national recognition
Glacier Peak High School (GPHS) student photographer Azure Birch has received the highest honor from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her photo "Floating Away!" She is one of five Snohomish County students to receive this honor.
This year, thousands of teens entered works of art and writing into the 2024 Scholastic Awards. More than 320 teens from across Snohomish County submitted their best art and writing and over 219 regional honors were awarded to those creative teens, including Gold Keys, Silver Keys, Honorable Mentions, and American Visions nominations, from local Scholastic Awards Affiliate Schack Art Center. Out of these 219 works from Snohomish County, five won National Medals.
2024 award-winning works will be posted to the online gallery at www.artandwriting.org in July. The 2024 National Exhibition will take place this fall at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Congrats on this amazing achievement!
Christa Mallory is the photography teacher at GPHS.
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