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Dear Friends

January 25, 2022

Dear FriendsJanuary 25, 2022
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It’s electric!

The Snohomish School District is now the owner of an electric school bus! The Electric Type C Conventional 71-passenger Blue Bird school bus was purchased with the help of a $300,000 Department of Ecology grant. The bus was delivered in mid-January and will begin on its daily routes in the coming days.


The electric bus is expected to travel up to 120 miles on a full charge. The district plans to use the bus on south-end routes that support Valley View Middle School, Little Cedars Elementary and Totem Falls Elementary students (approximately 80-miles per day).


The total price of the bus was $391,210 (there is no sales tax on an electric bus). Of that, $300,000 was funded through the grant.


The district’s current bus fleet just surpassed the 50% mark for alternative-fuel vehicles! 50 school buses in the fleet are powered by gas, propane or electricity, and 47 buses are powered by diesel fuel.


The last school bus purchased by the Snohomish School District was delivered in May 2021. It was an 81-passenger propane-fueled bus. Our cost was about $151,000 plus sales tax for a total district cost of about $165,000.


School districts receive state transportation depreciation funds to pay for the cost of school buses.Those funds can only be used to replace or make major repairs to a school district's existing bus fleet.


The Snohomish School District covers an area of 128 square miles. District school buses travel about 1,060,000 miles per year. In a typical school year, about 8,600 students are transported to and from school every day.

Important upcoming dates

  • Monday, January 31, 2022 - Non-Student Day (no school)
  • Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - 1st day of 2nd semester classes
  • Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - Election Day
  • Friday, February 18-Monday, February 21, 2022 - Mid-Winter Break (no school)
  • Friday, April 1, 2022 - Half-day early release
  • Monday, April 4-Friday, April 8, 2022 - Spring Break (no school)
  • Click here for school start and dismissal times.
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Thank you Snohomish Lions Club!

We are grateful to the Snohomish Lions Club for purchasing a second SPOT Vision Screener for our district! These devices are essential to school nurses who use them to screen students, monitor on-going vision concerns presented by staff and families, and provide data for evaluations. Thank you Snohomish Lions Club for your amazing community partnership!

Students receive Scholastic Art Awards

We are excited to share this year’s regional award recipients of the 2022 Scholastic Art Awards! Student work was recognized by a panel of creative professionals as the most outstanding work submitted among their peers, exemplifying the awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision. Award-winning artwork will be exhibited at the Schack Art Center in Everett (Mezzanine Gallery) from January 25-February 13. The artwork is also available for viewing in the Schack’s online gallery by clicking here.


This year’s award recipients from the Snohomish School District (Student, School, Work Title, Award, Category):

  • Anna Lomachenko, SHS, Vinok, Gold Key, American Visions, Fashion
  • Anna Lomachenko, SHS, Wise Vase, Gold Key, Ceramics
  • Anna Lomachenko, SHS, Wall Décor, Gold Key, Mixed Media
  • Joseph Burr, GPHS, "Creature Master!", Gold Key, Drawing & Illustration
  • Kylie Standing, SHS, Folding Music, Gold Key, Photography
  • Logan Ferguson, SHS, Corresponding Color Block, Gold Key, Photography
  • Madeleine Lee, GPHS, Familiar Faces, Gold Key, Drawing & Illustration
  • Miranda Myers, GPHS, Traumatized, Gold Key, Drawing & Illustration
  • Anna Lomachenko, SHS, Cabbage, Silver Key, Ceramics
  • Ashlyn Peterson, GPHS, Halloween Leftovers, Silver Key, Painting
  • Aubrey Nickerson, GPHS, Red Roses, Silver Key, Printmaking
  • Ava Kendall, SHS, A Water in Time, Silver Key, Photography
  • Cela Mullen-DeLand, SHS, Pianissimo, Silver Key, Photography
  • Jessica Ostlund, SHS, Child Stories (Not For Children), Silver Key, Mixed Media
  • Madeleine Lee, GPHS, Memories of a…, Silver Key, Drawing & Illustration
  • Marin Waldo, GPHS, Snowy Mountains, Silver Key, Painting
  • Marin Waldo, GPHS, Lurking, Silver Key, Photography
  • Miranda Myers, GPHS, I Cry Too, Silver Key, Drawing & Illustration
  • Soap Simpson-Khan, GPHS, More Than Human, Silver Key, Drawing & Illustration
  • Anna Lomachenko, SHS, Somewhere in the Desert, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Ella Brees, GPHS, Page Turner, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Logan Ferguson, SHS, Reflective Thoughts, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Madison Stumpf, GPHS, Happiness, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Marin Waldo, GPHS, From the Heavens, Honorable Mention, Painting
  • Marin Waldo, GPHS, Eleutheromania, Honorable Mention, Art Portfolio
  • Miranda Myers, GPHS, Elsa in a Car, Honorable Mention, Drawing & Illustration
  • Preston Nilson, SHS, Trapped Outside of a Box, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Quin Treacy, GPHS, Rising City, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Samantha Gamlyn, GPHS, Colored Pencil Still Life, Honorable Mention, Drawing & Illustration
  • Samantha Gamlyn, GPHS, Pencil Portrait, Honorable Mention, Drawing & Illustration
  • Samantha Kotulak, GPHS, Gender Dysphoria, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Zack Curtis, GPHS, Homework, Honorable Mention, Photography
  • Zoe Arnott, GPHS, 1943, Honorable Mention, Drawing & Illustration


The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the country's longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. Founded in 1923, the awards have inspired bold ideas in creative teens throughout the country for nearly a century. This is the 27th year the Schack Art Center has been hosting the art awards for teens in Snohomish County.

DECA students advance to state conference

Congratulations to Glacier Peak High School (GPHS) and Snohomish High School (SHS) DECA students who recently participated in the virtual 2022 Area Career Development Conference (ACDC)! We are proud and excited for the following students who placed and have an opportunity to represent our high school DECA programs at the Washington State Career Development Conference in March! High school DECA teachers/advisors are Ben Doucette (SHS) and Alicia Sents (GPHS).


Competition State Qualifiers (Student, School, Event, Place)

  • Madyson Andrist, SHS, Accounting Applications, 4th
  • Madison Ketchem, GPHS, Apparel and Accessories Marketing, 1st
  • Kate Webb, GPHS, Apparel and Accessories Marketing, 4th
  • Chrisvin Bonshe, GPHS, Automotive Services Marketing, 1st
  • Ryder Elton, SHS, Automotive Services Marketing, 2nd
  • Jacob Haneberg, SHS, Business Financial Services, 4th
  • Joachim Jakuc, GPHS, Business Services Management, 4th
  • Jack Ready and Nathan Simicich, GPHS, Buying and Merchandising Management, 2nd
  • Drew Jansen and Kate Winckler, GPHS, Buying and Merchandising Management, 3rd
  • Alex Gmyrek, GPHS, Entrepreneurship, 2nd
  • Jack Allman and Jordan Yandila, GPHS, Entrepreneurship Team Decision, 1st
  • Ryan Carlsen and Kiefer Karyadi, GPHS, Financial Services Team Decision, 2nd
  • Sienna Dilling, SHS, Financial Consulting, 2nd
  • Palmer Mutcheson and Deegan Ramirez, SHS, Financial Services Team Decision, 3rd
  • Lauren Larson, GPHS, Hotel and Lodging Management, 4th
  • Ben Posey, GPHS, Human Resources Management, 4th
  • Bradley Clark and Sam Vanturennout, GPHS, Hospitality Serves Team Decision, 2nd
  • Mateo Ganje and Luke Posey, GPHS, Hospitality Serves Team Decision, 3rd
  • Paige Villwock and Rylee Johnston, SHS, Management Team, 2nd
  • Clara Diepenbrock, GPHS, Marketing Communication Services, 3rd
  • Mayreli Sarmiento and Keira Snitko, Marketing Management Team Decision, 2nd
  • Nathan Perez Pena, GPHS, Quick Serve Restaurant Management, 4th
  • Anna Kowalchyk, Restaurant Services, 1st
  • Miriam Nichols, GPHS, Retail Merchandising Services, 2nd
  • Justin Yormark, GPHS, Retail Merchandising Services, 3rd
  • Ben Gmyrek, GPHS, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 3rd
  • Keegan Lisenby, GPHS, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, 4th
  • Leira Wisecarver and Aly Sickenberger, SHS, Sports and Entertainment Team Decision, 2nd
  • Drew Davis and Max Scott, SHS, Sports and Entertainment Team Decision, 3rd
  • Jack Almstead and Connor Bullard, GPHS, Sports and Entertainment Team Decision, 4th
  • Paris Buckner, SHS, Start-Up Business Plan, 3rd


Top Test Scores (Student, School, Event)

  • Riley Hankins, GPHS, Automotive Services Marketing Series
  • Jack Ready, GPHS, Buying and Merchandising Team Decision
  • Ashton Lehtinen, SHS, Finance
  • Jacob Haneberg, SHS, Finance
  • Keira Snitko, GPHS, Marketing Management Team Decision
  • AJ Cline, GPHS, Retail Merchandising Services
  • Ben Gymrek, GPHS, Sports and Entertainment Marketing

K-12 isolation, quarantine and testing information

The Washington State Department of Health updated its K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for the 2021-2022 School Year on January 7, 2022. Specifically, the new official requirements included:

  • Updated isolation, quarantine, and testing recommendations to align with recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changes.
  • Expanded eligibility for and activities allowed during modified quarantine in Test to Stay programs.


Click here to access the district's COVID-19 Isolation & Quarantine Requirements document (Single-Page Handout).


Information regarding the specifics of each of the state changes noted above, as well as implementation here in the Snohomish School District, are available at the district links below:


Isolation (tested positive for COVID-19) – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/isolation

  • Isolation reduced to five days at home since symptom onset or positive test. Must be symptom- and fever-free (no medication) to return after five days.
  • If symptoms not resolved upon return, person must take another test. If still testing positive, individual must isolate another five days.


Quarantine (close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19) – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/quarantine
  • No quarantine needed if close contacts are asymptomatic and:
    • Ages 18+ up to date with vaccines (primary series and boosters);
    • Ages 5–17 completed primary series of vaccines; or
    • Had confirmed COVID-19 in the last 90 days and recovered.
  • The district and our schools offer the Test to Stay Program for students and staff who do not meet the above criteria and are close contacts.
  • Those who choose not to participate in Test to Stay and choose not to test must quarantine for 10 days. Quarantine should last for 10 days after the last close contact. However, if any COVID-19 symptoms develop during the 10 days, the individual should isolate and get tested.


Test to Stay Program - www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/testtostay
  • Test to Stay is now inclusive of all staff and students, regardless of where the exposure occurred.
  • Those who choose not to participate in Test to Stay and choose not to test must quarantine for 10 days. Quarantine should last for 10 days after the last close contact. However, if any COVID-19 symptoms develop during the 10 days, the individual should isolate and get tested.

Household Exposures – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/householdexposures


Sick? – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/sickness


Testing – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/testing


District COVID-19 Self-Reporting Tool - www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/selfreport

  • Through our online Self-Reporting Tool, staff and families can report if they or their student have tested positive for COVID-19 or has been determined to be a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
  • If a student or staff member tests positive or has been identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive (non-school related exposure) for COVID-19, please let your school nurse or principal know so they are aware of isolation and quarantine dates and can provide support.

District COVID-19 Dashboard – www.sno.wednet.edu/covid19/districtdashboard


SimpleReport Rapid Antigen Testing Registration – www.sno.wednet.edu/simplereport

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Replacement levies on Feb. 8 ballot

At a December 8 meeting, the Snohomish School District Board of Directors adopted resolutions to place two propositions before voters on the February 8, 2022, ballot. Voters will consider two replacement levies - Educational Programs and Operations Replacement Levy and the Replacement Levy for Technology, Safety and Facility Improvements. Both levies would replace similar levies approved by voters in 2018 and are set to expire at the end of 2022.

4/5/6 Highly Capable Program information

Snohomish School District students who will be in the 4th through 6th grade next year and are invited to participate in the district’s 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program which provides learning opportunities around depth, complexity, and acceleration. If interested, the below dates and information are important. Students currently enrolled in the 4/5/6 Elementary Highly Capable Program do not need to complete the referral process.



Questions can be directed to Linda Varner at 360-563-7296 or linda.varner@sno.wednet.edu and Julie Francois at 360-563-7258 or julie.francois@sno.wednet.edu.

Limited transportation/snow routes and schedules adjusted

Some of the district's limited transportation/snow routes and schedules were recently adjusted. Please make sure you have the latest information in the event of inclement weather.


Important links

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Lifeguard training course available at the Snohomish Aquatic Center

The Snohomish Aquatic Center is offering a lifeguard training course at the Snohomish Aquatic Center in February. Click here to learn more. Those interested can register online or at the Welcome Desk. Questions should be directed to robert.serviss@snohomishaquatic.com.

Join our team!

We are looking for teachers, nurses, paraeducators, custodians, bus drivers, kitchen staff, pool team members, and other positions! Visit www.sno.wednet.edu/jobs or call 360-563-7233 today!


Snohomish School District positions

Snohomish Aquatic Center positions

Chartwells K-12/Compass Group (district's food service provider) positions

Register to vote.
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Register to vote

Do you need to register to vote or update your voter information in Snohomish County? Register to vote or update your voting information at https://voter.votewa.gov/WhereToVote.aspx. Residents can register to vote online up to a week before the February 8, 2022 Election Day or in person up to Election Day.

School & district news

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  • School Messenger - Our district uses the School Messenger automated system as a tool for communication with our parents, families and staff. School Messenger works with the district’s student-data system (Skyward/Family Access) to notify families and staff through phone and/or email of emergencies, critical school and district messages, school/district closures, inclement weather, attendance issues, underfunded student meal accounts and other events/activities. The overall goal of using this service is for parents and families to receive critical information about Snohomish schools - especially information that affects their children - in a timely manner. As long as we have accurate primary phone numbers and email addresses on record for our students in Skyward/Family Access, families should automatically receive these messages when they are sent out.
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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.
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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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snohomishschooldistrict/