Grizzly Bulletin

Students, Staff, and Community,

Thank you for your generous donations to our Annual Food Drive benefitting the Maltby Food Bank. Over $27,000 was raised to provide, food, heat, electricity and gas for the clients served by the volunteers this year. Additionally two palettes were stacked with crates, and dozens of banana boxes loaded, all filled with food items. It was shared this year that several of our local Food Banks have been hit by thieves, Arlington's Food Bank being completely wiped out, and your donations will assist in supporting those communities as well. Grizzlies are truly mighty when they come together, and once again we have shown that WE ARE GP!

Join Game Club on Wednesday, December 20 in a 12-hour gaming session! In room 209, starting right after school and going until 10 p.m., we will be hosting a gaming marathon! There will be board games galore, roleplaying until you drop, video game tournaments, and a Magic the Gathering draft (the newest set: Lost Caverns of Ixilan). There's a PlayStation 5 with the hottest new games. There are complicated board games for seasoned veterans and silly, light party games for those who want to just have a laugh. Or maybe you want to learn Dungeons and Dragons!? Come on in and bring some friends! Let's start the break off right! Pizza and drinks will be served around 6pm. No lunch will be provided.

Here are the costs, all of which can be paid to the bookkeeper:

• Open play + pizza dinner = $10
• Open play + Magic the Gathering Draft = $18
• Open play + Smash Bros. Tournament = $13
  • If you can bring your own controllers/Switch, it will make things better. See Mr. Benson for tournament rules details

Did you miss ordering a year book at the beginning of the school year? For a limited time you can order one now for $75! Stop by the bookkeeping office or order online by December 20.

For more details please see our GP calendar.

• Thursday, November 2 - Sno-Isle application open
• Wednesday, December 20 - Early Release 10:30 a.m.
• Thursday, December 21 - Tuesday, January 2 - Winter Break No School
  
• Monday, January 8 - Parent Org Meeting 7p.m. in the Library
• Friday, January 26 - Last day of First Semester.
• Monday, January 29 - Non Student day/Beginning of Second Semester

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.

Snohomish School District (Glacier Peak High School and Snohomish High School athletics) is pleased to announce that we are adding GoFan as a digital ticket-buying option. Fans can purchase tickets online through the appropriate GoFan pages or the GoFan app and all major credit cards are accepted, along with Apple Pay and Google Pay. We will still continue to accept cash for tickets at the door/gate for basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and wrestling events. Please click here to learn more and purchase GoFan tickets.

For information about graduation, community service, senior activities and more, please visit this link on our Glacier Peak website. For all the upcoming special events, dates, times and cost please click here.

The parent led Grad Night Party will kick off tickets sales this Wednesday, December 13 during both lunches in the commons. Tickets will be on sale every Wednesday through February for $175. Get an early bird ticket and receive 5 raffle tickets towards prizes during the Grad Night Party and an exclusive Grad Night Party t-shirt. Prices will increase February 1.

Questions? Email: gphsgradnight2024@gmail.com

Stay informed through Facebook and Instagram

Please see the College & Career Canvas page, Scholarship Bulletin Board, or stop by the College and Career Center for current scholarships.

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.

Class of 2024! Please use this resource to help you prepare to file the 2024-25 FAFSA which opens in December.

The College & Career Center December newsletter offers resources for students by grade level to help students prepare for life beyond high school. Please access the newsletter here.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The audition workshop and informational meeting for Glacier Peak’s spring musical—Disney’s NEWSIES was on Wednesday, November 29. If you missed the initial meeting please stop by the main office and pick up a informational packet.

2024 Spring Musical - Audition Schedule

Three days of callbacks are reserved—we may not need three days but making yourselves available for these three days will be helpful.

• Thursday, 1/4—Parent Meeting — 5:-6:30 p.m. (auditorium)
• Monday, 1/8—First Rehearsal — 2:30-5:30 p.m. (auditorium)

Grizzlies … find out more about all of the clubs and activities you can get involved in by going to the club information page or visit the ASB Canvas page.

The Glacier Peak High School parent organization’s mission is to recognize, support and honor student learning and well-being, to facilitate home/school communication, and support staff members. We welcome your participation, your suggestions and your time. Please click here for your Parent Org representatives, information and the scheduled meetings. Join the Glacier Peak Facebook page.

Next Meeting: January 8, 2024

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.

• Tuesday and Thursdays
• 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Room 204

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

• Christmas House Information & Snohomish County Winter Resources
• Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate - Winter 2023
• Cub Scout Pack 193 - 2023-2024 Calendar
• Evergreen Recovery Centers - Youth Detox
• Fly Me to the Moon - Glacier Peak High School Swing Dance - January 20
• Free Financial Literacy & Education Program for Youth - WorkSource and Workforce Snohomish Opportunities
• Girls Lacrosse Spring Registration
• Girls Who Code at Fred Hutch
• Girl Scouts of Western Washington
• Girls Grizzly Holiday Hoops Camp - December 21-22
• Marine Science Club at the Seattle Aquarium
• Reflections School of Dance
• Santa Slam Girls Winter Basketball Camp - December 21-22
• Seattle Children's Chorus Registration
• Snohomish Healing Project - Volunteers Needed
• Snohomish Youth Volleyball - March through May
• Strategic Kids Chess at Cathcart Elementary
• Strategic Kids Chess at Riverview Elementary
• STEM and Storytelling at Snohomish Library - December 28 and 29
• Taekwondo for Kids - December 2023
• 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.

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.