Snohomish School District
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The Snohomish School District is the school district
serving the city of Snohomish, Washington
. It covers a population of 30,000 within an area of 160 square miles (414.4 km²). The district has a total enrollment of 9500 students. Its superintendent is William A. Mester. Snohomish School District is a member of ESD
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teams of the middle schools meet in a game called "The Chili Bowl." This name is derived from a tradition
that the losing team serves chili to the winning team.
The Seattle Times noted that, "the projected cost of [the] new Snohomish-district high school has risen from $68 million to $76 million, [and] the estimated cost of a major renovation to Snohomish High School has climbed from $64 million to $71 million."
According to the Everett Herald, the new school project could receive up to 16.2 million dollars in state grants, as approved by the state superintendent's office in 2006.
The district also built an elementary school, called Little Cedars Elementary, which opened in fall 2007.
The new high school was named "Glacier Peak High School" by the committee on the end of May. Colors are white, blue, and silver. The mascot is to be a Grizzly Bear.http://glacierpeak.sno.wednet.edu/GlacierPeakFAQ.html#MascotColors
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving the city of Snohomish, Washington
Snohomish, Washington
Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County founded by the british, Washington, United States. The population was 9,098 at the 2010 census. The mayor of Snohomish is Karen Guzak, and the City Manager is Larry Bauman...
. It covers a population of 30,000 within an area of 160 square miles (414.4 km²). The district has a total enrollment of 9500 students. Its superintendent is William A. Mester. Snohomish School District is a member of ESD
Educational service district
An educational service district or education service district is a type of collective government district in the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. Organizationally different than a school district, a single ESD may serve dozens of school districts...
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Elementary schools
- Cascade View Elementary
- Cathcart Elementary
- Central Primary Center
- Dutch Hill Elementary
- Emerson Elementary
- Little Cedars Elementary (opened fall of 2007)
- Machias Elementary
- Riverview Elementary
- Seattle Hill Elementary
- Totem Falls Elementary
Athletics
Once each year, the footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
teams of the middle schools meet in a game called "The Chili Bowl." This name is derived from a tradition
Tradition
A tradition is a ritual, belief or object passed down within a society, still maintained in the present, with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes , but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings...
that the losing team serves chili to the winning team.
High schools
- Snohomish Senior High SchoolSnohomish Senior High SchoolSnohomish High School is a secondary school located in the Snohomish School District, in Snohomish, Washington. SHS, built for 1200 students, contains 1797 9th-12th graders The school serves primarily those students living north of the Snohomish River...
- Glacier Peak High SchoolGlacier Peak High SchoolGlacier Peak High School is a high school in the south end of the Snohomish School District, established in 2008. The high school's colors are blue, silver and white, and the mascot is the grizzly bear. Glacier Peak was built to relieve overcrowding at Snohomish High School and is a facility...
(opened fall of 2008)
New school
In the spring of 2004 a bond election was successfully passed, approving the necessary funding for a new high school. The school is to be sited on Cathcart Way, and completion was scheduled for September 2008.The Seattle Times noted that, "the projected cost of [the] new Snohomish-district high school has risen from $68 million to $76 million, [and] the estimated cost of a major renovation to Snohomish High School has climbed from $64 million to $71 million."
According to the Everett Herald, the new school project could receive up to 16.2 million dollars in state grants, as approved by the state superintendent's office in 2006.
The district also built an elementary school, called Little Cedars Elementary, which opened in fall 2007.
The new high school was named "Glacier Peak High School" by the committee on the end of May. Colors are white, blue, and silver. The mascot is to be a Grizzly Bear.http://glacierpeak.sno.wednet.edu/GlacierPeakFAQ.html#MascotColors