Snohomish Senior High School

**Snohomish Senior High School**
	Snohomish Senior High School
Location
	1316 5th Street Snohomish, Washington;
Information
Type	Public
Established	1894
Principal	Beth Porter
Faculty	Gordy Brockman (asst. principal); Steve Cotterill (asst. principal); Anne Tompkins (asst. principal)
Enrollment	2073
Information	(360) 563-4000
Colors; Mascot	Red and black; Panther
Website	http://shs.sno.wednet.edu

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Snohomish High School is a secondary school located in the Snohomish School District, in Snohomish, Washington. SHS, built for 1200 students, contains 2144 students (as of October 2007), enrolled in grades 9-12.[1] The school serves primarily those students living north of the Snohomish River. Glacier Peak High School, which opened 4 September 2008, serves primarily those students living south of the Snohomish River.

[edit] History

Before SHS actually opened it was first a courthouse with a small jail section underneath. SHS first opened in 1894 at the completion of the original 'A building'. The school underwent many remodels through the 1980s, including changes to the 'B building'. These changes removed the last vestiges of 'old' Snohomish High School - making the building completely modern. Among the changes made to the B building were the removal of its decades old fixed wooden bleachers and over-painting of many student-painted murals from the 1960s and earlier. There were also additions of music, science, and vocational buildings during this time. In an attempt to curb overcrowding, the 'C building' was constructed and opened in 1999, adding an additional ten classrooms to the school.

[edit] General information

The school is currently 253,458 square feet (23,547.0 m²) in area, plus 896 square feet (83.2 m²) per additional portable classroom. Though more than 2100 students now attend SHS, the building has a practical capacity of just over 1700 students. The school has a total of 90 classrooms.

[edit] Serpentine

The Serpentine Parade is a tradition that has been held in Snohomish for many years. The annual event draws crowds from the city, as every student in their school colors marches from Avenue D to the Freshman Campus, past Central Elementary and down to first street, and back to SHS on Avenue E. The parade is held the Friday afternoon of homecoming each year.

[edit] Campus

Snohomish Senior High School consists of a complex of buildings in an open campus layout. At the South end of the campus are the A and B buildings, connected to the library in between via an overpass. North of the B building is the Performing Arts Center, or PAC. North of the A building is the Cafeteria and New Gym. North of that, near the teacher parking lot, is the C building, which is scheduled for demolition in the renovation of the school in 2009. Just West of the New Gym is the brand-new "D" building which houses many classes ranging from art to science to math to auto mechanics. Originally West of the C building and North of the Music building was the V building, where the vocational and art classes met, but it was demolished in the summer of 2008 to make room for D building and additional staff parking. The interior of A building is scheduled to be torn out and renovated during the summer of 2009.

The School has five double portables situated in the north end faculty parking lot while re-modeling and construction takes place. New tennis courts and south end faculty parking now run parallel to each other on 5th Street.

[edit] ASB

[edit] Members

The ASB consists of:

Members who have paid a small fee
An executive branch consisting of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary
A judicial branch consisting of two representatives per class
A legislative branch consisting of elected senators (9 per class)

[edit] Duties

The ASB's purpose is to provide money to the sports, clubs, and activities of the school. It puts on assemblies, makes announcements, and runs sporting events.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] School

Total Students: 2073 (2008)
Average Class Size: 30 Students
Classrooms: 90

[edit] Academic

Annual Dropout Rate (2004-05) 3.9%
On-Time Graduation Rate (2004-05) 87%
Extended Graduation Rate (2004-05) 90%

[edit] Ethnic

White: 96.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander: 0.9%
Hispanic: 0.9%
African-American: 0.8%
American Indian: 0.6%

[edit] Sports and athletics

SHS is a member of the WESCO North division of Washington State, and consistently competes near the top of its division in both boys and girls sports. The 2007-2008 season yielded two state championships for the school, one in Boys Swimming and the other in Boys Baseball.

[edit] State championships won

1960 Boys Cross Country
1965 Boys Cross Country
1970 Boys Basketball
1976 Football
1978 Football
1984 Girls Soccer
1984 Chess
1988 Girls Track
1995 Girls Cross Country
1996 Girls Cross Country
1997 Girls Soccer
1998 Baseball
1998 Girls Swimming
1999 Girls Swimming
2000 Boys Soccer
2000 Girls Swimming
2001 Boys Golf
2001 Girls Track
2002 Girls Cross Country
2002 Girls Track
2003 Girls Cross Country
2006 Boys Soccer
2006 Boys Swimming
2007 Boys Swimming
2008 Boys Swimming
2008 Baseball

Snohomish High School has been runner up to the state champions 13 times.^[1]

[edit] Notable athletic alumni

Earl Averill - Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
Adam Eaton - Drafted by Philadelphia Phillies. Debuted May 20, 2000.
Jim Ollom - Former Minnesota Twins pitcher in 1966, 1967.
Milena Flores - Former WNBA player with the Miami Sol.
Rick Fenney-NFL RB class of 1983
Jeff Ogden- NFL WR class of 93
Kurt Marsh- NFL lineman drafted by Raiders
Darrell Stubblefield - Professional boxer and alternate in the '84 Olympics
Jon Brockman - Sacramento Kings Basketball Player

[edit] Music

Snohomish High School has both instrumental and vocal music classes.

Concert Band, Symophonic Band and Wind Ensemble are band classes directed by Pete Wilson. The marching band (Panther Band) and Jazz band are extracurricular options for musical students. Although Panther band is required for Freshman coming into band.

The Concert Choir, Women's Ensemble and Crimson Singers Jazz Choir are taught by Mrs. Kathy Moore.

[edit] Choral groups

The Snohomish High School choral program is directed by Kathy Moore. The 3 groups consist of Crimson Singers (Jazz Choir), Crimson Chorale, and Women's Ensemble. The Crimson Singers have won many awards in various competitions and participate in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, as does the Snohomish Jazz I. Entrance into Crimson Singers and Women's Ensemble is by audition only. Also, Kathy Moore also directs the Jazz II group. The Crimson Singers on occasion will sing "The Star Spangled Banner" before football games.

[edit] Instrumental bands

The Snohomish High School band program is headed by director Pete Wilson. There are three curricular bands including Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble, with the latter two requiring auditions. In addition there are two jazz bands, known as Jazz I and Jazz II. Entrance into Jazz I is by audition only.

Band members may elect to perform in the extracurricular marching/pep band. During fall the band performs at football games, and at basketball games during the months of winter and early spring.

[edit] Notable Musicians

Ryan Tapert (Former drummer of This Providence a multi platinum artist)
Sean Gasperetti (Former guitarist/singer of This Providence)
Dan Parker (Guitarist/singer of A Change of Pace)

[edit] Clubs and activities

Snohomish High School has many clubs, with a wide variety of subjects. An incomplete list includes the following:

Dance Team

Debate Team
Cheerleading
Philosophy Club
Chinese, German, French, and Spanish Clubs.
International Exchange Club
Ping Pong Club
The Anime Otaku Club
Art Honor Society
GSA - The Gay/Straight Alliance
Within Reach
Environmental Club
Swing Dance Club (now known as the Dancing With The Stars club)
Future Farmers of America
Panther Band - the SHS Pep and Marching Band
Science Club
National Honor Society
Hi-Q Club
SWAC - School Wide Annual Club
Future Problem Solvers Club
Chess team
Ultimate Frisbee Club
R.A.K.E. Club - "Random Acts of Kindness, Etc"
F.B.L.A.- Future Business Leaders of America.
STEP team
Game Club
CADD club
Sign Language Club

[edit] Marine Corps JROTC clubs

The Unarmed Drill Team
The Armed Drill Team
Color Guard
Rifle Team
Mounted Color Guard
PT Team

[edit] References

^ State Tournament History. URL accessed June 31 2006.

[edit] External links

[0] State Tournament History. URL accessed June 31 2006.

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