Snohomish Senior High School
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| Established | 1894 |
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| School type | Public |
| Principal | Diana Plumis |
| Faculty | Gordy Brockman (asst. principal) Robin Furlan (asst. principal) Lance Peters (asst. principal) Beth Porter (asst. principal) Volkert Volkersz (librarian) |
| Students | 1947 |
| Colors Mascot |
Red and White Panther |
| Location | 1316 5th Street Snohomish, WA 98290 |
| Information | (360) 563-4000 |
| Website | http://shs.sno.wednet.edu |
Snohomish High School is a secondary school located in Snohomish, in the Snohomish School District, and in Washington, in the United States. SHS, built for 1200 students, contains 1947 students (as of Nov. 2006), enrolled in grades 10-12. The school serves the entire city of Snohomish. A new high school is being built, currently planned to open in 2008.
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[edit] History
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, and the addition of music, science, and vocational buildings. 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 in area, plus 896 square feet per additional portable classroom. Though nearly 2000 students now attend SHS, the building has a practical capacity of just over 1700 students. The school has a total of 90 classrooms.
[edit] Traditions
The Serpentine Parade, a tradition that has been held in Snohomish for over 100 years, took place on October 7 during the 2005-2006 school year. 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 just before 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 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 Gymn. North of the Cafeteria is the S building, where the science classes are located. 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. West of the C building and North of the PAC is the V building, where the vocational and art classes meet.
The School has five double portables which surround the tennis courts behind the PAC.
[edit] ASB
The school's student government is the Associated Student Body, or the ASB. It should be noted that the Freshman Campus has a separate ASB and is not directly affiliated with the ASB of the senior high school.
[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 funding 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: 1947 (2006)
- Average Class Size: 30 Students
- Class Rooms: 90
[edit] Academic
- Annual Dropout Rate (2003-04):
- On-Time Graduation Rate (2003-04): 80%
- Extended Graduation Rate (2003-04): 0%
[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 2005-2006 season yielded two state championships for the school, one in Boys Swimming and the other in Boys Soccer. The Girls Cross Country placed first in district's and 4th in State; Along with consistently Placing well in districts's and state for many years. The future of the Snohomish's success has been in question by many critics of the new high school. They say that the tradition of a united city gives Snohomish a powerful and successful athletics program, and they question whether this can continue if the students are divided. It should be noted however, that these are largely speculation based, and it remains to be seen how large, if any, the effect will be.
[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
Snohomish High School has been runner up to the state champions 13 times. [1]
[edit] Music
Snohomish High School has both instrumental and vocal music classes.
[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 extra-curricular marching/pep band. During fall the band performs at football games, and at basketball games during the months of winter and early spring. However, in recent years a waning interest amongst trombone players has led to a small trombone section at basketball games.
[edit] Clubs & Activities
Snohomish High School has many clubs, with a wide variety of subjects. An incomplete list includes the following:
- Debate Club
- 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 - Promoting tolerance and awareness in the school community by organizing events such as the Day of Silence on April 18, 2007, and the Breaking the Silence concert afterward.
- Within Reach - This student literary and arts magazine has been published, under various names, since at least 1906. It has previously been known as The Junior Enterprise and Beginner's Luck. A centennial edition, featuring a sampling of works by students from the past 100 years, as well as from the 2005-2006 school year, was published in May 2006. Within Reach is a recognized club of the ASB.
- Environmental Club
- Swing Dance Club
- FFA - A Vocational Agricultural Club
- Panther Band - the SHS Pep and Marching Band
- Science Club - General extracurricular science work and participation in the Science Olympiad Competition
- National Honor Society
- Hi-Q Club - Competes in the Kimberly-Clark Hi-Q competition. State Champions in 2002.
- SWAC - School Wide Annual Club
- Future Problem Solvers Club
- The Unarmed Drill Team-- this is also a 'zero period' class, which meets from 6am to 7am, compiled of Junior ROTC cadets who do close order drill (marching). They compete at competitions, and have a reputation for excellence, thanks to their instructor, Sergeant Major Zachary.
- The Armed Drill Team-- they meet the same time as the Unarmed drill team, and the only difference is they march with nine pound de-militarized M14's, which are kept in the Armory. They are also directed by the Sergeant Major
- Color Guard: Color Guard is an after school club where cadets learn how to be a proper color guard, with a National Color bearer, a Organizational Color Bearer (in this case a Marine Corps flag), and two 'shoulders.' The shoulders carry de-militarized M14's, and these cadets present the colors during assemblies, the Serpentine Parade, and other occasions.
The Cannon Crew: The cannon crew was in charge of firing the ceremonial cannon at the beginning of every home football game, and after the Snohomish team scored. This tradition came to a halt at the Homecoming game of October 2006, when the cannon blew apart, injuring members of the Cannon Crew.
- Rifle Team
- Chess Club
- Game Club
