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 110 square miles. The district has a total enrollment of 8660 students. Its superintendent is William A. Mester.
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[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary schools
- Cascade View Elementary
- Cathcart Elementary
- Central Primary Center
- Dutch Hill Elementary
- Emerson Elementary
- Little Cedars Elementary (opens fall of 2007)
- Machias Elementary
- Riverview Elementary
- Seattle Hill Elementary
- Totem Falls Elementary
[edit] Middle schools
- Centennial Middle School
- Valley View Middle School
[edit] Athletics
Once each year, the football 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. New at Valley View in January 2007 they had tryouts for being "Vick the Viking", Valley View's mascot.
[edit] High schools
[edit] Alternative schools
- AIM High School
- Alternative Learning Center
- Parent Partnership Program
[edit] 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 the state superintendent's office in 2006.
The district is also building an elementary school, called Little Cedars Elementary, is scheduled to be open September 2007.
