Snohomish Senior High School

Infobox School
name = Snohomish Senior High School


established = 1894
type = Public
principal = Beth Porter
faculty = Gordy Brockman (asst. principal) Steve Cotterill (asst. principal) Anne Tompkins (asst. principal)
enrollment = 1947
free_label = Colors
Mascot
free_text = Red and White
Panther
location = 1316 5th Street Snohomish, Washington
information = [phone]
website = http://shs.sno.wednet.edu

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. [http://shs.sno.wednet.edu/] 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.

History

Before SHS actually opened it was first a courthouse with a small jail section underneathe. 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.

General information

The school is currently convert|253458|sqft|m2 in area, plus convert|896|sqft|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.

erpentine

The Serpentine Parade is a tradition that has been held in Snohomish for over 100 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.

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 Gym. The next building north of the PAC is the Music Building. 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 Music building is the V building, where the vocational and art classes meet.

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.

ASB

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)

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.

tatistics

chool

*Total Students: 2144 (2007)
*Average Class Size: 30 Students
*Classrooms: 90

Academic

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

Ethnic

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

ports 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.

tate 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 BaseballSnohomish High School has been runner up to the state champions 13 times. [ [http://www.wiaa.com/history/school.aspx State Tournament History] . "URL accessed June 31 2006."]

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 1982
*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- University of Washington Basketball Player

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

Clubs and activities

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

Marine Corps JROTC clubs

*The Unarmed Drill Team
*The Armed Drill Team
*Color Guard
*Rifle Team
*The Cannon Crew

References

External links

* [http://shs.sno.wednet.edu Snohomish High School official website]
* [http://www.sno.wednet.edu Snohomish School District official website]
* [http://schoolguide.seattletimes.nwsource.com/schoolprofile.cfm?profileID=2428MLH Seattle Times: School Guide]
* [http://www.myspace.com/snohomishhiphop Dance Team Myspace]
* [http://www.heraldnet.com/preps HeraldNet Prep Sports]
* [http://www.wiaa.com Washington Interscholastic Activities Association]
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/296584_cannon20.html Boy hurt by cannon blast feels twice wounded - Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
* [http://snohomishhigh88.blogspot.com/ Class of 1988 Blog]