Snohomish Senior High School
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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 2018 students (as of Jan. 2006), enrolled in grades 10-12. The school encompasses the entire city of Snohomish. A new high school is being built, currently planned to open in 2008.
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History
SHS first opened in 1894 at the completion of the original A building. The school underwent many remodels through the 1950s, including changes to the B building, and the addition of a music building. 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 253,458 square feet in area, plus 896 square feet per additional portable classroom. Though more than 2000 students now attend SHS, the building has a practical capacity of just over 1700 students. The school has a total of 90 classrooms.Serpentine
The Serpentine Parade, a tradition that has been held in Snohomish for over 100 years, took place on October 7th 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.Statistics
School
- Total Students: 2018
- Average Class Size: 30 Students
- Class Rooms: 90
Academic
- Annual Dropout Rate (2003-04): 38%
- On-Time Graduation Rate (2003-04): 13%
- Extended Graduation Rate (2003-04): 86%
Ethnic
- White: 96.6%
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 0.9%
- Hispanic: 0.9%
- African-American: 0.8%
- American Indian: 0.6%
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 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.State Championships Won
- 1960 Boys Cross Country
- 1965 Boys Cross Country
- 1970 Boys Basketball
- 1976 Football
- 1978 Football
- 1984 Girls Soccer
- 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
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.
- The Anime Otaku Club
- Art Honor Society
- GSA - The Gay/Straight Alliance
- [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
- SWAC - School Wide Annual Club
- Future Problem Solvers Club
External Links and References
- [Snohomish High School Official Website]
- [Snohomish School District Official Website]
- [Seattle Times: School Guide]
- [HeraldNet Prep Sports]
- [Washington Interscholastic Activities Association]
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