Glacier Peak High School

Glacier Peak High School is a high school in Snohomish, Washington, United States, operated by the Snohomish School District. Glacier Peak was opened in 2008 to relieve overcrowding at Snohomish High School; the 230,000-square-foot (21,000 m2) facility designed by NAC Architecture and built by Lydig Construction.

Glacier Peak High School
Location
7401 144th Place Southeast
Snohomish, Washington
Information
TypePublic
Established2008
School districtSnohomish School District #201
PrincipalBrenda Conrad
FacultyLance Peter (Asst. Principal)
Holly Appelgate (Asst. Principal)
Brittany Elliot (Asst. Principal)
Teaching staff74.61 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,768 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.70[1]
Color(s)Silver, Navy & White
     
Athletics conferenceWesco 4A
MascotGrizzly Bears
Information(360) 563-7500
Websiteglacierpeak.sno.wednet.edu

The site is adjacent to the former Cathcart Landfill, which opened in 1980 and closed in 1992 after reaching capacity. The high school was built on supplemental land that had been reserved for a future expansion but was later sold to the Snohomish School District.[2]

The school opened in an almost completed state on September 3, 2008, for grades 9–11.[3][4] It was completely finished by January 2009. Grades 9-12 have attended GPHS since September 2009, and the first senior class graduated on June 17, 2010.

GPHS has a large arts department; students can choose from performing and fine arts classes. A performing arts center provides a venue for GPHS's performances, including plays and musicals as well as jazz band, concert band, and choir concerts.

Alumni

References
  1. "Glacier Peak High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. Brooks, Diane (February 20, 2008). "New vision for old trash site". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. Manry, Kaitlin (September 4, 2008). "New Glacier Peak High School dubbed 'pretty rad'". The Everett Herald. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  4. Whitney, Michael. Snohomish County Tribune, 27 August 2008 edition. "Beautiful views await Glacier Peak High students"
  5. Patterson, Nick (June 29, 2021). "Glacier Peak alum Markovc headed to Summer Olympics". The Everett Herald. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

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