Glacier Peak High School

Glacier Peak High School
Location
7401 144th Place Southeast Snohomish, Washington 98296 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	2008
School district	Snohomish School District #201
Principal	Brenda Conrad
Faculty	Lance Peters (Asst. Principal) Holly Appelgate (Asst. Principal) Brittany Elliott (Asst. Principal)
Teaching staff	66.30 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,630 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.59[1]
Color(s)	Silver, Navy & White
Athletics conference	Wesco 4A
Mascot	Grizzly Bears
Rival	Henry M Jackson High School
Information	[phone]
Website	glacierpeak.sno.wednet.edu

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.

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.

Notable alumni

• Amy-Eloise Markovc, long-distance runner^[5]
• Ve'ondre Mitchell, internet celebrity and recording artist^[6]

References

1. "Glacier Peak High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
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.
6. Greenberg, Kalie (2021-11-22). "Snohomish County teen uses TikTok fame to advocate for Black, trans rights". king5.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.

External links

• Glacier Peak High School

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