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. It is the other high school in the Snohomish School District alongside Snohomish High School. 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. The site has a view of Glacier Peak in eastern Snohomish County. The school opened in an almost completed state on September 3, 2008, for grades 9–11. 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. Its name was decided by a naming committee from names submitted by community members. The three names that were in the final vote were Eagle Ridge, Glacier Peak and Three Rivers. The mascot and colors were voted on by students from the Snohomish Freshman Campus and Valley View Middle School. 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. Academics Glacier Peak offers an array of academic programs, including College in the High School, Running Start, classes at the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center, & 19 Advanced Placement classes: Extracurriculars Sports and athletics Glacier Peak is a member of the WESCO 4A division in Washington state. It offers a wide range of sports, including football, cross country, volleyball, tennis, soccer, swim and dive, wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, baseball / softball, track and field, golf, and badminton. The boys soccer team won the state championship in 2010 and the girls cross country team won the state championships in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, & 2018 Clubs Glacier Peak offers a total of 41 clubs: Robotics Founded in 2008, The Sonic Squirrels FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2930 is composed of Glacier Peak and Snohomish High School students, representing the Snohomish School District. Initially known as "Roboshi" and then the "TaterBotz", they rebranded in 2014 to become what we know today, the Sonic Squirrels. The Sonic Squirrels won the Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championships in 2015 and 2025. They have also won multiple awards throughout the years. Band Glacier Peak boasts three concert bands: Concert Band (freshman), Symphonic Band (sophomores-seniors), and Wind Ensemble (audition only). There is also a percussion ensemble and the Grizzly Marching/Pep Band for sports events, as well as two jazz bands. Jazz I is audition only and Jazz II is open to all. Tadd Morris directs the bands at Glacier Peak and Joel Orsen directs Jazz II. Choir Glacier Peak has two choirs directed by Nancy Lamont: Concert Choir and Symphonic Choir (audition only). Incidents On February 13, 2015, a dugout in the girls’ fast pitch softball field was intentionally set on fire by an unknown person. A second dugout in the same field also burned down on February 16, 2015. Some of the equipment used by the softball team was also burned and the estimated damage cost was $30,000-40,000. School was not in session these days and no one was harmed. The dugouts were rebuilt and finished by March 31, 2015, just in time for the softball season. On June 10, 2018, an 18-year-old man crashed his truck through the front doors of Glacier Peak. He was arrested for first-degree DUI. It did not affect anything, including graduation, for the last week of school. On November 30, 2018, two students created derogatory Wi-Fi names during the winter pep assembly. They were disciplined, but their punishment was disclosed due to federal privacy law. This incident resulted in the creation of the Black Student Union club. On April 16, 2026, students were briefly exposed to inappropriate images during a classroom slideshow. The incident, which the school district is currently investigating as a personnel matter, involved images of nude breasts appearing as small preview boxes within a folder on a slide. The school administration stated that the content did not meet classroom expectations and that steps were being taken to address the situation. It is unclear of who the teacher was and what steps were taken after the incident. On April 17, 2026, at approximately 6:30 pm, a fire broke out in the shop classroom at Glacier Peak High School which caused a school closure on Friday, April 17. A wastebasket by the door to the shop burned down to the ground and was quickly extinguished by sprinklers. The cause of the fire is "unable to be determined" according to the Snohomish Regional Fire Department. No one was injured and it is not suspected to be arson. The shop is likely to be closed for the rest of the school year, due to smoke and water damage from the sprinklers. There have also been multiple bomb threats made over the years but none of them have resulted in actual bombs on campus. Fight song Grizzlies fight for our dear Glacier Peak For our alma mater cheer! Let’s hear for the mighty Grizzly team For victory is near! All across the valley hear us shout We will reign fore’er beyond all doubt! So fight, fight, fight for the blue and white And onward to victory! References External links Official Glacier Peak High School Website Grizzly Band Website Youtube channel Instagram page Facebook page X (formerly Twitter) page