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Snohomish High School Library Snohomish High School Library serves the student body and staff of Snohomish High School, which has been in existence since 1894.

We moved to our new facilities in the Fall of 2011.

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10/19/2023

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If you would like to see this artifact in person, come to the Library History Walk before the football game on 10/13 fro...
10/12/2023

If you would like to see this artifact in person, come to the Library History Walk before the football game on 10/13 from 5-6pm!

This letterman’s sweater is from the late 1940s. The owner was Lenore Schaus, class of 1947. We know that this was the second type of school spirit sweater introduced to Snohomish High School and the style lasted from 1931 to about 1963. The only way to obtain this sweater was to be active in after-school activities and we see that Lenore was an active member of extracurriculars from her student description next to her senior photo. Not much can be found about Octonek Sweaters, the knitting company, however, they were a local business here in Seattle that made it their goal to create sweaters for schools in the Puget Sound. Old yearbook photos show that on the left side of the sweater, there would be an “S” for Snohomish, and is in the same font that we use now.
This piece should be kept and preserved to show to the future students of Snohomish High School. This sweater is an important piece in Snohomish High School’s history as it is in perfect condition and seemed to be one of the only spirit gear that the school had to offer. Sweaters like these are now considered vintage clothing and can never be replicated again since the company is no longer in business.

10/10/2023

Are you interested in viewing some of our amazing SHS historical artifacts?

Come visit us before the homecoming game from 5-6 pm on 10/13!

Research by S. Moroz Artifact:Design: brown notepadYear: 1903Intent: daily news or gossipPurpose: Originally, we believe...
10/10/2023

Research by S. Moroz
Artifact:
Design: brown notepad
Year: 1903
Intent: daily news or gossip
Purpose: Originally, we believed that the purpose of this artifact was to record notes about staff meetings, but we came to realize that this notepad was essentially written correspondence between students at Snohomish high school, kind of like texting his today, this notepad was used for gossiping about teachers and discussing daily news in the school

Historical Context
It began use around April of 1903.
This artifact acted sort like a group chat today. Several people wrote in this notepad. It served as a newspaper for students, they would write about daily news and teachers and other students. It would have most likely be seen in different classrooms. It’s a unique piece because ont every student got access to the gossip notepad.
Importance
This artifact it worth keeping because it shows how students or rather teenagers communicated together. These teenagers were not afraid to write their opinions. It represents students involvement in the SHS community. The audience might be interested in the drawings and the different opinions of the students as they may differ from what we see today.

Extension
The yearbook for the year of 1903 has pictures and information of the students of the so called “reporters” in the notepad.

Appointment
Members of our community can access this artifact by attending the Snohomish High School Library Homecoming open House on 10/13 from 5-6pm!

The SHS Library staff learned that our Panther Hero Kile Berg passed away this morning. We are honored to be able to kee...
09/27/2023

The SHS Library staff learned that our Panther Hero Kile Berg passed away this morning. We are honored to be able to keep his inspiring life story living on with future generations of Panthers. Mr. Berg will be missed by so many.

The SHS Library preserves a variety of historical artifacts. We have archived school newspapers dating back over one hun...
09/22/2023

The SHS Library preserves a variety of historical artifacts. We have archived school newspapers dating back over one hundred years! One of the newspapers was analyzed by one of our AP US History students last school year.

This Arrowhead newspaper was published and printed March 3rd of 1930. The Main Editor-in-Chief was Walt Bakeman. As a Newspaper developed on March 3rd of 1930, its purpose was to provide a useful source of information, serving as a primary source of information about historical and current events. This was a common item, as it was written by the Journalism Class/club, then printed by a newspaper company, and then it is delivered throughout Snohomish, and even to the school itself!
You can learn plenty about the events that transpired nearly 100 years ago!
such as: The Election of Carol Boring as Class President for the Sophomores at Granite Falls. Plans during Spring Break on how we can give back to the schools. And The Dramatic Club's Activities being revived under the direction of Mr. Nelson for Snohomish High. I believe that this Artifact, along with the other Arrowhead Newspapers, should be worth keeping. If you’re a fellow Snohomish High School student who desires to learn more about our history, don't hesitate to stop on by our Library to peruse these remnants of our history! If you ever come by to have a look at this interesting piece of our history, then make sure to check out our other Arrowhead Newspapers, as they not only hold more history around the 1900's, but it does the students proud.

The Snohomish High School Library keeps a collection of yearbooks going back to the turn of the century! L. Crocker from...
09/18/2023

The Snohomish High School Library keeps a collection of yearbooks going back to the turn of the century! L. Crocker from the 2022-2023 AP US History class analyzed the 1943 yearbook pictured here.

This book…provide[s] a window into the activities, culture and processes of the 1940s. It’s important to keep around books like this because the past keeps us anchored. This book features a sophomore Keith Gilbertson, Stan Bates before he became principal, and several clubs and activities that are now long dead and gone. A few of these clubs and classes include:

Hi-Y Club: A club that ‘creates, maintains, and extends throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian character’. Sold war bonds as well.

Yell leaders: Essentially a 3 person cheer team, the Yell leaders organized cheers and chants at games, often working in tandem with the SHS band.

Girls club and Boys club: Organizing activities relating to their corresponding genders.

Typing Team: A competitive typing group. According to the book, several trophies had been won by Snohomish in the previous years for typing. Qualifications: ‘student must be able to write forty-five words a minute the first year, and over sixty the second year.’

Big S Club: The lettermen’s club. ‘Attempted to establish a standard letter to be worn on boys’ sweaters’. Advised by Stan Bates.

Aeronautics: A government course that helped the war effort, training students for future jobs in aeronautics.

The Movie Club: A group that shows films for classes. It’s unclear as to whether they make the films themselves, or are merely projector operators, although I assume it’s the latter.

Latin Club: A club for those who enjoyed Latin class and wanted to continue involvement with it more. Both the club and the class are long gone.

Thespians: Group that encouraged people to join High School drama classes.

There are many more, but this is all I chose to include here.
The past is a strange and wonderful place, and without books or artifacts to give us an understanding of what life was like back then, it will be lost forever.

Here is some fun SHS Library history from 1973!
08/18/2023

Here is some fun SHS Library history from 1973!

And that’s a wrap for the 2022-2023 school year! We are already excited to see you in September❤️ Remember to use the So...
06/28/2023

And that’s a wrap for the 2022-2023 school year! We are already excited to see you in September❤️ Remember to use the Sora app for ebooks and audiobooks over the summer. Also be sure to visit our beautiful public library on Maple Street! Happy Reading🌞📚

Great work Snohomish High School art students!! What a fantastic addition to the public library!!!
06/21/2023

Great work Snohomish High School art students!! What a fantastic addition to the public library!!!

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98290

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