Features Archives
Danyka Tagg
Written by Kailee Mydske, Former Student on Monday, December 8, 2014
With all smiles and a caring heart, SHS Senior Danyka Tagg has a talent that most wouldn’t suspect. Peers walking throughout the halls see this student in the yearbook room and in the PAC every once in a while for Jam Club, but this girl does a little more than that after 2:12 when the bell rings. Being a leader for the yearbook, Danyka is great at editing and taking pictures to help represent her school. READ STORY »
Matt Johnson Gets Married
Written by Karl Houtman, Former Student on Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Matt Johnson, a teacher at Snohomish High School, got married to his fiancé this past Friday, December 5, 2014.
Johnson and his bride, Jenny Pinnell, were married this past weekend at the Rose Hill Community Center in Mukilteo.
“The reason why we’re getting married there is because our first date was in Mukilteo, down at the Diamond Knot. We went and got some pizza together, and our date ended at the lighthouse.” READ STORY »
Trotting Her Stuff
Written by Briahna Gibson, Former Student on Monday, December 8, 2014
Ciara Benson, senior, is not only a talented Cross Country and Track athlete, as well as a participant in our school band, she also rides horses. She has been riding horses since she was very young, just for fun with her family. Ciara started riding horses competitively when she was only eight-years-old. The event she typically takes part in is eventing, “which is dressage, show-jumping, and cross country,” says Benson. READ STORY »
Super Staff: Master Sergeant Reuben Urquidez, JROTC teacher
Written by Eyonna Mason, Former Student on Monday, November 24, 2014
Master Sergeant Reuben Urquidez recently began instructing in the JROTC program at Snohomish High School in December of 2013. After serving 22 years in the Marine Corp, he still continues to serve his country by better preparing students for a career in the military.
Q: When did you begin working at SHS?
A: December of last year.
Q: What brought you to SHS? READ STORY »
Super Staff: Tuck Gionet, Government Teacher
Written by Briahna Gibson, Former Student on Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuck Gionet, a Government and Economics Teacher, Head Track and Field Coach, Panther Pal Advisor, Community Service Coordinator, and Key Club Advisor has been teaching in the Snohomish School District for 32 years. He started his career teaching PE, Science, and Social Studies at the original Snohomish Junior High for three years, which is now where the Snohomish Aquatic Center is.
Q: What made you want to teach history and government classes in high school? READ STORY »
Super Staff: Pete Wilson, Band
Written by Kailee Mydske, Former Student on Tuesday, October 28, 2014
The band teacher at Snohomish High School is greatly known throughout the halls of campus. Being involved in band not only brings you into the classrooms of the PAC, but also into the musical world.
Q: Why did you decide to work in the Snohomish School district?
A: Because they hired me. I got out of college when I was 23. On my 30th birthday, I got a letter from my current job at the time saying they had hired a new person for my job. I had jobs that were long time sub jobs and through connections, [I] got the job at SHS. READ STORY »
The Real Impact of Panther Pals
Written by Karl Houtman, Former Student on Wednesday, October 29, 2014
A big part of growing up is having someone to look out for you. Having role models in your life from the very beginning is a big part of learning who you are in this world. They’re always there for you, they will never judge you as anything other than yourself, and they will make you feel important, both in your life and theirs. Panther Pals, essentially, are those role models. READ STORY »
Super Staff: Tomm Stewart, Math
Written by Viktoria Balyanova, Former Student on Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tomm Stewart is a world traveler, a very open-minded person, the father of eleven kids, a volunteer in Africa, and a SHS math teacher. Mr. Stewart can’t imagine his life without traveling because, as he said, "You can’t come back the same person after your adventures.”
-Mr. Stewart, when did you go to Africa and what did you do there?
- I went there this summer in a mission of mercy, education, and new adventures. You are changing somebody’s life, or giving them an opportunity to change their life. READ STORY »
The Truth about Ebola
Written by Rebecca Andrews, Former Student on Monday, October 20, 2014
Every news station is covering it; every ad is warning about it; every student at SHS is talking about it. The Ebola outbreak has caused citizens across the country to panic.
Rumors are being spread all throughout Snohomish High School about the seriousness of the disease, and not many people are taking the time to check their facts. READ STORY »
Online Intermingling at SHS
Written by Shelby Barker, Former Student on Thursday, October 2, 2014
For the past week, Nev Schulman, creator and host of Catfish the TV show and Catfish the original movie, has been in Pullman, Washington to talk to students about the dangers of online intermingling.
Catfish is an extremely popular TV show on MTV, and has running for just two years. Catfish has become quite popular with young viewers, along with online dating.
Schulman may have been in Pullman, which is just a jump over the Cascade Range, but how close is online dating to SHS? READ STORY »
