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Everett High
celebrates 100 years

Doug Ramsay photo

Everett High School alumnus Betty Larsen–Hammer (class of 1950) of Marysville points to a photo of her aunt as Lyle Goodrich (class of 1938) of Mountlake Terrace checks out a copy of the yearbook from his senior year at the 100 anniversary celebration of the school’s main building Jan. 30. More than 2,000 former and current EHS students and guests gathered to reminisce about their high school days and to see former classmates, many of which had not seen each other for years. Among the former students was at least one from the class of 1922. Each decade was represented with a classroom filled with photos and yearbooks from that decade as well as books and photos in the school’s library. The feature of the day’s event was a slide show and presentation by EHS alumnus and local historian Larry O’Donnell, which attracted a standing-room only crowd in the school’s Civic Auditorium.

School district asks for levy renewal Feb. 9
SNOHOMISH- The Snohomish School District is asking voters to renew its maintenance and operations levy in a special election Feb. 9. Ballots were mailed Jan. 21.
The current levy expires this year and voters must regularly renew the levy every four years. The levy represents about 18 percent of the district’s operating budget and covers programs not covered by state funds.
The levy will cost $2.59 per $1,000 of assessed property value. For a homeowner of a $300,000 house, the annual cost of the levy would be $777, about $30 more than the current levy.
The district estimates the levy would raise $80.5 million for the district over the next four years. If the levy does not pass, the district said it would need to cut another $19 million from the budget. Last year, the district cut $5 million due to state budget cuts.
The current four-year levy passed by voters in 2006 charges homeowners $2.49 a year per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The levy would pay for athletics, teacher support, curriculum, transportation and other items.
The Monroe School District plans to run two levies and a $47.4 million bond in a special election April 27 to fund school renovations, new buses and new classroom technologies.

By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Feb. 3, 2010

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