🎄✨ One of Sedro-Woolley’s favorite traditions returns December 6! Join us downtown for the Tree Lighting at 5 p.m., the parade right after, and a visit with Santa at 6 p.m. A variety of student groups will be performing or waving from floats — come cheer them on and celebrate the holiday season together!
Mark your calendars! There will be no school on the following days:
• Thursday, November 27 — Thanksgiving Day
• Friday, November 28 — Native American Heritage Day
Wishing all our Cub families a safe and happy long weekend! 🧡
One of the very best things about our little hyphenated city is how this community shows up for its kids. Over the past few weeks, you can feel the pride everywhere you go—reader boards shining good-luck messages across town, blue-and-white lights glowing from a home near the high school, and even local businesses stepping up so every student could attend last week’s playoff game.
This week, Sedro-Woolley Rotary even broke into the high school alma mater during their Thursday lunch meeting, hoping a little hometown harmony might send some extra luck the Cubs’ way.
It’s all a reminder of what makes this place special: Friday Night Lights isn’t just a phrase here—it’s part of who we are. From local first responders cheering in the end zone, to the Sedro-Woolley Firefighters working the chains on the sidelines, to the Senior Parent Group keeping everyone fed—our athletes never take the field alone. They carry an entire town with them.
Tomorrow, our Cubs face O’Dea High School in the state playoffs—and once again, we’re asking Sedro-Woolley to show up big.
🚌 The send-off bus leaves SWHS at 9:00 a.m.
Route: North on Third ➝ West on State ➝ North on Metcalf ➝ West on Ferry ➝ out to Cook Road
Line the streets. Wear your Cub Blue. Bring your signs, your cheers, your kids, your neighbors—bring the whole dang town. Let’s wrap these players and coaches in all the love, pride, and support they deserve.
Let’s show them what Sedro-Woolley spirit looks like. LET’S GO CUBS! 💙🐾💙
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• Reminder: No school on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Veterans Day)
• SWISH Basketball (grades three through eight) — register by Sunday, November 9, 2025
• Skagit Valley Herald Christmas Fund — registration opens Tuesday, November 11, 2025
• Sedro-Woolley FFA wreaths and garlands — orders through Friday, November 14, 2025
• Sedro-Woolley Club Hoop (kindergarten through fourth grade) — register by Saturday, November 15, 2025
• Mary Purcell Elementary “Land of Oz” — November 14–15 (free)
• An Evening with Matt Hamill at Sedro-Woolley High School — Wednesday, November 19, 2025 (tickets available)
• Winter Ride 2026 family meeting — Wednesday, November 19, 2025
• Girls Basketball Jamboree — Saturday, November 29, 2025
Plus: inclement weather information, free meals for all students, wellness clinic hours, transportation form, and community resources.
#RootedInSW
Do you know a student who loves a challenge or shows exceptional creativity, leadership, or problem-solving skills?
The Sedro-Woolley School District’s Highly Capable Program nomination window is open now through November 26, 2025!
Nominate a student to be tested for HiCap services ➡️
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq0KHS09CbXw-sJ5tAQvlBBDUFhio5hHtSuN-lC1S3uEH5dg/viewform
🧠 Testing takes place January–February 2026
📚 2nd and 6th graders are automatically screened, no need to fill out the form
💻 Learn more: https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/page/highly-capable-program-information
#RootedInSW #EmpoweringTheDreamsOfStudents
Today is the first day of the 2025–2026 school year for first through 12th grade students! Kindergarteners will join us on Friday.
Start times:
Cascade Middle School: 7:40 a.m.
Sedro-Woolley High School: 7:55 a.m.
State Street High School: 8 a.m.
All seven elementary schools: 9:25 a.m.
Late-start Wednesdays begin this week to give our staff time for professional learning and collaboration. On those days, schools start one hour later than usual (8:40, 8:55, 9:00, and 10:25 a.m.). There will be no late start on November 5, November 26, or June 10—mark your calendars now!
Blue/White Calendar: https://aptg.co/gB7nt_
25–26 Two-Page Calendar (English): https://5il.co/2lkkg
25-26 Two-Page Calendar (Spanish): https://aptg.co/xvx698
Ongoing updates: https://www.swsd.k12.wa.us/events
As we begin a year of learning, growth, and change, we're leaning into what grounds us: Empowering the Dreams of Students through Deep Rooted Community Connections.
Let’s stay grounded, connected, and focused—together.
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