UPDATE: Districtwide Early Dismissal Today — Wednesday, Dec. 10
NO SCHOOL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 OR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12

Due to updated flood information from this morning’s emergency briefings, Sedro-Woolley School District will have early dismissal across the district today:
⏰ Cascade Middle School: 11:30 a.m.
⏰ Sedro-Woolley High School: 11:45 a.m.
⏰ State Street High School: 11:45 a.m.
⏰ All Elementary Schools: 1:00 p.m.

🍽️ Students will be served lunch before dismissal.
🚫 No PM Good Beginnings Preschool.

🚌 Buses will run immediately after dismissal. Families on impacted routes will be contacted if changes are needed.

Please stay safe.
about 18 hours ago, SWSD Communications
Early Dismissal
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
1 day ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
9 days ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.

🎄✨ 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!

11 days ago, SWSD Communications
🎄✨ 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 season together!
🦃 Thanksgiving Break

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! 🧡
17 days ago, SWSD Communications
🦃 Thanksgiving Break 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! 🧡
💙🐾 Good Luck, Sedro-Woolley Cubs! 🐾💙

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! 💙🐾💙
20 days ago, SWSD Communications
Map of the send off route.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
23 days ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
📸 Mary Purcell Elementary Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, November 18.
29 days ago, SWSD Communications
November 18 MP Picture Retake Day
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
30 days ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
Your one-stop weekly update is live—please check the newsletter for dates, times, locations, and sign-up links.

https://secure.smore.com/n/1c4f0

• 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
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
Weekly Newsletter
Sixth graders at Mary Purcell Elementary School wowed their classmates and teachers this week with their incredible Mesopotamia projects!

Students in Elise Cleeland-Roberson and Stacie Quatsoe’s classes built detailed models and dioramas showcasing the world’s first civilization — and they absolutely knocked it out of the park.

Hands-on history at its finest! 💫📚
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.
Close-up photos of sixth grade Mesopotamia models created by Mary Purcell Elementary students. The detailed dioramas and structures show elements like rivers, temples, and early cities, highlighting students’ creativity and understanding of ancient civilizations.

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

about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
Sedro-Woolley School District Highly Capable Program Recommendation Form
Sedro-Woolley School District Highly Capable Program Recommendation Form
⏰ Don’t forget! Standard Time begins Sunday, November 2. At 2 a.m., clocks move back one hour—a great time to check your smoke detector batteries, too!
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
⏰ Don’t forget! Standard Time begins Sunday, November 2. At 2 a.m., clocks move back one hour—a great time to check your smoke detector batteries, too!
🦉 Sixth graders in Mrs. Quatsoe’s class at Mary Purcell Elementary got hands-on with science this week — dissecting owl pellets to uncover what’s inside!

Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself to make sure every student had one to explore. Inside, students discovered fur, bones, and other remains from small rodents the owls had eaten, digested, and… well… left behind.

Science doesn’t get much more memorable (or fascinating) than this! 🔬✨
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
Students in Mrs. Quatsoe’s sixth grade class at Mary Purcell Elementary dissect owl pellets, examining small bones and other remains. Mrs. Quatsoe collected the pellets herself so each student could participate.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 1 month ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
about 2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
2 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development. #LateStartWednesday #ProfessionalDevelopment
3 months ago, SWSD Communications
One-Hour Late Start Reminder: All schools have a one-hour late start tomorrow for professional development.