Sherrod Elementary School
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Did you know...
~ that Sherrod Elementary is named after Max Sherrod, an original Colonist?
~ that Max Sherrod was one of the best known farmers in Palmer, and he was also a nurse?
~ that there is only one other Sherrod Elementary in the whole United States? (It's in Arlington, Texas!)
~ that Sherrod Elementary first opened in 1971?
~ that the original location is now the current Mat-Su Borough School District Administration building located behind the current school?
~ that the "new" Sherrod Elementary opened in 2004?
~ that Mark Hoffman was the longest-serving Sherrod principal to date?
~ that Palmer has a sister city -- Saroma, Japan?
~ that Palmer was started as a government project in 1935, which sent 203 families here as Colonists?
~ that Sherrod's mascot is the Glacier Bear?
~ that the original mascot was the Panther?
~ that there are no panthers in Alaska, and that only cougars have been sighted in our state?