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Sherrod Facts and Curiosities

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?