Swain County Schools

Some more fun from First Grade theme days!

First Grade travels to Deep Creek & the Rec Park!

Shark Day in Ms. Jennifer, Ms. Savannah, and Ms. Karin's class at Bright Adventures Pre-K! Student made shark hats and learned so much about the amazing creature. Did you know sharks lose thousands of teeth in their lifetime? Crafts, and messy play was a part of the day too! Lots of hands on learning!

Thank you to GSMR for the yummy cupcakes and to Midway Church for Lunch today at Pre-K (All that was left of lunch was the bag! 😆)

Congratulations to EC Teacher Lisa Cooke for winning the SCHS Rock Band raffle, she is now the proud owner of a 2012 Fender Malibu Alkaline Trio acoustic guitar! Swain High would like to thank everyone who bought a ticket. The Rock Band Club was able to raise $300 from sales, which will be used to purchase a new bass guitar for the club!

Field Day Information for East! We will have Field Day on Tuesday, May 28th. Please consider bringing your child extra clothes, a towel, and sunscreen! We will have water, track, and field events! Thank you!

Stephanie Oliver and Stephanie Rodeck from the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad brought some delicious cupcakes to sweeten the testing week for teachers. at West Elementary. We are so thankful for a community who does the little extra things!! Thank you all so much

Thank you, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad for the cupcakes yesterday at East Elementary! We appreciate you all so much!

Deep Creek Day for our Kinders!

Yesterday was the End of Year Celebration Day!! Congratulations to our Preschoolers on a year full of learning!

Here are more pictures from East Elementary 5K run Saturday.

East Run Club is coached by Ciera Wiggins and Sarah Bradley. This club has been practicing at East Elementary every Monday and Thursday after school and consists of over 40 students. On Saturday, May 18th at 7:15 am 25 East students were present, including one Pre-K jogger who completed the Strawberry Jam 5K! Another East student, Kree Stephenson completed the Half Marathon in 2 hours and 8 minutes! Charlie Clapsaddle, 5th Grade, finished fifth overall and first in his age group with a time of 21:59. James Gunter, 2nd Grade, came in second in his age group at 24:47.5, followed by Kirk Reed, 2nd Grade, third in his age group at 24:47.8. Rory Wachacha, 2nd Grade, finished first in her age group with a time of 26:32 followed by Aydah Nations, 2nd Grade, second in her age group, and finished with a time of 32:12. Lastly, Zooey Roughton, 5th Grade, finished third in her age group with a time of 29:53. This has been an incredible first season for this group and we could not be more proud of all of these future Swain Runners!

Tonight at 7pm, our very own award winning Swain High Concert Band will be performing in the Swain Arts Center. There will also be a special performance by the amazing Mountain Winds Community Band. You do not want to miss this free concert.

Here are our Kindergarten and 1st grade Tribal Merit Winners from East Elementary

Congratulations to our Tribal Merit Winners from East Elementary School. Our Tribal Merit winners are Dwyane Wachacha (K), Shaylee Fuller (K), Aydin Welch (1st), Azrael Corbin (1st), Asher Phillips (2nd), Sophia Youngbird (2nd), Eliyas Toineeta (3rd), Haelynn Pheasant (3rd), Cade Dills (Not Pictured, 4th), Annabelle Jenkins (4th), Braelyn Lambert (5th), Jozie Smith (5th) and Wadulisi Sluder (5th) Wadulisi Sluder received the Best All Around Award!

Caleb Jenkins from Bright Adventures Pre-K received the 1% More Award at tonight's board meeting. Caleb has grown as a LEADER this year - using his voice to make sure everyone is included in the activities the Student Lighthouse Leaders plan! Congratulations!

At this afternoon's school board meeting, three students from SMS were recognized as the 1% Better award recipients! Swain Middle School is so proud of Conner Bowman in the 8th grade, Daniel Brooks in the 7th grade, and Mellayna Schenck in the 6th grade! Thank you for giving your "best and then some"!

Volleyball Workouts

Yesterday Kindergarten from West Elementary had their graduation.Aloha Kindergarten 🌴🏖️🌺 Look out 1st Grade here they come! BEST day ever celebrating our kindergarten students and all their many accomplishments this year ❤️

Hayden Brogard, Justin Brown and Bentley Harris were presented for awards showcasing their extra efforts!! So proud of these kids, all three hard workers and giving extra effort every day.