News & Announcements

The Swain County Board of Education will have its Regular Monthly meeting on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Swain High School Media Center, 1415 Fontana Road, Bryson City, NC 28713. The meeting will be broadcast on the school system YouTube link at Maroon Devil Network. To sign up for public comment at the meeting, you will need to do so 30 minutes prior to the meeting. To submit a public comment go to: https://forms.gle/18QRBTkYSwMra2e89

The Online Student Registration Form is open for the 2023-2024 school year for students that completed the previous school year in our school system!!! Please consider using this online process in place of many of the hard copy student forms that your child brings home at the beginning of the school year. https://bit.ly/SCSOnlineReg23

The Swain County Board of Education will have its regular monthly meeting Monday, September 11, 2023 at 6:00 pm in the Swain Middle School Media Center, 135 Arlington Ave, Bryson City, NC 28713. The meeting will be broadcast on the school system YouTube link at Maroon Devil Network. To sign up for public comment at the meeting, you will need to do so 30 minutes prior to themeeting.To submit a public comment go to:https://forms.gle/vuH4Giev9ayZJZGEA

Enrollment will be closed for Kindergarten and First Grade at both Swain East & Swain West Elementarys as well as Ninth Grade at Swain High for out-of-district students until further notice. For additional information, please read the attached press release.

Young Insurance Group is offering voluntary student accident insurance for the 2023-2024 school year.  Information has been posted on the School District Website under the Parents Tab and labeled Student Accident Insurance. You can apply on-line or by mail.  Applications are available on the school website at https://www.swain.k12.nc.us/studentinsurance

The Swain County Board of Education will have its regular monthly meeting, Monday, August 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Swain High School Media Center, 1415 Fontana Road, Bryson City, NC 28713. The meeting will be broadcast on the school system YouTube link at Maroon Devil Network. To sign up for public comment at the meeting, you will need to do so 30 minutes prior to the meeting. To submit a public comment go to: https://forms.gle/8s6ewYYvYHScBiGJ7

The Swain County Board of Education will meet Monday, July
17, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Swain County Administration Building, 50 Main Street, 3rd Floor Auditorium, Bryson City, NC 28713.
The meeting will be broadcast on the school system YouTube link at Maroon Devil Network. To sign up for public comment at the meeting, you will need to do so 30 minutes prior to the meeting. To submit a public comment go to:
https://forms.gle/oJdQvMtJoma5x2zR8

The Board of Education will have a special work session on Friday, July 14, 2023, from 11:30 a.m to 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of walkthroughs at the schools. No action will be taken.

Today’s incident at Swain High School involved the report of a possible weapon on campus. School administration including Principal Sonya Blankenship, Assistant Principals Michael Turner and Dennis Jones along with SRO Dave Zalva in conjunction with the Swain County Sheriff's Department acted quickly and decisively to apprehend the suspect before entering the building. A thorough search and investigation found no trace of a weapon on our campus. It is important to note that Swain County Schools and the Swain County Sheriff's Department acted in a coordinated effort to ensure the safety and well being of our students and staff. Swain County Schools cares deeply for the welfare of every student and staff member and will not tolerate weapons of any kind at our schools. No further statements about this incident will be made.

The Swain County Board of Education Meeting will have their regular montly meeting Monday, June 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Swain County Administration Building, 50 Main Street, 3rd Floor Auditorium, Bryson City, NC 28713. The meeting will be broadcast on the school system YouTube link at Maroon Devil Network. To sign up for public comment at the meeting, you will need to do so 30 minutes prior to the meeting. To submit a public comment go to: https://forms.gle/75pFDmWmPAAQWaYYA