Cap and Gowns will be delivered March 17, 2025
IMPORTANT END OF YEAR EVENT INFORMATION FOR CLASS OF 2025
⚠️ Yesterday, SCHS sent out that the Senior slideshow and parade would be on Tuesday, May 27, 2025; however, we have discovered this is a major scheduling conflict with the 8th grade moving up ceremony.
The Senior slideshow will now be held on WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 @ 6:30-7:30 pm; the parade will be scheduled to follow. Seniors will line up in the parking lot at the gym; parents will have the opportunity to get downtown to watch the parade at approximately 7:45.
We sincerely apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this has caused, May is a tremendously busy and tumultuous time of year for every school district! ⚠️
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR:
• Wednesday, April 30: Is show your colors day. Wear your college, military, or work colors. Seniors will assemble in the media center for pictures, cake, and ice cream during WIN
• Friday, May 2: Senior Walk, *Baccalaureate, Bell Ringing Ceremony, Senior Picnic
*The Baccalaureate service is a church service sponsored by the Bryson City Pastors Association, which includes several church denominations. It is completely optional and voluntary for students and their parents. The service will be held at First Baptist Church at 10:00 AM. Students who choose not to attend will return to class and wait until the service is over. Parents and families are welcome to attend, there will be limited seating in the church dependent on the number of senior participants.
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SENIOR WALK SCHEDULE:
8:30 AM - Depart to Elementary Schools
8:40 AM - Arrive at Elementary Schools
8:55 AM - Depart Elementary Schools
9:05 AM - Arrive at Middle School, drop off at cafeteria & walk down the sidewalk area
9:20 AM - Depart for Pre-K
9:25 AM - Park at Bojangles & begin walking through town
*Parents and families are encouraged to line up on Main Street to show their support!
9:50 AM - Load buses @ Depot Station
10:00 AM - *OPTIONAL* Baccalaureate Service for students and parents at First Baptist Church
11:15 AM - Bell Ringing Ceremony
11:30 AM - Photo Ops on campus
11:45 PM - Students carpool or ride buses to Morgan Pavilion
12:00 PM - Senior Celebration (lunch, door prizes, Swag Bags)
2:00 PM - Senior Dismissal
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• Thursday, May 15: Spring Band Concert @ 6:00 PM
• Monday, May 19 or Wednesday, May 21: Potential Yearbook Delivery & Distribution dates
• Tuesday, May 20: Scholarship and Academic Banquet Dinner @ 5:30
• Thursday, May 22: Athletic Banquet @ 6:00 PM
EXAM SCHEDULE:
- 1st Block: Thursday, May 22
- 2nd Block: Friday, May 23
- 3rd Block: Tuesday, May 27,
- 4th Block: Wednesday, May 28
• Monday, May 26,: MEMORIAL DAY -- NO SCHOOL!
• Wednesday, May 28: Senior Slideshow @ 6:30 PM in the Swain Arts Center, Parade will follow at approximately 7:45 PM
• Thursday, May 29: GRADUATION!
MANDATORY rehearsal @ 9:00 AM at the Swain Memorial Stadium. Seniors line up @ 6:30 PM in front of Swain Arts Center. Ceremony begins at 7:30 PM!
Day 2 of Senior Week: Minute to Win Games
TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
Only 30 more copies of Swain High's 2025 yearbook are available, and we've reopened online sales so you can secure yours before the school year wraps up. Online sales will close for good on Friday, May 9th. Order here:
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A05807900
Three Swain County freshmen won top awards in the Region One Soil and Water 2025 contests:
Riley Gunter won first place in the slideshow division, Delilah Parker won the regional speech contest, and Kendal Brown placed second in the essay division!
Blair Ogburn and Terry Bennett's environmental science students, along with Kim Holt's EC class, enjoyed searching for shark teeth and dinosaur remnants among samples from the Pliocene era! We are so grateful for this fun and educational opportunity provided by the Gray Fossil Museum and the Gear Up program for paying the lab fees!
SCHS kicked off Senior Week with an interactive experience called "The Reality of Money" sponsored by NC SECU. We would like to thank Heather Parton and the SECU employees, as well as SCC staff members, and SCS employees for volunteering their time to make this a successful event.
SCHS SENIOR WEEK!
Updated Senior Week events!
The 2025-2026 Swain County Schools' calendar can be downloaded at https://5il.co/3e85v
SCHS to host Leadership Day, Thursday May 1, 2025
Swain County Schools, including West Elementary, will be on a regular schedule tomorrow April 22nd
BREAKING NEWS!!
Congratulations to our SkillsUSA State competition award winners! We are hoping for a town escort around 4:40pm TODAY!
Hadleigh Stiles- Basic Healthcare Skills - 1st Place, Qualified to go to Nationals
Alden Thomas, Izzy Walker, & Kinsley Hyatt - Chapter Display - 1st place, Qualified to go to Nationals
Addison McLeod - Creed - 1st Place
Seth Carroll - Construction Tool ID - 2nd place
Sarabeth Sutton, Pippa Jo Bridges, Lorelei Wegner, & Karena Cline - Health Knowledge Bowl - 2nd place
Addisyn Jenkins - Healthcare Portfolio - 2nd place
Jade Jenkins - Pledge - 3rd place
Mattison Moon - Customer Service - 4th place
Let's show these students how proud we are by lining the street and cheering them through town at 4:40pm TODAY. See you in town!
Good Luck Lydia!!
Toro (pictured here) and Thor, Drug Enforcement K9 Officers came by Swain High School this week and conducted searches for drugs and drug paraphernalia. No drugs were found. Special thanks to Macon County Deputy Mace and his K9 Thor and Franklin PD Deputy Elys and K9 Toro
Swain High senior Ava Albright won first place in Western Carolina University’s 2025 High School Creative Writing contest in the Poetry category for her poem "Where I'm From," which she wrote for Mr. Cutler’s Creative Writing class.
Every year, WCU, in conjunction with the Spring Literary Festival, hosts a High School Creative Writing contest in the categories of Poetry, Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction—with generous cash prizes for the winners and runners-up. The contest is open to all NC high school students, and WCU receives hundreds of submissions from across the state. Her achievement was recognized on Tuesday, April 8.
Congratulations, Ava!
Senior Week 2025:
April 28-May 2
KES Substitute Recruiting Events
A chance to help! The SCHS ECO Club will have donation boxes at all of the shows for "The Wizard of Oz" for firefighters and victims of the fire!
Swain County High School proudly announces our 2025 Teacher of the Year- Molly Lawless. Molly is a math teacher, department chair, and has exceeded growth in Math 3 for several years! Congratulations Molly!
