Swansboro High School
Weekly Updates - March 17, 2024
Happy Sunday Pirates,
It was an action packed week at Swansboro High School. Congratulations to our string and chamber orchestra students who received scores of superior at MPA this week. Congratulations to our Indoor Winds students who placed 3rd in their first international competition on Saturday. Our juniors completed the ACT on Tuesday and special thanks to all the parents who donated snacks or volunteered their time to support them. Congratulations to our staff basketball team who defeated the sophomore class in the student vs. staff game on Wednesday with a little help from the student officials.
In athletics, varsity soccer tied East Carteret and defeated Northside. Softball won their game at East Carteret and men's tennis brought home wins over Dixon and Jacksonville. Spring track first place finishers this week included Emma Sanders, Lisa Ferguson, Mckenna Panos, Breana Richards, Amare Caines, Keyon'dre Wright, Logan Walters, and Jordan Coleman.
This week at Swansboro High School is Spread the Word for Inclusion with daily dress up themes and activities at lunch. Monday will include strategic planning at 3:00 pm and Project Graduation at 6:00 pm. Our indoor winds and winter color guard will offer a friends and family showcase at 6:30 pm on Friday in our gym. Next weekend will be packed with competitions to include the states for Odyssey of the Mind, a robotics competition and the AIA finals for band. In athletics, golf will compete at Jacksonville while soccer hosts Coastal Christian on Monday. Tennis will host Richlands while lacrosse competes at Croatan on Tuesday. Track will travel to Croatan while softball hosts Jacksonville and soccer hosts Cape Fear on Wednesday. Tennis will compete at West Carteret on Thursday. Lacrosse will host Havelock and baseball will host Jacksonville on Friday.
Looking ahead, next week is spring break and Monday, April 1, 2024 is a teacher workday. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. We will host a senior assembly on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 and Coastal Carolina Community College will offer a Career and College Promise Information Session on April 4, 2024 at 6:30 pm on their campus. Please also mark your calendars for the weekend of April 12, 2024 for our performing arts production of Little Shop of Horrors and our Drive for Dollars fundraiser on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Upcoming Dates
March 18-22: Spread the Word Inclusion Week
March 18: Strategic Planning and Project Graduation
March 22: Friends and Family Showcase 6:30 pm
March 22-24: Robotics Competition
March 23-24: AIA Championships and Odyssey of the Mind States
March 25-29: Spring Break
April 1: Workday
April 3: Senior Class Meeting
April 3-6: HOSA State Competition
April 10: Early Release Professional Development Day