Swansboro High School
Weekly Updates December 15, 2019
It was an action-packed week of great learning, fun field trips, holiday concerts and exciting athletic events. We hosted orchestra and guitar concerts and our Rho Kappa and S2S students participated in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Veterans cemetery on Saturday.
Congratulations to our basketball teams for bringing home victories over Croatan on Tuesday night and our ladies varsity team for winning at Jones on Thursday and Dixon on Friday night. Our JV girls and boys teams also won at Dixon on Friday. Our ladies varsity team is undefeated with a record of 9-0.
A special congratulations today goes to Madeline Coplen for taking 1st place in the WRAL Varsity Girls 120 Category. Congratulations also to River Carroll for placing 3rd in the 160 Category at the WRAL tournament. Swimmers who took first place at the Friday meet at Winterville include Morgan Cassell, Nate Prichenfried, Owen Mohr and Bryce Vanderwerf in the 200 Free Relay and Morgan Cassell in the 100 Breast. All Taylor took first place in the 100 Breast. Way to represent Pirates!
This week includes strategic planning at 4 pm and project Graduation at 6 pm on Monday. Parents are needed and encouraged to attend both meetings. We will host our holiday chorus concert on Monday at 7 pm and our band concert on Tuesday at 7 pm at Cape Carteret Baptist Church. Athletics this week include a home track meet, wrestling at home against White Oak and Swim at New Bern on Wednesday. Our basketball teams will travel to East Duplin on Thursday and our varsity ladies will host West Johnston on Friday. Our wrestlers will also compete at Trask on Saturday at the Titan's Dual.
This is also Winter Spirit Week:
Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Character Day
Wednesday: Flannel Day
Thursday: Blizzard Out - wear all white
Friday: Ugly Sweater Day
Parents should note that interim reports go home on Monday. Please continue to review grades and attendance with your student on a weekly basis. In closing, we wish you and your families a blessed Christmas season. Students will be welcomed back from their winter breaks on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Weekly newsletters and calls will resume on Sunday, January 5, 2020.
December 16, 2019: Strategic Planning 4 pm, Project Graduation 6 pm, Chorus Concert 7 pm
December 17, 2019: Band Concert at Cape Carteret Baptist Church
December 18, 2019: Indoor Track, Wrestling against White Oak and Swim at New Bern
December 19, 2019: Basketball at East Duplin
December 20, 2019: Varsity Girls Basketball at home against West Johnston 6:30 pm
December 27-28, 2019: Wrestling at Havelock
Tentative Dates for 2nd Semester 19/20:
January 20, 2020: MLK King Day
January 21-22, 2020: Teacher Workdays
January 21, 2020: Basketball at Jacksonville
January 22, 2020: Wrestling at Northside 6:30 pm
January 23, 2020: 1st Day of 2nd Semester
January 24, 2020: Basketball at home against White Oak
January 28, 2020: Basketball at Havelock
January 29, 2020: Basketball at Croatain, Wrestling at West Carteret 5:30 pm
January 31, 2020: Basketball at Northside
February 4, 2020: Basketball at home against West Carteret and Wresting 1/2nd round
February 7, 2020: Basketball at home against Jacksonville
February 11, 2020: Basketball at White Oak
February 13, 2020: Basketball at home against Havelock
February 14-15, 2020: Wrestling regionals
February 17, 2020: Teacher Workday
February 18-19, 2020: Basketball conference tournament
February 20-23, 2020: Model United Nations at UNC
February 21, 2020: Basketball conference tournament
February 29. 2020: Odyssey of the Mind hosted at SBHS and QCE
February 29, 2020: Project Graduation Reverse Raffle
March 2-7, 2020: Say Something Week
March 5, 2020: Blood drive
March 13-15, 2020: NC Thespian Festival
April 2-5, 2020: Spring Musical
April 13-17, 2020: Spring Break
April 25, 2020: Prom
May 12, 2020: Spring Theater Showcase 7 pm
May 15, 2020: Blood drive
May 18, 2020: Chorus Concert 7 pm
May 21, 2020: Orchestra Concert 7 pm
May 22, 2020: Guitar Concert 7 pm
May 27, 2020: Rho Kappa Induction
May 29, 2020: Guitar Concert 7 pm
June 4-9, 2020: Final Exams
June 11, 2020: Baccalaureate Service 7 pm
June 12, 2020: Graduation Practice 9 am
June 12, 2020: Graduation 7 pm
June 12/13, 2020: Project Graduation
Swansboro High School
Email: Helen.Gross@onslow.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.onslow.k12.nc.us/swansborohs
Location: 161 Queens Creek Rd, Swansboro, NC, USA
Phone: (910) 326-4300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swansboro.high.98