Lions Life for the Week of February 24. #SwinkLions #GoLions

Your Lions Boys Basketball Team came roaring back down by 11 against Springfield yesterday to capture a hard fought 49-48 Victory!!! Great Job Team! Go Lions!!!

Here they are!!! Your Cotopaxi Tournament Champs!! Your Lady Lions defeated Lake County and Springfield over the weekend and are positioned in one of the top 4 spots in the league tournament! A playoff birth in regionals looks like a strong possibility also!! Great Job Girls! Go Lions!!!

Great Win for our Boys Basketball Team tonight out in Calhan!!!! 66-50 over the Bulldogs. Go Lions!!!

Come out and see as the Swink Drama Presents: The Rainbow Fish Musical on Feb 22 and 23 at Otero College. Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3:00pm and Sunday, Feb, 23 at 3:00pm at the Ed Stafford Theatre, Otero College Humanities Center... For Reserved Seating Tickets Call or Text 719 469-3124.

Congrats to the Swink Boys Basketball Team for beating Rocky Ford last night by a score of 75-53!!! It's the first time in 4 years a Swink boys basketball team has scored over 70 points in a game!!! Go Lions!!!

Your Lady Lions Basketball Team pulled out an exciting overtime thriller at home last night over Rocky Ford 44-37! Go Lions!!!

Congratulations to Swink Sophomore Larianna Taggart for making honorable mention in 3A State Swim for the 100 Free!!! Go Lions!!!

Our Senior Basketball Players and their parents being honored at last night's basketball game!!! Congratulations for all of your hard work and efforts representing Swink High School! Go Lions!!!

Swink School District is beginning to embark on the strategic planning process. Strategic planning is a process that helps organizations define their goals and vision for the future. It involves assessing the current situation, developing a strategy, and putting the strategy into action to become more successful. We are seeking approximately 20 stakeholders to serve on the strategic plan task force. As a member of this task force, you will be requested to attend one of the following meeting dates: Tuesday, March 4, Thursday, March 6, or Tuesday, March 11. Meetings will be from 6:00pm-till approximately 7:30pm. If you are interested in serving on this task force or have questions, please email Mr. Lyder at larry.lyder@swink.k12.co.us with the date you are available. All members who are part of the task force will need to attend a second meeting on Thursday, March 27, starting at 6:00pm, as well.

Our Senior Cheerleaders and their parents being honored at last night's basketball game!!! Congratulations for all of your hard work and efforts representing Swink High School! Go Lions!!!

Last night at halftime of the Varsity Boys Basketball Game our Swink Booster Club had their first Half Court "Hoop Shoot" to raise money for scholarship opportunities. Swink's very own Matt Harris was our big winner draining his 2nd attempt from Half Court!!!! Congrats Matt!!! If anyone is interested in joining or contributing to our Swink Booster Club please contact the school anytime for more information. Go Lions!!!

Artist of the Week Cristian loves creepy creations that play on people's phobias. You will be afraid to miss his portfolios at the Otero Art Festival.

Congrats to all our athletes competing this weekend as we look forward to the next week. Awesome performance by our wrestlers at state this past weekend as Swink was very well represented.

Update from State Wrestling: Swink's Thomas Valdez will be wrestling for the 120 lb - 2A State Title!!! Go Thomas!!!!!!

Here are your Ironmen Lions Wrestlers who will be honored on the State Podium this evening!!! No sport encompasses toughness like the sport of wrestling! What an honor for these 2 Swink Seniors to have accomplished what they have. 4th Place overall 2A - 285 lbs Lincoln Tomky 2nd Place overall 2A - 120 lbs Thomas Valdez Great Job Lions!!! Congratulations!!!!

Your Swink Lions Boys Basketball Team in action this afternoon!!! Go Lions!!!

Your Lady Lions Basketball Team and your Swink Cheerleaders in action this Saturday afternoon!!! Go Lions!!!

Another Update from State Wrestling: With a win this morning Swink's Lincoln Tomky will be wrestling for a 3rd place state finish in the 285 lb - 2A class!!! Go Lincoln!!!!!!

Our Swink Athletes performed GREAT this past week at the State Swim Tournament!!! In the First Day/Preliminaries at 3A State Swimming the Lions had a great day! In the Finals: Top 10 swam in Championship Finals and 11-20 swam in the Consolation Finals Here were some qualifying results: -200 Medley Relay- 21st (Lilah, Rio, Sol, Maddie P), 2:12.03 -200 IM -Rio 29th, 2:39.23 -100 Butterfly -Sydney 18th, 1:06.15 -100 Freestyle-Larriana 10th, 57.63 -500 Freestyle -Sydney 18th, 6:02.87 -200 Freestyle Relay - 15th (Larriana, Madalyn T, Maddie P, Sydney), 1:50.73 -100 Backstroke -Larriana 11th, 1:05.23 -100 Breaststroke -Rio 27th, 1:20.66 -400 Freestyle Relay -12th (Priya, Sydney, Madalyn T, Larriana), 4:06.06 Go Lions!!!