Swink School District -

Lions Life for the Week of April 6, 2026.
NO KINDERGARTEN ON THURSDAY due to Kindergarten Roundup.
#GoLions #SwinkLions

Swink's FCCLA very own Sabrina is elected to the 2026-2027 State FCCLA Officer Team as the 1st Vice-President. Way to go Sabrina, as we know you will represent Swink with high honor.

Rio, a sophomore, broke not only one but two school records in the last week of competition! 3200M at Lamar with a 12:22.93. Previously a 12:27.84 1600M at John Tate with a 5:39.19. Previously a 5:43.77

Congratulations to Ms. Werner on being recognized as a "Red Thread" recipient at the 2026 State FCCLA Conference. This award recognizes those advisors who give above and beyond to their chapter, school, and community.

Swink's FCCLA members Melany and Sabrina perform their duties as State FCCLA Officers during the annual state conference while representing the Swink FCCLA. Great job ladies.

The Swink High School Track Teams competed in the Santa Fe League Track Meet this past Monday in Rocky Ford. Here are the results:

Girls
Jocelynn James: 4x100 Relay- 2nd
Karlee Knabenshue: 200M Dash- 4th, Long jump- 2nd, 4x100 Relay- 2nd
Daisy Heberlie: Disc- 7th place
Rio Jensen: 1600M Run- 1st place
Charlize Pearson: 100M Hurdles- 3rd, 300M Hurdles- 2nd, 4x100 Relay- 2nd
Emma Covington: Long jump- 5th, 200M Dash-7th, 4x100 Relay- 2nd
Savannah Pearson: Disc- 6th place

Boys
The boys' team placed 1st overall
Javin Summers: Long jump- 1st place, Triple jump- 1st place, High jump- 1st place, 100M Dash- 5th
Gannon Hart: Disc- 1st place, Shot put- 3rd place
Kale Rouleau: Long jump- 3rd place, Triple jump- 4th place, High jump- 6th place
Jayden Jenkins: 300M hurdles- 5th place
Logan Marshall: 400M Dash- 4th place
Ethan Lockhart: High jump-7th place
Carter Pickering: 400M Dash- 2nd place

Javin Summers also beat the long jump school record of 21’11” with a jump of 22’4.5”.

Best of luck to all the Swink FCCLA members who are competing at state in Denver.

Good Luck to the Swink FBLA members competing at state in Denver.

Students participated in the Otero County Arts Festival this week.

Audrey won the Otero College President's Choice and the Southeast Colorado Creative Partnership Choice.

Kashlyn won Best in Show and the Fine Art League award.

Congratulations to Mrs. Cuckow and all the art students on their accomplishments.

Swink School District is proud to recognize the 2025-2026 Staff Members of the Year.

Janell Wood: 2025-2026 Classified Staff of the Year

Mindy Blasingame: 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to both on your recognition. Thank you to all of our staff for all they give and do every day for our students, staff, and the Swink Lions Family.

Lions Life for the Week of March 30, 2026.
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The Swink FFA attended district CDEs at Lamar Community College on Wednesday, and let us tell you—these kids gave us PLENTY to brag about at District CDEs 👏 So without further ado, here’s what Swink FFA went and did: 🥉 Food Science – 3rd in District Mollie Schreivogel, Trista Tomky, Aislynn Martin, Analeia Hand 📊 Farm Business Management 🥇 Jocelynn James – 1st Individual Team of Jocelynn James & Taylor Mendenhall – 4th in District… with ONLY TWO people 🌸 Floriculture – 🥈 2nd in District Jennifer Gardner – 1st Individual 5th Sabryna Su 6th Katie Pickering Savannah Pearson 🐄 Livestock – 4th in District Keegan Martin & Jayden Jenkins… again, just TWO of them holding it down 🥛 Milk Quality Team – 🥇 DISTRICT CHAMPS 🥇 Miles Turner – 1st Individual 🥈 Carter Pickering – 2nd 5th Ethan Lockhart 9th Taven Romero Congratulations to all the FFA members and Mrs. Schurr on their success. Good Luck at state competition!!!

CMAS testing is right around the corner. Please see the attached for information from our District Assessment Coordinator, Snowy Schroeder.
Make sure the students get plenty of rest during the testing timeframe.

Swink School is proud to welcome Meagan Shoemaker as a new kindergarten teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. She will be replacing Ms. Kurtz, as she moves on to other things. Meagan comes to Swink from East Otero, where she taught kindergarten for 7 years. Prior to East Otero, she taught kindergarten in California for 4 years. She obtained her Bachelor of Science and Multiple Subject Teaching from California State University-Fullerton. Welcome to the Swink Lion Family, Meagan.

We hope all the Swink Lions are enjoying their spring break with the beautiful, warm weather.
School resumes on Monday, and we look forward to welcoming all the students and staff back for another great week of learning and activities.

Good Luck to the State Knowledge Bowl Team as they compete in the state tournament today and tomorrow in Greeley.

Happy Spring Break!! Wishing all Lions a relaxing, fun, and safe Spring Break.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday, March 23.

The 7th Grade Family and Consumer Science Class had the opportunity to work collaboratively with the 2nd Grade Class on a great project. They helped the 2nd graders write and illustrate Friendly Monster Stories, create stuffies, and learn to be mentors, which brought out the best in the 7th graders. We love it when our secondary Lion students can build relationships with our elementary Lions.

Mr. Krueger's JH Woods class made chairs again this year. They will be auctioned off tonight at the FFA Hired Hand Dinner. Proceeds will go back into the JH Woods program: great work, students, and Mr. Krueger.

Swink School District is proud to announce Mindy Blasingame as the new Head High School Volleyball Coach for the 2026 Volleyball Season. Mindy has been a beloved 3rd-grade teacher in the Swink District for the last 12 years. She started her volleyball career here in Swink, starting in Junior High School, and was part of the state championship team in 2001. Mindy has two daughters in the district. Her volleyball knowledge is impressive. #GOLIONS!