Congratulations to our Girls Basketball Team on their 40-21 Victory over Swallows Charter School!!! Join them and our Varsity Boys in action at home vs Walsenburg tomorrow evening starting at 4:30 pm!!! Go Lions!!!
Swink Athlete of the Week in Wrestling - Dalton Casper!!!
Dalton took 1st Place at the Santa Fe League Tournament and continues to battle tough for the Lions on the mat!!!
Great Job Dalton!!!
Go Lions!!!
Swink Athlete of the Week - Girls Basketball - Junior Jocelynn James!!!
Jocelynn leads the Lady Lions in scoring averaging double digits and running the point guard position. She tirelessly plays lots of minutes giving Swink her best at all times!! Go Lions!!!
Swink Athlete of the Week in Boys Basketball - Senior Nate Cabrera. Nate continues to impress. He led the lions in scoring over the past few games, controls the tempo of the game from the point guard position, and has been a positive leader in practice! Great Job Nate!!! Go Lions!!!
Swink School District is calling for nominations for Teacher of the Year. The school district will be recognizing a teacher within our district.
Additionally, Swink School District will recognize a classified staff member of the year. The classified staff will include our paraprofessionals, secretaries, maintenance/custodians, nurses, cooks, and bus drivers.
Nominations may be made by students, parents, staff members and/or community members. A nomination should consist of a two to three paragraph statement as to why the teacher should be selected as Teacher of the Year or Classified Staff selected as the Classified Staff of the Year.
Questions can be submitted to Mr. Lyder by email at larry.lyder@swink.12.co.us or 719-384-8103. All nominations must be submitted by February 13, 2025 by 4pm.
Please use the following link to submit a nomination: https://forms.gle/S84ozrHqYvsktZgr8
Your Lions Boys and Girls basketball teams are in action at Home for 2 after school events this week!!!
Swink vs Swallows Charter School
Tues 1/21 @ 4:30pm
Swink vs Walsenburg
Thurs 1/23 @ 4:30 pm
A school pep rally kicks us off Thursday at 3:30 pm!!!
Come pack the Lions Den and cheer our teams to victory this week!!!
Go Lions!!!
Congrats to our Lions Wrestlers for placing at the Santa Fe League Meet!!!
Thomas 1st - 120 lbs
Keegan 2nd - 215 lbs
Lincoln 1st - 285 lbs
Daniel 3rd - 285 lbs
Logan 3rd - 132 lbs
Kathir 4th - 126 lbs
Dalton 1st - 160 lbs
Jadon 5th - 145 lbs
Go Lions!!!
Due to the forecasted extreme cold temperatures and windchill, Swink School will have a two hour delay on Tuesday, January 21. No Breakfast will be served. Bundle up and stay warm.
Artist of the Week: Austin is seen here holding his 3D painting of treacherous seas. He has used a mix of mediums to construct this work of Art. His portfolio concept centers around pops of color. Austin is working hard on his portfolio for the Otero Competition.
Swink School will have a two-delay on Monday, January 20, due to weather conditions.
No Breakfast will be served.
Lions Life for the Week of January 20: Winterfest Week. Everyone is invited to dress up and participate.
Check out our Swink students at the Empowering Student Voices for Safe School Summit! Go Lions!!!
Swink School district is currently accepting sealed bids on a 2004 Chevrolet 14 passenger minibus. The minibus currently has 116,500 miles, fairly new tires, 6.0L V-8 gas engine. Minibus is sold as is. Sealed bids must be submitted to Swink School, PO Box 487, Swink, CO 81077 or dropped off at the district office by 4:00pm on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Bids will be opened on February 6, 2025 at the board meeting. The district reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Please contact Larry Lyder at 719-384-8103 with any questions or to view the minibus.
Check out all the activities for our upcoming Swink Winterfest!!! Go Lions!!!
Please join us January 16, 2025, from 12:30-1:30 for a parent drop-in!
"Cyber Safety for Parents and Caregivers"
A discussion on parental controls, resources, safety, and how to have conversations about social media, gaming, and online safety with your children and dependents. Topics may include how to prevent and respond to cyberbullying, reporting, and online risks."
Swink swimmers on the La Junta Co-op team had a fantastic weekend! Everyone cut time in their events. Rio qualified for state in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. Sydney added the 200 freestyle to her state qualifying events and Larriana added the 50 freestyles to hers. Rio came back for finals in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Sydney came back for finals for the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Larriana came back for the 100 backstroke, placing 2nd overall. All three relays teams made it back to the finals, as well. Great Job Girls!!!
Go Lions!!!
Emma is this week's Artist of the Week with her painting as seen here with the silhouette of a wolf and interior of a forest scene.
Lions Life for the Week of January 13, 2025.
Wishing all of our Lions a great week and support in your activities.
Congratulations to our Swink wrestlers on their 2nd place finish at the Lamar Invitiational today!
Thomas Valdez - 1st place
Kathir Sasikumar - 1st place
Logan Marshall - 4th place
Kyler Lagergren - 1st place
Jayden Jenkins - 4th place
Dalton Casper - 6th place
Keegan Martin - 2nd place
Lincoln Tomky - 4th place
Daniel Howell - 2nd place
Congrats to our Lions who placed 1st in the Elks Hoop Shoot this morning in La Junta.
