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Lions Life for the Week of May 4.
#SwinkLions

Congratulations to Noah as he has officially signed to play golf at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas. Noah plans to major in Business.

Congratulations to Taylor as she has officially signed to play volleyball at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. Taylor will be majoring in Agribusiness Management.

The 6th grade guitar class and high school choir presented an amazing spring concert on Tuesday night. Thank you to Mrs. Savage and the music students for a great evening of entertainment.

The Swink FFA Chapter competed at State CDE this week in Ft. Collins. We are incredibly proud of their accomplishments. Farm Business Management gave it their all, with Jocelynn James earning a bronze placing. Food Science showed up and showed out, with Trista Tomky earning gold and the team—Mollie Schreivogel, Aislynn Martin, and Analeia Hand—bringing home a bronze. Milk Quality had an incredible day—Carter Pickering earned gold, Ethan Lockhart took silver, and the team, along with Miles Turner and Taven Romero, secured a silver placing and some new hardware for our trophy case. Livestock may not have placed, but with only Keegan Martin representing us, we are incredibly proud of his commitment and effort. Floriculture absolutely shined! Katie Pickering, Sabryna Su, and Jennifer Gardner each earned gold individually—and as a team! We are so proud of all our students for their time, dedication, and energy representing us at CSU Fort Collins. What a beautiful day to be a Lion 🦁

Due to the predicted weather, Girls' Golf for this Friday at the Holly Dot course is rescheduled to next Friday, May 8. Additionally, the high school track meet scheduled for Friday at Walsenburg has been postponed, with an uncertain rescheduled date.

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! Get ready for the newest gotta-read books, bestselling series, and favorite characters that students love. Plus, every purchase supports our school. We can’t wait to have you join us for the Best. Week. Ever!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/swinkelementaryschool

Congratulations to the Swink 2026 Prom King and Queen. #ANightInRio

Lions Life for the Week of April 27, 2026.
Good Luck to all the Lions competing in the various activities this week.
#GoLions #SwinkLions

Swink School is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

Classified Openings
Maintenance/Grounds Director
Substitute Bus Driver
High School Knowledge Bowl Sponsor
Mock Trial Sponsor

Certified Openings
SHP: Mental Health Counselor

If you are interested, please complete an application at the following:
https://www.swinkk12.net/page/employment-opportunities

Swink Volleyball is excited to host a volleyball skills clinic in July for any volleyball players from the Arkansas Valley in grades 7-10. The clinic will be held in Rocky Ford due to the Swink Gym Floor being refinished during this time period. Please see the attached flier for more information.

Congratulations to Swink School District teacher Scott "Chip" Eckhart on being awarded a STEM
Research Grant from the Society for Science. Only 41 educators nationwide were
selected for this award. This grant will be used to bring advanced scientific tools into the
classroom to give students the opportunity to conduct hands-on science.
https://bit.ly/4mEuC9o

https://www.facebook.com/societyforscience

Third graders recently had the opportunity to bring a parent or grandparent to a special healthy cooking night, sponsored by Swink's Health grant.
They created five healthy recipes, had fun cooking together, and enjoyed trying some new foods together.

Before summer is here, these are the Artists of the Week from winter:

K-Brynley Knapp
1st-Tinley Weaver
2nd-Cort Casper

Thank you to Mrs. Bickel and the amazing talents of our young artists.

A Night in Rio------Come out Saturday night to the Otero Banquet Room and see our students all dressed up as they do the 2026 Prom Grand March at 7:30 pm with the Crowning to follow. #SwinkLions #Prom2026

Lions Life for the Week of April 20, 2026.

Updates to the weekly schedule:
Girls Golf @ Trinidad is rescheduled from Tuesday, April 14 to Thursday, April 16.
The Track Meet on Friday at La Junta should say HS and not JH.

Mr. Krueger's Junior High wood students are at it again, making incredible projects, including stools and clocks. Way to go, Mr. Krueger and students. You are learning a valuable trade.

Lions Life for the Week of April 13, 20216.
#GoLions #SwinkLions

Thank you to all of the staff, students, and community volunteers who helped to make the Annual Ray Headley Track Meet another huge success. The event could not happen without you. Mr Headley would be very proud of the continued legacy.