500 East First Street
Swansea, SC 29160
Phone: 803) 568-1100      
Fax: (803) 568-1117

 

School Hours
Drop Off8:00 am
Tardy Bell8:20 am
Dismissal3:25 pm

 

Leslie Hightower
Principal

Craig Baker

Assistant Principal

Opportunities at SHS


Upcoming Events
  • Academic Awards Banquet- May 15 @ 6 pm
  • Baccalaureate- May 27 @ 7 pm
  • No School- May 28
  • Last day for seniors/graduation practice- May 24
  • Graduation- May 31 @ 6 pm Carolina Coliseum
  • Half days for students- May 30 - June 1

Latest News

  • Summer Credit Recovery and Attendance Make-Up Credit Recovery and Attendance Make-up: Both will begin Monday, June 11 at 8:00am and conclude Thursday, July 26 at 12:00pm.  Attendance Make-up: Students who failed due to attendance can make up their hours Monday through Thursday from 8:00am until 12:00pm (see weekly schedule below).  There will be a charge of $5.00 per class period recovered.
    Posted by Marcia Seawright
  • Graduation Parking Information Attached is a parking map and document that explains graduation parking for 2012 graduations. Due to the area construction,  parking availability and handicap drop off has recently changed.  Please note that graduates are being required to park at the Horizon garage on Assembly Street and use the 2 pedestrian bridges (Assembly and Blossom) to get to the Coliseum, parking attendants will be on each lot and prohibit the graduates from parking in the Coliseum surface lots.  If you have further questions please contact the High School at 568-1100.The two attachments below outlines specifically where to park for graduation.
    Posted May 15, 2012 8:08 AM by Sandra Yates
  • Congratulations to Science Olympiad Team! The Swansea High School and Freshman Academy Science Olympiad Team competed at the State Science Olympiad Competition at Newberry College on March 17th.  The team finished 6th in the state.  Please congratulate them all on their fine representation of Swansea.  The team members are Brooke Rosier, Hope Rosier, Kyle May, Angela Henry, Jacob Cox,Timothy Urbanek, Jenna Kinard, Brandi Brogden, Hannah Santos, Matthew Neese, Kayla Campbell, Ryan Sharpe, Leianne Johnson,  and Tori Snelling Kyle May and Ryan Sharpe finished in fourth place in the Robot Arm competition.  Brooke Rosier and Ryan Sharpe finished in third place in the Gravity Vehicle competition, and 6th place for their Tower. 
    Posted Mar 19, 2012 9:12 AM by Sandra Yates
  • 2012-2013 SHS Teacher of the Year Congratulations to Dawn Sargent the new SHS 2012-2013 teacher of the year.  The Teacher of the Year program celebrates excellence and strengthens the teaching force by honoring and recognizing exceptional teachers at the district level. Below you will find a brief biography of the teacher that was chosen.Dawn Sargent is currently in her eleventh year of teaching English. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Clemson University and with a M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership and Administration from Jones International University. She is also certified to teach AP English Literature and Composition. Ms. Sargent is involved with several extracurricular activities at SHS. She is the co-advisor for STUCO (student council), the advisor for The ...
    Posted Mar 6, 2012 7:46 AM by Sandra Yates
  • Congratulations to the SHS Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Congratulations to the following HOSA members who competed in the 2012 HOSA Competitive Events Program on March 8th and 9th in Charleston! The following students are: Hannah Santos- First place and gold medal recipient for Pathophysiology Knowledge Test, Cynthia Alvarez- First place and gold medal recipient for Outstanding HOSA Chapter Event, O’Brien Sutton-  Certificate of Recognition for Chapter Newsletter, Terrance Salley- 4th place and certificate of recognition in the Healthy Lifestyles Event, Adrianna Muller, A’Brianna Lykes & Rolanda Johnson- Top six certificate of recognition for the Creative Problem Solving Event.   Students who placed first, second, or third in their respective event will represent Swansea High School in the National Competitive Events Program in Orlando Florida in ...
    Posted Apr 24, 2012 6:59 AM by Marcia Seawright
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