Swansea Freshman Academy

Tiger Pride was on display as students and staff showed off their matching outfits for Twin with a Teacher Day! From coordinated colors to identical accessories, our SHS family is having fun highlighting the special connections between students and educators. 💜💛

Congratulations to the Swansea Tiger Band on their 2nd place finish this past weekend. They perform at White Knoll HS this upcoming Saturday at 10:45AM! Come out and support!

Homecoming Week is in full swing at SFA, and our students and staff kicked things off with White Lie T-Shirt Day! From funny sayings and little white lies, we showed off our Tiger spirit and sense of humor.

Check out the happenings this week at SHFA!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, September 24
3:45 Pm - 7:15 pm

Wednesday, October 1
3:45 Pm - 7:15 pm

This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with your student’s teachers, discuss progress, and explore ways to work together to support your student’s success.

Today, in Earth Science, students explored how the Big Bang Theory provides evidence of expansion of the universe through a balloon activity in which they lettered dots that represent galaxies and made measurements through different trials.

Today, in Earth Science, students explored how the Big Bang Theory provides evidence of expansion of the universe through a balloon activity in which they lettered dots that represent galaxies and made measurements through different trials.

School Picture Day
Friday, September 19
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🎉 SHS Homecoming Parade – Save the Date! 🎉 Join us as we kick off Homecoming Week with the 2025 Swansea High School Homecoming Parade! 📅 Sunday, September 21st, 2025 🕓 4:00 PM Come out and celebrate our Tiger Pride with the community, cheerleaders, band, floats, and more! 💜💛 ✨ Don’t forget – the celebration continues at the Homecoming Game: 📅 Friday, September 26th, 2025 🕢 Kickoff: 7:30 PM 📍 Swansea Tigers vs. Columbia Capitals at Doug Bennett Stadium Let’s show up and make Homecoming 2025 unforgettable! #SHSTigers #Homecoming2025 #TigerPride

🎉 Homecoming Spirit Week is almost here! 🎉 Mark your calendars for September 22nd–26th and get ready to show your school spirit each day: ✨ Monday – White Lies Wear a shirt with a playful “white lie” written on it. 👯 Tuesday – Twin with a Teacher Match outfits with your favorite teacher or friend! 🤠 Wednesday – Western Day Show off your boots, belts, and plaid (no hats). 🎭 Thursday – Character Day Dress as your favorite character! 💜💛 Friday – Purple & Gold Show your Tiger pride by popping out in SHS colors! Let’s make Spirit Week 2025 the best one yet! 🎊

Check out the happenings this week at SHFA!

Freshmen JROTC cadets participated in mock inspections to ensure they are ready for their first uniform day.

Students!!!
Come join the Student Section on each Friday night, and show your Tiger spirit!!!
Each game will have a theme night for you to participate in!
Let's Go Tigers!!!

Check the happenings this week at SHFA!

The Swansea Girls Golf Team had their first home match this week! Congratulations to SHFA students, Taylor Staley and Delilah Riley, and the entire team on a great performance. We are so proud of their hard work and dedication! Way to represent Swansea Freshman Academy with excellence!

Quarter 1Interim Reports went home today.
SCReady Scores were also sent home.
Please check with your student on their progress.

Applications are now available for the Junior Miss Swansean Pageant sponsored by the Swansea Freshman Academy Beta Club. Any young lady enrolled in Lexington 4 in grades 6-8 are eligible to apply as long as they meet the guidelines in the application. Click the link to make a copy of the application. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FXZvD2IHGZI8bz4rso_8BKEHN4HNZvOM8FWWc73p4Gk/copy

Students will be taking the iReady Diagnostic for Reading and Math this week in September 3-4. Please ensure that your student -- -Gets a good night’s sleep -Eats a healthy Breakfast -Arrives to school on time -Does their best!

Check out the Week at a Glance for the happenings this week at SHFA!

Today in Earth Science, students used science and engineering practices to explain how fortune teller fish might work. They then conducted a short lab to see if their thoughts were correct and create a CER to explain their thoughts. Students were excited to see the fish move and figure out what was the phenomenon that caused it.