Mustang Families and Staff: [Two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 7, 2025] ---- Due to the forecast for light snow and gusty winds overnight and a threat of a re-freeze of the roads, the South Western School District will be operating on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Should the conditions worsen overnight causing an impact on district operations, we will communicate any changes in our schedule to our families and staff as soon as possible. Thank you.
Mustang Families and Staff: Due to the forecast for deteriorating weather conditions overnight and tomorrow, the South Western School District will be closed to students and staff on Monday, January 6th. All evening activities scheduled for tomorrow have also been canceled. The Committee of the Whole Meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening at 6:30 is being rescheduled to Monday, January 13th beginning at 6:30. The make-up day for tomorrow’s snow day will be Monday, January 20, 2025. Information about the make-up day will be shared with our families later this week. Thank you.
Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is now open. If you are registering as a kindergartener, please follow these steps: 1) Go to https://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/page/district-registration to complete the online Kindergarten
Registration. 2) After you fully complete the online registration process, you will be contacted by the school for next steps.
Congratulations to the SWHS NAHS - winners of the 2024 Winter Mural Contest.
South Western School District is proud to be a part of the @GIANT Feeding School Kids initiative! From January 1 – March 31, 2025 - you can round up at the register to support our school district’s efforts working to eliminate childhood hunger.
Through this initiative, South Western School District and other public school districts can use funds to support meal programs to expand food distribution programs, create on-campus food pantries and gardens, supply extra weekend meals, and eliminate outstanding student meal debt.
Join us as we round up to fight hunger within XXXX District/School!
#FeedingSchoolKids #EliminatingHunger
2024 Hanover Community Partnership Holiday Concert -
Friday, December 13, 2024 ---
1:00 PM (Emory H. Markle Middle School Auditorium)
107 6th-8th graders participated in their Winter Holiday Concert on 12/5 here at EHMMS. They played beautifully to a packed house!
Teachers of the Week, Mrs. Sara Hye and Mrs. Deb Weaver.
The EHMMS Show Choir kicked off the season with a performance at the Hanover Hospital Tree of Life Ceremony. We are so proud of these singers!
Voting for the 11th Annual Winter Mural contest has STARTED!! Please vote for South Western! The students in the National Art Honor Society have worked hard on creating a beautiful mural. Support them by voting by using the QR code. THANK YOU!!
EHMMS 8th-Grader, Dee Simpson won the Pennsylvania Resources Council "Lens on Litter" photo contest with her submission, "Beauty in Chaos." Congratulations, Dee!
This week, we recognize Mr. Conover as our Teacher of the Week. He is an outstanding technology education teacher who inspires his students with innovative lessons and hands-on projects. His passion for technology and commitment to fostering creativity make learning both engaging and meaningful. Mr. Conover’s approachable teaching style and dedication to student success leave a lasting impact on everyone he teaches.
The November 2024 District Mustang ROUNDUP newsletter is now online. Please see the many celebrations happening in our district. https://5il.co/31h4q
Congratulations to Mrs. Michelle Benchich (Grade 6, Team 2 ELA) and Mr. Andrew Neiderer (Grade 7, Team 3 Math) on being named Teachers of the Week!
Congratulations to 8th-grader, Beckett Simpson, on his recognition for his charitable ways. It is nice to see when our young people are positive role models to all ages.
Looking for an evening of inexpensive mystery, comedy, intrigue, and just plain old good clean fun? Please consider supporting the South Western High School theatre department and their production of "The Mysterious Murder at Manchester Manor." November 21, 22, 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM / Tickets are $5.00 in advance or $7.00 at the door (https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CQOQ)
SWHS National Art Honor Society is working hard on creating the new mural for the 2024 Miller Plant Farm Winter Mural Contest! Thanks to these dedicated artists and our dedicated community, SWHS took first place last year! Woohoo! We look forward to having your support again this year. Voting will begin online and at the farm from November 30 to December 14, 2024.
Here is another Colt Veteran, Mrs. Kristi King. Thank you for your service!
Today (and every day) we thank the men and women who served in our Armed Forces. We want to show special appreciation to our Colt Veterans, Mr. Fraim, Mrs. Albanese, Mr. Weaver, and Mrs. King (not pictured) for their service to our country.
Congratulations to Mr. Aaron Trimpey (Technology Education) and Mrs. Kayt Wilson (Music) for being named Teachers of the Week. Both Mr. Trimpey and Ms. Wilson deliver amazing instruction to our students, while also giving a lot of their time to our students outside of the classroom as well.
