Swan Valley High School

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Swan Valley High School
Address
Swan Valley High School
8400 O'Hern Road

Saginaw
,
Michigan
48609

United States
Coordinates 43°24′40″N84°04′41″W / 43.411°N 84.078°W / 43.411; -84.078
Information
Type Public high school
Established1971 (1971)
StatusOpen
School district Swan Valley School District
CEEB code 233333
NCES School ID 263341006876 [1]
PrincipalSarah Atkins
Teaching staff30.30 (FTE) [2]
Grades9-12
Number of students550 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.15 [2]
Color(s)Purple and white   
Athletics conference Tri-Valley
Nickname Vikings
Website

Swan Valley High School is a public high school in the Swan Valley School District of Thomas Township, Michigan. Swan Valley High School is part of the Tri-Valley Central Conference. Swan Valley has been part of the Mid-Michigan B, TVC East, TVC West, and the TVC Central conferences since its start in 1971. Swan Valley's original mascot was the Panthers which soon changed to the Vikings. When the new high school was built, the mascot was changed due to another area high school utilizing the Panthers name. The sports teams of Swan Valley were then divided up between the Vikings and the Valkyries to show individual support for both male and female teams. Later the sports teams were simply called the Vikings and the Lady Vikes.

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History

On June 13, 1966, voters approved the formation of a unified school district. Rumors suggest that while the Board was contemplating a name for the new school district, one of the members spotted a Swan on a nearby pond and suggested the Swan Valley School District title. Soon after, voters also approved a $3.9 million bond for the construction of a new elementary (Robert B. Havens which was completed in 1971) and a new high school on 87 acres of land where those buildings sit today.

Ground was broken for Swan Valley High School in July 1971 led by board president Dick Middlebrook and Assistant superintendent Marvin Johnson. The first high school graduation was in 1974 and there have been nearly 7000 alumni since that time. [3] Swan Valley High School is a highly rated public high school in Thomas Township, MI, on the outskirts of Saginaw, MI. In the 2022–2023 academic year, Swan Valley is listed among the top 10 schools in the Saginaw area. [4] [5] The School district is ranked top three in the Saginaw area.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 573 students enrolled in 2021-22 was: [6]

30.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. [6]

Academics

Swan Valley offers the following Advanced Placement (AP) courses that can be taken for college credit: AP World History: Modern, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Literature and Composition. For those students who qualify through the IEPC process, the high school offers special education programming. Each student is assigned a case load teacher who monitors his or her progress through graduation. [7] The average ACT score for the school is 25 has an average SAT score of 1160. [8] Swan Valley purchased iPads for every student shortly after the 2014–2015 school year began. The iPads are combined with an education concept known as one-to-one learning, a program new to the state of Michigan. [9] The school utilizes a trimester system.

Athletics

The Swan Valley Vikings are a class B school and currently part of the Tri-Valley Conference Central Division. Swan Valley High School offers several varsity sports, including: [10]

State Runner ups- 1994, 2002, 2012, 2013

Notable alumni

Daryl Szarenski (1986) - Three time Olympic qualifier - Pistol

Distinguished Alumni Award winners

Dr. Donald R. Gilbert 1998

Jeffrey A. Castillo 1999

Edwin C. Flattery 2000

Susan Whaley-Brady 2001

John Owen Hamilton 2002

Sharyl Ann Majorski-Briggs 2003

Luann Freier Marx 2004

Dr. Tari Lynch-Caris 2005

Margo Houston-Barocko 2006

Colonel Merrily D. Madero 2007

Stephen Sowuleski 2008

Heidi Erlenbeck 2009

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Weiss 2010

Tracy A. Weber, PhD. 2011

J. Coffey 2012

Keith Martin 2013

Honorable Laura Frawley 2014

Mike Cousins 2015

Lieutenant Erica Ziel 2016

Jay Fosgitt 2017

Tom Kluck 2018

Theo Keith 2019 - Two time Grammy winning political reporter

Lynda Thayer 2020

Mark Garabelli 2021

Bethany Campbell Charlton 2022

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  2. 1 2 3 "Swan Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Communicator Article September 2022". Communicator Article September 2022.
  4. ↑ "2023 Best School Districts in the Saginaw Area".
  5. ↑ "2023 Best Public High Schools in the Saginaw Area".
  6. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Swan Valley High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Courses offierings" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Swan Valley Academics".
  9. ↑ "An iPad for every student: Swan Valley schools says technology sparks leap forward in learning MLIVE". January 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "MHSAA > Schools". mhsaa.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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