A huge thank you to the Swain Middle School 8th Grade Band and Sam Scheid from the Swain High Marching Band for playing at our Veterans Day program today!

Today, during our Veterans Day program, we came together to honor the brave men and women who have served our country.
Thank you to all the veterans who joined us today — your service and courage inspire us all. 💙❤️
Thank you to all the veterans who joined us today — your service and courage inspire us all. 💙❤️




We’d like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Great Smoky Mountain Railroad (GSMR) and Smoky Mountain Country Club for their extraordinary generosity in providing a full breakfast for our Veterans Day celebration. Your support helped us honor and serve the incredible veterans in our community who have given so much for our country. ❤️🤍💙



Due to a current investigation and a large amount of law enforcement activity on Hyatt Creek Road, Swain East Elementary will be closed today, November 6, 2025. All instructional staff should work from home. All other staff will be contacted by their supervisor. We will release additional information as quickly as we are able.
TOMORROW (Wednesday 11/5) is the last day to submit pictures for the Veterans Day slideshow!

Join us at East Elementary for our Veterans Day Program!

Veterans Day is coming up!
We’d love to honor our heroes with a special Veterans Day slideshow featuring our students’ family members who have served or are currently serving.
📸 Please send in digital copies of your veteran photos BY WEDNESDAY so we can proudly include them in our presentation!
Send digital photos to:
ksmcmahan@swainmail.org OR hclemmer@swainmail.org
We’d love to honor our heroes with a special Veterans Day slideshow featuring our students’ family members who have served or are currently serving.
📸 Please send in digital copies of your veteran photos BY WEDNESDAY so we can proudly include them in our presentation!
Send digital photos to:
ksmcmahan@swainmail.org OR hclemmer@swainmail.org

🦃 Swain East Elementary’s Thanksgiving Food Drive 🥫
We’re collecting non-perishable food items now through November 13 to help families in our community this holiday season. 💛
All donations will go to the Swain Family Resource Center.
Thank you for helping us spread kindness and care this Thanksgiving! 🍂
We’re collecting non-perishable food items now through November 13 to help families in our community this holiday season. 💛
All donations will go to the Swain Family Resource Center.
Thank you for helping us spread kindness and care this Thanksgiving! 🍂

🍫🎉 What a fun day at East Elementary yesterday! Our Chocolate Fundraiser Pig Race and Silly String Celebration were a huge hit! 🐷💨
Students had a blast cheering on their pigs and spraying Mr. Treadway and Mr. Crisp with silly string! 😄💥


🧡🎃 Our fourth graders had a spooktacular time at the Halloween dance today! 👻
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️




🧡🎃 Our third graders had a spooktacular time at the Halloween dance today! 👻
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️






🧡🎃 Our second graders had a spooktacular time at the Halloween dance today! 👻
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️







🧡🎃 Our fifth graders had a spooktacular time at the Halloween dance today! 👻
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️




🧡🎃 Our kindergarteners had a spooktacular time at the Halloween dance today! 👻
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️



🧡🎃 Our first graders had a spooktacular time at the Halloween dance today! 👻
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️
There were lots of fun games, creative costumes, and tasty concessions. What a great way to celebrate the season! 🕸️🕷️



🎃👻 So much fun at the costume parade! 🧡







🎃👻 So much fun at the costume parade! 🧡










Internet connectivity has been restored for Swain County East Elementary. This includes the restoration of school phone services. Thank you for your understanding.
Swain County East Elementary is currently experiencing an Internet connectivity outage which includes school phone services. Updates will be provided as soon as they are available.
🎃📚 Our 5th graders wrote and illustrated their very own Halloween-themed children’s books! 👻🕷️
They had the best time reading their books to classes throughout the school today!
They had the best time reading their books to classes throughout the school today!





