This morning, three Swan Valley students were recognized at the 29th Annual Saginaw ISD Turnaround Achievement Awards. The awards program recognizes one student from each middle school, high school and alternative school in Saginaw County who has demonstrated the most effort, perseverance, and commitment in turning their life around. Swan Valley Winners:
Isabella LaRue, Senior – Swan Valley Alternative Education
Morgan McGregor, Senior – Swan Valley High School
Lexus Jones, 8th Grade – Swan Valley Middle School
Congrats!
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Middle School BPA showed up at BPA Nationals!!
Sophia Burns - 1st Place in Entrepreneurship Exploration (National Champion)
Clara Irvine - 2nd Place in Spreadsheet Applications
Sophia Burns took- Top 10 in Human Resource Exploration
Way to go - Middle School BPA!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
Sophia Burns our Middle Level National BPA ambassador torch award winner from Swan Valley High School. She was recognized tonight at the National Honor Awards Ceremony.
Mock interview winners continued .....
We hosted our third annual Mock Interviews for 6th grade students today! The event is such a great learning experience which provides students with a safe space to practice and refine interview skills, boosting confidence and reducing anxiety before the actual interview.
This event is made possible by local professionals who volunteer! Huge thanks to Justin Stroebel, Dave Adams, Haylee Burkhart, Alexandria Brady, Jen Boehler, Kayla Peake- Trautner, Kylee Monahan, Shelly Foy, Breanne McIntosh, Rafe Maxwell, Rachel Wenzel, Janelle Bauer, Linda Szafranski, Paula Silverthorn, and Lynda Thayer! .
Congrats to our Golden Applicant winners- Harper Quellet, Amelia Espinoza, Brennan Brandel, Jaxden Graebner, Carter Schultz, Grace Burns, Peyton Henson, Landen Roenicke, Raymond Gonzales, Harper Miller, Evalynn Cole, Spencer Long, Bennett Wilcox, Kayanna Hill, and Louis Stephens!
Thanks for a memorable day!
🏃♀️🔥 Swan Valley Girls Track DOMINATES! 🔥🏃♀️
Your Swan Valley Middle School Girls Track Team brought the heat, taking 1st place overall with a massive 184.66 points at their recent meet — outscoring second-place Freeland by over 50 points!
🥇 Team Scores:
Swan Valley – 184.66
Freeland – 127
Bridgeport-Spaulding – 86
Cramer – 42.5
Rittmueller – 39.83
💥 MEGASTARS QUALIFIERS & RECORD BREAKERS
🌟 Poppy Weyand – Qualified for MEGASTARS in the 55m hurdles, 200m hurdles, and the 4x400 relay!
🌟 Stella Frantz – MEGASTARS qualifier in the 70m dash with a new school record of 9.83!
🌟 The 4x100 relay team (Unger, Smith, Ball, Frantz) shattered the school record with a time of 54.66!
🌟 The 4x400 relay team (Weyand, Hernandez, Stroud, Ball) is headed to MEGASTARS after a 12 second PR!
🏅 Top 3 Finishers:
🏃♀️ 70m Dash
🥇 Stella Frantz – 9.83 (SR, MEGASTARS)
🏃♀️ 200m Dash
🥇 Stella Frantz – 28.87
🥉 Isabella Smith – 29.84
🏃♀️ 400m Dash
🥇 Addison Ball – 1:04.45 (PR)
🏃♀️ 800m Run
🥉 Ava Stroud – 2:50.71
🏃♀️ 1600m Run
🥈 Ava Stroud – 6:22.04
🥉 Evelyn Miller – 6:27.53 (PR)
🏃♀️ 3200m Run
🥇 Gianna Rodarte
🥈 Emma Coven
🏃♀️ 55m Hurdles
🥇 Poppy Weyand – 10.06 (PR, MEGASTARS)
🏃♀️ 200m Hurdles
🥇 Poppy Weyand – 32.99 (PR, MEGASTARS)
🥈 Clara Irvine – 34.40 (PR)
🥉 Nalini Nguyen – 34.74 (PR)
🏃♀️ 4x100m Relay
🥈 (Unger, Smith, Ball, Frantz) – 54.66 (PR, SCHOOL RECORD)
🏃♀️ 4x200m Relay
🥈 (Unger, Smith, Hernandez, Thomas) – 2:00.14
🏃♀️ 4x400m Relay
🥈 (Weyand, Hernandez, Stroud, Ball) – 4:34.65 (PR, MEGASTARS)
🏃♀️ 4x800m Relay
🥈 (Ardouin, Coven, Ecker, Danielski) – 12:28.11
🏃♀️ Shot Put
🥈 Willow Vaughn – 28’5” (PR)
🏃♀️ High Jump
🥈 Azalia Johnston – 4’2” (PR)
🥉 Clara Irvine – 4’2”
We DONUT know what we would do without our awesome SVMS parents ! Thank you.
Throw Back Thursday - Brought to you by the 2010's
Say CHEESE !!! Thank you for the pizza, breadsticks & treats SVMS parents !
SVMS parents - Thank you for the Acai Bowls! They were delicious !
Thank you for all you for us Nurse Kim !!
Muchas gracias to our SVMS parents !
Congratulations to the Dawgs of the week- Gabby Miller & Sawyer Wolfgang !
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Join Riggs - Swan Valley's own puppy as he heads off to his first day of school in May! Puppy and dog training class registration link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN7MK2lPBu3IcnGXR8_6Y5KtOH5k3vqXA97kCW726Fh6O-lg/viewform
It’s a great day to be a Viking! Congratulations to the following staff who were the recipients of APRIL VIKING VICTORS:
Mr. Erlenbeck – Middle School
Mrs. Stockmeyer - Central Office
Mrs. Ball – High School
It’s time to get your MAY vote on! Anyone can vote: Students, staff, parents and members of the community. Use this link to nominate: https://bit.ly/3MwxqnA
Throw Back Thursday - Brought to you by the 2010's
The 36th Annual Saginaw County Wide Art Show is up at the Fashion Square Mall from April 28th through May 11th, 2025. There are 62 art pieces from 35 of our Swan Valley Middle School artists on display there now.
Swan Valley Girls Track Team Shines at Garber!
The Swan Valley Middle School girls track team delivered a dominant performance at the Garber MS Tri Meet, capturing two team victories, 79-49 over Garber and 86-50 over Alma. The girls showcased exceptional talent across the board.
Standout Performances:
Clara Irvine soared to 1st place in the high jump with a mark of 4’4”, leading a strong showing in the event with teammates Kyra Ortner (4th), Azalia Johnston (5th), and Evelyn Miller (6th) also placing.
In the 55m hurdles, Swan Valley swept multiple top positions with Penelope Weyand placing 2nd (10.22), Nalini Nguyen 3rd (10.71), and Clara Irvine again impressing in 4th (10.82).
Stella Frantz dominated the 70m dash, taking 1st place with a time of 10.05 seconds, outpacing a deep field of sprinters.
In the 200m hurdles, Swan Valley earned a 1-2-3 finish led by Weyand (1st), Irvine (2nd), and RadeWahn (3rd), showcasing their depth in hurdles.
Addison Ball won the 400 meters (1:10.38), with strong support from Olivea Hernandez (3rd) and Lorraine Danielski (6th).
In the distance events, Evelyn Miller finished 2nd in the 1600m (6:41.24), and Gianna Rodarte led Swan Valley in the 3200m, finishing 2nd overall.
The girls 4x100m and 4x400m relays were both victorious for Swan Valley.
In the long jump, Alexis Unger and Krislyn Thomas tied for 5th (12’3.5”) while Ryelle Thompson placed 7th.
Willow Vaughn threw 27’11” to place 3rd in shot put, with solid efforts from teammates A’Riyah Clement and Piper Sova.
