Prospective Student and Parent Open House at Swampscott High

The open house is Nov. 20.

  Interested in learning more about Swampscott High School and your future opportunities? Please join us Tuesday, Nov. 20, between 5 pm to 7 pm. Swampscott High School faculty invites prospective new students and parents to learn more about the high school curriculum and student life. You will have the opportunity to speak with curriculum directors, school counselors, administrators, current SHS students, and take a tour of the building. For more information, please call the main office at 781-596-8830. Town of Swampscott Registration: (For students not currently enrolled in Swampscott Public Schools) If you already know that your son/daughter will be enrolling in the high school for 9th grade, you can find our registration materials …

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School Enrollment Losses To Private Schools Unavailable Yet

School Committee members said they expect to receive a report on those numbers at a future meeting.

  The district administration needs to do more research before it presents the School Committee the specific number of students who have left Swampscott for private schools. School Committee member Jaren Landen had requested the information last month. The departing student information compiled by the superintendent's office as of the last School Committee meeting, last week, was incomplete, according to Committee Chairman Larry Beaupre. The district did not have the number of students lost to at least some parochial schools including St. John's Prep. The chairman expects the information will be available at a future meeting. The district has been asking parents of the departing students the reason or reasons why they opted to send their …

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School Committee To Look At Enrollment Numbers and Losses to Private Schools

The committee, when it meets tonight, will also recognize teachers who have achieved professional status and the Educator of the Year.

  The superintendent is expected to report back to the School Committee tonight on the number of students who have left the district for private schools. Superintendent Lynn Celli said when the committee met last, Sept. 19, that, overall, school district enrollment this year is up over last year's figure. As of Sept. 12, when factoring new preschool referrals, the district's enrollment — from preschool to grade 12 (plus two life skills students) — was 2,307. That compares to a total enrollment of 2,304 on Sept. 6, 2011. There were 176 students enrolled in the eighth grade at Swampscott Middle School in September of 2011. In September 2012, the ninth grade class at Swampscott High School had 174 students. A comparison of the two years …

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Back to School

Freshmen Today the Rest of the Crew Tomorrow

Swampscott High steps into a new school year. Thirty-five more students than expected have enrolled, the principal said.

Freshmen will have the high school to themselves today and all students are scheduled to report on Wednesday. Among the students walking through the school's doors this week will be 35 more students than expected, said Principal Layne Millington. There are 16 new upperclassmen and 19 new freshmen, he said last week. "So my numbers are growing," he said. The principal will not have a final tally on the enrollment until school starts. He said some of the students come from families that moved into town, some are transferring from an area charter school and, at least one student, decided against attending a private school. The high school will also have some new faces, as well as some familiar faces in new positions. Here is a list as …

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