Swanson New Student Orientation and Back to School Information!

Dear Swanson Students and Families,

We hope that your summer vacation was filled with adventure and fun!  While you have been away, we have been planning the start of another school year and are excited about your arrival on the first day of school on Monday, August 25, 2025.Student schedules will go live in ParentVue and StudentVue on Tuesday, August 19th at 6 p.m. You should report to STAR on the first day of school which will start promptly at 7:50 a.m.  STAR is the “0” or zero period on the schedule.  You will receive a printed copy of your schedule in STAR on the first day of school. If you have questions about your schedule please contact your grade-level counselor.

6th Grade-Michelle Wilkes [email protected]

7th Grade- Laura Goodwyn (A-M and T-Z) [email protected]

7th Grade-Carri Armston (N-S) [email protected]

8th Grade-Chrissy Brown [email protected]

EL-Melissa Lara-Ortiz [email protected]

All New to Swanson Students and Families:

• Students and families who are new to Swanson, please join us for New Student and Family Orientation on Thursday, August 21st at 11:00 am. Rising 6th grade students will meet in their STAR classrooms and their families will meet in the large gym. Rising 7th and 8th grade students and their families will meet in the library.
• Families of new students with IEPs in grades 6-8 are invited to attend a presentation focused on special education services at Swanson with our special education department chairs on Thursday, August 21st from 10:00-10:30 am in the library. Spanish interpretation will be available.
• New to APS students in grades 6-8 are invited to take a math placement test to ensure they are placed in the correct math class on Thursday, August 21st at 9:30 am in the Admirals’ Mess. Please contact Laura Partridge, Swanson’s Math Coach, at [email protected] with any questions.

Breakfast and lunch will be available starting on the first day of school.  The cost of breakfast is $2.35 and a complete lunch is $3.70.  If you would like to apply for free/reduced lunch please visit the Food and Nutrition Services website https://www.apsva.us/food-and-nutrition-services/ to complete an application.

Students who live within 1.5 miles of Swanson are within the walk zone of the school.  Students who are eligible for bus transportation should expect to see their bus assignments and pick-up times in ParentVUE/StudentVUE, under the “Student Information” tab prior to the start of school.  Please notify us of any changes to your address and contact information so that APS Transportation has access to your most current information for bus assignments.  Students should only ride the bus route that they are assigned.

If you plan to try out for interscholastic sports or the cheer team you must have a current physical on file in the Activities Office.

The Swanson PTA is looking forward to a great 2025-2026 school year and we hope that you will join the PTA MemberHub to receive PTA updates and email communications.  Please see the PTA tab on the Swanson website https://swanson.apsva.us/pta/ for membership information.

If you would like more information about registering for the Extended Day Program (which is called Check-In at the middle school level) please refer to the website at https://www.apsva.us/extended-day/ or call the office directly at (703) 228-6069.

School supply lists are also available on the Swanson website at swanson.apsva.us. Welcome aboard!