Friday, 05 24th
Last update04:18:51 AM
We are pleased to announce that SWBA will be organizing the 5th Annual International Night next week on May 21st at 5:30 pm in the school cafeteria. The event is free and open to all parents and students. Please contact us if you would like to represent any country or culture this year.
Click here for our international night flyer.
Sweetwater Branch Academy was honored to have the Alachua School Board Member Dr. Leanetta McNealy visit with our school on February 21st. Dr. McNealy gave a speech to our 5th through 8th grade students to celebrate the Black History Month.She then met our staff and learned about our programs and academic and extracurricular activities.
Three students from SWBA, Aryil Betchel, Haley Smith, and Sara Waldo, participated in the Alachua County Science & Engineering FAIR last Wednesday.
Their projects received top placements at our school and were eligible to participate in this year’s District level Science & Engineering FAIR.
Results are not out yet, but we wish our students good luck and thank you for their hard work and enthusiasm for science and engineering fields.
Students who are part of the College Mentorship Program (CMP) & some of our graduate students joined us on a trip to the Florida State University on Friday, February 15th. We all had fun, learned about the campus and programs, and enjoyed lunch at a fancy Italian Restaurant altogether! Visit our website to see more event pictures.
SWBA Model United Nations team students, Jatia Littles and Haley Smith, participated in the 17thAnnual Model United Nations Conference at the Capitol Building in Tallahassee on February 15th. Conference was organized by the Tallahassee Southern Model United Nations (TSMUN). By participating in TSMUN, students from all over the Southeast obtains valuable and useful skills that will serve them in college and beyond.
We would like to congratulate our Science Olympiad team for winning some top placements at the regional tournament last Saturday as well as their dedication and hard work. Team won 7th place overall out of 17 schools from different part of Florida. Here are some of the categories and student placements our students received:
1st Place: Rotor Egg Drop - Raven Harrison, Allison Sanders
4th Place: Mousetrap Vehicle - Jose Diaz, Jamal Manu
We would like to congratulate our Science Olympiad team for their success at the Invitational Science Olympiad Tournament in Orlando on December 8, 2012. Our team received the “Outstanding Performance Award” as a team and individual team members received one 2nd placement, four 3rd placements, and two 4th placements. We would like to congratulate the following students for their achievements:
