The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County in collaboration with the Howard County Public School System sponsors an annual Celebration of Academic Achievement to acknowledge and honor students of African and African-American heritage. 

Swansfield 4th and 5th-grade students will be honored on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 7:00 pm at Long Reach High School  Students being honored achieved the following levels of academic success during the 2016-2017 school year:

We are so proud of these students for their determination and hard work:

4th Grade:  Yididiya Abebe, Jonah Campbell, Kaila Ibraham, Chanel Miller, Laylana Smith, Kayden Agyemang, Joey Dzouolo, Natasja Fortune, Jayden Lewis, Amiya Stokes, Rider Wheeler, Tiffany Blakey, Jakirha Corley, Camille Kingue, Haile Mitchell, Jeriah Shipp, Aaliyah Bridges, Khalib Chen-Cokley, Marion Garnett, Natasha Ikeotuonye, Rollyne Sagne Djuidje, DaBria Stokes, Austin Campbell

5th Grade:   Noah Barnes-Gatewood, Layla Bellamy, Jordyn Chaimiti, Terrell Clark, Brooke Keith, Aryeh Murphy, Kwadwo Owusu-Boampong, Jaliyah Peoples, James Tumbey, Calista Zehring, Adia Ducksworth, Pierre Kamga, Cristina Ford, Kristerson Mitchell, Dakiara Norris, Kieron Richardson, Quanae Smith, Taniya Flanagan, Dimitri Lauchaud, Isaiah Schofield, Bereket Tewodros, Jacob Tucker, Tatianna Trafton