South Whidbey School District

The current school board consists of Brook Willeford, Andrea Downs, Marnie Jackson, Ann Johnson, Joe Greenheron,[1] and two Student Representatives, Audrey Gmerek and Katya Schiavone.

Prior to the expansion project in 1997, SWHS used three portable buildings, broken into six classrooms on the south side of the school.

However, the Off-Campus Extension Program (Now "Whidbey Island Academy") outgrew the former small space in Clinton, and because the portables were not in use, they moved in.

The most significant was the addition of a second outdoor covered play area in 1997, and a rearrangement of the school offices.

SWES houses a community room specifically designated for local groups to hold meetings, regardless of time, without having to enter the main sections of the school.

After only being used for 3 years, SWIS added a portable classroom in order to accommodate the growing student population.

This area was to be the location of a new South Whidbey Jr. High School, but the plans were scrapped after SWIS was redesigned with more classrooms for 5th grade students.

The money made by the district in the sale of the lumber from the property partially paid for SWIS' construction.

The school comprises a number of classrooms, a multi-purpose-room and cafeteria, offices, a computer lab, and a library.

Since its closure as a primary school, it now houses South Whidbey Academy (described above) as well as ECEAP ad several community preschools have taken over the campus.