Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Southwest 2014-15 Year In Review and Memories



Southwest High School
Academic Happenings

11 National Merit Semi-Finalists

Southwest National rank via two different polls
            Number 412 out of 35,000 Newsweek
            Newsweek Beating the odds 189 out of 35,000 high schools
            Washington Post ranks SW number 7 in the state

Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program
            He scored in the top 3 percent of more than 160,000 Black Americans 

17 Southwest Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Program

9 students Scholarship Art Awards

Math team wins city and on to State

9 National Merits Finalists

Lily Ren Selected as Minnesota Presidential Scholar only one female from MN

English Teacher’s Novel selected as Common Book for Star Tribune Summer editions

 

Southwest Japanese World Language Students Earn Third Place


Southwest ranked number three in the state by Washington Post

 

28 IB Diploma Candidates
2 students score perfect 36 on ACT
Clubs, Student Activities, Students
Aug 19 – Link Crew Class of 2018 orientation
            Class of 2018 Family Orientation Link Crew
            Saturday – Class of 2018 Gathering
September – Class of 2017 and 2018 Musical production
September – Class of 2018 family picnic with SW Foundation
            1st Friday for all students – sports and clubs

First year of Jefferson Volunteer Project

Model UN on the International contest in Chicago

Black Lives Matter Demonstration

Raised over $35,000 for Children’s Hospital

Talent Fest

Robotics Competition

Southwest 9th graders Collin Robinson, Honi Yusuf or Keegan Robinson performed at Augsburg’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation service and as part of the club Dare 2 Be Real.

4 students Spoken Word Finalists

 

Japanese Emperor Haiku winners

 

Southwest Student Munna Ali is the winner of the 5th District Congressional Arts Competition for Spoken Word

 

Nine Southwest student authors were chosen for publication in InkPossible this summer! 

 

History Day winners in State of Off to Nationals

 

Minneapolis Southwest student and avid snowboarder Jack Pflum is a member of the G Team and qualified to compete at the 2015 USASA National Snowboarding 

 

Student wins state and on to Nationals in Atlanta


Model UN on the International contest in Chicago

 

Nine Southwest student authors were chosen for publication in InkPossible this summer! 

 

A group of senior Southwest High School students won 1st place at the State Destination Imagination and move onto Nationals in Memphis

 

A team of Southwest High School students: Weston Lowry, Jillian Kirk, Henry Meeker, Hannah Ramos, and recently earned top honors in the national Virtual Team Challenge competition sponsored by Deloitte.  First time in history of competition that any team from Minnesota scored and this team was number one.

 

Congratulations to the Southwest Students in Action for winning a Silver Banner at the Jefferson Awards Students in Action Spring Competition for their Leadership, Engagement and Impact on the community. 

 

Arts Happenings

 

Community Programs in the Arts – 1st in state as young artist

Southwest Students Perform in the University of St. Thomas Honor Band Festival

Southwest Musicians performed at St. Olaf College in the Festival of Bands 2014. 

Southwest Debate Team Second in the State

September – Class of 2017 and 2018 Musical production – Band Geeks

Southwest Singers are collaborating with Exultate.

Southwest Conductor Nathan Knoll and the Southwest Singers joined with the professional choir The singers under the direction of Matthew Colleton for a concert

Musical – Ragtime

Black Box Unhinged Theater
 The 39 Steps
 Local News
 Our Town
 Lend me a Tenor

Noises Off

One-Act Festival

State One-Act Competition

Numerous Concerts – 20 or more in different venues
 Dance
 Guitar
 Orchestra
 Jazz
 Choir
 Band

Young Artists Party – visual arts

Southwest Singers opened the Rene' Clausen Festival Education Collaboration Concert

 

7 students All-State Music


Speech Team On to State in three categories

 

Southwest Choir to Join VocalEssence in concert

 

Ava Krahn, Southwest senior won Congressional Art competition and trip to DC for National level competition/celebration

 

EDU Film Festival Selected Eleven Southwest Students

 

Spotlight Hennepin Theater Trust Awards
            Triple Threat Winner for 2015

 

Sports Happenings


Volleyball City Champions

Girls Swimming City Champs and on to State

Boys and Girls Cross Country win city and on to state

Football Tied for City Champs

Girls Nordic Ski on to State

Boys Nordic Ski on to State

 

Boys Swimming wins city and on to state

 

SW DAPE 2nd place in city

 

Women’s Golf City Champions

 

Boys and Girls Track win city and on to state


 

 


 

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