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
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