Due to the extreme cold and lingering travel difficulties, Southwest will be closed Friday, February 21st for a snow day.
Due to the extreme cold and hazardous driving conditions, Southwest will be closed on Thursday, February 20, 2025, for a snow day. In addition, the Southwest Board of Education Meeting (Feb. 20th) will be at 4:00 pm instead of 7:00 pm.
Due to the extreme cold and hazardous weather forecast, Southwest Schools will be closed Wednesday, February 19th for AMI Day #4.
Southwest FFA Labor Auction is moved from Thursday, February 20, to Thursday, March 6.
Due to the extreme cold and hazardous weather forecast, Southwest Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 18th for AMI Day #3.
Due to the starting of sleet and concern for students and staff members commuting to school. SW will use an AMI Day #3 on Wednesday, February 12th.
HOMECOMING SCHEDULE UPDATE:
Here is the homecoming schedule for Friday, February 7 (times will be adjusted as needed during the evening):
* 5:00pm - JV Boys - 1/2 Game
* 5:30pm - Homecoming Ceremony
* 6:00pm - Tip-off for Varsity Boys
* 6:30pm - Elementary Cheer Performance at half-time
* 7:15pm - Tip-Off for Varsity Girls
* 8:30pm - 10:30pm - Homecoming Dance
CASSVILLE DOWNS SOUTHWEST IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLAR BOWL: Cassville defeated Southwest in a tightly contested scholar bowl match Tuesday 270-190 in the Trojans' final non-conference competition. The team is now off until March 1 when it plays in the annual Shell Knob Tournament.
MS SCHOLAR BOWL DOWNS SHELL KNOB: The Southwest Scholar Bowl team, led by Conner Jones and Brielee Jones, built a 60-point halftime lead and defeated a strong Shell Knob team 240-180 Tuesday night. The younger group lost 180-40. The Trojans return to action Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Cassville.
Southwest IS in school on Monday, January 13, 2025. The bus drivers will be instructed to drive very cautiously when picking up students. If there are parts of a bus route that are too hazardous to travel causing students not to be picked up, the student will not be penalized with an absence. Dr. Tilford
Due to inclement weather and hazardous driving conditions, the Southwest R-V School District will be closed on Friday, January 10, 2025, for AMI Day #1.
Due to inclement weather and hazardous driving conditions, the Southwest R-V School District will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2025, for a Snow Day.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic in the technology world over the past couple of years. To help parents (and teachers and others) to understand this new technology, I'm providing a couple links that came through my email. Here are the two links: Parents' Ultimate Guide to Generative AI (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles/parents-ultimate-guide-to-generative-ai) and A Report Showing How Students Are Embracing AI (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/press-releases/new-report-shows-students-are-embracing-artificial-intelligence-despite-lack-of-parent-awareness-and). Southwest School District is aware of concerns with AI especially regarding academic dishonesty and student data privacy. We attempt to block access to tools that are unsafe for students to use while they are using their district issued Chromebook. If you ever have any questions regarding online student safety, please reach out to our Technology Director, Dan Shelton, by email at: dshelton @ swr5.net (be sure to remove the spaces).
Dear Parents, Guardians, Students, and Staff,
I want to inform you that due to a fire along Highway 90, Bus 9 will experience a delay of up to an hour. This will primarily affect students living past Woodard Lane.
We appreciate your understanding and patience during this situation. Our priority is the safety of all students, and we will keep you updated as we receive more information.
Thank you for your cooperation. Dr. Tilford
The Book Fair is arriving next week at the Elementary Library! To allow your child to buy books at school, please follow the link to set up an e-wallet. Note: The e-wallet is at the bottom of the page.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/southwestelementaryschool20
BASEBALL UPDATE: The boys wrapped up the Varsity season last night with a win over Blue Eye to finish third in our conference tournament. They finished the season 11-12. Some highlights on the season were winning the Crane tournament, Tyler Meek throwing a no hitter against Verona and bringing home two more plaques for a second and third place finish. Here are some highlights from last nights game: SW vs Blue Eye (15-7 SW): Tyler Meek 1-3 with 3 Runs Batted In; Logan Gregory 2-4 with a run batted in, 4 innings pitched 3 hits 1 earned run and 7 strikeouts earning a save; Tristan Morgan 2-4 with 4 runs batted in; Wyatt Taft 1-3 with a home run, 3 innings pitched 6 strikeouts and the winning pitcher; Jason Foster 2-3 with 3 runs batted in and a triple; Jacob Pierce 1-5; RJ Cutberth reached base on two walks and a hit by pitch; Aydin Flippo and Dom Sierra also reached base on a hit by pitch. We are back in action Thursday, Friday and Saturday for our JV tournament which is all at home.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Hurley defeated Southwest in a tense 4-setter winning the Set 4 25-23 in a non-conference volleyball game Monday night. The Tigers also won the JV game. Southwest returns to the court Thursday night for Pink Out 15 and Breast Cancer Awareness Night against Galena. The JV game begins at 5:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Purdy defeated Southwest in 4 sets last night in a SWCL Conference game. Southwest won the JV match. The Lady Trojans play at Hurley Monday night at 5:30 p.m.
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Staff,
I want to inform you about a recent incident involving a threat that was made on social media. This threat was detected by the FBI, who promptly contacted the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) which is part of the Missouri Highway Patrol. MIAC reached out to me directly through both text message and verbal phone call at 9:34 pm on Thursday evening. In addition to contacting the district, MIAC contacted the Barry County Sheriff's Department who dispatched Deputies to investigate the situation.
By 10:23 pm, I had spoken to the Barry County Deputies who had made personal contact with the individual and deemed the threat to be unsubstantiated. Due to confidentiality, I cannot provide any other details regarding this specific situation.
There were three things I gleamed from this situation. First and most importantly, since the safety of our students and staff is the district's top priority, I was tremendously impressed to find out that even the most minor threats, made over social media, are being reviewed by the FBI and reported by the MIAC. Secondly, I was particularly pleased that the MIAC was persistent in contacting the school district and local sheriff's department so that the investigative process could be started. Finally, I was extremely satisfied with the quick response time of the Barry Sheriff's Department to make contact, investigate, and report their findings to me.
Once again, I am pleased to report that the threat has been deemed unsubstantiated. As always, the safety of our students and staff is our highest priority, and the district appreciates each agency’s attention to this matter. Thank you.
Dr. Tilford
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Exeter defeated Southwest in straight sets Tuesday on Senior Night for volleyball players. The girls return to action Thursday against Purdy in a SWCL Conference game on the road.