SPEECH AND DEBATE UPDATE: Last weekend Southwest traveled to Carthage for Speech and Debate and had great success. Abigale Clark and Jayden Lee took 4th place in Duo Interpretation. Kaydee Gabbard took 3rd place in Humorous Interpretation. Aubrey Taylor took 5th place in Storytelling. Shaylea Eggleston took 3rd place in Storytelling. Rachel Willer took 1st Place in Dramatic Interpretation.
Southwest High School Podcasts now available. Find them by clicking on Menu then Documents then High School then Journalism Class. Here is the shortcut that will take you directly there: https://www.swr5.net/documents/high-school/journalism-class/383458
Southwest NHS Hosts Elementary Pumpkin Carving Contest:
The Southwest High School Chapter of National Honor Society is hosting a pumpkin decorating/carving contest for elementary students in late October. The contest features five categories including: scary/monster, cute/pretty, animal, funny/goofy, creative/interesting. All students who participate will receive a small bag of candy with the top winners in every category receiving a grand prize. Pumpkins can be turned in as early as Tuesday, Oct. 25. All pumpkins must be turned in and decorated by judging day on Thursday, Oct. 27. Winners will be announced Friday, Oct. 28. If you have any questions, contact either NHS President Signe Suchowski (ssuchowski (at) swr5.net) or NHS Advisor Steve Voyak (svoyak (at) swr5.net).
Please click on the following link to read the Evaluation of Information and Findings plus a couple of additional questions from the parent survey information collected August 2022. The document includes General Information, Positives from Responses, Concerns from Responses, and Implementations from Responses. The link to the document is:
https://5il.co/1ivaz
LADY TROJANS FINISH 6th AT VOLLEYFEST: The Southwest volleyball team fell to Thomas Jefferson in the 5th-place game Saturday at the 39th annual Volleyfest. The Lady Trojans finished 3rd in their pool defeating Crane, tying Exeter, and losing to School of the Ozarks and Verona. The girls host Family Night Monday with three games against Crane starting at 5:00 p.m.
FYI: There is a tree in north bound lane on Hwy 37 coming from Seligman just north of Hunters Glen as you come up the hill. Please be safe. I have called it into 911, but I wanted everyone to be aware coming into School.
SOUTHWEST STUCO SPONSORS BLOOD DRIVE OCTOBER 10: The Southwest High School Student Council will sponsor a blood drive Monday, Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the gymnasium. All donors will get a Chiefs T-shirt (while they last!) and be entered for tickets to a game. All donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment by calling 417.227.5006 or go to www.cbco.org/donate-blood. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is co-sponsoring this event.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: The Lady Trojans split their matches at Wheaton Thursday with the JV winning in three sets and varsity falling in four. Southwest hosts the 39th annual Volleyfest Saturday here. A total of 10 teams are entered and action begins at 8 a.m.
SWMS Weekly Update for the Upcoming Week of September 26
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Blue Eye won both SWCL volleyball matches Monday night. The varsity lost in straight sets but the JV lost 17-15 in a three-set nailbiter. The Lady Trojans play at home Thursday against Thomas Jefferson with the varsity game starting at 5:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL UPDATE: Spokane downed the Lady Trojans Tuesday in the first SWCL Conference game 25-17, 25-22, 25-22. Spokane also won the JV match. The girls play at Sparta Friday night.
The SWR5 District has extra COVID-19 test that will be expiring in December. Rather than let them expire, we want to make them available to anyone in need. Please do not spend money on purchasing tests or a doctor's visit when you can call the nurses office (417-826-5652). Kathy will get the test ready so that someone can pick them up. Have a wonderful day, Tosha
GENTRY DOWNS SOUTHWEST IN VOLLEYBALL Gentry defeated Southwest in three matches Monday night. The varsity match was especially close with the Pioneers winning 25-23, 25-22, 25-19. The Lady Trojans travel to Spokane Tuesday for their first SWCL Conference game.
Volleyball Update: The Lady Trojans lost both matches at Pierce City Thursday night. The girls play at home against Gentry Monday night with 3 matches starting at 5.
VERONA DEFEATS SOUTHWEST IN VOLLEYBALL:
The high school volleyball team split its matches with Verona last with the JV winning in straight sets and the varsity losing in the same fashion.
SENIORS ELECT OFFICERS AND REPS
The Class of 2023 elected officers and student council reps. They are: President Rachel WIller, VP Dylan Rainwater, Secretary/Treasurer Ali Shrum, and Reps Lucas Paulsen and Cammie Uthe.
Thank you parents for a great start to the school year! As with any new year, we are working out the kinks. Having said that, we have some areas that need attention for the safety of students and staff. The entrance to the teacher parking lot located behind the 3rd/4th building will be roped off from 7:30 am until 8:05 on school days. Please remember to drop your elementary students off in the large parking lot by the cafeteria so that they can go directly to their classrooms or breakfast.
Lady Trojans Lose 2, Tie 1 at Volleyball Jamboree: Southwest tied Purdy and lost to Wheaton and host Hurley at Tuesday's volleyball jamboree. The girls play four matches in pool play at the Verona Tournament Saturday beginning at 8:15 a.m. The first home game is Tuesday, Sept. 6 vs. Verona.
Good evening, Southwest Families and Community,
On behalf of the Southwest Board, I needed to clarify a couple of situations that are circulating through our district and community. The first rumor is about SRTC (VOTEC). I have been told that it has been stated that SW is doing away with students attending SRTC. In addition, it was stated that if parents wanted their student to attend that the parent would have to pay the tuition, and this was caused because of the ball fields costing too much. None of this is true. The district has never discussed doing away SRTC and would never ask parents to pay the tuition for SRTC. Tuition and ball fields are paid from two different funds so one does not affect the other. The other situation is regarding a Facebook post from Sunday night regarding the preschool playground needing to be weedeated and cleaned up. I am sad to say that I had no idea that the preschool playground had been overlooked. Once I found out, I immediately got it taken care of first thing this morning. If Mark Lawrence or I would have been contacted in the first place, it would have gotten it taken care of sooner. I have stated this before but want to emphasize that the Board is about what is best for the students and would never allow anything to hurt the academics of the students. Have a great evening, Ms. Tilford
We are having a blast at Southwest today. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHIhgz6OrGM