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Hurley Beats Southwest on Senior Night:
Hurley defeated the Southwest volleyball team in straight sets on Senior Night Monday. The players also presented breast cancer patient Ruth Primrose with $1,350 which was raised from Pink Out activities. The JV rallied after an opening set loss to earn a tie with the Tigers. Juliauna Sierra had 9 digs, 4 assists and 4 aces, while Signe Suchowski added 5 aces, 11 receptions, 3 digs and 2 kills. The girls play at Gentry, Ark., Tuesday.
Southwest Middle School Important Dates to Remember
Parent teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 21. Your student's homeroom teacher will be contacting you via email or phone to discuss your child’s progress. There will be no meetings in the building this year. Students have been working on a digital portfolio to share with parents. Please ask them about their portfolios. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact myself and I can provide you with teacher contact information.
Southwest Middle School picture retakes will be held on Wednesday, October 27. If your child needs a retake or was not here for the first picture day, we will get those done on October 27.
Southwest Defeats Purdy in Volleyball:
The JV and Varsity volleyball teams both defeated Purdy Thursday night on Pink Out. The school also raised more than $1,100 for a local woman suffering from breast cancer. It was quite a night with the Southwest Tumblers performing, a huge bake sale (and there's still more food, if you need/want baked good, we have leftovers!), serving contest, face painting. I am constantly blown away by how our community comes together to support our young people. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Some JV stats (25-13, 19-25, 15-7) - The girls earned their second conference win. Montana Skelton had 5 kills, while Juliauna Sierra added 4. Laura Jean Henry had 8 assists. Riley Flipper was 11 for 11 serving with 3 aces and 7 digs. Signe Suchowski was 12 of 12 serving with 4 aces and 3 kills. Raeli Miles was 13 of 14 serving with 6 aces and 10 of 11 in serve reception.
Some Varsity Stats (26-24, 25-18, 25-15) - The girls earned their second win. Brooklynn Slye had 7 kills and 2 blocks, Olvia Ayer had 17 digs, 6 aces, and 4 kills, Amy Reeves was 13 of 14 serving with 15 receptions and 17 digs. Shelbie Pendergraft was 9 of 9 serving with 6 assists and 5 digs.
The girls are busy this week with Senior Night Monday against Hurley, at Gentry Tuesday, at Galena Saturday and at the Pierce City JV Tournament next Saturday.
SWMS Cheerleaders are awesome! They have done wonderfully this year📣
SWMS Lady Trojans Basketball sweep Kirbyville 43-12 on the annual Pink Out night🎀
Breast Cancer Awareness: Please click on the following link for information about Breast Cancer Awareness from our volleyball team: https://5il.co/104eh
Pumpkin decorating/carving contest for PreK-4th grade students. Please click on the link for more information: https://5il.co/104e1
Southwest R5 Schools: Around 6:00 pm, the Missouri State Highway Patrol allowed the students transfer to the second bus. At 6:33, the bus called and stated that all the students were home. Once again, the district appreciates the patience shown during this unfortunate event. As previously stated, no one including the driver of the other vehicle sustained injuries from the accident.
At approximately 4:00pm, bus # 9 was involved in an accident. At this point, we have no details other than no one was injured. A second bus was dispatched to the location and will take students home. Due to insurance protocol, students can't be released to parents/guardians at the location of the accident. Please be patient with the district and know the safety of the students and bus driver is most important.
Congratulations Lady Trojans! First Place in the Wheaton Tournament! Great job!
Volleyball Update: Thomas Jefferson swept both volleyball games Thursday night in Joplin. The girls return to action Saturday at the Galena Tournament.
Baseball Update: The baseball team traveled to Billings last night and came away with a 6 to 4 Varsity conference victory. Brendyn Paulsen got the win on the mound with Zak Corwin going 2 for 4 and Evan Ennis going 2 for 3 at the plate. Coy Shrum had 2 rbi's with Tristan Morgan, Brendyn Paulsen, Evan Ennis, and Trey Ray each had 1 rbi.
The JV game ended in a 5 to 5 tie as it was very late so we didn't go extra innings.
The Varsity plays again tonight in the Purdy Tournament at 4:30 vs Hurley and 6:30 vs Exeter. They finish the tournament Saturday morning at 11 am vs Purdy.
Southwest Middle School
The Book Fair is coming soon!
Monday, October 18-Thursday, October 21
Click below for a sneak peak!
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/southwestelementaryschool20
Volleyball Update: SWCL frontrunner Blue Eye swept both volleyball games Monday night from Southwest. Both teams had moments but not enough to get a victory. The girls are back in action Thursday in Joplin against Thomas Jefferson.
Southwest High School Hosts Blood Drive Oct. 6: The Southwest High School Student Council and Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will sponsor a blood drive Wednesday, Oct. 6. The event in the high school gymnasium starts at 9 a.m, and ends at 2 p.m. and appointments are strongly encouraged. The event is open to the public and students and staff. All donors will receive a Kansas City Chiefs T-shirt. For more information, contact Southwest High School at 826-5413.
Volleyball Update: Sparta swept all three matches in straight sets Friday in volleyball action. The freshman team lost the opening set 25-22 and the JV and varsity were both competitive in the battle of the Trojans. The JV is on the road at the Spokane Tournament Saturday and varsity returns to action Monday at Blue Eye.
SWMS Lady Trojans win 49-31 over Galena during tonights game. Way to go Lady Trojans!🏀
Good afternoon! The Middle School School Picture Day will be held on Wednesday, September 22. The flyer with the picture code is provided for your review. Lifetouch has shipped us brochures that will be sent home. We may not receive them until Monday. In the meantime, please see the flyer for details.
Baseball Update: The Varsity Baseball team took one on the chin last night losing to Purdy at home 11 to 3. We struggled in all aspects of the game last night.
The JV played great and won 13 to 4. It was a good night for the JV team as they had timely hitting, good D, and solid pitching.
The Varsity is currently 2 - 3 while the JV is 3 - 2.