Southwest R-V School District

SOUTHWEST FINISHES MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLAR BOWL SEASON: Southwest finished 6th of 12 teams in the 10th annual Shell Knob Tournament Saturday. The Trojans went 2-3 in pool play and split their matches in bracket play. They finished the season with a record of 10-10. The team consisted of Brielee Jones, Conner Jones, McKinley Miller, Natalie Corn, and Bridget Outhouse.

BOYS BASKETBALL GAME TICKET INFORMATION: Here is information to obtain a ticket for the Boys Basketball game on Tuesday night at 6:00pm (February 27, 2024). Our capacity has been split with the visiting school and a presale passcode must be used to purchase tickets until the presale period ends. Here is how to purchase a ticket. No tickets are available to purchase at the gate.: * Your presale code allows purchase of ticket(s) during a protected timeframe, it is not a guarantee of a ticket * Navigate to www.mshsaa.org * Click on the Ticket icon at the top of the home page * Select the Sport image tile * Select Class , this will bring up all events in your class and will be organized by start times * Choose your matchup from the list of events * You will see a message stating ticket sales do not begin until 02/27/2024 12:00pm, this is when the presale period expires * Click the link Have a passcode? * Enter the provided presale code K8B25R and click Apply * Enter the number of tickets and click Checkout * Enter card information to purchase the ticket * Ticket will be sent to the email address entered for presentation at the gate for admission, which may be printed or remain on the device for scanning If Southwest wins advances to the quarterfinals, a new presale code will be needed. A new post will be shared with the new presale code. Email fansupport@hometownticketing.com or call 866.488.4849 for technical support.

Girls basketball game tonight vs Crane is canceled and rescheduled for tomorrow night. Tomorrow nights schedule JV Boys at 5:00 followed by V girls and V boys.

MS TROJANS 3rd IN SWCL SCHOLAR BOWL TOURNAMENT: The scholar bowl team finished the conference season with a bang. The Trojans beat Spokane and Purdy to finish 3rd in the SWCL Meet at Spokane on Saturday. Brielee Jones and Conner Jones earned All-Tournament honors. In the quarterfinals, Southwest held on for a 220-190 victory over the host Owls. The Trojans fell to tourney runner-up Crane 210-180 in the semifinals. Southwest defeated Purdy 200-100 for 3rd place. Other members of the team include McKinley Miller, Bridget Outhouse, and Natalie Corn. The team returns to action in February at the 10th annual Shell Knob Tournament.

After driving several bus routes and finding many areas completely iced over, the Southwest School District has decided to cancel school today (Tuesday, January 23rd). Alternative Methods of Instruction Day #5.

It was brought to my attention that it is being televised that SW is closed on 1/23/24. This is a misprint. As of now, we are hopeful that we will be in session. There are some dirt and gravel road across the district that were a solid sheet of ice just before dark. These areas will be checked in the morning prior to 5:00 am. If you do not get another notice, SW will be in session on Tuesday, January 23.

Southwest R5 School District is closed Monday, January 22nd due to hazardous morning travel conditions including ice covered roads. This is Alternative Method of Instruction Day 4.

Southwest will be closed Wednesday, January 17th due to concerns with morning commutes and bus routes plus continued bitter cold. With temperatures getting above freezing on Wednesday, you need to plan to attend school on Thursday, January 18th. Wednesday is Alternative Method of Instruction Day 3.

Boys Basketball Spokane Tournament games moved to Wednesday JV plays @ 4:00 and Varsity plays @ 5:30. Boys Basketball at Sarcoxie Rescheduled for January 22nd. Girls Basketball at Verona Rescheduled for January 24th.

Activities for January 15 Postponed: Boys Basketball Tourney at Spokane postponed until Tuesday, January 16. Girls Basketball at Verona postponed (TBA).

Southwest will be closed Tuesday, January 16 due to hazardous travel conditions and bitter cold. (AMI Day 2)

Inservice scheduled for Monday, January 15th has been postponed due to inclement weather. Not sure when it will be rescheduled.

Southwest R-V School District is closed today (Tuesday, January 9) due to the potential for hazardous driving conditions. Today will be an Alternative Method of Instruction Day (AMI Day 1).

MS SCHOLAR BOWL UPDATE: Spokane rallied to defeat Southwest in SWCL Conference Scholar Bowl action Tuesday 160-120. The Trojans' record dropped to 5-5. The team is off until the SWCL Tournament in mid-January.

MS TROJANS WIN 2 of 3 in SCHOLAR BOWL ACTION: Southwest won two of three matches Tuesday night at the Shell Knob Quad in Scholar Bowl action. The Trojans routed Purdy (230-130) and downed Shell Knob (210-180) but did fall to Cassville (220-120). The results give Southwest a 5-4 record. The team returns to play next Tuesday with home matches against Spokane and Purdy.

SOUTHWEST BAND AND COLOR GUARD MARCHING TROJANS: Congratulations to the 72 member 7th-12th band and color guard for placing 1st place in the Washburn and Cassville Christmas parades and 2nd place in the Exeter Christmas parade.

SOUTHWEST DEFEATS SHELL KNOB IN MS SCHOLAR BOWL MATCH: The Trojans won an epic thriller 180-170 at Shell Knob Thursday in Scholar Bowl. Down to the final set of questions and the score 160-all, Southwest gets the toss-up (answer: Huckleberry Finn) to get the lead 170-160. Leaving 3 bonus questions, Shell Knob gets the first one (answer: United Arab Emirates). Neither team gets the second bonus (answer: Jordan, the country), so we remain tied, final question. The final hint is the holy city and we answer Jerusalem. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Southwest 180, Shell Knob 170. Wow! Epic is the right word, maybe clutch. Congratulate team members Brielee Jones, Conner Jones, McKinley Miller, Natalie Corn, and Bridget Outhouse if you see them. The team is back in action Tuesday with a quad meet involving Purdy, Cassville, and Shell Knob.

MS SCHOLAR BOWL TEAM SPLITS SWCL MATCHES: The Trojans Scholar Bowl team split its SWCL Conference matches at Purdy Tuesday night, defeating Kirbyville 220-190 and falling to Blue Eye (160-120). The team improves its record to 2-3 and returns to action Thursday at Shell Knob. Members of the team are Brielee Jones, Conner Jones, McKinley Miller, Natalie Corn, and Bridget Outhouse.

Attention! Elementary and Middle School Students It's almost the end of the first semester and we are going to have some fun! Below you will find our 12 Days of Christmas Spirit Week 2023. We look forward to having lots of fun with your students!

AGRICULTURE STUDENT COMPETITION: On Friday, November 17, two Southwest FFA members competed at the Southwest District Fall Public Speaking contest in Aurora. Saige Miller was in the top four of Teach Ag. Kindred Durossette was in the top 11 of Soil and Water. There are 76 schools in our district.