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.
MS SCHOLAR BOWL UPDATE: The Trojans picked up their first SWCL Conference win over Billings but also suffered two narrow losses to Purdy and Crane in scholar bowl action Tuesday night. Members of the team include: Brielee Jones, Conner Jones, McKinley Miller, Natalie Corn, and Bridget Outhouse. Southwest returns to action after the Thanksgiving break when it plays Nov. 28 against Kirbyville and Blue Eye at Purdy. The team also plays at Shell Knob on Nov. 30.
CROSS COUNTRY DISTRICT RESULTS: Congratulations to our HS boys XC team for qualifying for state this weekend! The Trojans will run at state this Friday at 11:15 in Columbia MO. Varsity runners are Robert Humphries, Bryar Lewellyn, Victor Tellez, Kameron Kelley, Skyler Reines, Tobias Smith, and Braydan Rose. Congrats also to the runners who earned All-District honors from this weekends race: Robert Humphries 3rd place 17:08; Bryar Lewellyn 7th place 17:49; Victor Tellez 20th place 19:12; Jacee Durossette 29th place 24:53 (Jacee will also run at state this Friday at 12:00).
Food Drive for Those in Need!
Applications are Due November 2
Extra Applications are due in Building Offices
Calling All Veterans!
JR HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL: On Thursday night, October 19, the Girls Jr. High Basketball team ended the season by winning 3rd place in the SWCL Tournament with a score of 26-22. Tied with 6 points a piece the top scores were Abi Hnem and Gracelyn Sanders.
