Southwest High School (El Centro, California)

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Southwest High School
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Southwest High School (El Centro, California)
2001 Ocotillo Drive

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United States
Coordinates 32°46′33.6″N115°34′53.99″W / 32.776000°N 115.5816639°W / 32.776000; -115.5816639
Information
Type Public
Established1996 (1996)
School district Central Union High School District
PrincipalJoe Derma
Staff90.30 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,085 (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio23.93 [1]
Color(s)   
MascotEagle
NewspaperThe Talon
YearbookThe "Aerie"
Website http://www.eaglesnet.net

Southwest High School (known as Southwest or SHS) is a 4 year public high school in El Centro, California that serves approximately 2,085 students to its diverse population. [2] Southwest is one of the 3 high schools within the Central Union High School District. It has been a California Distinguished School.

Contents

Music Programs

Athletics

SHS competes in the Imperial Valley League in the California Interscholastic Federation San Diego Section. The school's teams are called the Eagles

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

Yearly

Graduation Requirements

Southwest High School and the Central Union High School District follow the (A-G) requirements which are [3]

MUST pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) with a 350 or above in order to graduate.

-English 9 -English 10

-English 11 -English 12

-World History 1 year (2 Semesters) (10th grade)

-US History 1 year (2 Semesters) (11th grade)

-American Government 1 semester (12th grade)

-Economics 1 semester (12th grade)

Two years with 1 year being Algebra -Algebra 1 -Geometry -Algebra 2 (optional), -Trigonometry (optional), -AP Stats (optional), -Pre-Calculus (optional), -AP Calculus (optional)

-Physical Science 1 year (2 Semesters)

-Biology 1 year (2 Semesters) -Chemistry (optional) -Physics (optional) -AP Chemistry (optional) -AP Biology (optional)

All 9th grade students must be enrolled in PE. -P.E 1 -P.E 2 -Weight Lifting (Training)

-Satisfied by any combination of Art, Music, Drama and/or Foreign Language.

-Satisfied by a course in business education, industrial arts, life skills or ROP.

-From the following areas: (Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Foreign Language, and/or Language Arts.)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Southwest High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  2. "Southwest High School - Demographics". www.eaglesnet.net. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)