Southwest Senior High School

Southwest [Senior] High School (SHS), in San Diego, California, United States, is a high school established in 1975. It was built on the site of a small railroad yard owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad along the original San Diego-Tijuana line. It existed until the mid-1930s when the tracks were moved east to the present-day Trolley tracks. Part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, it serves all socioeconomic communities of San Diego (specifically the Nestor community), as well as some students living in Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and San Ysidro. The school serves approximately 1,750 students. The school has a rivalry with fellow Sweetwater Union High School District school, Mar Vista, most notably the annual Battle of the Bell football game.

Southwest High School
Address
1685 Hollister Street

San Diego
,
California

United States
Information
TypeSenior High School
Motto"Once a Raider, Always a Raider!"
Established1975
School districtSweetwater Union High School District
PrincipalArturo Montano[1]
Faculty83.05 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,775 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.37[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)   Cardinal Red and Gold
MascotRaider
RivalMar Vista High School
NewspaperRaider's Digest
YearbookThe Scimitar
ASB PresidentMetztli Carbajal
Websitehttp://soh.sweetwaterschools.org/

Alma mater

O’er the horizon of victory
Our Southwest sun,
Shines through with spirit free.
The Red the Gold we will truly see,
Beyond the Raider dawn.
We hail the Red, the Gold, the White
In our faithful song.
With loyal courage we raise our hands,
Eternal glory we command,
Southwest High forever, ever stand.

Academics

The school has shown remarkable achievements in academic competitions such as Academic Decathlon, in which they held 6 consecutive county titles from 2003–2008 and received 3rd place in the 2009 and 2010 competitions. Along with these six consecutive county titles, Southwest High School is the first school in San Diego County to have achieved five and later six consecutive county titles. The Varsity Academic League won eight varsity Metro [District] championship titles in 1999, 2001, 2003–2007, and 2009. The Varsity won their division nine times in 1999, 2001, and 2003–2010. The varsity team in 2005 concluded their season by winning the County Academic League title beating La Jolla High School 124–53 making it the highest score in San Diego County Academic League championship history. For their accomplishments in League and Decathlon the San Diego County School Board declared in 2005 that June 17 would be known as Southwest High Academics Day. The JV Academic League held 8 consecutive Metro championship titles from 2001–2008 and have won their division for 10 years in a row from 2001-2010 (also an 11th win back in 1999).

Athletics

The Southwest Raiders sports teams represent the Southwest Senior High School in high school sports programs. Mar Vista High is known as the athletic rival of the school

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Southwest High School | Administration".
  2. "Southwest Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. Devenish, Colin (May 29, 2003). "Frankie J. Back At School". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  4. Brents, Phillip (January 26, 2001). "Washington is South Bay's Giant on Super Bowl Sunday". The Star-News. p. 13. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Krasovic, Tom (November 7, 2019). "Column: Fox Deportes' Adrian Garcia Marquez lauds San Diego upbringing". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2023. (subscription required)
  6. "Rene Ortiz signs with Sockers". Imperial Beach Star-News. August 2, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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