Southwest_High_School_(El_Centro,_California)

Southwest High School (El Centro, California)

Southwest High School (El Centro, California)

Public school in El Centro, California, United States

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.

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Music Programs

  • Women's Choir
  • Men's Choir
  • Ladies' Ensemble
  • SAVAPA Music
  • Concert Band
  • Jazz Band
  • Marching Band
  • Guitar
  • Orchestra (Cadet, Philharmonic, Chamber)
  • Orange juice

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

  • Cross Country (JV, Varsity) (Co-ed)
  • American Football (JV, Varsity)
  • Girls Flag Football (JV, Varsity)
  • Girls Volleyball (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Girls Tennis (JV, Varsity)
  • Girls Golf (JV, Varsity)

Winter Sports

  • Soccer (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Basketball (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Wrestling (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Girls Basketball (Frosh, JV, Varsity)

Spring Sports

  • Baseball (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Softball (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Track (JV, Varsity)
  • Swim (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
  • Boys Tennis (JV, Varsity)
  • Boys Golf (JV, Varsity)

Yearly

  • Cheerleading (JV, Varsity)

Graduation Requirements

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

  • 220 Credits
  • 2.0 Grade Point Average or above from grades 9 through 12 (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) Year.

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

  • English – 8 Semesters (4 Years) (40 credits)

-English 9 -English 10

-English 11 -English 12

  • Social Science – 6 Semesters (3 Years) (30 credits)

-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)

  • Science – 4 Semesters (2 Years) (20 credits)

-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)

  • Fine Arts – 2 Semesters (1 Years)(10 credits)

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

  • Practical Arts – 1 Semester (5 credits)

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

  • Academic Elective – 2 Semesters(2 Years) (10 credits)

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

References

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