Southwest Senior High School

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Southwest Senior High School
Motto "Imagine, Believe, Achieve"
Established 1975
Type Senior High School
Principal Dr. Maria Armstrong[1]
Students 1,900
Grades 9-12
Location 1685 Hollister Street,
San Diego, California, USA
District Sweetwater Union High School District
Campus Suburban
Colors Cardinal Red and Gold
Mascot Raiders
Yearbook 'The Scimitar'
Newspaper Raider's Digest
Website http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/soh/

Southwest Senior High (SOH), in San Diego, California, United States, is a high school established in 1975. 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 1,900 students. The school has an intense rivalry with fellow Sweetwater Union High School District school, Mar Vista, most notably the annual Battle of the Bell football game.

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[edit] 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 competition. Along with these 6 consecutive county titles, Southwest High School is the first school in San Diego County to have achieved 5 and later 6 consecutive county titles. The Varsity Academic League won 8 varsity Metro championship titles in 1999, 2001, 2003-2007, and 2009. The varsity team in 2005 concluded their season by winning the County Academic League title. The JV Academic League held 8 consecutive Metro championship titles from 2001-2008.[citation needed]

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Frankie J - Mexican American Latin Pop and Adult Contemporary singer.

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Sweetwater Union High School District
Senior High Schools Bonita Vista High School | Castle Park High School | Chula Vista High School | Eastlake High School | Hilltop High School | MAAC Community Charter School | Mar Vista High School | Montgomery High School | Olympian High School | Options Secondary School | Otay Ranch High School | Palomar High School | San Ysidro High School | Southwest High School | Sweetwater High School
Middle Schools Bonita Vista Middle School | Castle Park Middle | Chula Vista Middle | Eastlake Middle | Granger Junior High | Hilltop Middle | Mar Vista Middle | Montgomery Middle | National City Middle | Rancho del Rey Middle | Southwest Middle

Coordinates: 32°34′1″N 117°5′0″W / 32.56694°N 117.083333°W / 32.56694; -117.083333