Southwestern High School (Kentucky)
| Southwestern High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1765 WTLO Road Somerset, Kentucky, 42503  United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Pulaski County Schools |
| Superintendent | Steve Butcher |
| Principal | Patrick Richardson |
| Vice principal | Mark Flynn Matt Cook |
| Faculty | 68[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,126[2] (2009–10) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.8[1] |
| Campus | Small city |
| Color(s) | Blue █ and Orange █[3] |
| Athletics conference | KHSAA[3] |
| Nickname | Warriors (boys and girls)[3] |
| Website | www.southwesternhigh.net |
Southwestern High School is a public high school in Somerset, Kentucky. Operated by Pulaski County Schools, Southwestern opened its doors in the fall of 1993 to alleviate crowding at the district's other high school, Pulaski County High School. It is fed by several schools operated by the Pulaski County district, namely Nancy Elementary, Burnside Elementary, Southern Elementary, Oak Hill Elementary, and Southern Middle School. Also, students at Science Hill School, a K-8 school operated by a separate district within Pulaski County, have the option of attending either Southwestern or Pulaski County High.
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[edit] Athletics
- Archery (co-ed)
- Baseball (boys only)
- Basketball (boys and girls, separate teams)
- Cheerleading (girls only)
- Cross Country (boys and girls, separate teams)
- Dance Team (girls only)
- Football (boys only)
- Golf (boys and girls, separate teams)
- JROTC (co-ed)
- Soccer (boys and girls, separate teams)
- Softball (girls only)
- Swim Team (boys and girls, separate teams)
- Track (boys and girls, separate teams)
- Tennis (boys and girls, separate teams)
- Volleyball (girls only)
[edit] Athletics Accomplishments
Southwestern High School engages competitively in various sports.
[edit] Basketball
The 2000 team won the 48th District title beating Somerset in a romp, after winning in Double OT against North Laurel to get to the district title game. In Dave Schutlz first year he had a district title thanks to a groupd of great seniors. Led by Tingle, Maybriar, Merrick, Boon, Blair, Gregory and JR Super, they made a run nearly missing a trip to RUPP ARENA. During the 06-07 year, the boy's basketball team won the district title, defeating Monticello and Wayne County. In the regionals, the team defeated Somerset in the regional quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals to runner-up Boyle County for the second consecutive year.[4] During the 06-07 year the girl's basketball team advanced to the 12th region finals where they lost to Wayne County in overtime. During the 07-08 year the girl's basketball team won the schools first ever 48th District title in girls basketball by defeating Wayne County.
[edit] Soccer
The soccer program is perhaps the most decorated of all Warrior athletic programs. In 1998, the SWHS boy's soccer team won both District and Reginal Championships.
- 2003 Season
In 2003, the boy's soccer team went as far as Kentucky State Final Four, after nearly losing District, Region, and Sub-Section Championships.
- 2004 Season
In 2004, the boy's soccer team fired back with another mediocre soccer season, playing their way through both the District and Regional levels, but bowed out to the South Laurel Cardinals in the State Sweet Sixteen.
- 2005 Season
During the 05-06 season, the boys (coached by Omar Prone) and the girls (coached by Matt Cook) teams brought home District titles.
- 2006 Season The Warriors hired a new boys' soccer coach for the 06-07 season, former Somerset High School journeyman player James Ray. In their first season under Ray, the boys' soccer team finished with a decent season, going 11-6-3 on the season finishing as the 30th district runners up
- 2007 Season Coach James Ray led the Warriors to a 30th district title, beating rivals Somerset 2-1 in the final.
- 2008 Season Coach James Ray led the Warriors to a 30th district title over rival Somerset, and a regional final against Boyle County. The Warriors fell to the Rebels 3-2. The team had a remarkable 14 seniors and 2 foreign exchange students. The warriors had 4 all-district players, 3 all-region players, 2 CKSC all conference team, maroon division, 4 all-county players and 2 all-state plaers. Overall record 15-5-2, allowing a region low 24 goals and scoring a region high 76, and ending the season as the #19 team in the state.
GK1 Michael Wright Keeper Sr./AD, CKSC, AC
GK2 Britten Vanhoose Keeper Fr.
1 Eric Bird Midfielder Jr.
2 Tyler Gillum Striker Sr.
3 Adrian Pulido Midfielder Sr.
4 Jeremy Nissen Defender Sr./AD, AR, AC, AS. MVP of team
5 Jhovani Pulido Defender Sr.
6 Adam Prather Defender Sr.
7 Josh Daulton Midfield Sr. 110% award
8 Nick Lewis Defender Jr.
9 Niklas Nielson Midfielder Jr./AD, AR, AC, AS. Offensive player of the year
10 Ryan Smith Midfielder Sr./AD. Most improved
11 Judah Taylor Midfielder Jr.
12 Brandon Schleter Defender Sr.
13 Michael New Midfielder Jr.
14 Chris Campbell Striker Jr.
15 Lucas Beattie Midfielder Sr.
16 Lucas Garrett Defender Fr.
17 Zach Bolin Striker Fr.
18 Francisco Flores Striker Sr.
19 Cody Inabnitt Striker Jr.
20 Shawn Rink Defender Sr./AR, CKSC,AC. Defensive player of the year
21 Aaron Stolze Striker Fr.
22 Brandon Wesley Defender Jr.
23 Moises Avina Midfield Sr.
24 Florion Klett Striker Jr.
15 Colton Flynn Defender Fr.
AD= all-district, AR= all-region, CKSC= CKSC all conference team maroon division, AC= all-county, AS= all-state,[5] and.[6]
[edit] Football
The Southwestern Warrior football program has long been regarded as a regional powerhouse, despite being in the same district (and therefore, region) as 5 time state champion Boyle County. The Warriors have reached the Class 4A state quarterfinals many times, and the 2006 season was the first time they made it to the regional final.
- 2006 Season
During the 2006 season, the Warriors accomplished perhaps the best season in school history. The Warriors finished with a 9-4 record, including an undefeated 7-0 record in district play.[7] The Warriors handed Boyle County their earliest post season defeat in program history. However, Southwestern lost a heartbreaker to Louisville Central in the state quarterfinals, 47-40. Arguably the best and most noticeable SW team was the 1999 Team Led by MR Football Runner-Up Scott Blair, and Allstate WR/OLB DT Boon, and All State MLB Kenny Sibal. This team finished as the # 1 Scoring team in the state and ended the REG Season at 9-1 and # 2 in the state AAA Rankings. After running into a buzzsaw team in Bullit East the Warriors ended a season that many believe put SW on the map. Without a doubt these two teams are the most accomplished in school history, statistically and in the winning category.
[edit] Conservation and Raptor Club
The Conservation and Raptor Club at Southwestern High School has been going on for about 15 years. It is led by Mrs. Carter the Raptor Bio teacher. The Conservation club studies all kinds of environmental subjects such as wildlife, biodiversity, aquatics, etc. and competes yearly at regional, state, and national competitions with other schools. The Raptor club help heal injured birds from all over the state. Students in the club rehabilitate these birds back to health. Some of the birds are released back into the wild and others are kept all their lives for being trained to go into presentations. There are many types of birds that go into this club such as GHO or great horned owls, crows, screech owls, barred owls, barn owls, and red tail hawks and bald eagles. The facility that these birds are kept in are paid for by Mrs. Carter and other people and the school does not support this club. It is all paid for by donations from other people and students/parents/teachers.
[edit] Music Department
With the hiring of Dan Carpenter as head of the Music Department in 2002, all of the Southwestern Bands started growing and becoming true competitors.
[edit] Bands
During the 03-04 year the "Marching Band" simply worked on rhythm reading and creativity by playing on trash cans. In the 04-05 year the band put "Cirque du Soleil" on the field. During the 05-06 school year with the show "Jesus Christ Superstar," the Warrior Band qualified for KMEA State Quarterfinals for the first time in Southwestern history. In the 06-07, the band once again qualified for KMEA State Quarterfinals, but once again did not place in the top 8 to make Semifinals. In the 07-08 year the Warrior band put the "Rome" show on the field. In the 08-09 they put the show "Hieroglyphics" on the field. In the 09-10 the band put "Recess" on the field.
In the spring, the band plays 3 pieces at a Concert Festival at the Center for Rural Development, and receives a score of Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, or Distinguished (4-1). In the spring of 2005, the symphonic band made an Apprentice overall. In 2006 and 2007, playing grade 4 music (on a scale of 1-6), the band received Proficients. In 2008, playing grade 4 music, the band received straight Distinguisheds from all judges and went on to State Concert Festival in Louisville.
The Wind Ensemble is a new group that started in 2006. It is composed of 30-40 members of the Symphonic and Marching Bands, and normally plays grade 5 music. In Concert Festival 2006, the Wind Ensemble received an overall Proficient. In 2007, they received straight 1's (Distinguished) and qualified for State Festival in Louisville.
The Jazz Band is an extracurricular band for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar and rhythm instrument players. The Jazz Band plays every year at the band's spring concert.
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=2104950&ID=210495000506
- ^ "2009–2010 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetic order)". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2010-01-14. http://www.khsaa.org/reports/enrollments/20092010schoolenrollmenttotalsbyalpha.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ a b c "Southwestern High School". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. http://www.khsaa.org/directory/index.php?school_id=308. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kybbk6?source=khsaa&did=&tid=&id=tournament_71112&action_name=
- ^ http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kybsc6?source=khsaa&did=&tid=22806&id=&action_name=
- ^ http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kybsc6?id=tournament_68030
- ^ http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb6?id=22632
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