Southwest High School (El Centro, California)

Southwest High School
Address
2001 Ocotillo Drive El Centro , California United States
Coordinates	32°46′33.6″N 115°34′53.99″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1996 (1996)
School district	Central Union High School District
Principal	Matt Phillips
Staff	90.30 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,085 (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio	23.93
Color(s)
Mascot	Eagle
Newspaper	The Talon
Yearbook	The "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. Southwest is one of the 3 high schools within the Central Union High School District. It has been a California Distinguished School. It is home to the Southwest High School Eagles which is a new school to the city, Central Union is the other school in the city which currently is the leading school and has held the city champs title for 2 years.

Clubs

• ASB
• Mock Trial
• Interact Club
• Key Club
• Best Friends Club
• Mexican-American Club
• Yearbook Club
• AVID Club
• Academic Decathlon
• MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement) Club
• Native American Club
• HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)
• Orchestra Club
• Rock Combo Club
• SAVAPA Theatre
• SAVAPA Dance
• SAVAPA Art
• SAVAPA Music
• SAVAPA Design and Animation
• Travel Club
• Pawsitivity Club
• Outdoors Club

Music Programs

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

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 (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
• Girls Volleyball (Frosh, JV, Varsity)
• Girls Tennis (JV, Varsity)
• Girls Golf (JV, Varisity)

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

• 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)

• Mathematics – 4 Semesters (20 credits)

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)

• Physical Education – 4 Semesters (2 Years)(20 credits)

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.)

• Health Education - 1 Semester
• Computer Information Literacy - 1 Semester