Southwest High School (El Centro, California)

For schools of the same name, see Southwest High School.

Southwest High School
Address
2001 Ocotillo Drive El Centro, California United States
Coordinates	32°46′33.6″N 115°34′53.99″W / 32.776000°N 115.5816639°W / 32.776000; -115.5816639Coordinates: 32°46′33.6″N 115°34′53.99″W / 32.776000°N 115.5816639°W / 32.776000; -115.5816639
Information
Type	Public
Established	1996 (1996)
School district	Central Union High School District
Principal	Bernardo Valenzuela
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Purple, Gold, Black
Mascot	Eagles
Newspaper	The Talon
Yearbook	The "Aerie"
Website	http://www.eaglesnet.net

Southwest High School (known as Southwest, SHS, or AltEd) is a 4 to 5 year public high school in El Centro, California that serves approximately 2,300 students by utilizing an alternative teaching approach designed to meet the unique learning challenges of its diverse population.^[1] 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.

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)

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)

"Yearly"

Cheerleading (JV, Varsity)

Graduation Requirements

Southwest High School and the Central Union High School District follow the (A-G) requirements which are ^[2]

200 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

References

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