Southwest High School (SOH) is a public high school in San Diego, California, United States. It was established in 1975. It was built on the site of a small railroad yard owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad along the original San Diego-Tijuana line. It existed until the mid-1930s when the tracks were moved east to the present-day trolley tracks.
| Southwest High School | |
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| Address | |
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1685 Hollister Street San Diego , California United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Senior High School |
| Motto | "Once a Raider, Always a Raider!" |
| Established | 1975 |
| School district | Sweetwater Union High School District |
| Superintendent | Moisés G. Aguirre |
| Principal | Easter Finley[1] |
| Faculty | 72.61 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,652 (2021–22)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.38[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Cardinal red and gold |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Newspaper | Raider's Digest |
| Yearbook | The Scimitar |
| ASB President | Camila Murguía |
| Website | http://soh.sweetwaterschools.org/ |
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 1,750 students.
History
editA Southwest High School senior achieved a perfect score on the 2015 AP Spanish Language and Culture exam, one of only 55 students worldwide to do so.[3] After exiting the English Learner program, the student went to college prep courses and took multiple AP classes.[4] The accomplishment was supported by the school and Sweetwater Union High School District.[5]
Academics
editThe school has shown achievements in academic competitions such as Academic Decathlon, in which they held six consecutive county titles from 2003–2008 and received 3rd place in the 2009 and 2010 competitions. Along with these six consecutive county titles, Southwest High School is the first school in San Diego County to have achieved five and later six consecutive county titles. The Varsity Academic League won eight varsity Metro [District] championship titles in 1999, 2001, 2003–2007, and 2009. The Varsity won their division nine times in 1999, 2001, and 2003–2010. The varsity team in 2005 concluded their season by winning the County Academic League title beating La Jolla High School 124–53 making it the highest score in San Diego County Academic League championship history. For their accomplishments in League and Decathlon the San Diego County School Board declared in 2005 that June 17 would be known as Southwest High Academics Day. The JV Academic League held 8 consecutive Metro championship titles from 2001–2008 and have won their division for 10 years in a row from 2001-2010 (also an 11th win back in 1999).[citation needed]
Athletics
editThe Southwest Raiders sports teams represent the Southwest Senior High School in high school sports programs.
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (March 2017) |
- Frankie J, pop singer[6]
- Damon Washington, NFL running back for the New York Giants[7]
- Adrian Garcia Marquez, sportscaster and sports announcer (Fox Sports, ESPN Radio, MLB, NFL, San Diego Chargers)[8]
- Chris Martin, former professional boxer who held the NABO junior featherweight title
- Rene Ortiz, former professional soccer player for the San Diego Sockers and coach of Mexico national arena soccer team[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Southwest High School | Administration".
- ^ a b c "Southwest Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Garske • •, Monica (2016-02-02). "Southwest High School Senior Earns Perfect Score on AP Spanish Exam". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ ABC 10 News (2016-02-03). South Bay teen earns perfect AP score. Retrieved 2024-10-07 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Southwest High Student Among only 55 Worldwide to Achieve Perfect AP Spanish Score – Sweetwater Union High School District". Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Devenish, Colin (May 29, 2003). "Frankie J. Back At School". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
- ^ Brents, Phillip (January 26, 2001). "Washington is South Bay's Giant on Super Bowl Sunday". The Star-News. p. 13. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Krasovic, Tom (November 7, 2019). "Column: Fox Deportes' Adrian Garcia Marquez lauds San Diego upbringing". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Rene Ortiz signs with Sockers". Imperial Beach Star-News. August 2, 1987. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
