Lincoln Southwest High School

Lincoln Southwest High School
Lincoln Southwest High School
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska United States
Coordinates	40°44′23″N 96°42′15″W / 40.73972°N 96.70417°W / 40.73972; -96.70417Coordinates: 40°44′23″N 96°42′15″W / 40.73972°N 96.70417°W / 40.73972; -96.70417
Information
Type	Public High school
Established	2002
School district	Lincoln Public Schools
Principal	Michael Gillotti
Faculty	200+
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,800+
Color(s)	Forest Green and silver
Mascot	Silver Hawks
Rival	Lincoln Southeast High School
Website	Lincoln Southwest H.S.

Lincoln Southwest High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. and rests on 74 acres adjacent to Wilderness Park. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. When the school opened its doors in August 2002, it had 1,150 students from grades 9-12, and 77 teachers. Since its opening, the school has expanded to more than 1,800 students. 40% of the students attending do not live in Southwest's zone of the city; Lincoln Public Schools has an open district which permits students to attend schools outside their section of the school district until it is to capacity. Southwest is the only school in Lincoln to operate on a 4X4 block schedule. It also offers a wide range of classes, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and is the only high school in Lincoln to offer the Japanese language as a class. The school's colors are forest green and silver, and its mascot is the Silverhawk. In 2005, Lincoln Southwest High School had nine National Merit Scholars, more than any other school in Lincoln. In the 2013-2014 school year, Lincoln Southwest High School won the Nebraska School Activities Association All-Activities Award, The U.S. Cellular Cup for both the All-School and Girls Divisions in Class A, finishing first with 655 points in the All-School Division and first with 378.75 points in the Girls Division. The Silverhawks won two U.S. Cellular Cups with points in a total of 16 NSAA programs, which underscore the school’s interscholastic activities program excellence.

The Southwest golf team won a team state title for the school in 2007 and repeated again in 2008. The team won again in 2010, the third championship in four years. The softball team was back-to-back state champions in 2008 and 2009. The girls' track team won a state title in 2009, as well as one in the spring of 2013. The girls' cross country team also won the state championship in 2013. The Southwest football team has established itself as one of the top football teams in the state. After going winless in their first season, Southwest made the state playoffs nine years in a row dating from the 2003 playoffs to 2011.
The Silver Hawk girls' swim and dive team won the 2014 Nebraska State Championship for the first time in school history, and the first for a Lincoln school since 1999. The girls' tennis team were the 2010 Nebraska State Champions. The boys' tennis team were the 2013 Nebraska State Champions and the 2014 Nebraska State Champions runners-up. The boys' swim and dive team were the 2014 Nebraska State Championship runners-up. The boys' soccer team won the Nebraska State Championship in May 2014.