Southwest High School | |
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Address | |
2001 Ocotillo Drive El Centro, California United States |
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Coordinates | 32°46′33.6″N 115°34′53.99″W / 32.776000°N 115.5816639°WCoordinates: 32°46′33.6″N 115°34′53.99″W / 32.776000°N 115.5816639°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 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 |
Purple, Gold, Black
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. 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.
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
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
"Yearly"
Southwest High School and the Central Union High School District follow the (A-G) requirements which are
MUST pass the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) with a 350 or above in order to graduate.
-English 9 -English 10
-English 11 -English 12
-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)
Two years with 1 year being Algebra -Algebra 1 -Geometry -Algebra 2 (optional), -Trigonometry (optional), -AP Stats (optional), -Pre-Calculus (optional), -AP Calculus (optional)
-Physical Science 1 year (2 Semesters)
-Biology 1 year (2 Semesters) -Chemistry (optional) -Physics (optional) -AP Chemistry (optional) -AP Biology (optional)
All 9th grade students must be enrolled in PE. -P.E 1 -P.E 2 -Weight Lifting (Training)