Lincoln Southwest High School
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| Lincoln Southwest High School | |
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| Home of the Silverhawks | |
| Established | 2002 |
| School type | High School |
| Principal | Jerry Wilks |
| Location | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
| Enrollment | 2,000+ |
| Faculty | 200+ |
| Mascot | Silverhawks |
| Website | LSW Homepage |
Lincoln Southwest High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 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 of 2002, it had 1,150 students from grades 9-12, and 77 teachers. Since its opening, the school has expanded to more than 2,000 students. 40% of the students attending do not live in Southwest's zone of the city, but Lincoln Public Schools has an open district which allows students to attend schools outside their section of the school district. Southwest is the only public high 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 presently the only public 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.
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[edit] Academic achievements
[edit] Forensics
The LSW Speech and Debate team has had many of its students reach Nebraska State Finals and the National Forensics Tournament. The NFL 2006 National Tournament took place in Grapevine, Texas about 20 minutes outside of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Lincoln Southwest won the National School of Excellence Award in Debate that year, one of only 7 schools to attain that status.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Football
The Southwest High School Football team is coached by Mark King. In 2005, the team finally achieved city champ status and a number 2 ranking in the state, reaching the State Class A championship game. In 2006, The team advanced to the second round of the playoffs before losing again to Millard North. Quarterback Austin Cassidy, was nominated as a candidate for the 2006-07 Army All-American High School game.
[edit] Baseball
With the all-Southwest team of Pinnacle Bank reaching the national Semi-finals in the summer of '06, the baseball team suffered many losses with D-1A recruits Andy Cotton(Nebraska) and Ian Dike(Creighton) departed. Key players Jereme Johnson and Trisden Williams also graduated. However this year features two all-staters in Sean Yost and Zach Lovell. The team is under the instruction of Doug Kaltenberger.
[edit] Theatre and music
Lincoln Southwest's theatre and music programs have won numerous awards.
LSW theatre took second place in state in the 2004-05 school year for the one-act production, "A Piece of My Heart". A list of productions that have been put on follows. In 2006, Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawk Theatre was the first school in the state to receive the "Outstanding School Award" from the Educational Theatre Association.
[edit] 2002-03
[edit] 2003-04
- Noises Off
- Fire in the hole (a cutting of "The Kentucky Cycle")
- The Wizard of Oz
[edit] 2004-05
[edit] 2005-06
[edit] 2006-07
- Black Elk Speaks (selected to perform at ITS Internationals Festival)
- Beauty and the Beast
[edit] 2007-08
[edit] Podcast
Southwest is one of the first high schools in the nation to produce a teacher-led, school-approved podcast. The first episode rolled out on 14 April 2005. The podcast is led by Economics teacher Mr. Hershberger and the content is filled by students. Regular student and alumni contributors on the show have included Shelby Luke, Mark Bidrowski, Colin Large, Garrett Mardock, Ben Poehlman, Alyssa Martin and Antony Larrick. Most later episodes of the podcast include roundtable discussions focused on current events, especially in the areas of technology and politics.
There is a strong possibility that by the 2007-2008 school year, Podcasting could become a class that all students -- freshmen through seniors -- can take. The class would be the first of its kind.
[edit] Administration
- Jerry Wilks, Principal
- John Hastings, Associate Principal
- Susette Taylor, Associate Principal
- Keri Applebee, Associate Principal
- Virginia Geiger, Associate Principal
- Kristi Groth , Special Education Coordinator
- Dave Gillespie, Athletic/Activities Director
- Kim Carson, Asst Athletic Director/Attendance Coordinator
