| Green Bay Southwest High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1331 Packerland Drive Green Bay, Wisconsin, Brown County, 54304 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public High school |
| School district | Green Bay Area Public Schools |
| Principal | Rod Bohm |
| Vice principal | Joe Brooker, Will Burkholz |
| Faculty | 98[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Age range | 13-20 |
| Enrollment | 1304 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | Eight (8) |
| Athletics conference | Fox River Classic Conference |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Fighting Trojans |
| Rival | Green Bay Notre Dame |
| Average ACT scores (2009-10) | 23.4[1] |
| Newspaper | The Shield |
| Yearbook | The Classic |
| Feeder schools | Lombardi Middle School |
| Website | greenbay.k12.wi.us/southwest |
| All statistics are as of 2009-10[1] | |
Green Bay Southwest High School is one of four public high schools located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at 1331 Packerland Drive. The School has 118 faculty and 1427 students in grades 9 through 12.[1] Southwest High School's school colors are blue and silver, and their mascot is the Trojan.
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Nearly half of Southwest's class of 2007 attended accredited four-year colleges (49%) while over a quarter go on to drop out and not attend college. (26%).[1] The school offered 14 Advanced Placement courses in 2007, with 220 AP tests taken in May 2007.[1] Southwest has not been asked by its district to spend the 2009-10 school year investigating the possibility of introducing an International Baccalaureate (IB) program at the school, a program that may first be introduced at Green Bay West High School.[2]
There are a wide array of sports housed at Green Bay Southwest High School.
| Boys | Girls |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross Country |
| Cross Country | Golf |
| Football | Soccer |
| Golf | Softball |
| Lacrosse | Swimming |
| Soccer | Tennis |
| Swimming | Track |
| Tennis | Volleyball |
| Track | |
| Volleyball |
1997 Girls Tennis State Champions
2010 Girls Tennis State Runner-Up
As of the 2010-11 school year, there were 1,304 students in attendance, including 359 seniors, 305 juniors, 314 sophomores, and 326 freshmen.[1] The ethnic makeup of the school was 73.77% Caucasian, 9.81% American Indian, 4.52% Southeast Asian, 6.9% Black, and 4.98% Hispanic.[1]
In 2010 Green Bay Southwest established, and honored, its inaugural Distinguished Alumni. The Distinguished Alumni program seeks to identify those alumni who have achieved success and fostered a positive impact on their community. Candidates are chosen through a nomination process by fellow alumni, students, and those affiliated with Green Bay Southwest High School.[3]
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Southwest High School was the site of a visit by U.S. president Barack Obama on June 11, 2009, who lead a town hall meeting about health care reform.[5] At the request of members of the physical education and health staff at the school, he signed a wall in a health classroom.[6]