Articles By: Elaine Wong

Photo Credit: June Gabriel Santos

Parents follow student schedules at open house

Parents enjoyed meeting teachers and touring the school at the annual open house.

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Hands-on pluck dissection teaches body system

Hands-on pluck dissection teaches body system

On Friday, May 4th, junior Respiratory Therapy students at Southwest Career and Technical Academy dissected a sheep pluck. A typical pluck consists of a sheep’s trachea down to it’s lungs, but the plucks that were used also included the liver. “As a Respiratory Therapist you need to understand the whole body system. That helps you understand the physiological changes you [...]

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Food vendors will no longer be selling items during lunch without specific approval from the district.Photo Credit: Elaine Wong

Food vendor dismissal eliminates fundraising opportunity, additional lunchtime options

Numerous vendors at Southwest Career and Technical Academy will not be returning to sell food to the students effective immediately. They were dismissed during a self-assessment by the school, when it was discovered that the suppliers were not on the CCSD approved snacks or beverage list. “Outside vendors have to go through an approval process through the CCSD Food Service [...]

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