Holocaust survivor shares story
Bree Eure, News Editor
May 16, 2012
On May 9th, 2012 Holocaust survivor, Ben Lesser, spoke to 9th grade design academy students about his experience surviving the Holocaust and rebuilding his life in America. Freshman Studies Teacher, Mrs. Laura Penrod and 9th Grade Design English Teacher, Mrs. Stacy Grossman, are teaching a Holocaust... Read more »
Southwest Howl arrives May 18
Faith Manley, Business Manager
May 15, 2012
The Southwest Howl 2011-2012 yearbooks have arrived and will be on sale for the remainder of the year. “I am very excited to see the yearbook. I heard it’s larger than last years and I’m curious to look back and see all the fun things our school has done this year,” sophomore Feaven Tewolde said. Books... Read more »
Technology summer camp launches enrollment site
Tazia Statucki, Staff Writer
May 14, 2012
Southwest Career and Technical Academy, as a part of Skills USA, will be hosting a summer camp for middle school students from June 18 to June 22. The Treetop Technology Summer Camp will feature courses in animation, student publications, digital art, video game design, video editing, and web site design. “Treetop... Read more »
Camp Anytown transforms one person at a time
Bree Eure, News Editor
May 10, 2012
For students interested in detaching themselves from the hectic city life, Camp Anytown is the place to go. Camp Anytown is an intensive three-day experience that takes place twice a year in Las Vegas-once in the fall and once in the spring. The program was open to all local high school students with... Read more »
Hands-on pluck dissection teaches body system
Elaine Wong, Staff Writer
May 9, 2012
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... Read more »
Advanced Placement examinations begin
Nathalie Saligumba, Staff Writer
May 7, 2012
Starting today, students at Southwest Career and Technical Academy will begin testing for their respective Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Teachers have been preparing students for the examinations since the beginning of the school year to ensure passing rates of AP scores ranging from three to five. “I... Read more »
SWCTA FBLA now home to two state officers
Tazia Statucki, Staff Writer
May 3, 2012
A total of nine members from SWCTA FBLA attended the Nevada FBLA State Business Leadership Conference in Reno, Nevada, at the Grand Sierra Hotel & Casino and left with multiple awards and two state officers. At the conference, hundreds of Nevada FBLA members elected a new state officer team to lead... Read more »
Time to say goodbye; will your relationship last past graduation?
April Bitanga, Social Media Editor
May 3, 2012
As the school year comes to an end, the unavoidable question for most high school couples in their senior year has arrived: “What will we do next?” The two options remaining for high school sweethearts are to either break up or make it work. Based on the following three categories, couples should... Read more »
Design students construct human powered vehicle
Kristine Faccinto, Sports Editor
May 1, 2012
Design students at Southwest CTA are building a human-powered car that will compete in the “Human Powered Car Vehicle Contest” 5 kilometer race. “I’m really excited to be doing this because it’s fun to create a human-powered car from scratch and we have a great team that will... Read more »
Graphic Design II offered as additional elective
Reigine Yray, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
Next school year, Graphic Design II will be offered as an elective for those who wish to continue the curriculum. Mrs. Debra Tomme, Graphic Design and Computer-Aided Drafting and Design teacher is teaching the class. “Students were asking for Graphic Design II. Also, there is not enough time to do... Read more »
