Southwest Shadow

Virtual education starts with minor bumps amidst Canvas, Infinite Campus outages

Julia Jauregui, Gurleen Swaich, Ahmed Ahmed, Juliana Borruso, and Naila Yazdani
August 26, 2020

After the technology complications were resolves, the remainder of the day continued without noticeable complications.

PODCAST: School during COVID-19

Julia Jauregui, Gurleen Swaich, Juliana Borruso, and Naila Yazdani
August 21, 2020

As we get ready to go back to school, still in the middle of a global pandemic, we still have questions about what life is going to be like each day.

PODCAST: The uninvited guest

Gurleen Swaich and Juliana Borruso
May 15, 2020

Things have changed drastically and it is hard to estimate when things will start going back to normal.

INFOGRAPHIC: Survey Says: COVID-19

Juliana Borruso
May 8, 2020

We conducted a survey asking a variety of questions related to this quarantine. Here are the results.

Stock market game helps teach financial literacy

Juliana Borruso
May 2, 2020

Learning how to manage finances, students are playing a game simulating the stock market.

INFOGRAPHIC: COVID-19 in Nevada

Juliana Borruso
April 3, 2020

See how Nevada responded to the growth of COVID-19.

DRAW MY SHADOW: Angelo Ednacot

Juliana Borruso
March 31, 2020

Sophomore Angelo Ednacot shares what he's been doing during the time off and what he's been thinking about the quarantine itself.

PODCAST: Coronaphobia

Ahmed Ahmed, Kamiran Hinton, Juliana Borruso, and Jackson Bogan
March 8, 2020

Hear these questions and answers in this week's podcast. What justifies the fear of COVID-19? Is doomsday prepping worth it? After all, it should only affect people with weak immune systems, right?

Health Science II students mold clay hearts

Juliana Borruso
February 24, 2020

To gain a better understanding of the exterior of the heart, students in Health Science II are making 3D models of hearts out of clay.

Club Preview: A look into the week of Feb. 24

Grinesa Bajrami and Juliana Borruso
February 21, 2020

FCCLA and FBLA members prepare for state, while BSU creates their presentation.

DRAW MY SHADOW: English 11 teacher Laura Penrod

Juliana Borruso
February 14, 2020

Learn who Mrs. Penrod is when she's not in the classroom.

Career, Technical Education Month kicks off

Juliana Borruso
February 6, 2020

As a means to raise awareness for career-oriented programs, the annual Career and Technical Education month started this week. “CTE programs encourage students who aren’t academically as inclined...