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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Video mock discussions recorded as practice in English 10

Video mock discussions recorded as practice in English 10

Kamiran Hinton
February 19, 2020
Students in English 10 recorded videos as practice for a future assignment.
An Hour In ... COM 102

An Hour In … COM 102

Naila Yazdani
February 19, 2020
Students in Com 102 learn about the importance of dealing with specific conflicts that occur in the real world.
EDITORIAL: South Dakota’s bad medicine for transgender youth

EDITORIAL: South Dakota’s bad medicine for transgender youth

Southwest Shadow
February 19, 2020
From legislation denying medical care to transgender people, to hate crimes targeting vulnerable members of their community, transphobia is a fundamental problem poisoning Americans.
Conflict is served in Communications 102

Conflict is served in Communications 102

Julia Jauregui
February 18, 2020
Students in Communications 102 engage in a 'dinner party' made to debate as different types of conflict and learn more about differences in opinion in general.
Accomplished Cook: Meet Kyle Peng

Accomplished Cook: Meet Kyle Peng

McKenna Thayer
February 17, 2020
After joining the culinary program, junior Kyle Peng has excelled in his baking skills.
Graphic Design III seniors integrate drawing tablets

Graphic Design III seniors integrate drawing tablets

Alyx Beeten
February 14, 2020
In Graphic Design III, students are utilizing tablets to create watercolor paintings in Adobe Photoshop.
PODCAST: True meaning of Valentines Day

PODCAST: True meaning of Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day can be seen as a commercial holiday; however, others may see it as a chance to show how much they truly love their significant other.
DRAW MY SHADOW: English 11 teacher Laura Penrod

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.

INFOGRAPHIC: Anti-Valentines day facts

INFOGRAPHIC: Anti-Valentine’s day facts

Charli Gisi
February 14, 2020
Valentine's Day isn't always the happy celebration everyone makes it out to be. Here are some not-so happy facts about this holiday.
An Hour In ... U.S. History Honors

An Hour In … U.S. History Honors

Julia Jauregui
February 14, 2020
Juniors took part in a conversation about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
Club Preview: A look into the week of Feb. 17

Club Preview: A look into the week of Feb. 17

Jackson Bogan
February 13, 2020
Band Club members rehearse their music, Speech and Debate prepares for a tournament and e-Sports practices for an in-club competition.
Academic WorldQuest teams take fourth, fifth, sixth at state competition

Academic WorldQuest teams take fourth, fifth, sixth at state competition

Grinesa Bajrami
February 12, 2020
Academic WorldQuest members competed at state with one less month to prepare compared to last year.