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Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

An Hour In . . . Algebra I

An Hour In . . . Algebra I

Alyx Beeten
December 30, 2019
Students review their tests to understand what they need to work on and correct their mistakes.
Neat freak: Meet Jessica Ye

Neat freak: Meet Jessica Ye

Journalism Foundations
December 28, 2019
As some people may find organizing to be boring, freshman Jessica Ye uses it as a hobby to pass time.
Utterly Overassessed

Utterly Overassessed

Southwest Shadow
December 20, 2019
Standardized tests impact students' mental health due to the tremendous amount of pressure put on students themselves and by parents to get a good grade.
Altered posting schedule, school operations closed for Winter Break

Altered posting schedule, school operations closed for Winter Break

Kyle Bayudan
December 16, 2019
Normal posting schedule changed due to semester exams.
Fire alarm malfunctions during first period

Fire alarm malfunctions during first period

Grinesa Bajrami
December 13, 2019
The fire alarm malfunctioned during first period causing a drill.
Dental II students carve wax teeth

Dental II students carve wax teeth

Kamiran Hinton
December 13, 2019
Following learning about the dentitions and tooth morphology, students in Dental II are creating 3D tooth sculptures that model a tooth to scale.
EDITORIAL: Disagreement does not equal malice

EDITORIAL: Disagreement does not equal malice

Southwest Shadow
December 11, 2019
Understanding that a bad ad doesn’t make a person a bigot is absolutely fundamental if you want to enact any sort of real change.
TikTok not sharing the spotlight

TikTok not sharing the spotlight

Dean Carrasco
December 11, 2019
Social media app TikTok has been taking videos off from people who are LGBTQ+, disabled or plus sized to "protect" them from bullying.
English 10 students prepare for presentation in place of semester exam

English 10 students prepare for presentation in place of semester exam

Kyle Bayudan
December 11, 2019
To express their knowledge on Asian literature, students are performing a puppet show as their semester exam.
EDITORIAL: Deck the halls with homemade goods

EDITORIAL: Deck the halls with homemade goods

Southwest Shadow
December 11, 2019
Gift giving is not the only way to tell the ones you care for that you love them.
Medical Terminology students design skin models

Medical Terminology students design skin models

Zoie Puaala-Edra
December 10, 2019
Students in Medical Terminology are putting together 3D skin models as their end of quarter project.
Student Council hosts canned food drive during Winter Spirit Week

Student Council hosts canned food drive during Winter Spirit Week

Naila Yazdani
December 9, 2019
The annual food drive turns into an individual competition where students can win Snow Royalty.