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Speech and Debate participates in first tournament

Rylee Del Moral, Shadow Files Reporter
October 8, 2024
Learn how Southwest's Speech and Debate team felt about their first tournament of the year.
A single entrance point gate is being built around the school, just outside of the G building entrance. The gate entrance has been up since the first day of school and has since expanded to the bus stop. “[The gate is for] safety and tracking too, so we make this place the safest that it can possibly be for everyone inside of it,” Assistant Principal Eric Gant said.

Campus Entrance To Become Single, Gated

Natalia Klonowski, Staff Writer
October 8, 2024
Admin will be able to easily monitor one entrance point, instead of two.
Q&A: Are you informed about the events of Hurricane Helene?

Q&A: Are you informed about the events of Hurricane Helene?

Learn how aware Southwest is about Hurricane Helene
#2: Austin Cindric, Team Penske, Discount Tire Ford Mustang, #12: Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Menards/Pennzoil Ford Mustang, #47: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, JTG Daugherty Racing, Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevrolet Camaro, #5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro Photo Credit: Team Penske Media

LAST WEEK IN SPORTS: 9/30-10/7

Nino Galloway, Sports Writer
October 7, 2024
Crashes & crashing out, a single move that cost one team an entire championship, and runs most people couldn’t make if they tried.
Books are for Everyone

Books are for Everyone

Hayden Hunt, Staff Writer
October 7, 2024
Find the perfect book for you based on your interests
After a long stretch of gameplay, senior Micah Tiongson takes a break to get a drink of water. Breaks are regularly taken to ensure students played to their full ability. “It was like 100 degrees and I was really thirsty,” Tiongson said. “You can risk getting heat stroke and passing out in this heat so I always make sure to drink water.”

An Hour In … PE

Philipos Alebachew, Editor in Chief
October 4, 2024
Students from the Physical Education course and Lifetime Fitness courses participate in various sports to stay active.
As students find their academic paths, Janelle Kelly discusses the importance of having  perspective in planning for the future. “Sometimes you have to step away from what you're in the midst of and look at the big picture,” Kelly says. “Ask yourself, where am I going? What am I doing? Why am I doing these things?”

Students Navigate Their Future with Strategic Academic Planning

Isabella Sandoval and Natalia Klonowski
October 4, 2024
By planning with counselors, students are making choices about their education in order to stay on track for their post-secondary choices.
Star Wars is a globally beloved franchise, but this new installment fails to live up to the series’s reputation.  Rating: F+ 
Photo Credit: IGBD

Star Wars Outlaws: A Galaxy-Sized Disappointment

Chase Paine, Shadow Files Reporter
October 4, 2024
"Star Wars: Outlaws" promised an expansive open-world experience, but delivers a frustratingly limited game with only five planets, poor graphics, excessive system requirements, repetitive mechanics copied from other Ubisoft titles, and overpriced content—a huge disappointment for both Star Wars fans and gamers alike.

Competitive Gaming Club Prepares for Upcoming Season

Devin Uclaray, Staff Writer
October 4, 2024
Learn from Competitive Gaming Club's coaches and players about meeting information and tournaments.
Outlining her shoebox project, sophomore Jaylene Motes leads her group, showing them how to cut out their future classroom. “It’s teaching me ways to make my future students feel safe around me and in my classroom. I like that our class is engaging, that everyone is friends with each other, and that I can talk to my teacher, and that's how I want my class to feel,” Motes said.

Teaching and Training Students Create Miniature Classrooms

Andrew Baier and Kevin Zhao
October 3, 2024
Freshmen, sophomores begin to design their dream classrooms.
Demonstrating the correct piping technique to his class, Chef Michael Hadobas goes into intricate detail about piping roses. Mastery of this technique made it easier for the students later on in the unit. “Knowing exactly how to hold the piping bag is important because just a couple of degrees off can totally change how the finished product looks,” junior Addison Marsh said. “From Chef, I also learned how to move the nail around so that you weren't making more work for yourself and just letting the nail do the work for you.”

Baking & Pastry Students Explore Cake Decorating Techniques

Johnny Tao and Jaden Espinueva
October 3, 2024
With the guidance of Chef Hadobas, the students learned all the skills included in the Cake Decorating unit.

Infographic: Starting a K-pop Collection

Kylie Dacquel, Standards and Practices Editor
October 2, 2024
Learn how to begin and continue to grow a collection of items from your favorite groups.