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Southwest Shadow

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Southwest Shadow

Stoney’s Prom Finally ‘Sees the Light’

Close to 500 students attended the event at this new venue.

Program Classes Swapping Rooms

Ellie Lakatos and Travis McGinnis
March 3, 2023
Learn about why Teaching and Training and Fashion Design are swapping rooms.

STUCO Hosts Pie Palooza

Ellie Lakatos and Travis McGinnis
February 14, 2023
Learn about the Pie-A-Teacher Palooza that raised over $300.

‘Girls In Tech’ Promotes Stem Careers

Ellie Lakatos and Travis McGinnis
January 31, 2023
Inspiring new choices for careers, middle school girls took part in a variety of tech workshops.

New Safety Feature Implemented at Southwest

Ellie Lakatos and Travis McGinnis
January 22, 2023
Learn about the new emergency call key cards.

Vegas Fright Nights: Scaring for a Good Cause

Ellie Lakatos and Travis McGinnis
September 23, 2022
Learn about the how and why of Opportunity Village's Halloween event.

VIDEO: Senior Danyom Yosief wins cross country state championship

Coyote Digital
January 6, 2022
Yosief trained over the summer and throughout the school year to eventually be running in this competition, competing for Sierra Vista High School.

VIDEO: Three dances later, homecoming is a wrap

Coyote Digital
October 29, 2021
Holding three dances for Covid safety reasons, the first homecoming(s) held on campus were on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23.

VIDEO: FCCLA holds first in-person meeting

Coyote Digital
October 28, 2021
After meeting online for the first two months, FCCLA officers organize an in-person meeting including a pumpkin painting contest and icebreaker games.
Southwest Shadow Asks: Samantha Phelan

Southwest Shadow Asks: Samantha Phelan

Lily Gurdison
January 26, 2021
Sophomore Samantha Phelan answers a series of questions regarding her daily life, sports, etc.
DRAW MY SHADOW: Shannon Sheldon

DRAW MY SHADOW: Shannon Sheldon

Kyle Bayudan
February 2, 2020
Listen to the story of Ms. Sheldon's past of swing dancing.
DRAW MY SHADOW: Will Grube

DRAW MY SHADOW: Will Grube

Juliana Borruso
January 20, 2020
From seeing shows to being in them, hear about a senior who began theater and the benefits that came from it.