The School Newspaper of Southwest Career and Technical Academy.

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow

Southwest Shadow
During PSC 101, senior Ava Nave focuses on completing her exam. The exam, previously given at the end of first semester, had now been scheduled for the first week of September. “All my worries were gone as soon as I opened the Google Form and looked at the first question,” Nave said. “The exam was extremely easy. I would even go as far as to say it was common sense.”

Civics Exam Administered to Seniors During New Testing Window

Janica Zamora, Staff Writer
September 23, 2025
On Sept. 4 and 5, seniors took the civics exam, which is modeled after the U.S. citizenship test, in their Political Science and American Government classes.
During lunch, freshman Austin Nowak buys a snack from the vending machine. Since the re-adoption of the CCSD guidelines, the vending machines have been restocked with healthier food options. “[The guidelines don’t] really affect me but it could affect different people,” Nowak said. “It’s all about opinions.”

Nutrition Guidelines policy changes up food sales

Leo Amend, Staff Writer
September 23, 2025
These guidelines have limited what clubs are allowed to sell for fundraising, as well as what can be sold in the vending machines and student store.
Leading the meeting for the annual senior trip, Student Council Adviser Michael Woxland goes into depth about the requirements for students to be able to attend. As a part of the Senior Class Board, Woxland has been helping to prepare the trip for seniors, set for early second semester. “Planning the senior trip is always a big undertaking,” Woxland said. “Though, it’s always a lot of fun to celebrate the senior class and their four years of hard work. I'm excited that it’s a little bit earlier this year. We’re doing it differently to hopefully make it as affordable and accessible to everybody in the class.”

Class of 2026 Meets to Discuss Senior Trip

Achilles Caranto, Standards and Practices Editor
September 22, 2025
An informational meeting was held to discuss the annual senior trip to Disneyland.
Representing the Technology Student Association, club president Makoa Apao presents information about TSA. This is the first time Apao has appeared as part of the club board at Coyote Congress, but he has represented the club before in other school events. “We’re planning on getting started on our competitions and working on different ways we can get funding for those competitions.”

StuCo Kicks Off September With a New Coyote Congress Meeting

Rheyland Simon, Staff Writer
September 15, 2025
StuCo hosted Coyote Congress on Sept. 2, where school administrators and club representatives gave club updates and presentations.
Responding to a question on stage, senior Preston Schwartz tells club members why he would make a suitable candidate for a board member. National Honor Society voted on their board members for the 2026 school year.

Club Preview: A look into the week of Sept. 2

Zelina Panissidi, News Editor
September 2, 2025
Competitive Gaming prepares for upcoming tournaments, NHS meets with new inductees, and Book Club chooses their monthly read for September.
Preparing for the upcoming national competition, the Arte Al Mare team continues to refine their restaurant concept after months of collaboration and growth. Through the challenges of the project, senior Quinn Loughton discovered more about himself. “This competition really allowed me to achieve my personal goal of developing my skills I hoped to use in the project,” Loughton said. “From my interior design skills, to my organizational skills, I was able to put these into practice in a scenario that greatly mimicked real-life. This proved invaluable to my future career as I can look back at this competition and see where I started compared to where I hope to be.

ProStart Team Takes First Place in Managerial Category at Competition

Jaden Espinueva, Staff Writer
May 5, 2025
The team is now preparing to compete in the ProStart National Management Competition, which will take place in Baltimore, Maryland from May 1-5.
Although significant progress has been made towards facilitating equal pay for both men and women, institutional flaws still perpetuate an economic divide between the two sexes.

Gender Pay Gap Narrows in 2025

Adrienne Vera-Perez, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
May 2, 2025
Women now make an average of 84 cents for every dollar that a man makes, representing a significant increase in women’s wages in the past 20 years.
Inspecting the kart, sophomores Makoa Apao and Christian Reyes make some slight adjustments to the build. The project has been led by senior Connor Wiggins. “I really like the original framework of [the kart],” sophomore Makoa Apao said. “I feel like when they originally designed it, the kart was really well built, and I really appreciate the craftsmanship on it. [Through our work], we've implemented keyhole systems to restrict access to it. We've also implemented LEDs as an underglow.”

Engineering II Students Successfully Repair Electric Kart

Johnny Tao, Staff Writer
April 30, 2025
Engineering II students teamed up to use the skills they learned in class for passion projects of their own.
Students are preparing to showcase their artwork during the annual spring art show. “I’m a little nervous because I don’t show off my work outside of my close friend group,” senior Grayson Leavitt said. ”However, I think it’s a very great opportunity to present my work, and I hope people like what I have to present, especially considering how proud I am of it.”

Art Department presents ‘Threads, Pixels, and Paint’ Showcase

Jon Escala, Staff Writer
April 23, 2025
The event will be on April 24 from 5-7 p.m. in the ballroom.
Several events have been organized by the freshmen student council class to help integrate freshmen into the school community. This Thursday will be the first new student induction night. “I think freshman events are good for us to have more knowledge about what is actually going on at school,” freshman Kyra Buchheit said. “I think the freshman event will be good for the next group.”

New Student Induction Night Held For Prospective Students

Natalia Klonowski, Staff Writer
April 23, 2025
New student induction night will take place on April 24th to help new students connect, explore campus life, and kick off their high school journey.
Designing cards, junior Katrina Siphonexay works hard on drawing. “We were making cards for the elderly,” Siphonexay said. “That’s why I chose nostalgic characters, like Teletubbies and Care Bears. We also wrote positive messages, so we could uplift their spirits.”

CLUB PREVIEW: A LOOK INTO THE WEEK OF APR. 21

Achilles Caranto, Staff Writer
April 22, 2025
HOSA collaborates with an awareness group, Jam Club prepares for their next performance, and Key Club makes Teacher Appreciation cards.
With his band The Red Pills, sophomore Aldrich Razon performs at last year’s Coyote Coachella. At the time, the band consisted mostly of seniors. “The Red Pills are currently down to three members currently in Southwest,” Razon said. “But we have talked about performing, so it’s highly likely that we’ll be performing. We’re going to be having a meeting tomorrow to discuss what songs we’re going to perform and practice those songs.”

Annual Coyote Coachella To Return

Rheyland Simon, Staff Writer
April 9, 2025
Coyote Coachella is coming to our school again on April 10 from 2 to 4 p.m., with students in our school showing their hidden musical talents.
« Previous Page — Next Page »