Southwest Shadow

Student-led ‘Girls in Tech’ readies for event

Grinesa Bajrami and Madison White
November 13, 2018

On Dec. 7, middle school girls will come to our school to learn about the STEM programs here.

Sophomores learn about ancient war techniques

Madison White
November 8, 2018

Both regular and honors classes will be doing this project. The regular classes will do this project later in the year as a final exam, while the honors classes do a project on shadow puppetry.

Junior Dental classes create parodies to learn vocabulary words

Alyx Beeten and Grinesa Bajrami
November 7, 2018

Students are creating parodies about their vocabulary words.

Midterm Election day to occur on Nov. 6

Noel Sarte-Saad, Charli Gisi, and Grinesa Bajrami
November 2, 2018

Although many students cannot vote, they can remain politically active and impact the communities ideas.

Seniors carve Edgar Allen Poe stories onto pumpkins

Eriyale Williams
October 31, 2018

Seniors carve and paint pumpkins to analyze the meanings behind short stories.

Graphic Design I creates app icons for fictional companies

Alyx Beeten and Jasmine Bobbins
October 29, 2018

Sophomores in Graphic Design I are creating app icons for a fictional company and presenting a 45-60 second elevator pitch of their idea to the class.

School operations closed for Nevada Day

Southwest Shadow
October 26, 2018

The three-day weekend will extend until Oct. 29.

Random backpack searches authorized by CCSD beginning soon

Grinesa Bajrami
October 24, 2018

A new rule implemented by CCSD will allow administrators to conduct random backpacks searches on students.

Juniors in Respiratory Science III learn how to use AED for CPR

Cosette Zielinski and Madison White
October 19, 2018

Students in Respiratory Science III are participating in a month-long CPR certification program.

Juniors reenact Act II of the Crucible using Snapchat

Noel Sarte-Saad
October 18, 2018

Students were able to express characters from the Crucible using the infamous Snapchat.

Drama Club starts preparing for upcoming play

McKenna Thayer
October 17, 2018

To include performing arts in the school, Drama Club is preparing for an upcoming production of Crumpled Classics. “We wanted our first play to be a comedy because everyone loves a good comedy and...

Sophomores engage in year-long project on continents

Charli Gisi, Grinesa Bajrami, and Madison White
October 16, 2018

Sophomores in Thur’s World History classes are doing projects where each class is assigned a specific continent to research throughout the year.