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Annual fair hosts 200 colleges

Southwest Shadow
October 16, 2011

On Tuesday, Oct. 25 and Wednesday, Oct. 26, the 34th Annual College Fair Plus will be held at Cashman Center. “The CCSD College Fair gives students the opportunity to meet with representatives from...

Teachers ‘flip’ classrooms

October 14, 2011

Rarely will Southwest Career and Technical Academy students complain that they do not receive enough work. It can be overwhelming when students are buried in assignments, and not to mention how frustrated...

AP Lit poetry unit concludes

AP Lit poetry unit concludes

October 13, 2011

Mr. Justin Orapello’s AP Literature and Composition seniors have been mastering the skills of explicating and analyzing poetry for the past month. “I love poetry, because it’s one of the most...

Cell phone driving law starts

Cell phone driving law starts

October 13, 2011

Nevada has passed a law banning the usage of cell phones while driving. The bill was passed to prevent drivers from becoming distracted while driving and to also reduce the number of accidents in Nevada. As...

Review Journal highlights HOSA accomplishments

October 13, 2011

On Sept. 12, a reporter from the Las Vegas Review Journal visited Southwest Career and Technical Academy to interview HOSA Advisor and Respiratory Therapy Program Leader Vicki Smith, as well as select...

National Respiratory Care week welcomes all

October 13, 2011

Oct. 23 through Oct. 29 is designated nationally as Respiratory Care Week. At Southwest Career and Technical Academy, Mrs. Vicki Smith and her Respiratory Therapy juniors and seniors will host multiple...

Respiratory Therapy program conducts CPR certification

Respiratory Therapy program conducts CPR certification

October 13, 2011

Respiratory Therapy juniors are now being certified or retrained for a cardiopulmonary resuscitation card. Many juniors in the Respiratory Therapy program were certified for two years, after completing...

First Class student emails now available

First Class student emails now available

October 13, 2011

FirstClass e-mails are now accessible for student use. These e-mails are accessible at school, as well as at home. To log on to Interact, student’s username is their student ID, as well as their password....

Forthcoming court announced

October 11, 2011

\On Friday, Oct. 7, the 2011 Forthcoming Dance Court was announced on the Rout(e) 131 Morning Show. This year’s chosen royalty will be presented during the flag football game on Oct. 14 and the dance...

Graphic design projects populate school art show

Graphic design projects populate school art show

October 10, 2011

Mrs. Maureen Clark and her ‘3D Animation’ and ‘Media for the Web’ classes will host an art show in early November. They will showcase their graphic design projects that they have been working on...

Steve Jobs dies at 56

October 10, 2011

Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple Inc., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The cause of death is assumed to be his rare case of pancreatic cancer. He was 56. “We are deeply saddened to announce...

Student council head to ‘Pump it Up’ for winter retreat

October 8, 2011

On Dec. 15, 2011, SWCTA’s Student Council will hold their annual winter retreat. The purpose of this retreat is to help the members learn more about one another and to help make the council stronger...