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Southwest Shadow

Parents and students were alerted at 6:23 a.m. that school was canceled due to an unexpected number of licensed staff/teachers absent. There was less than 40 minutes before the school day began. “Waking up to constant notifications that school is canceled for today, thousands of thoughts started running through my head,” senior Aeron Pearson said. “‘When are they going to make this day up?’ ‘What about my assignments?’ ‘What about HOSA today?’”
BREAKING NEWS: School canceled due to teacher, staff shortage
Sig Rogich Middle School, Gwendolyn Wolley and Neil C. Twitchell Elementary Schools also canceled classes
Southwest Shadow, Editorial Board • September 12, 2023
A lack of teachers, support staff, and administration led to school being canceled for the day.
School operations closed for staff development day
School operations closed for staff development day
Classes will resume September 12
Ayma Malik, Editor in Chief • September 8, 2023

Teachers and staff will be present on campus Monday, September 11 for staff development day. Classes will not be held.

Sporting CCEA blue, Southwest CTA teachers protest before school hours to comply with NRS 288.230 and in support of the union’s mission to build what they believe is an equitable contract for teacher’s salary increases. CCSD and CCEA continued negotiations this week. “The goal is to show the district that teachers are not happy with the current conditions and pay,” Social Studies teacher Jessica Kelly said. “I just hope that parents and students care enough to support us publicly. For example, contact our region’s School Board Trustee or our superintendent Jesus Jara in support of teachers.”
Teacher salary concerns continue after two more days of negotiations
Protests continue as the two organizations thus far fail to reach an agreement.
Jianna Aganon and Yaritzza Montenegro August 19, 2023
CCEA is negotiating with CCSD about contract changes.
Bracket of the PlayVS Championship, showing the team’s progression from quarter finals to finals.
Southwest Squids Win Splatoon National Championship
The SWCTA School Esports Team is Home to New Champions
Ethan Bull, Opinion Editor • June 3, 2023
Final series ended in a 3-0 victory against the ATC Mammalians.
Painting a Prom poster, junior Sahib Rattan draws the landscape around Rapunzel’s castle. About 500 people are expected to attend Prom. “Everyone has really been looking forward to Prom,” Rattan said. “It’s a huge event so we’ve been working really hard for months to plan this.”
‘At Last We See The Light’ Prom to be held at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Club
This is the first time at the venue
Philipos Alebachew, Staff Writer • April 20, 2023
Tickets are being sold all this month at the school banking office, starting at $50.
Placing her cellphone into the holder, sophomore Alize Quiroz abides to the new restrictions put in place after a series of fake social media accounts were created with the school’s name. This rule was put into place to limit cyberbullying, mainly through the action of taking pictures or videos of students during school hours. “We were never really allowed to use our phones in class anyways,” Quiroz said. “Implementing this new rule really just enforces the current one. I don’t necessarily think this is the correct solution, because there’s lots of other things that could prevent cyberbullying a lot better because it’s going to happen no matter what. However, I see how admin may think it’s fair.”
Surplus of Fake Instagram Accounts for School Clubs, Organizations Cause Problems
Administration team is working to ban these impersonations.
Kailie Sicolo, Staff Writer • April 20, 2023
Measures are being taken to put a halt to the harassment and cyberbullying that's been created.
Working diligently, students in Algebra I work on a problem. Teachers were notified about the exam in February. “My major concern is that CCSD made the decision about EOCs well into the school year,” Algebra 1 teacher Kirsten Landau said.  “They have given us very little time to adjust our plans and prepare for this assessment.“
'End of Course Exams' Return for the Upcoming School Year
Standardized test given prior to the pandemic makes its return
Jianna Aganon and Yaritzza Montenegro April 18, 2023
After years of hiatus, End of Course exams are being reintroduced into the curriculum.
School Operations closed for four-day weekend
School Operations closed for four-day weekend
Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 11
Hannah Paine, Social Media Editor • April 6, 2023
Regular school operations and classes will continue on Tuesday, April 11.
The title of largest library in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, belongs to the Lied library at UNLV.
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'Spring Fling' to include field trips, activities, testing
Full day will replace a traditional 'A' block
Carmen Ruiz, Staff Writer • April 5, 2023
Schedule of activities will depend on grade level.
Incentives and prizes will include drawings for boba tea, desserts, class parties, and two iPads valued at $400.
Administration hopes to motivate MAP test takers with incentives
Highest scorers and growers will receive prizes and parties
Ashley Harris, News and Features Editor • April 4, 2023
To combat a decline in productivity during the testing season, students will have the opportunity to win prizes.
Celebrating another successful Coyote Olympics, sophomore Student Council president Brianna Scherschel embraces her fellow Student Council peers.
Coyote Olympics Day 4: Dominican Republic Takes Home the Gold
The winner was announced at the assembly
Philipos Alebachew, Staff Writer • April 3, 2023

Friday was the fourth and final day of the Coyote Olympics. The following are the top 3 teams. Dominican Republic China Vietnam The...

Leaning in for a drop shot, junior Jaidyn Reed attempts to send the birdie to the other side and gain a point for his team.
Coyote Olympics Day 3: Vietnam Narrowly holds the lead after third day
Players competed in badminton matches
Philipos Alebachew, Staff Writer • March 30, 2023
The top three are very close in points, so it is still anyone's game.
Leaping up into the air, senior Vassily Tan spikes the ball over the defender, gaining his team the point.
Coyote Olympics Day 2: Vietnam pulls ahead to lead after second day
Teams played volleyball today
Philipos Alebachew, Staff Writer • March 29, 2023
The games continued with volleyball.
Driving down the lane, freshman Ariana Boyd advances the ball down the court while looking for one of her open teammates.
Coyote Olympics Day 1: Romania, Dominican Republic lead after first day of events
This is the first of four competitions.
Philipos Alebachew March 28, 2023
The games started off with basketball.
Announcing the plans for the Coyote Olympic event, sophomore class president Brianna Scherschel speaks to the team captains at their meeting on March 22. The meeting went over fees, procedures, and overall information to help prepare students for their upcoming games. “This gives them the necessary information needed for the event and what we expect to see from them,” Schershel said. “This helps our event run much smoother as we know for a fact that the teams are given the information.”
Athletes Prepare to Compete in Annual Coyote Olympic Events
Student Council Hosts Athletic Events
Kailie Sicolo, Staff Writer • March 28, 2023
Eleven teams will compete in volleyball, badminton, and basketball sporting events.
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