Lincoln Southwest High School
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Lincoln Southwest High School is a public secondary school
located in Lincoln
, Nebraska
, USA and rests on 74 acre
s adjacent to Wilderness Park. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools
school district. When the school opened its doors in August 2002, it had 1,150 students from grades 9-12, and 77 teachers. Since its opening, the school has expanded to more than 2,000 students. 40% of the students attending do not live in Southwest's zone of the city; Lincoln Public Schools has an open district which permits students to attend schools outside their section of the school district until it is to capacity. Southwest is the only school in Lincoln to operate on a 4X4 block schedule. It also offers a wide range of classes, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and is presently the only high school in Lincoln to offer the Japanese language
as a class. The school's colors are forest green and silver, and its mascot is the Silverhawk. In 2005, Lincoln Southwest High School had nine National Merit Scholars, more than any other school in Lincoln.
The softball team was back-to-back state champions in 2008 and 2009.
The LSW Music Program quickly established itself as one of the top music programs in the state since the school opened in the Fall of 2002. The choirs, bands, and orchestras have consistently received high ratings at contests and competitions.
The LSW Choral Department involves over 200 students each year. The department has doubled in size since the first year. There are currently 10 Choirs at LSW.
The LSW Band Department involves over 200 students as well. There are 10 Bands at LSW:
The LSW Orchestra Department boasts over 50 students as well. There are 3 Orchestras at LSW:
Secondary school
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located in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, USA and rests on 74 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s adjacent to Wilderness Park. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools is the only public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is the second largest of Nebraska's 596 school districts, surpassed only by Omaha Public Schools. LPS educates more than 35,000 students in 57 schools....
school district. When the school opened its doors in August 2002, it had 1,150 students from grades 9-12, and 77 teachers. Since its opening, the school has expanded to more than 2,000 students. 40% of the students attending do not live in Southwest's zone of the city; Lincoln Public Schools has an open district which permits students to attend schools outside their section of the school district until it is to capacity. Southwest is the only school in Lincoln to operate on a 4X4 block schedule. It also offers a wide range of classes, including Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and is presently the only high school in Lincoln to offer the Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
as a class. The school's colors are forest green and silver, and its mascot is the Silverhawk. In 2005, Lincoln Southwest High School had nine National Merit Scholars, more than any other school in Lincoln.
Forensics
In 2006 Southwest was awarded National School of Excellence Award in Debate, being one of only 7 schools honored with the prestigious award nationwide.Sports
The Southwest Golf Team won a team state title for the school in 2007 and repeated again in 2008. The team won again in 2010, the third championship in 4 years.The softball team was back-to-back state champions in 2008 and 2009.
Theatre and Music
Almost 400 students participate in theatre and music programs in LSW's "E-Wing," the name of the hallway with all of the performing arts classrooms.The LSW Music Program quickly established itself as one of the top music programs in the state since the school opened in the Fall of 2002. The choirs, bands, and orchestras have consistently received high ratings at contests and competitions.
The LSW Choral Department involves over 200 students each year. The department has doubled in size since the first year. There are currently 10 Choirs at LSW.
- Women's Ensemble
- Freshmen Concert Choir
- Select Prep Concert Choir
- Ambience - Prep Show Choir
- Women's Choir
- Men's Choir
- Select Varsity Concert Choir
- Resonance - Varsity Show Choir
- Select Chamber Choir
- Select Octet (student directed)
The LSW Band Department involves over 200 students as well. There are 10 Bands at LSW:
- Freshmen Concert
- Freshmen Jazz I and II
- Freshmen Marching Band
- Symphonic Band
- Prep Jazz Band
- Wind Ensemble
- Varsity Jazz I and II
- Varsity Silverhawk Marching Band
The LSW Orchestra Department boasts over 50 students as well. There are 3 Orchestras at LSW:
- Freshmen Orchestra
- Varsity Orchestra
- Sophomore Orchestra