Sweet Water High School is a public high school that educates grades K–12 in the town of Sweet Water

Sweet Water, Alabama

Sweet Water is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 234. It is home to Sweet Water High School, part of the Marengo County Public School System.-Geography:...

, Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

, United States. It is operated by the Marengo County

Marengo County, Alabama

Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. As of 2010 the population was 21,027...

 School System. Sweet Water High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Curriculum

In addition to elementary

Elementary school

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 and middle

Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

 school education, Sweet Water High School is a comprehensive secondary school

Comprehensive school

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 along the classic American model. The school curriculum includes traditional high school academic subjects, advanced academic classes, music and art. All students take a basic academic core including English, social studies, science, and mathematics courses.

History

The first school in Sweet Water was established in a log building in the 1850s. The first incarnation of the modern school dates to the 1870s, when a two-story frame

Framing (construction)

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 building, topped with a cupola

Cupola

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, was built near the current school site on the northeastern side of the junction of Main Street and Wayne Road. It was founded by Edward Quinney on property donated by Ivey McClure.

The school moved to its present location in 1924, following the completion of a new campus. The late 1920s saw some consolidation of Marengo County schools, with children from former schools in Beaver Creek

Beaver Creek, Alabama

Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama. Its name comes from the nearby Beaver Creek and the local church, Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Beaver Creek had a school at one time, but it was consolidated into Sweet Water High School in the 1920s.-Geography:Beaver Creek...

, Exmoor

Exmoor, Alabama

Exmoor is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama. Exmoor had a school and post office at one time. The school was consolidated into Sweet Water High School in the 1920s.-Geography:Exmoor is located at and has an elevation of ....

, and Aimwell

Aimwell, Alabama

Aimwell is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama. Aimwell had a post office at one time, but it no longer exists.-Geography:Aimwell is located at and has an elevation of ....

 moved to Sweet Water. The schools at Dixons Mills

Dixons Mills, Alabama

Dixons Mills is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for a group of mills operated by Joel B. Dixon in the 19th century. Dixons Mills has a post office utilizing the 36736 ZIP code.-History:...

 and Nanafalia

Nanafalia, Alabama

Nanafalia is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. The community is located on a ridge above the Tombigbee River and the name derives from the Choctaw words for long hill. Nanafalia had a post office at one time, but it is no longer active.-Geography:Nanafalia is...

 were consolidated into Sweet Water in 1950 and 1961, respectively. New buildings were added to the campus in 1960, 1982, 1989, 1997, and 2001.

Extracurricular

Sweet Water High School offers the following academic clubs, athletic teams, and service organizations

Service club

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Clubs and organizations

• Bulldog Update
• Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
• Partners Assistant Learner
• Student Government Association
• Students Against Destructive Decisions
• Swahelian
• Voices of Praise
• Junior High Beta Club
• Senior High Beta Club
• Marching Band

Athletics

• Junior Varsity Basketball
• Junior Varsity Cheerleading
• Junior Varsity Football
• Middle School Basketball
• Varsity Baseball (State Champions: 1979 [1A], 1980 [1A], 1982 [1A], 1983 [1A], 1986 [1A], 1988 [1A], 1989 [2A], 1990 [2A])
• Varsity Basketball
• Varsity Cheerleading
• Varsity Football (State Champions: 1978 [1A], 1979 [1A], 1982 [1A], 1986 [1A], 2004 [1A], 2006 [1A], 2007 [1A], 2008 [1A], 2010 [1A])
• Varsity Softball
• Varsity Volleyball