Southwest High School has been serving southwestern Bexar County for over 68 years. Established in 1951, it has grown from a small rural high school with a graduating class of 11 students to a major 6A high school with over 3000 students.
Organizationsedit
The Dragons participate in UIL District 28 6A competitions for Academic Team, Athletics, Band, Drama, Choir, Color Guard, and Dance. Other co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities include NJROTC, National Honor Society, Best Buddies, Student Council, FFA, TAFE, DECA, Skills USA, FCCLA, and Academic Decathlon along with a FIRST Robotics program.
Athleticsedit
The Southwest Dragons compete in the following sports:[3]
Southwest High School offers a complete academic program including 18 dual credit classes, in association with Palo Alto College, as well as Advanced Placement classes in Science and English.
Notable alumniedit
Ty Detmer, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback who played in the National Football League for twelve seasons[4]
Chris Bordano, former American football linebacker in the National Football League[5]
Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author and writer.
Destinee Hooker, 2012 summer Olympic volleyball athlete for Team USA. She won silver medal, but got best Spiker award for the 2012 summer Olympics.
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External linksedit
Southwest ISD
December 14, 2023
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