I am a 2008 graduate from southwood and i must say that it is a good school depending on what you make of it. My freshman year i went to Byrd and hated it and once I came to Southwood everything changed. Yes there are fights and problems as every school has but I am proud to say I went there. Upon me
... Read more graduating I saw many changes and improvements with the school. EVERY school always has problems but this school is definitely improving!! Read less
Posted by a student on 10/06/08
Many changes have taken place at Southwood High School. A 9th grade academy, a new assistant principal, Mr. Jeff Roberts and uniforms are few to mention. The staff along with the administration are working very hard to improve the quality of education for each student. Ihave a daughter that is a junior
... Read more at Southwood and I can see the changes that have taken place. Southwood is a great school to attend and it offers a wide varity of after school activities along with many clubs. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/02/08
I went to southwood for one year and let me tell you i hated everything about this school. This school has no school spirit! i didn't learn anything useful. All we ever did in that school was so word searches and color sheets it was like kindergarten. The teachers are crazy and they don't know how to
... Read more teach! i could not wait to leave that school. I would never recommend this school to anyone!there were fights everyday! and maze would be sprayed all over the place. Also i recall missing 3 days straight because there we're bomb threats! it was horrible! after southwood i went on to byrd and graduated and thank god i did because byrd was by far the best school both in academics and in school spirit i loved it and i'm glad i got out of southwood. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/19/08
I believe Southwood is a good school. I graduated from there and my step daughter currently attends. As far as safety, it's very difficult to just walk in off the streets like you could do back when I attended. Even the attendance requirements are much more strict. I think the progress they have made
... Read more since I attended have exceeded my expectations. I also, however, think that the parents should be more involved than they appear to be nowadays. Some parents on here make it sound like some 'urban battle ground' or 'social-survivor'. Kids will be kids, bullies and all, but that's anywhere and if you are highly involved in your child's life, it wouldn't be too big a problem. I think it's a good school with good teachers and it's the best one in the South Shreveport area. The teachers genuinly care about what happens to your kids. Thats a plus. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/06/07
I am a graduating student from SHS in 2002, and it is not a bad school. You have to want to learn in any school in order to succeed. It isn't something you can blame on the the teachers or parents.... it is something that the students need to blame on themselves. I graduated with a 3.5 GPA and I never
... Read more had any problems, and I am not the smartest of kids, but ANYONE can excel at SHS Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/03/06
My two sons and five nephews all excelled at SHS and since have moved on to college with the youngest graduating this year from Johns Hopkins University in Biological Engineering applying for Medical School this summer. To get the better education though, students have to take the enriched, honors,
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Posted by a former student on 03/26/06
I am currently a student at SHS and i must say that I am disappointed with the school. Kids are aloud to do whatever they want and they talk to the teachers however they want and I dont find that very approprite! They should sit there in the class and try to learn! The teachers and staff really do need
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Posted by a student on 12/25/05
As a parent of a child who attend SHS, I am greatly disappointed in what I see happening to the school.The school board is the one I blame for the down fall of SHS. The principals are working extremely hard to improve the school and turn it around.
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Posted by a parent on 12/22/05
As a 2005 graduate of this school, I must say, it is not that bad. The only bad thing about Southwood are the students. I found the classes and many of the teachers to be very helpful. The only problem with Southwood is the students that are smart mouthed and feel they can do whatever they please.
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Posted by a former student on 12/07/05
I am a current student at Southwood, and I would just like to respond to some of those people out their who think Southwood is a bad school. I am sick and tired of hearing about how bad and stupid Southwood is by people from other school, and even some from my own. Given, Sothwood is not at the top
... Read more of the list of best schools, but our school is not that bad. Everybody thinks we are so stupid, but being on four-by-four block schedule means that we go twice as fast as all the other schools, so we can't be that dumb. I think Southwood is a good school, and I am tired of always hearing people talk about how terrible our school is when we are really not that bad of a school. Read less
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Shreveport schools — Southwood High School is located at 9000 Walker Rd, Shreveport LA 71118. 9000 Walker Rd is in the Hyde Park, Brookwood, Southern Hills neighborhood and 71118 ZIP code in Shreveport, LA The school district for Southwood High School is the Caddo Parish Public Schools. Southwood High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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