The Fine arts department is amazing ! everything is so up to date and advanced for a highschool :)
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Posted by a student on 07/08/09
i think swhs is awesome. i loved it there. i played basketball and ran track and it was the greatest experience i ever had. my teachers were great. ms.chapa i love you.coach avery was the best. coach almanza i miss you=] but yea whatever some parents think its bad. its so not everyone is concerned
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Posted by a student on 10/20/08
Ms. Fey is the best principal in Bexar County. She was born for this job. She absolutely loves her students and wants them to succeed. She expects my daughter to work and act like a young adult......and guess what, my daughter is finally doing it. Ms. Fey has changed the whole atmosphere of this school.
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Posted by a parent on 11/19/07
This is a good school that should be setting its sights a lot higher. The administration is more concerned with teaching for the TASK test than they are in preparing my kids for college and universities. If the schools would concentrate on quality education instead of worring about the TASK, the test
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Posted by a parent on 08/28/07
Southwest High School is fortunate to have one of the most caring principal when it comes to students. She has a proven success record of demanding excellence in teaching, and that is just what all students should get; no mediocrity is going to work for her; she expects for everyone to get the job done
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Posted by a teacher on 05/17/06
Southwest is a very family-oriented high school, almost to a fault. I attended Southwest, graduating in 1975,and have a child attending there. I am worried that the academics may not be as helpful for college prep,as they should be. The school board and administrators dont seem to be very demanding
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Posted by a parent on 04/26/06
It seems the new principal is more concerned with policies and administration, than about what is best for the students. Counseling is also very overloaded, not enough time for students unless they are a problem to staff.
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Posted by a parent on 02/07/06
Southwest High School Is finally cleaning up its act. All this year there has been changes in Administration There has been Assistant Princils who have quit.A new princil has come in.Even a new Super Attendent.They are finally getting there act together.
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San Antonio schools — Southwest High School is located at 11914 Dragon Ln, San Antonio TX 78252. 11914 Dragon Ln is in the 78252 ZIP code in San Antonio, TX The school district for Southwest High School is the Southwest Independent School District. Southwest High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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