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Southwest High School (San Antonio, Texas)

Field	Value
name	Southwest High School
streetaddress	11914 Dragon Lane
city	San Antonio
state	Texas
zipcode	78252
county	Bexar County
country	United States
coordinates
us_nces_school_id
established	1951
type	Public
schooltype	high school
motto	We are Southwest!
district	Southwest Independent School District
grades	912
principal	Amanda Wagner
enrollment	2,200
enrollment_as_of	20232024
teaching_staff	139.55
ratio	15.76
colors	Green & White
conference	UIL Class AAAAAA
mascot	Dragons
homepage	Southwest High School website

Southwest High School is a 6A public high school in the Southwest Independent School District of San Antonio, Texas, USA. For the 2021–22 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.

History

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 2,000 students.

Organizations

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.

Athletics

The Southwest Dragons compete in the following sports:

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Powerlifting
Soccer
Softball
Swimming and Diving
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Waterpolo

Academics

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 alumni

Ty Detmer, Heisman Trophy winning quarterback who played in the National Football League for twelve seasons
Chris Bordano, former American football linebacker in the National Football League
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.

References

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References

"TEA". [[Texas Education Agency]].
[http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/San-Antonio-Southwest/ The Athletics Department]
"Ty Hubert Detmer". databaseFootball.com.
"Chris Bordano". databaseFootball.com.

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