Congratulations to Southwest students and staff! The Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators recently gave our school two awards. One is the GOLD LEVEL recognition for High Performing Schools. That is based on last year's Kansas Assessments.
We were also presented with a banner for being a finalist for Kansas Middle School of the Year. This is a recognition given to only a few schools in Kansas, and it signifies that middle school principals across the entire state recognize Southwest as being a really great school.
Thanks to all of you who have worked hard, been good citizens, and helped make our school special!
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Southwest 7th grade teacher Kendra Metz has been named a Kansas Teacher of the Year! Last fall, Mrs. Metz was named Lawrence Master Teacher.
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7th grade -- WOW! You all did an AMAZING job on those KS Reading Assessments! You are leading the way for the 6th and 8th graders! Their turn will come after spring break. But 7th graders, today and tomorrow, you'll have a chance lead the way again --this time on the Science Assessment! We are counting on you!
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Congratulations John Philip Sousa Honor Band! Nine Southwest students were selected as the best musicians in the state. There were 380 musicians who auditioned for this all state honor band in grades 7-9. Congrats to our SWMS honorees!
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Congratulations are in order! Based on Southwest's Kansas Assessments scores from last spring -- taken by our current 8th graders and the 9th graders now in high school -- Southwest was awarded every one of the possible Standard of Excellence Awards! These were Reading for grades 7 and 8, Math for grades 7 and 8, and Science for grade 7. Plus, Southwest was awarded the Building-Wide Award for Reading, Math, and Science. Way to go!! Eighth graders--- you really did a great job and everyone is really proud of you. Sixth and Seventh Graders--your turn to shine will come this spring when you will get a chance to show everyone how well you are doing academically!
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Congratulations to our wonderful students and staff! Kansas Commissioner of Education Diane DeBacker has announced the fourth annual Governor’s Achievement Awards, honoring the top-performing schools in the state, including Southwest Junior High School!
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Southwest Junior High is proud to have been named as a recipient of the Gold Award from the Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators!
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Southwest has a strong tradition related to chess and competition at the state level. But did you know that your Bulldog team made yet another strong showing at the Kansas State Chess Tournament in March? Overall, Southwest placed 3rd at State in the K-9 division. That's right, third in the entire state of Kansas! And one of our students is the State Individual Chess Champion. Congratulations to the members of the team who worked so hard and smart!
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Congratulations to the Southwest Bulldog delegates to the 2011 Topeka Model United Nations Conference for two successful days of debate and diplomacy. Twenty-nine 8th and 9th grade Southwest students have spent the past 7 months learning the intricacies of international relations and parliamentary procedure in order to accurately and respectfully represent the nations of Cuba, Egypt, Ghana, India, and Ireland. Special awards were earned were: Best Delegate in World Council 1 and Overall 2nd Best Junior High Delegation. Way to go, Bulldog diplomats!
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Congratulations to Southwest Learning Strategies Teacher Chris Drinkhouse for being named the Lawrence district's Secondary School Teacher of the Year! Mrs. Drinkhouse received the award for her 16 years of dedicated service to students at Southwest. She will now be in the running for Kansas Teacher of the Year!
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