Thank you parents for a great start to the school year! As with any new year, we are working out the kinks. Having said that, we have some areas that need attention for the safety of students and staff. The entrance to the teacher parking lot located behind the 3rd/4th building will be roped off from 7:30 am until 8:05 on school days. Please remember to drop your elementary students off in the large parking lot by the cafeteria so that they can go directly to their classrooms or breakfast.
Lady Trojans Lose 2, Tie 1 at Volleyball Jamboree: Southwest tied Purdy and lost to Wheaton and host Hurley at Tuesday's volleyball jamboree. The girls play four matches in pool play at the Verona Tournament Saturday beginning at 8:15 a.m. The first home game is Tuesday, Sept. 6 vs. Verona.
Good evening, Southwest Families and Community,
On behalf of the Southwest Board, I needed to clarify a couple of situations that are circulating through our district and community. The first rumor is about SRTC (VOTEC). I have been told that it has been stated that SW is doing away with students attending SRTC. In addition, it was stated that if parents wanted their student to attend that the parent would have to pay the tuition, and this was caused because of the ball fields costing too much. None of this is true. The district has never discussed doing away SRTC and would never ask parents to pay the tuition for SRTC. Tuition and ball fields are paid from two different funds so one does not affect the other. The other situation is regarding a Facebook post from Sunday night regarding the preschool playground needing to be weedeated and cleaned up. I am sad to say that I had no idea that the preschool playground had been overlooked. Once I found out, I immediately got it taken care of first thing this morning. If Mark Lawrence or I would have been contacted in the first place, it would have gotten it taken care of sooner. I have stated this before but want to emphasize that the Board is about what is best for the students and would never allow anything to hurt the academics of the students. Have a great evening, Ms. Tilford
We are having a blast at Southwest today. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHIhgz6OrGM
Construction pictures are now available online. Pictures will be taken once or twice a week through the project of completing the new baseball, softball, and trap fields. You can access the picture page here: https://www.swr5.net/page/construction-pictures
Or, you can click on "Construction" at the top of our web page.
Good evening, Southwest Families and Community,
On behalf of the Southwest Board of Education, I needed to clarify a rumor that is circulating through our district. I have been told that it has been stated that the Southwest School District is not going to allow the summer ball program to play on the new fields once they are completed. This rumor is completely FALSE! There is no way that the school district would do this to the summer ball program. In addition, Board and I are completely supportive of this program and know the importance it is for the students and our communities.
Although this is rumor is 100% wrong, I can see how it would concern parents and students. With that said, I felt like it was time for me to speak out and let you know that there is absolutely no way I would ever support something like this as the superintendent. I also want to reinforce that the Board is completely about what is best for the students and community would never allow anything to hurt the students or any activities which are important to them.
Have a great weekend, Ms. Tilford
Due to no school at Southwest, Preschool field trip is canceled for May 18th but Senior Trip is still going.
Due to no electricity at school, Southwest R-V School is cancelled for May 18th. We will not have to make up this missed day.
Email and phones are now working. Our internet service is back up and working. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Our internet service is down this morning. The school does not have access to email or phone calls. We apologize for this inconvenience. We are working on getting things back up and running.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5th is election day. Voting Polls are open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. There are two items on the ballot related to the Southwest R-V School District. They are listed on the ballot as (1) Southwest R5 - Board Member and (2) Proposition Phase II Renovations. To find the location of your voting poll site and to see a sample ballot, click on the following link. The link is https://5il.co/183vj
Reminder, please get out and Vote on Tuesday, April 5th. The district is running a two million dollar bond issue for a new Athletic Complex. The Bond Issue is at no cost to the district patrons. It includes Trap Ranges, new Softball and Baseball Fields, and a new Press Box, Restrooms, and Concession area. Click on the following link to see a flyer explaining about the bond issue. The link is https://5il.co/17zo7
Telephone service is restored. Our telephone service identified a problem at 9:06am this morning. They issue was identified 9:39am and they began working on the fix. At 10:08am they implemented the fix. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Our telephone service is down as of 10:00am today. We are in the process of contacting our telephone provider to understand better what is causing the outage. Email is the best option for contacting school secretaries at this time. Elementary - dhall@swr5.net Middle School - brandiburkholder@swr5.net High School - jtolbert@swr5.net Central Office - kellyhoward@swr5.net. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Just a reminder that Southwest Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 17 from 1 pm until 7 pm. We would like to see you at conferences. Your child's homeroom teacher will have their report card, then you may visit any teacher you like with no appointment necessary.
Also, please note that students will be released at 12:30 pm on Thursday. There will no school on Friday, March 18 and Monday, March 21. We will see students back on Tuesday, March 22.
REMINDER:
8TH GRADE PROMOTION & BAND PICTURES ON
MONDAY, MARCH 14!
Please click on the following link related to inclement weather on Friday, March 11, 2022. The link is https://5il.co/171p8
MS Academic Team Update: Congratulations to the academic team for a strong finish to their season. The Trojans defeated Clever and narrowly lost to Fairview in overtime Saturday at the Shell Knob Tournament. Additionally, Rylee McClelland was named to the all-tournament team. Special thanks to all the middle school teachers, staff, and admin for working with these young people and keeping us prepped for every match.
MS Volleyball Update: The girls opened last night against Galena with 2 3-set matches!! The 8th grade came out on top with a close 26-24, 21-25, 15-13 WIN!!! The 7th grade fought hard, but fell in 3 11-25, 25-14, 9-15.
If you see the girls, please encourage them on their matches and hard work! Coach Clay and Coach Henry are SO proud of how hard they played last night!! It was a very encouraging way to start off the season!
The girls were also able to raise $133 on their first night of fundraising for Child Abuse Awareness!!! This is amazing!! We will be continuing through the month of March and will be making a donation to the Child Advocacy Center in Monett at the end of our season in April.
Click on the following link to see the memo from Ms. Tilford related to inclement weather day on Friday, February 25, 2022. The link is: https://5il.co/1661t
In addition, the Boys District Semi-final game rescheduled from Wednesday to tonight is postponed until tomorrow (Friday) February 25th at 7:00 pm.
