The Southwest Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts is journeying to Emerald City in its production of “The Wizard of Oz,” Feb. 21 through 23.
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which means roses spread out to say “I love you,” chocolate that never gets eaten, and life-size Teddy bears.
Thousands of people die from choking every year. According to Injury Facts 2017, choking is the fourth-leading cause of unintentional injury death.
Potty training, grooming an animal, learning how to understand a working dog’s needs, and learning a new task are skills students are learning as puppy raisers with the Guide Dog for the Blind Program that is offered at Southwest High School.
Early, 7 a.m. mornings. The fumes of fresh ink from the 100th poster of the week. The set-up of assemblies. The late 10 p.m. nights after games. This is just all in a week’s work for Southwest High School’s Associated Student Body.
When someone recently asked Dezi Salgado, a 14-year-old freshman at Southwest High School, about how much homework he completes each day, he laughed.
Marcela Morlett is a vegan baker from the Imperial Valley who shares her delicious pastries in cafes for her community to enjoy.
CALEXICO — On Dec. 6, Imperial County once again said thank you to its many hardworking farmworkers with an annual breakfast.
In high school, a 14-year-old Ruben Najera was going through a normal day at school. When band class came around, there was nothing to do. It was basically a free period.
Since the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, Southwest High School students have been having trouble in the classroom.
Kids participate in all kinds of sports. There are baseball players, basketball competitors and track stars, and when season ends, they all sprint toward the same place — the 760 Sports Academy gym in El Centro.
Most students at Southwest High School know Lacey Jones as a biology teacher, but few know that she is also the designer of Stag and the Swan, clothes for infants and toddlers.
Teenagers have to face obstacles in school like peer pressure and being accepted by society. Students and teachers at Southwest High School recently gave their views and experiences on the difference between being someone else in the real world and being themselves in their minds.
The sound of students conversing as they walk into the orchestra room mixes with the tuning instruments and fills the whole room. The students go silent as the conductor comes out of his office, getting ready to start playing a melody of his choosing.
In room K-57 at Southwest High School, Southwest High School Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts students are sketching, constructing, gluing and designing a new sign for the Jimmie Cannon Theater for the Performing Arts at Southwest.
At Southwest High School, the school psychologist and the students she works with want to overcome the stigma tied to mental health issues and spread the word that if they need help, the school is there to support them.
Cowboy trailers rolling in from all sides of towns, the smell of fresh hay in the air, Western apparel worn from head to toe — these were a few of the signs heralding the famous Brawley Cattle Call Rodeo.
Students at Southwest High School are branching out into the world of video production by creating their own YouTube channels and producing videos.
