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| Southwest Middle |
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| Quick
Facts |
| GRADES: |
6th - 8th |
| FOUNDED: |
1998 |
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| POINTS
of PRIDE |
Southwest Middle School serves students from Southwest, Georgetown, and Windsor Forest Elementary schools. The school serves approximately 900 students in grades six, seven, and eight. The school mascot, a soaring eagle, is indicative of the high expectations established by the school staff and community for students.
- 2006-07 Teacher of the Year for Savannah-Chatham County
- GA Stock Market Game Regional Winners
- Duke University Talent Identification Program
- Only National American History Middle School through the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ($15,000 grant)
- 1 st Place Winner March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon T-Shirt Design
- March of Dimes Outstanding Youth Group Award
- March of Dimes Top Youth Group for Financial Contribution
- March of Dimes Walk-a-Thon Top Team Leader Award
- SECME (Science Engineering Communication Mathematics Enhancement)
State Winners
2 nd Place Mousetrap Car Contest: 3 students
2 nd Place State Essay Winner: 1 student
District Winners
1 st Place and 2 nd Place Poster Car Contest: 4 students
2 nd Place and 3 rd Place Egg Drop Contest: 4 students
1 st Place Aerodynamics Contest: 1 student
- Girls’ Soccer District Champions
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| Activities/Programs |
Sports
Programs |
| Step Team, Chess Club, Math Counts Club, Accelerated Reader, Medial Festival, All State Band, All State Chorus, Web of Learning, Three O’clock Project After-school Program, Wetlands with two Outdoor Science Labs, GA Book Award Quiz Bowl |
| MALE: |
Football, Basketball, Soccer, Track, Softball, Volleyball |
| FEMALE: |
Basketball, Soccer, Track, Softball, Volleyball, Cheerleading |
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| Accelerated
Programs |
Special
Education |
| High School Credit Courses: Composition Literature I A & B, Algebra I A & B, Euclidean Geometry A & B, Spanish, Citizenship, Recreational Games, Introduction to Technology A |
We offer full inclusion in the following areas: SLD, EBD, MID, Speech, Hearing Impaired,
Orthopedically Impaired. Coastal Comprehensive Center has a satellite program for autistic students housed on the school’s campus. We offer self-contained services in the following areas: SLD, EBD, MID. |
| Vision |
| From school to the world: All students prepared for productive futures |
| Mission |
| To ignite a passion for learning and teaching at high levels |
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