Curious about Southwest's budget for next year? Southwest Site Council is hosting a presentation by Dr. Bennett in the Southwest Commons on Monday, March 24 at 7 p.m. All families in the Southwest Community Pathway area are welcome. 

NEW! We have received word that MPS Chief Financial Officer Ibrahima Diop will be present to answer questions about the district's funding for Southwest. 

Submit your preliminary questions here: Budget Question Form

Southwest BSU is hoting its second annual Black Women's Appreciation Dinner, a celebration of Black Excelllence, and a chance to come together, build community, and uplift one another here in Minneapolis. 

To attend, scan the QR Code on the graphic or RSVP Here.

To donate to the event, Venmo SW BSU at https://bit.ly/43pZQsZ

Please join us for this Southwest Foundation event where we raise money to benefit all Southwest students. Tickets are available at https://www.southwestfoundation.org/

Congratulations to the Southwest High School Math Team for taking first place in the Minneapolis Division and 6AAA Sections! Special congrats to Jayce Bender who was awarded the highest scorer in both Division and Section! 

Impressively, 6 of the top 10 scorers in our Division were Southwest Lakers!  They are Jayce Bender (1st), Reece Joshi (4th), Ruby Thousand (6th), Brendan Celis (8th), Milin Danek (9th), and Hendrix Bender (10th). 

The team was invited to compete at the State Tournament on Monday March 10,  where they finished 30th overall, with Jayce Bender ranking 32nd in the State. 

Shown pictured from left to right (back row) Theo Bakken-Ziring, Gus Ueland, Jayce Bender, Reece Joshi, Milin Danek, Brendan Celis, (front row) Bill Bray (coach), Hendrix Bender, Ruby Thousand, and Ronin Danek.   Also Andrew Wagner not shown. 

Last week, Southwest welcomed 12 students and 2 teachers from Kasugaoka High School in Japan (the sister school of Southwest High School). Students stayed with host families, attended classes at Southwest, and even got to enjoy a Minnesota snow day on Wednesday. They also met Mayor Frey, toured the University of Minnesota, and visited Anthony Middle School before leaving on Thursday. We greatly enjoyed their time with us and miss them already.