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Happy National Boss's Day to Dr. Felicia Adams our Superintendent! Thank you Dr. Adams and all our SWS leaders for your wonderful leadership!
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SWS Celebrates Richard Cavazos for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Thank you Principal Chavez for sharing data protocols with the team.
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Fall Holiday, Monday, October 11, 2021
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Aiden a Pre-K student at Bissonnet observing a pumpkin as his teacher is discussing how things change and grow over time.
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SWS Communities! Come and join us for our First Houston Food Bank Market at Empowerment High School from 3 pm to 6 pm on October 20, 2021.
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SWS Celebrates our amazing campus leaders, we appreciate your hard work!
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Professional Development taking place with our Incredible SWS faculty and staff.
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Students learning at Discovery MS and explaining what they've learned.
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Acceleration Instructions are happening at Southwest Schools.
Look at our student’s work from Ms. Carro’s fourth grade class at Bissonnet.
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SWS honors and recognizes the IT Department for their continuing service and support. Thank you IT!
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Southwest Celebrates Lin-Manuel Miranda for Hispanic Heritage Month.
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SWS honors and recognizes Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
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SWS Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Classes Resume on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. See you tomorrow SWS Students and Staff!
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SWS is closed today, Tuesday, September 14, 2021.
SWS está cerrado hoy martes 14 de septiembre de 2021.
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SWS is closely monitoring the weather and will keep you updated as information is provided.
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Join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm – 5pm for free English classes, brought to you by our Parent Center! Classes will begin Tuesday, September 14th. Please register if you are interested! www.Cutt.ly/DMS-ESL (Must have a student enrolled at Discovery Middle School or Empowerment High School)
Únase a nosotros todos los martes y jueves de 4:00 p.m. a 5:00 p.m. para recibir clases de inglés gratuitas, ¡ofrecidas por nuestro Centro de Padres! Las clases comenzarán el martes 14 de septiembre. ¡Regístrese si está interesado! www.Cutt.ly/DMS-ESL (Debe tener un estudiante inscrito en Discovery Middle School o Empowerment High School)
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Southwest Schools begins their Truancy Prevention Measures Program with their first Tribunal meeting. Tribunal meetings are run by Judge John Payton and Dr. Charles Nix.
"Be Present, Every Day, All Day, All the Way."
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Southwest Schools New Superintendent, Dr. Felicia Adams
"Education is not the filling of the pail, but the lighting of a fire."
-WB Yeats