Southwestern High School (Piasa, Illinois)

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Southwestern High School
Address
8226 Rt. 111 Piasa , Illinois United States
Coordinates	39°07′08″N 90°08′25″W / 39.1190°N 90.1404°W / 39.1190; -90.1404Coordinates: 39°07′08″N 90°08′25″W / 39.1190°N 90.1404°W / 39.1190; -90.1404
Information
Type	Public High School
Principal	Mark Bearley
Faculty	30.78 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	467 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.17[1]
Color(s)	Kelly Green and Gold
Mascot	Piasa Bird
Website	www.piasabirds.net/index.php/2015-10-30-16-21-58/high-school

Southwestern High School is a high school for grades 9–12 students located near Piasa, Illinois. It serves students from southwestern Macoupin and eastern Jersey counties in Illinois. Towns served by the high school are Brighton, Medora, Shipman, Piasa, Fidelity, Royal Lakes, Kemper, Plainview, and Summerville.

The school is commonly referred to as SWHS and is home to the Southwestern Piasa Birds.

History[]

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Athletics[]

Baseball[]

The baseball team plays during the spring. The team has won ten IHSA Regional Titles and two IHSA Sectional Titles.^[2] In 1990, the Piasa Birds finished fourth in the IHSA Class A State Tournament.

Boys Basketball[]

The SWHS boys' basketball team has won 15 IHSA Regional Titles and two IHSA Sectional Titles.^[2]

Boys Bowling[]

Bowling is a club sport at SWHS and is played during the winter.

Boys Cross Country[]

Cross Country is a club sport at SWHS and its season is in the fall.

Boys Soccer[]

Boys at SWHS play soccer during the fall season. Soccer was added during the 2013–14 school year.

Boys Track and Field[]

The boys' track team competes in the spring. The SWHS track program has won one IHSA Class A Sectional Title in 2009.^[2]

Football[]

The football team plays during the fall. SWHS has qualified for the IHSA State Playoffs ten times,^[2] but has yet to win a playoff game.

Girls Basketball[]

The SWHS girls' basketball team has won 18 IHSA Regional Titles and three IHSA Sectional titles. In 1991, the Lady Piasa Birds placed third in the IHSA Class A State Basketball Tournament.^[2]

Girls Bowling[]

Bowling is a club sport at SWHS and is played during the winter.

Girls Cross Country[]

Cross Country is a club sport at SWHS and its season is in the fall. SWHS won an IHSA Class A Regional title in 2007.^[2]

Girls Soccer[]

Girls at SWHS play soccer during the spring season. Soccer was added during the 2013–14 school year.

Girls Track and Field[]

The girls' track team competes in the spring. The SWHS track program has won three IHSA Class A Sectional Titles in the years: 2001, 2010, and 2011.^[2]

Golf[]

Golf is a club sport at SWHS. Boys and girls may compete on the team in the fall.

Softball[]

Softball is a girls' spring sport at SWHS. The Lady Piasa Birds have won nine IHSA Regional Titles and five IHSA Sectional Titles. In 2003 and 2009, SWHS finished second in the IHSA Class A State Tournament. In 2006, the team finished third in the IHSA Class A State Tournament. In 2008, the Lady Birds finished fourth in the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament.^[2]

Volleyball[]

Volleyball is a girls' fall sport at SWHS. In 2010, the Lady Piasa Birds won the South Central Conference Championship.

Activities[]

Scholastic Bowl[]

The Scholastic Bowl team plays from August to May. The SWHS team has won four IHSA Class A Regional Titles.^[2] The Piasa Birds have also placed second in the NAQT Small School State Championship Tournament three times. In 2014, SWHS placed 11th^[3] at the NAQT Small School National Championship Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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