 The annual Hoops for Hope basketball game between Southwest and Hope Valley Elementary took place on March 25th...Southwest won the game for the 4th year in a row! Go Seahawks! All proceeds from the game and the raffle went to Alex's Lemonade Stand. Check back soon for pictures! Also coming soon...photos from our Girls on the Run Practice 5k, which took place on March 27th. Come support our girls at the Wondergirl 5k on April 19th at Meadowmont in Chapel Hill! On March 11th, 2008, Southwest took part in the DPS Technology Showcase. Students from Ms. Cronin's class demonstrated how they created PowerPoint presentations about the Revolutionary War.
Leap Day, February 29th, Was a Big Day at Southwest! Our second graders created a wax museum to demonstrate what they had learned during Black History Month...and our Tae Kwon Do students graduated to their orange belts!
Congratulations to Southwest Elementary's Teacher of the Year, Paula Januzzi, and Teacher Assistant of the Year, Larry Stroud!  Congratulations to Our Science Fair Winners! The SW "Act on Green" Science Fair took place on January 17th, 2008. Winners are listed below -- and scroll down for pictures! Thanks to our volunteers, judges, student ambassadors and the Museum of Life and Science, Food Lion and the EPA! ***** Going to the Regional Science Fair: Rachel Despard - What's Up With Oil Spills? Qualia Holder-Cozart - Low-Impact Living Solomon Dunston - How Do Hovercrafts Work? Green Theme Award: Qualia Holder-Cozart - Low-Impact Living ***** Individual Awards: Kindergarten: Katherine Barrier - Which Fruit Has The Most Seeds First Grade: Juan Jose Sarria - How Does Water Evaporate? Second Grade: 1st Place: Nathan Barrier - Conductors and Insulators 2nd Place: Autumn Russell - What Happens When You Put Soda in Milk? Third Grade: 1st Place: Cameron Hirsh - Do Boys Know the Fastest Hotwheel Car Better Than Girls? 2nd Place: Emma Conklin-Miller, James Carrington, Monserrat Banda - Activities Versus Heartbeat 3rd Place: Skyler Jade Clark - Iso/thixotropy Properties Fourth Grade: 1st Place: Rachel Despard - What's Up With Oil Spills? 2nd Place: Camille Dingman, Abbie McAllister - Rainbow Flowers 3rd Place (TIE): Riley Voorhees - What is a Millipede's Favorite Food? Solomon Dunston - How Do Hovercrafts Work? Fifth Grade: 1st Place (TIE): Annie Padgett - Contaminated Aquifer Calvin Affleck - Degrading 2nd Place: Nathan McElveen, Patrick Faught - Eggshell Suspension Bridge 3rd Place: EK Curton - Solar Energy: The Green Gasoline ***** Classroom Awards: Kindergarten: 1st Place: Mrs. Gyurindak -Saving Energy 2nd Place: Ms. Neisler - Water Pollution 3rd Place: Mrs. Pleasants - Dripping Water First Grade: 1st Place: Mrs. Beckman/Mr. Schewel - Un Mondo Mas Caliente 2nd Place: Ms. Jenkins - Recycled Scraps 3rd Place: Ms. Rose - Recycling Second Grade: 1st Place: Ms. Underwood - Worm Warmers Draft Guards 2nd Place: Ms. Locker - Southwest Students Conserving H2O 3rd Place: Mr. Miller - The Greenhouse Effect Third Grade: 1st Place: Ms. Eller - How Much Water Can We Save? 2nd Place: Ms. Green - Recycle? It's In Your Community 3rd Place: Ms. Morvan - Water-saving Showerheads Fourth Grade: 1st Place: Mrs. Januzzi - The Big Dig - Finding Out What Products are Biodegradable 2nd Place: Ms. Callahan - Feathers Oil 3rd Place: Ms. Bell - Flores y Abono (Flowers and Compost) *****
***** Congratulations to our Geography Bee Winners! First Place - Alex Taylor Second Place - Tavon Cates Third Place (tie) - Indiya Mann and Rachel Despard
Fall Festival Fun! The Southwest PTA organized a fantastic Fall Festival on Oct. 13!
At The Start of the School Year...
Share Your Favorite Recipes! We're collecting recipes for a Southwest cookbook, which will be sold in the fall, and we want your contributions! Email recipes to elizabeth.moss@dpsnc.net or send them in with your student! (please address any submissions to Ms. Moss)  Home
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