Lincoln Southwest High School

Our Mission

Lincoln Southwest High School will inspire an academic, creative, and flexible learning environment. Students, faculty, staff, and patrons will be challenged as a COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS to reach their maximum potential in a safe, caring, multicultural and technological environment.

Southwest Students Bring Science to Life for Elementary Students

Southwest High School students stepped into the role of teachers for nearby elementary schools. The students developed biology lessons for Hill, Cavett, Pyrtle and Wysong elementary classes through the organism visitation program.

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Hawks Pursue Excellence in Education, Sportsmanship, and Citizenship

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Our Outdoor Classroom

Our campus has several acres of prairie, wetlands, woodlands and a large Bioswale that offsets the chemical pollution picked up by parking lot runoff. Visit the classroom to learn more about Nebraska native species through material made by our students!

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We are committed to meeting students where they are in their development by providing them with a supportive and challenging academic experience that will help them maximize their full potential on their journey toward college and career readiness. Our hope is that they will accomplish all of this while also connecting to the many clubs, athletics and activities that we have to offer as part of a well rounded high school experience.