Our History
Supported by the Lincoln community, ground was broken in the fall of 2001 for Lincoln Southwest High School, the first new high school in Lincoln, Nebraska since 1968. As part of the district’s strategic plan, Southwest High School helped meet the facility requirements for the growing Lincoln community.
Using the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ document, Breaking Ranks (1996), six basic themes were used in planning infrastructure that is now Southwest High School. The six themes included personalization, coherency, time, technology, professional development, and leadership.
As the doors opened in August of 2002, 1,150 students in grades 9-12 and 77 teachers began the inaugural school year. Operating on a 4 X 4 block schedule, advisement was also part of a student’s daily schedule. Parents and the Southwest Lincoln community have been, and continue to be, an active part of the high school.
Located on 74 acres adjacent to Wilderness Park, Southwest High School offers students the unique opportunity to experience the outdoor classroom. Students also have the opportunity to accelerate through curriculum or remediate if necessary.
LSW Fight Song
Come on and Cheer for Southwest Silver Hawks
Who Proudly Wear the Silver and Green,
Come on and Cheer for Southwest Silver Hawks,
Until the Walls and Rafters Ring. “Go Hawks”!
Let’s yell and Cheer, Cheer, Cheer for Silver Hawks
Let’s yell and Cheer until we hear the Final Score,
Come on and Cheer for Southwest Silver Hawks
And watch the Great Hawks Soar!
LSW Alma Mater
Hail, Southwest High
May you hear our cry,
Hear our voices raised,
Sing thee now our praise.
Let honor fill your stately walls and glory fill your noble halls,
Let knowledge be our greatest gain, and lifelong knowledge always reign.
The time will come for us to part, remember us as we go.
The friendships, memories that we share remain in our souls.
Hail, Southwest High
May you hear our cry,
Hear our voices raised,
Sing we thy song of praise.