Lincoln Southwest High School
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 Lincoln Southwest High School
7001 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68512 (402) 436-1306 Fax (402) 436-1085
CEEB Code 281-309Rob Slauson, Principal Sara Mann, SPED Coordinator Keri Applebee, Associate Principal Dave Gillespie, Athletic/Activities Director John Hastings, Associate Principal Kim Carson, Asst. Athletic/Activities Director Dr. Susette Taylor, Associate Principal Duane Baack, Attendance Coordinator Virginia Geiger, Instructional Coordinator CITY OF LINCOLNPopulation: approx. 240,000 -- State Capitol Home of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Union College, Southeast Community College, and several private vocational-technical schools Major employment includes government, banking, insurance, education, light industry The city is considered very livable with an abundance of parks, bike trails, and entertainment/ recreational venues. LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICTLPS serves approximately 34,000 students utilizing the K-5, 6-8, 9-12 grade level configuration and consisting of 6 public comprehensive high schools, 4 high school focus programs, 1 alternative high school, 10 middle schools, and 37 elementary schools. LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS
ACCREDITATIONLincoln Southwest is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation of Secondary Schools. The parent organization of NCA is AdvancEd.GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSA minimum of 230 credits is required to graduate. Graduation Requirements include the following: Required Areas Credits Required Required Areas Credits Required Applied/Fine Arts 15 credits Career Education & Planning 2.5 credits Economics 5 credits English 30 credits Oral Communications 5 credits Human Behavior 5 credits Mathematics 20 credits (Including Algebra) Health 2.5 credits Physical Education 7.5 credits Science 20 credits Social Studies 30 credits Technology 10 credits
ACADEMIC PROGRAMThe academic program is organized in a 4 X 4 block schedule of 90 minute blocks. A full load is four classes per term. Differentiated classes are designed for able and motivated learners. Contents, processes and products are at a higher level to provide appropriate challenge. Listed on the second page are differentiated classes, Advanced Placement classes, and any other weighted classes offered at Southwest. ART MATHEMATICS SOCIAL STUDIES WORLD LANGUAGE AP Drawing Portfolio* Diff Geometry Diff Civics AP Spanish* AP 2-D Design AP Statistics* Diff Sociology * AP French* AP 3-D Design Diff Pre-Calculus* Diff Geography AP German* Diff Advanced Algebra* AP Psychology*
College Accounting* AP Diff Calculus* AP Human Geography* AP World History* AP US History*
Diff English 9 Diff Oral Communications SCIENCE ECONOMIC EDUCATION Diff English 10* Diff Geoscience AP Macro Economics* AP Language/Composition* Diff Physical Science AP Micro Economics* AP Literature/Composition* Diff Biology* Classical & Shakespearean Drama* Diff Chemistry* Advanced Chemistry* INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Diff Anatomy & Physiology* Applied CAD Architecture/Engineering Diff Physics* AP Advanced Physics* Weighted courses are marked with an asterisk*. GRADING SCALEWeighted Weighted Grade Percent Points Points Grade Percent Points Points A 90 - 100 4.0 5.0 C 70 - 74 2.0 3.0 B+ 85 - 89 3.5 4.5 D+ 65 - 69 1.5 1.5 B 80 - 84 3.0 4.0 D 60 - 64 1.0 1.0 C+ 75-79 2.5 3.5 F <60 0 0.0
RANK POINTSLincoln Public Schools has created a points system to determine class rank. All courses a student takes will be assigned class rank points (with the exception of courses graded S/U). Earned class rank points will be determined by the grade the student receives in a course and the number of credit hours the course is worth. Weighted courses receive more class rank points than non-weighted courses. Class rank will be determined by the total of a student’s class rank points. A cap of 35 hours per semester will be used to calculate rank points. If a student earns more than 35 hours in a semester, the lowest grades and hours will be dropped from the class rank calculation. The class rank point system rewards students for taking weighted courses as well as a full schedule of classes. CLASS OF 2009 – 480 Graduates Post-Secondary Education Plans 4-year college 64% Military 3% 2-year college/transfer to 4-year 19% Workforce 1.2% 2-year college/vocational 12% Other .8% TEST DATA 2008-2009 ACT 72% of senior class Middle 50% Composite Score= 23.6 SAT 9% of senior class Middle 50% Critical Reading = 563; Middle 50% Math = 596; Middle 50% Writing = 553 Middle 50% Composite Score= 579 (Verbal and Math only) CLASS OF 2010 -- Cumulative Weighted GPA Distribution after 6 semesters 4.25 - 4.422 8% 3.25 - 3.49 12% 2.25 - 2.49 4% 4.0 - 4.24 13% 3.0 - 3.24 11% 2.0 - 2.24 4% 3.75 - 3.99 15% 2.75 - 2.99 8% 1.75 - 1.99 3% 3.5 - 3.74 13% 2.5 - 2.74 6% 1.5 - 1.74 2% (4.422 highest GPA in class) <1.5 1% COUNSELING DEPARTMENT Phone (402) 436-1306, Ext. 66300, Fax (402) 436-1086 Dr. Dee Simpson-Kirkland 9 - 12 (A-G) dsimps@lps.org Eric Feeken 9 - 12 (H-K) efeeken@lps.org Peggy Volker 9 - 12 (L-P) pvolker@lps.org Colleen Finkhouse 9 - 12 (Q-S) cfinkho@lps.org Tim Ernst 9 - 12 (T-Z) ternst2@lps.org Dr. Joyce Lehn Team Leader, 9-12 (SPED A-Z) jlehn2@lps.org Janene Way Secretary jway@lps.org Christine Carman Registrar ccarman@lps.org Lincoln Southwest High School is a member of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) and adheres to NACAC’s Statement Principles of Good Practice. |