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South-Western Career Academy (SWCA) seniors Callan Kajdasz, Cody Leavens, and, Cole Perry have taken home top honors to recognize their app development skills through the national Congressional App Challenge. Students were recognized with their awards from Congressman Mike Carey, and included a celebration at the school held on Monday by their teacher, Mr. Derek Fitzer,…

During the 2022-2023 school year, the South-Western City School District (SWCSD) transportation team and our families have felt the residual impacts of staffing shortages felt across the country. Through these challenges, our transportation team of drivers, route supervisors, and mechanics going to great lengths to keep our fleet on the road this fall. Apply to…

Under the stadium lights, surrounded by the colors of fall in late autumn, the four marching bands representing the South-Western City School District hit the turf to showcase their competition shows for the community. Spectators of this annual showcase were welcomed by Superintendent Dr. Bill Wise and watched the presentation of colors from Westland High…

For the second consecutive school year, the South-Western City School District (SWCSD) will use the online tutoring platform Paper to provide students in grades 7-12 around the clock access to study and homework help that launches today (Tuesday, September 6, 2022. What is Paper? Paper delivers unlimited, personalized online tutoring from expert tutors so every…

Cougar senior vocalist Zach Isles has been named to the Ohio All-State Choir by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). Annually, the OMEA solicits applications in the form of a recorded solo from the OMEA Class “A” or “B” list for evaluation from a committee of veteran music educators from around the state. After reviewing…

When does school start? When are open houses? Each July as summer begins to fade and families encounter a number of back-to-school reminders in the news, the press is on for information regarding the upcoming school year. To help answer some of these pertinent questions, the South-Western City School District (SWCSD) has assembled a rolling…

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, South-Western City School District Transportation Supervisor, Tim Cox was named the recipient of the Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation’s (OAPT) Pupil Transportation Supervisor of the Year. The OAPT is the pupil transportation affiliate of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials, and the premier association for pupil transportation administrators in the…

In April, we brought to you a construction update regarding our work in Phase 2 of the district’s facilities development project focusing on the new Beulah Park Middle School (read that here). If you are new to the district, the South-Western City School District will commission four brand new middle schools – Beulah Park (formerly…