Southwest Open School launches makerspace for entrepreneurial students
July 19, 2024Students are going to be able to utilize the space this summer By Bailey Duran Special to The Journal Friday, Jun 14, 2024 4:56 PM Updated Friday, Jun. 14…
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20 students graduate from Southwest Open School
July 19, 2024Students were encouraged to let the small moments count By Bailey Duran Special to The Journal Friday, May 24, 2024 9:30 AM Updated Friday, May. 24, 2024 9:30…
SWOS raises funds to send students on learning trip to California
July 19, 2024Students will learn about trees and ecosystems while camping and exploring By Bailey Duran Special to The Journal Thursday, Jan 11, 2024 2:00 PM Updated Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024…
Southwest Open School shows strong academic improvement, emphasizes student culture
July 18, 2024Director Casey Simpson said they are now a school of choice rather than a last-chance school By Bailey Duran Special to The Journal Friday, Sep 22, 2023 9:35…
A New Bike Tech Training Program Comes to Cortez
March 5, 2022All that Cortez’s Southwest Open School needed to launch its new bike mechanic program was a shop. That’s where LOR came in. It’s hard to spend time…
Southwest Open School offers new bike mechanic class
August 3, 2021Southwest Open School will offer students a bicycle mechanic class beginning this fall, and donated bikes are needed. The elective course is in partnership with Project Bike Tech, an education…
Student Highlight: Marissa Moore
May 21, 2019Marissa Moore is a local from Dolores Colorado. She joined SWOS after a few years of attending other high schools in the area. She experienced a life-changing event that…
SWOS Awarded New Gardening Grant!
February 25, 2019Our teachers really go above and beyond to enhance the curriculum here at SWOS! One of our teachers, Casey Simpson, wrote a grant to improve our garden infrastructure.? The Colorado…