Southwest Guilford High School Explained

Southwest Guilford High School
Ceeb:341851
Principal:Angela Monell
Grades:9–12
Address:4364 Barrow Rd
Zipcode:27265
Country:United States
Enrollment:1,588 (2018 - 19)[1]
Faculty:87.67 (FTE)
Ratio:18.11
Campus Type:Suburban
Yearbook:Horizons
Newspaper:Lariat
Team Name:Cowboys/Cowgirls
Rival:Ragsdale Guilford Highschool.
Usnwr Ranking:4,451
National Ranking:4,451
Colors:Green and black
Fight Song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkC_oi0ksuw
Picture Caption:Aerial image of the school including the front lot, Student parking lot/backlot, Tennis Court, The entrance of the Coggins Gym, and the Southwest Guilford Football Stadium.
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Picture Caption2:Picture inside the High school stadium during a Soccer game.
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Southwest Guilford High School is a secondary school in High Point, North Carolina, United States established in 1979. It serves grades nine through twelve. The school was recently renovated and expanded to add more class rooms, a media center, and a gymnasium. The new gymnasium is the largest high school gym in Guilford County. The gym is named after long time SW Guilford teacher and coach Jim Coggins.

Athletics

The Southwest Guilford Athletic program is led by athletic director Brindon Christman.[2] The SW teams are known as the "Cowboys and Cowgirls." The school colors are kelly green, black and white. However, when the school was first started the colors were brown, kelly green, and white.

Southwest has rivalries with the Ragsdale High School Tigers, as well as crosstown schools T. Wingate Andrews High School and High Point Central High School.

Southwest has claimed state championships in nine different sports. The four latest are Volleyball in 2006, Men's Indoor Track in 2009, Women's Basketball in 2011, and Men's Basketball in 2017.

Southwest has enjoyed success of late in Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Baseball, and Men's and Women's Soccer winning numerous conference championships. The Women's Basketball team won the Piedmont Triad 3A Conference Championship in 2007 - 2008 under Head Coach Duane Willis. It was the school's first women's basketball conference championship in 11 years. In the 2009 - 2010 season the Cowgirls went to a 20 - 6 final record winning the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference Championship as well as the Conference Tournament Title. Women's basketball followed that season up with 4A State Championship in 2011. The team's final record was 30 - 2.

The Men's Indoor Track team claimed the 1A/2A/3A State Championship in 2009.

Notable outstanding athletes from SW are Olympic and professional soccer player Eddie Pope, MLS standout Clyde Simms (currently with the D.C. United), NFL Defensive Back Brian Williams, and NFL player Stefon Adams.

NCHSAA State Championships

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southwest Guilford High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Southwest Guilford High School Athletics » Tag Archive » Greensboro Sports. 6 June 2014.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AdamSt21.htm Stefon Adams Stats
  4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BankBr01.htm Brandon Banks Stats
  5. Ingram, Cinde. (May 13, 2017). Doctor shares vision to bring health care to remote areas. emsworld.com. Retrieved Aug 14, 2020.
  6. https://highpointpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4230 High Point University Panthers - Cheyenne Parker - 2011-2012 Women's Basketball
  7. http://ncsoccerhalloffame.com/eddie-pope/ Eddie Pope - NC Soccer Hall of Fame
  8. http://ncsoccerhalloffame.com/eddie-pope/ Clyde Simms IV - NC Soccer Hall of Fame
  9. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillBr22.htm Brian Williams Stats