With special thanks to our generous alumni, we are looking forward to our first NIGHT game at Southwest when the purple & white take no the Washburn Millers Friday September 23rd at 7pm! We will be renting light towers - the same kind you see on construction sites, to light up the field. We are keeping these lights all weekend for not only a great night of rival football, but for Southwest Super Soccer Saturday tournaments on Saturday September 24th. This promises to be a not-to-be-missed event with outside food vendors creating wonderful eats, huge inflatable bouncers for the kids and lights, lights and more lights!
If you can't come Friday September 23rd, plan on Saturday October 1st for Homecoming when Southwest does battle with the North High Polars. Not only will you see great football, but this is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the others athletic teams, theater, music and various groups at Southwest. Great music, more games & free inflatables for the kids and a wonderful opportunity to visit with old and new friends!
A very special thank you to Jeff Spande ('90) and Larry Wollin ('91) for their generous donation of FINALLY painting the stadium press box. S&W Painting have been painting homes & businesses (interior & exterior) in Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs for years. Give them a call and mention that you are a Southwest Alumni and see what they can do for you. No worries, you get to pick your color - that purple was a special mix just for Southwest!
Please support those that support Southwest - call Jeff Spande at 612-201-0878 or Larry Wollin at 612-968-0989
As the current President of the Southwest Foundation, I have spent the past year getting to know the current students, staff and getting up to speed on all the happenings at Southwest. I try to spend at least two days a week in the school - meeting students and staff, sitting in on classes and attending every game and performance I can fit into my schedule. My goal is connect alumni to the school - invite you to events, performances, playoffs and share the news of the school. The best way I knew to do that, was to immerse myself in everything Southwest. As we continue to ask for your financial support I also want to know that the current students are doing all they can to make you proud, working hard and doing their best to represent the long tradition and pride of Southwest. I can now assure you that our kids deserve all of our support and pride. The students of Southwest make the most of every opportunity they are given and continue to be leaders of not only our school but also our community. I am not sure where to start - with our incredible national merit scholars, IB students, beautiful music groups and theater students or with our athletes, dance groups, leadership councils or mentors. Each time I walk into the school I prepare myself to be amazed - and I am never let down. I graduated from Southwest in 1990, and while much has changed, I still relish the places and things that have stayed the same. The Southwest Foundation is well aware of the current times in which we all live. Our free-time is compressed between juggling careers, homes and families. We are doing more with less and finding creative ways to keep all the wheels turning. My son is now in first grade and his school is working to build a playground, purchase extra supplies for the teachers and fund after school programs. I take pause and ask myself why and how should I share my time and resources between my current family our current school and my desire to support Southwest, a school from my past. I think we all answer the question in our own way. For me, Southwest is where I met and made my best friends who I still hold dear; with whom I share my best of times and who stand by me through the difficult challenges of our lives. I grew up within the walls, inside the classes and through all the adventures we charged into wearing our purple and white. I like when a stranger sees my Southwest sweatshirt, approaches and tells me "I graduated in 1976" or "I played football in 1980, I heard the current team is doing well". For no other reason than we all were at Southwest, we become friends. I smile when I see our current kids on the news or in the paper, and feel like I am a part of their success in a small way. That is why I care - why I give and why I go to the games, the performances, the events. I am still a part of the team - as are you. I hope you will join us in providing scholarships for our graduates, equipment for our teams and resources for our classrooms. I also hope you will come to an event, a game - come back to the school. You will be proud of what you see and more impressed by who you meet. When you register as a Southwest Alumni on this site you ensure that we can keep you informed of alumni events, school activities and opportunities to be a part of something amazing! True to the Purple and White... Jodi Wishart President, Southwest Foundation Class of 1990 E: jodiwishart@mac.com M: 612-859-9737 FB: Minneapolis Southwest Alumni
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