Southwood High School
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]], the [[Parish (administrative division)|parish]] which governs the [[city]] of [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], contacted [[George Peabody College]] in 1949 to survey the city's school system and recommend ways to improve it.{{ |
[[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]], the [[Parish (administrative division)|parish]] which governs the [[city]] of [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], contacted [[George Peabody College]] in 1949 to survey the city's school system and recommend ways to improve it.{{cite web|url=https://southwood.caddoschools.org/o/swh/page/history|title=History|website=Southwood High School|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0420-0650-39/https://southwood.caddoschools.org:443/o/swh/page/history|archive-date=April 19, 2026|url-status=live}} The following year, the survey was completed, and recommended the construction of a new [[high school]] in southwestern Shreveport within the following 15 years. In 1967, the city again consulted George Peabody to conduct another survey, which found that their initial predictions of growth in southwest Shreveport were correct, and once again called for the construction of a new high school in the area. In between these two surveys, there was considerable economic growth in the area due to an increase in [[manufacturing]], and the federal government began enforcing the [[School integration in the United States|integration of schools]], making the project for a new high school more feasible. |
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The city government began putting into motion the planning of a new school, and construction began on May 13, 1969. The school was slated to open in September 1970, but a 60-day [[Strike action|strike]] and the [[Default (finance)|defaulting]] of [[subcontractor]]s tasked with working on the project delayed the projected opening to January 1971. Classes at Southwood were held on the campus of Woodlawn High School, using a half-day schedule to accommodate both schools. Construction on the Southwood campus was completed on May 24, 1971, and the school opened that fall. |
The city government began putting into motion the planning of a new school, and construction began on May 13, 1969. The school was slated to open in September 1970, but a 60-day [[Strike action|strike]] and the [[Default (finance)|defaulting]] of [[subcontractor]]s tasked with working on the project delayed the projected opening to January 1971. Classes at Southwood were held on the campus of Woodlawn High School, using a half-day schedule to accommodate both schools. Construction on the Southwood campus was completed on May 24, 1971, and the school opened that fall. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{official website|https://southwood.caddoschools.org/}} |
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* [http://www.southwoodcowboys.org/ Southwood High School] |
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