Recent News

Lacie Banman & Jackson Stanfield  Crowned Co-Valedictorians

Daughter of Isack & Susie Banman - Lacie has been involved in Student Council, where she serves as President, National Honor Society, where she serves as President, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where she serves as President, & played Volleyball & Softball. Lacie has also been in Choir and Band all 4 years, where she serves as Band President. She has participated in the Musical all 4 years and many solos and ensembles making State Honor Band 4 years in a row. She plans to attend Seward County Community College majoring in Business and play Volleyball. 

Son of Kurt & Jennifer Stanfield - Jackson has been involved in Student Council, Scholars Bowl, National Honor Society, where he serves as Vice-President, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Powerlifting, Football, Basketball, & Baseball. Jackson has also participated in Band & Choir all 4 years taking a number of ensembles to state as well being a part of the musicals. Jackson plans to attend the University of Kansas majoring in Electrical Engineering. 

Hailey Saucedo Crowned Salutatorian

Daughter of Nefro & Martha Saucedo - Hailey has been involved in KAYs, National Honor Society, Forensics, Yearbook, Powerlifting, Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Track, and Softball. Hailey has also been in Choir where she serves as President, and Band all 4 years. She has taken many solos and ensembles to State & been in the Musical production all 4 years. Hailey plans to attend Seward County Community College majoring in Accounting. 

​Santana Molina signs with Fort Hays Tech North Central

SWH senior Santana Molina has signed a Letter of Intent to attend Fort Hays Tech North Central this fall, where he will enroll in the Welding Technology program. His signing comes just ahead of National CTE Signing Day, which celebrates students pursuing careers in technical and skilled trades. Congratulations to Santana as he takes this next step toward his career!

2026 State Champion!

Congratulations to Karen Trejo for winning the 2026 State Powerlifting Championship! She won State Champion for Overall Weight, Bench Press, & Squat!

State Powerlifting 2026

Karen Trejo – State Champion (Overall, Bench & Squat), 4th Place Clean
Brooke Basham – 3rd Place Clean, 6th Place Bench
Kase Basham – 4th Place Overall & Squat, 6th Place Bench
Connor Mitchell – 3rd Place Clean, 6th Place (Tie-breaker)

HPL Powerlifting Meet 2026

Girls Results – Back-to-Back HPL Champions!
Highlights: 14 Individual Champions • 5 Overall Champions • 2 School Records (Olis Trujillo – Clean, Guadalupe Chavez – Squat) • 13 HPL Meet Records
Individual Results:
Brooke Basham — 1st: Bench, Squat, Clean | Overall HPL Champion
Karen Trejo — 2nd: Bench, Overall | 3rd: Squat, Clean
Layla Kisner — 1st: Clean | 3rd: Bench, Overall
Mariah Mendoza — 1st: Bench, Squat, Clean | Overall HPL Champion
Melanie Cox — 1st: Clean | 2nd: Squat, Overall | 3rd: Bench
Lacie Banman — 1st: Bench, Clean | 2nd: Squat | Overall HPL Champion
Abby Vazquez — 2nd: Bench, Squat, Clean, Overall
Olis Trujillo — 1st: Bench, Squat, Clean | Overall HPL Champion
Guadalupe Chavez — 1st: Squat | 2nd: Bench | 3rd: Clean | Overall HPL Champion
Meet Records: Kisner (Clean) • Mendoza (Bench, Clean, Overall Weight) • Banman (Bench, Clean, Overall Weight) • Trujillo (Bench, Squat, Clean, Overall Weight) • Chavez (Squat, Overall Weight)
​Boys Results – HPL Runner-Up
Highlights: 3 Individual Champions • 1 Overall Champion • 1 School Record (Jackson Stanfield – Squat) • 3 HPL Meet Records (Stanfield – Squat, Connor Mitchell – Clean, Manuel Soto – Bench)
Individual Results:
Kase Basham — 1st: Clean | 2nd: Bench, Squat, Overall
Jackson Stanfield — 1st: Squat | 2nd: Clean | 3rd: Bench | Overall HPL Champion
Connor Mitchell — 1st: Clean | 2nd: Bench, Squat, Overall
Manuel Soto — 1st: Bench | 2nd: Squat, Clean, Overall
Xzavier Dela Torre — 2nd: Squat, Overall | 3rd: Bench
Manny Mendoza — 2nd: Bench, Clean | 3rd: Squat, Overall
Ronaldo Sigala — 5th: Bench, Squat, Clean, Overall
Frankie Torres — 2nd: Squat, Clean, Overall | 3rd: Bench

2025-2026 Basketball
​HPL All-League Honors

Attention Class of 2025!!! 

Attention: Breakfast/Lunch ID Cards

ID Cards – Staff & Students
Starting Monday 1-12-26, ID cards will be required for all staff and students. 
Students:
You will need your ID for breakfast, lunch, and after school snacks. Once issued, cards are the student’s responsibility. Teachers are not required to store student cards. This year is a trial period, but future replacement fees will apply, so students should take care of their cards. Thank you for all your cooperation. 
Please contact  [email protected] with any questions.

Cheer clinic for PreSchool-6th Grade January 8th @ KES

Southwestern Heights Junior High 

Mr. Stanfield was presented with the Outstanding Administrator Award for our Southwest District of the Kansas Music Educators Association. Thank you Mr. Stanfield for all you do to support the music department at SWH! We appreciate the time, effort, and encouragement you give our music students and music educators! Congratulations! 

SWH Musical 

Join us for the SWH Musical this Friday at 7pm!

HS Choir

​Congrats to the following students who were selected to the SW district high school honor choir.  We are proud of all of our students who participated in the live audition process.  These students were selected from 418 registered auditions from classes 1A- 6A schools in Southwest Kansas. 
​​Lucas Frisby
Adelyn Guida
Alex Krull
Javier Martinez
Ximena Nevarez Garcia
Lindanis Puentes
Hailey Saucedo
Hayes Saucedo
Addyson White
Bass
Soprano 1
Tenor
Bass
Soprano 2
Soprano 2
Alto 2
Bass
Soprano 2

Cross Country

Congratulations to our Cross Country team on an outstanding season. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and commitment, and extend special recognition to Layla Kisner who is a 4x state qualifier!

Plains Elementary School 5th graders bake for a cause. Article below!

Resources

Mustang Messenger Newsletter
​​Lunch/Book Prepay
​NFHS Network - Event Streaming
Employment Opportunities
Current COVID Protocols
​Financial Aid Meeting
Senior Scholarships
Summer Lunch Program
Open Enrollment Information
PS Application Links
PowerSchool Application (App Store)
PowerSchool Application (Google Play)

KSDE Accountability Reports


​FORM 150

BUDGET SUMMARY

ALL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS

KSDE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY WEBPAGE

Staff Links:

Fastbridge

​​​​LETRS

Lexia

​MyEducationData

​PowerSchool Teacher

Public School Works

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SUMMER WEIGHTS INFO:

Physical Forms

Print these off to get your physical for the 2025-2026 School Year. All forms must be complete and turned in before student-athlete may begin practicing. 
physical_form_2025.pdf
​assumption_of_risk_form.pdf
concussion_form.pdf
emergency_release_form.pdf

Softball Senior Recognition

​Thank you to our six seniors: Adali Flores, Zoey Grant, Joceline Juarez, Jaelynn McHenry, Juanita Puentes, and Adeline Woods. Joceline, Jaelynn, and Adeline played all four years of their career and lettered all four. Adali played the last two, and Juanita and Zoey played/managed for one year. All six of them have left a lasting impact on SWH Softball. Each of them will truly be missed. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Summer Food Service Info:

State FFA CDEs

Hundreds of FFA members from all over the state of Kansas tested their agricultural knowledge at the 101st Kansas State FFA Career Development Events (CDEs). Among them were five Southwestern Heights FFA members: Brooke Basham, Hannah Fieser, Cole Langhofer, Ella Leak, and Drezden Zimmerman. Each of them competed in 3 Career Development Events at the Riley County Fairgrounds and K-State Campus in Manhattan, KS on May 5th & 6th. Three of the five Southwestern Heights FFA Members placed in the silver and bronze division as individuals.
In Dairy Cattle Evaluation Brooke  placed 22nd out of 144 individuals to rank in the Silver Division as an individual. She was followed by Hannah  who placed 49th out of 144 individuals to rank in the Bronze Division as an individual. Together with Ella  and Drezden  they placed 29th out of 54 Dairy Cattle Evaluation Teams. 
Ella placed 69th out of 139 individuals to rank in the Bronze Division as an individual for the Milk Quality and Products CDE followed by Cole and Drezden who also judged on the Milk Quality and Products CDE Team for SWH FFA. 
In the Food Science CDE Ella  placed 42nd out of 205 individuals to rank in the Silver Division as an individual with Cole and Drezden also competing on the Food Science Team. 
Brooke, Hannah, and Cole competed in the Veterinary Science Career Development Event (CDE) where they worked as a team to demonstrate their technical competency with small and large animals by completing a written exam, critical-thinking scenario questions, identification and practicums.
Hannah and Brooke each also competed in the Farm and Agribusiness Management Career Development Event (CDE) which helps students learn business skills and apply economic principles to agricultural businesses. 
Congratulations to the SWH FFA Members who represented our Chapter at the state level.
Photo: Back Row (Left to Right): Brooke Basham, Hannah Fieser, Ella Leak. Front Row (Left to Right): Drezden Zimmerman, Cole Langhofer

Junior High Volleyball

​After a very long day at the HPL Junior High Volleyball tournament the A & B girls are runners up!! It was a great end to a great season!! Great job girls!

Lady Mustangs Volleyball 

The Lady Mustangs ended their season at the Sub-State Volleyball Tournament in Lakin. We are proud of your season and all your hard work!

Junior High Cross Country

JH XC HPL League results!
Girls - Team LEAGUE CHAMPS!!!
Abby Fieser 1st League Champion 13:17, (also holds the new 7th grade SWHJH school record broken earlier this year)
Cat Spangelo 2nd 13:48 PR
Macie Alexander 6th 14:43 PR
Neelie Timmer 9th 15:19 PR
Boys -  Team 3rd Place!
Miguel Delatorre 9th 14:11 PR
Gabriel Rodriguez 10th 14:12
Jordan Moore 14th 15:34 PR
Jonathan Dunez 15th 15:54
KC Doerksen 17th 17:00