Recent News

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!

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

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 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!

SWHJH has another huge group who qualified for the KMEA District Honor Band

Senior Recognition Fall 2025:

​Senior Recognition tonight at Mustang Field! Seniors, we are so proud of you and want to thank you and your parents for your contributions to SWH

Class of 2025 Grad Tour

The Senior Class of 2025 visited KES and PES on Friday, May 2. The elementary students and staff helped to cheer on the Senior class as they wrap up their final year here at SWH. The seniors took turns speaking to the younger students and shared with them many words of wisdom that they have gained over the past 13 years. 
Please join us in the SWH Gym on Sunday, May 11th for the Class of 2025's Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will begin promptly at 3 pm.

Success in Softball

For the first time since 2016, here are your softball HPL League Champions! Please congratulate the girls when you see them! "They set this team goal at the beginning of the season and have all worked so hard to achieve it. I’m so so proud of them! " Coach Sara Glenn

8th Grade Enrollment Information:

If you are the parent/guardian of a current 8th Grader going into 9th Grade next school year, this video is for you. Please contact Mrs. Sheldon at the High School if you have any questions or need further information.
​Go Mustangs!

Hi-Plains League Art:

League Art Results from Wednesday, April 9th:  We took 21 pieces of art from 13 artists! The 4 medalists were:
  • Alaina Wurtz (12)- Thoughtful Mind
  • Jaz Martinez (12)- Golden Fight
  • Marisol Carrillo (11)- Artistry in Motion
  • Lindanis Puentes (10)- Froggy
ALL of these students are amazingly talented and great in the classroom! Please congratulate ALL of them for their talent and hard work.

JV Softball vs Garden City:

All the girls did awesome and were key components to both games but here are some highlights for some girls! JV played Garden City on Thursday, April 10th.
- Katelyn Reiss had a HUGE game pitching in game 1. She faced 28 batters and had 14 strikeouts, only allowed 3 hits, and only 1 run scored on her. (Score 5-1)
- Hailey Saucedo stepped up and pitched. She pitched 7 full innings and threw 168 pitches (which is A LOT let alone for for someone who hasn't been training). She held on and won the game! (Score 16-15)
-Nayelly Marquez had a walk-off hit to score Jazlynn Juarez to win the second game. This was a come-from-behind win as we were down 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.
- In the last inning, Hailey Amerin got a single (later scored), Kimber reached 1st base on an error (later scored), Jazlynn Juarez hit a double (scoring Hailey and advancing Kimber), Kynzlee Perez got an RBI hit to score Kimber and advance Jazlynn to 3rd, and Nayelly got a walk-off single to score Jazlynn. It was 100% a whole team effort defensively and offensively the entire game!
- Joceline Juarez had a big second game with 5 RBIs and lead the team with 2 doubles
- All of the girls, as a team, batted tremendously!!!!

Baseball Tri April 10th:

Game 1 vs Hugoton- we got the win 13-4. Parker Leak, Manny Mendoza, and Wyatt Friesen all hit home runs!

Game 2 vs Cimarron- we got a huge come from behind win vs Cimarron! Jaime Garcia and Jason Banman both hit grand slams!!!

Starting pitchers, Manny (game 1) and Julius (games 2), were on point last night! Jackson came up big in relief for both games. A total of 5 home runs hit on the day!Starting pitchers, Manny (game 1) and Julius (games 2), were on point last night! Jackson came up big in relief for both games. A total of 5 home runs hit on the day!

Regional Band Results:

SWH students competed at band Regionals Saturday, March 29th.  The students worked hard to prepare, and they performed very well!  Please congratulate them!

State FCCLA Results:

All-State KMEA 1234A Band:

Congratulations to Lacie Banman, a junior, who auditioned and was selected to participate in the All-State KMEA 1234A Band as 5th chair clarinet! Lacie was recognized and awarded a medal for being a 3-year member of this ensemble. It takes outstanding dedication and hard work to compete at the state level.
Congratulate Lacie on her All-State success!

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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

Softball Scoreboard Upgrade

Out with the old and in with the new! The USD 483 recreation department was selected and awarded a generous grant from Statesmen that covered the cost to replace the old scoreboard at the baseball/softball field in Plains. Statesmen is a local, non-profit organization that aims to promote higher education through scholarships, assist in community involvement programs, and promote outdoor activities. All of the money raised by Statesmen stays in our local communities.  

On behalf of the SWH Softball Team and all the kids that will use the field for games this summer and every year in the future, we want to say a huge thank you to Statesmen for the new scoreboard!! The old scoreboard was dated and extremely hard to see the score. The new one looks SO AWESOME!! We are so fortunate to have an organization that has done so much to support our community and school as well as the surrounding communities. Thank you Statesmen!!!!​

Class of 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

​Southwestern Heights wishes to announce the valedictorian and salutatorian of the graduating class of 2025.
            Ryan Kisner, Principal, has announced Yasmin Garcia Ochoa as valedictorian and Kooper Scripsick as salutatorian for the class of 2025.  Yasmin is the daughter of Juan and San Juana Aracely Garcia of Plains and Kooper is the son of Matt and Stacy Scripsick of Kismet.  These selections are based on the students’ cumulative grade point averages throughout high school.
            Yasmin has been involved in National Honor Society, KAYs, FFA, FCA, and FCCLA while in high school.  Yasmin has been a member of the volleyball, basketball, and track teams and has been the baseball and football manager.  Yasmin has also been in Choir and Band all 4 years, participating in the musical and participating in many band solos and ensembles.  She plans to first attend Seward County Community College and will transfer to a university after completing her associates, she will major in Mathematics with an emphasis in Secondary Education.
            Kooper has been involved in KAYS, Scholars Bowl, National Honor Society, Band, where he serves as President, Football, Forensics, Winter Weights, Track, and Powerlifting.  As a member of the band, Kooper has auditioned and been selected to the KMEA Honor Band for 3 years and taken a number of solos and ensembles to regionals and state.  Kooper is also a Kansas Scholars Curriculum Completer through the Kansas Board of Regents.  He has been part of the Liberal Police Department Cadet Program for a number of years and continues to help with community service activities.  Kooper plans to attend Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska, where he will be a member of the football team, and major in Criminal Justice.
            Both students have worked hard over the past 4 years to maintain high grades, take dual-credit and outreach college classes, and also be involved in extra-curricular activities.
            Southwestern Heights congratulates these students for their achievements and wishes them well in their future endeavors.  Graduation will be on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 3:00 pm at Southwestern Heights High School.

2025-2026 Sports Physicals:

Farm Education Day in Seward County:

​Hats off to SWH Ag & FFA for making Farm Education Day special for SO MANY kids today!  They did a great job!
Thank you for supporting these kids. It is always fun to watch the roles reverse when they get to do the teaching for a day.