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Welcome to Southwest High
Green Bay Southwest High School’s motto, “Together We Will…,” highlights the characteristics of effort and teamwork we believe is necessary to prepare students for their future. The heart and soul of Southwest High School is our academic achievement. With strong Advanced Placement and Concurrent College Enrollment Course programs, our students are not only prepared for college, but also enter with credits.
Our Principal
Michael Whisler
School Information
1331 Packerland Drive,
Green Bay, WI 54304
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Summer School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Contact Us
Phone: (920) 492-2650
Fax: (920) 492-5561
District News
![2026 Hall of Fame Nominations Open]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770388048/gbapsorg/rnxld8m9hyvp1n7qzewk/SummerSchool20261.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770388048/gbapsorg/rnxld8m9hyvp1n7qzewk/SummerSchool20261.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1770388048/gbapsorg/rnxld8m9hyvp1n7qzewk/SummerSchool20261.png","width":700}])
Nominations close April 1, 2026.
![Wisconsin Families and Schools Need Relief Now]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769201500/gbapsorg/ozfdub7ous2nxbvcq932/Big52026_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769201500/gbapsorg/ozfdub7ous2nxbvcq932/Big52026_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769201500/gbapsorg/ozfdub7ous2nxbvcq932/Big52026_1.png","width":700}])
Five Districts, One Message: Wisconsin families and schools need relief now.
![Green Bay Trades Day]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768594516/gbapsorg/lmixzotg7tzuor8jzexa/GBTradesDay2026.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768594516/gbapsorg/lmixzotg7tzuor8jzexa/GBTradesDay2026.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768594516/gbapsorg/lmixzotg7tzuor8jzexa/GBTradesDay2026.png","width":700}])
Attend the Trades Day career fair on February 18 at Southwest High School.
![Community Conversations: District Budget]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769094442/gbapsorg/h55orouybftd6jhhvpvh/SummerSchool2026.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769094442/gbapsorg/h55orouybftd6jhhvpvh/SummerSchool2026.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769094442/gbapsorg/h55orouybftd6jhhvpvh/SummerSchool2026.jpg","width":700}])
Attend a Community Conversation about the District budget.
![Save the Date: Summer School 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762981503/gbapsorg/mipnqanckafgnnhpdn2a/SummerSchool2026.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762981503/gbapsorg/mipnqanckafgnnhpdn2a/SummerSchool2026.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762981503/gbapsorg/mipnqanckafgnnhpdn2a/SummerSchool2026.png","width":700}])
Save the dates for Summer School 2026.
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The 2026-2027 school year will start school year will start Monday, August 31, 2026.
Southwest Events
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Southwest High School - Southwest Library Media Center
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Southwest High School - Southwest Room 4615 - Computer Lab
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Southwest High School - Southwest Room 4225 - Large Study Hall
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Southwest High School - Southwest Auditorium
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District Office Building, Room 331
Menasha High School Fieldhouse
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Southwest High School - Southwest Pool
Menasha High School Fieldhouse
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Southwest High School - Southwest Room 4615 - Computer Lab
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Southwest High School - Southwest Auditorium
Southwest Stories
![GBAPS Staff Named Educators of Distinction 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769187287/gbapsorg/x2e5sznxdx5gjzzsncl5/GoldenApplefinalists2026.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769187287/gbapsorg/x2e5sznxdx5gjzzsncl5/GoldenApplefinalists2026.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769187287/gbapsorg/x2e5sznxdx5gjzzsncl5/GoldenApplefinalists2026.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769187287/gbapsorg/x2e5sznxdx5gjzzsncl5/GoldenApplefinalists2026.png","width":1100}])
Eleven Green Bay Area Public Schools educators were named 2026 Teachers of Distinction.
![Preble and Southwest Earn Pacesetter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767904351/gbapsorg/xumglosajpci659e8ipb/Pacesetter.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767904351/gbapsorg/xumglosajpci659e8ipb/Pacesetter.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767904351/gbapsorg/xumglosajpci659e8ipb/Pacesetter.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767904351/gbapsorg/xumglosajpci659e8ipb/Pacesetter.png","width":1100}])
AP students at Preble and Southwest high schools have earned the schools the designation of Pacesetter Schools.
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A Southwest High School junior will be a Wisconsin Senate Scholar this summer.
![Eight Alumni Inducted into Hall of Fame]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760633668/gbapsorg/ghlqw5jysyhuub3n2uqe/DSC07314.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760633668/gbapsorg/ghlqw5jysyhuub3n2uqe/DSC07314.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760633668/gbapsorg/ghlqw5jysyhuub3n2uqe/DSC07314.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760633668/gbapsorg/ghlqw5jysyhuub3n2uqe/DSC07314.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760633668/gbapsorg/ghlqw5jysyhuub3n2uqe/DSC07314.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1760633668/gbapsorg/ghlqw5jysyhuub3n2uqe/DSC07314.jpg","width":2200}])
Eight alumni were inducted into the District's Inaugural Hall of Fame on October 11, 2025.
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Love visited Southwest High School’s football practice on September 15, 2025.
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GBAPS kicked off back to school season with the 3rd annual Welcome Back Celebration.
![8th Annual Student Success Awards honors 80 students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":1100}])
80 Equity & Education Student Success Award recipients were celebrated on May 14, 2025.
![GBAPS Music Educators Recognized by Recording Academy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746548278/gbapsorg/lydditcyfyjsu6rr4m6d/GrammyMusicEducatorQuarterfinalists2025.png","width":1100}])
Three Green Bay Area Public School District music educators are being recognized as nominees for the 2026 Music Educator Award™.
![Southwest Honors Former Art Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746217362/gbapsorg/evlunuef5sstgofhjs3d/SouthwestArtGalleryOpening.png","width":1100}])
Southwest High School unveiled its art gallery to honor Patrick O’Brien in April 2025.
![Southwest Retires Hiedeman Jersey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744390972/gbapsorg/ha5ramwku2o0b2je9ofn/HiedemanJerseyretirement2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744390972/gbapsorg/ha5ramwku2o0b2je9ofn/HiedemanJerseyretirement2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744390972/gbapsorg/ha5ramwku2o0b2je9ofn/HiedemanJerseyretirement2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744390972/gbapsorg/ha5ramwku2o0b2je9ofn/HiedemanJerseyretirement2025.png","width":1100}])
WNBA star Natisha Hiedeman returned to Southwest High School for a jersey retirement in April.