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Southwest Christian High School Girls Volleyball team is headed back to the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Tournament after beating Belle Plain in the Section 2AA Tournament.
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18 DECA members medaled in the Back to Business event, held Monday in Minneapolis. This was the first competitive event of the year for the chapter.
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The Southwest Christian High School Boys Soccer team is headed back to the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) State Tournament after winning the Section 6A Championship on Tuesday night!
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Southwest Christian High School has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2024-25 Parent Choice Award by ParentPulse, a third-party provider that administers surveys for nearly 250 private and independent schools in the United States.
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The Southwest Christian High School Athletic Department has announced Luke Herbert as Head Coach for the Boys Soccer program.
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Southwest Christian freshman Ryder Rose took home the top individual spot at the Minnesota State High School League Boys Class AA State Championship on June 11, highlighting the already historic third-place SWCHS team finish.
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The Southwest Christian Boys Tennis team capped off a historic year, finishing in fifth place at the 2025 Minnesota State High School League State Championship on June 3. In head coach Isaac Velgersdyk's first year leading the program, SWCHS won the Wright County Conference title for the first time in program history, finishing undefeated in league play. Southwest Christian then advanced through section play, qualifying for the program's first-ever state tournament.
![Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Earns Hennepin Arts Spotlight Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747658323/swchsorg/yhggnyyzsmzywxdpogcx/Theatre.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747658323/swchsorg/yhggnyyzsmzywxdpogcx/Theatre.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747658323/swchsorg/yhggnyyzsmzywxdpogcx/Theatre.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747658323/swchsorg/yhggnyyzsmzywxdpogcx/Theatre.jpg","width":960}])
This spring, Southwest Christian High School's theatre department's Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical earned multiple Hennepin Arts Spotlight Awards. We are so excited to celebrate these talented students and the work they put in to showcase an amazing performance!
![Kit Avery Earns Christian Teacher of the Year]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747057026/swchsorg/kd3tk18ps5kyvvnog2tq/KitAvery.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747057026/swchsorg/kd3tk18ps5kyvvnog2tq/KitAvery.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747057026/swchsorg/kd3tk18ps5kyvvnog2tq/KitAvery.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747057026/swchsorg/kd3tk18ps5kyvvnog2tq/KitAvery.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747057026/swchsorg/kd3tk18ps5kyvvnog2tq/KitAvery.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747057026/swchsorg/kd3tk18ps5kyvvnog2tq/KitAvery.jpg","width":2200}])
Southwest Christian’s Kit Avery was recognized as a 2025 Christian Teacher of the Year by the Herzog Foundation. His family and business students joined him on stage as Head of School Dan Beckering surprised the student body with the exciting announcement on Friday, May 9, 2025.