605 W. New Hampshire Av. DeLand, FL 32720
Southwestern
Middle School since 1988
Southwestern 7th Grade Center 1969 - 88
Southwestern High School 1964 - 69
Euclid Junior Senior High School 1962 - 64
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Euclid High School Southwestern High School |
Southwestern Seventh Grade Center |
Southwestern Middle School |
| The original campus was constructed in 1961.
Classes open in January 1962. Principal: Mr. C.W. Harris Did you know that the first graduating class moved from their Euclid school mid-year and those seniors received their diplomas from Euclid Junior-Senior High School? The next year the graduates also were graduates of Euclid High School. The name change came after the class of 1964 and Southwestern remained a junior-senior high school to 1969 when integration merged the high school with DeLand High School.
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The next major change came with integration in
1969. From 1969 to 1988 Southwestern was for 7th graders only.
Principals: Mr. William Beachum 1969-73 Mr. Al Guenther 1973-87 Mr. Robert Milby 1987 -
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From 1988 to present, the school has been for 6th
through 8th grade, At that time, Volusia schools shifted from
junior high schools to the middle school format with high schools
serving 9th through 12th grades.
Principals: Mr. Robert Milby 1992 Mr. Tyrone Presley 1992 - 2003 Ms. Mamie Oatis 2003 -
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