Sweet Water High School is a

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in the town of Sweet Water,

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, United States. It is one of three K–12 schools operated by the Marengo County School District. Sweet Water High School is accredited by the

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. Enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year was 558.

Academics

Curriculum

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and middle school education, Sweet Water High School is a secondary school along the classic American model. The school curriculum includes traditional high school academic subjects, advanced academic classes, music and art. All students take a basic academic core including English, social studies, science, and mathematics courses.

History

The first school in Sweet Water was established in a log building in the 1850s. The first incarnation of the modern school dates to the 1870s, when a two-story

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, was built near the current school site on the northeastern side of the junction of Main Street and Wayne Road. It was founded by Edward Quinney on property donated by Ivey McClure.Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: ''The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama'', pages 13, 31. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. The school moved to its present location in 1924, following the completion of a new campus. The late 1920s saw some consolidation of Marengo County schools, with children from former schools in Beaver Creek,

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moved to Sweet Water. The schools at Dixons Mills and Nanafalia were consolidated into Sweet Water in 1950 and 1961, respectively. New buildings were added to the campus in 1960, 1982, 1989, 1997, and 2001.

Extracurricular

Sweet Water High School offers the following academic clubs, athletic teams, and

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Clubs and organizations

*Bulldog Update *Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America *Partners Assistant Learner *Student Government Association *Students Against Destructive Decisions *Swahelian *Voices of Praise *Junior High Beta Club *Senior High Beta Club *SWHS Bulldog Marching Band

Athletics

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*Junior Varsity Basketball *Junior Varsity Cheerleading *Junior Varsity Football *Middle School Basketball *Varsity Baseball ( State Champions: 1979 A 1980 A 1982 A 1983 A 1986 A 1988 A 1989 A 1990 A 2017 A *Varsity Basketball *Varsity Cheerleading *Varsity Football ( State Champions: 1978 A/nowiki>, 1979 A 1982 A 1986 A 2004 A 2006 A 2007 A 2008 A 2010 A *Varsity Softball *Varsity Volleyball

Notable alumni

* David Beverly, former

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References

{{authority control Schools in Marengo County, Alabama Educational institutions established in the 1870s Public K-12 schools in Alabama