Katricia Conner graduated Cum Laude with a BBA in Business Management from Northwood University.  She started her teaching career at Eastern Hills High School.  After completing one year at EHHS she came to Southwest.  Ms. Conner has been teaching Business Computer Information Systems (BCIS) and Freshman Transition at Southwest since 2008.  She also teaches BCIS to the students in the new Academy of Petroleum Engineering & Technology.

Leah Parker graduated from Texas A&M.  She began her teaching career her at Southwest in 2008.  Ms. Parker currently teaches English and is the sponsor for the SHS Showgirls.

 Jessica Prado graduated with a BS in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M.  After 2 years conducting cellular research at UNT’s Health Science Center, she decided she’d rather see more people than microscope slides on a daily basis.  She began teaching at Southwest HS in 2001 and has been a proud member of the Raider family ever since.  Ms. Prado currently teaches Chemistry and the Pre-AP Biology classes for the Southwest Academy of Petroleum Engineering and Technology.

Kevin Watterson has been a Latin teacher for 6 years and started at Southwest in 2006. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington.  This year he has joined the Southwest Academy of Petroleum Engineering and Technology as a World Geography teacher in addition to teaching Latin.  He also sponsors the Whiz Quiz Team.  He is a native of Arlington, TX. 

Jennifer Wentworth was inspired to be a math teacher during her high school Geometry class.  She majored in Mathematics at Baylor University and then earned her Masters in Math Education at The University of Texas at Austin.  After graduation Jennifer had the opportunity to teach math for a year in Juticalpa, Honduras, which allowed her to teach and travel around Central America.  She has been teaching since 2003 and has been at Southwest High School since 2008.  She teaches Algebra II and Geometry, as well as being involved in the Southwest Academy of Petroleum Engineering and Technology (SAPET).