About

Our School & Newspaper

Established in the 1960’s, South Windsor High School (SWHS) serves grades 9-12 with around 1,400 students. SWHS is the only high school within South Windsor, but also admits students from Hartford through the Open-Choice Program. SWHS offers over 80 options for extracurricular activities and 30 options for after school athletics as well as a variety of courses to take during school hours.

The Bobcat Prowl is an award winning student news site of SWHS, created in 2016. We are a fully student run publication, where all parts of the writing, editing, and publishing are done by students. The Prowl currently sits as one of the top student publications in the United States and has received numerous awards for its outstanding coverage.

School Information

South Windsor High School – 161 Nevers Rd – South Windsor, CT 06074

Phone: 860-648-5000

Email: [email protected]

Principal: Joseph LeRoy, [email protected]

Advisor: Cara Quinn, [email protected]

School Hours: 7:25 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mission Statement

We strive to provide the students of SWHS and the community of  South Windsor with the information they need to know or are interested in knowing in the most effective and efficient ways possible. We offer a voice to the people and shed light on diverse perspectives. We strive to present information in a fair and accurate manner.

Submit to The Bobcat Prowl

The Bobcat Prowl encourages its audience to submit letters to the editors, original content, or story ideas. To do this, visit The Prowls Contact page. All content submitted for publication will undergo the same editing process as staff members articles. However any personal attacks on our reporters’ will not be published.