Week of January 3rd

Team -

Thank YOU for being the supportive, caring, loving individuals you are. We have worked through yet another week in which we faced a tragic event from the previous weekend. Many central office folks, board members, community members and parents commended us on the way we have handled this and took care of the young people within the walls of our building. We have unfortunately become well versed with these experiences and our professionalism and dedication to everyone surrounding us during these tragic events continue to show everyone the type of people who work at SWHS. Thank you once again for everything you have done and of course, for being you. 

Only 8 FULL instructional days left and two of these include non state exams with blocks 1/3 non state exams on Thursday January 11th followed by blocks 2/4 exams on Friday. These two days are regular school days. Exempting the exams on these two days do not excuse any student from school on these days, however, students do not have to attend school the following week in which their class would have been scheduled. Please work with your neighbors and/or teammates if you are needing any students to be supervised while providing your exams during the Thursday/Friday non state exam blocks. This is a perfect opportunity for students to be studying for other exams, or even making up any work if necessary. The following week, January 16th to Friday, January 20th will test blocks 1-4 for all state exams. These 4 days will end at 1:05 for dismissal. Students should be in dress code for all exams and will not be allowed to take their exam if our of dress code. Please reach out to your child's teachers if you have more questions related to the exams. 

Please make sure you are alerting the student's grade level counselor and administrator if you are nervous about he/she failing your class. Additionally, please remind students of their make up time responsibilities and any work that needs to be made up. We have very little time left and when we return from the holidays, exams and exam preparation will be focused on. 

Testing exam is as followed:

Thursday, January 11 - Blocks 1 and 3 will test teacher made exams. 2 and 4 are regular classes

Friday, January 12- Blocks 2 and 4 will test teacher made exams. 1 and 3 are regular classes

Note - Class times will be adjusted slightly for the exam classes

Tuesday, January 16 - Block 1 (Day ends at 1:05)

Wednesday, January 17 - Block 2 (Day ends at 1:05)

Thursday, January 18 - Block 3 (Day ends at 1:05)

Friday, January 19 - Block 4 (Day ends at 1:05)

Monday, January 22 - Make up exam day

Exam exemptions can only be used on non state exams, Thursday 1/11 and Friday, 1/12. Exam exemptions will be distributed on Tuesday, January 9th in the cafeteria during all lunches. In order to earn an exemption card, the student must be in attendance 97% for the entire semester and without any unexcused absences.  Please share this schedule and process with your students. 

As we finish these past few days exams, let's be reminded to teach bell to bell, not allow students to use the restroom in the beginning or end of instruction, remind students to use the cafeteria bathroom during lunch, do not dismiss students from any class early, do not use class time for fundraising collections, etc. 

Last, please enjoy the holidays/break. You all deserve it!!!. 

Mr. Hettenbach

WE ARE...SOUTHWEST!!  Go Cowboys!

Below are our games and activities for next week. Feel free to navigate the athletic department's website.... www.cowboysports.org

Wednesday, January 03 

4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Conference game Home 

6:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming OPEN DATE Home 

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Conference game Home 7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Parkland High School Match Away 

7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Conference game Home 

Thursday, January 4

8:00 AM Faculty Meeting - Media Center

Friday, January 5

4:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming N. Davidson Invitational @ WSSU Pool Home 

4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Conference game Away 

5:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Quentin Crosby Invitational @ Dudley HS Away 

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Conference game Away 

7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Conference game Away 

Saturday, January 6

EOC boot camp - specifics to be communicated by teachers

9:00 AM Mens Varsity Wrestling Quentin Crosby Invitational @ Dudley HS Away

Monday, January 8

6:00 PM PTSA Meeting - C132

Tuesday, January 9
7:00 PM Winter Choral Concert

Reminders:

- Make sure you are updating grades in Power School 
Remember to reference CANVAS for all pertinent information. If you find that a document is not located on CANVAS, please inquire with one of the Assistant Principals or Tinisha Shaw.

- Mr. Hettenbach

AM SUPERVISION

Front Lobby                                        Butler
Attendance                                         Atwood
Outside Media Center                        Evans
Inside Media Center                           Hagler

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Cook, M.

Cafeteria inside                                  Middleton

Cafeteria outside                                Hinson

Student lot outside gym                      Mode
Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Powell
Main hallway to Student Parking        Luce

Academy gym (inside)                        Hmiel

Academy gym (hallway)                     Greene

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Caldwell

Teacher 2                                             Crawford

Teacher 3                                             Ynoa Lantigua

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Hawkins

Teacher 2                                             Richards

Teacher 3                                             Davis

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Graves

Teacher 2                                             Hudgens

Teacher 3                                             Lasher

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Stone

Teacher 2                                             Butler

Teacher 3                                             Puckett

Please assist us in keeping students seated until the bell rings. Also – if you have lunch supervision, you can dismiss your class 2 minutes (no earlier) in order to get to the cafeteria before the students arrive.

Teacher 1 = Inside Cafeteria at Cashiers transitioning to old section of cafeteria

Teacher 2 = Outside serving line inside old section of cafeteria transitioning to large section of cafeteria

Teacher 3 = Outside line in hall transitioning to cafeteria exit