Week of December 24

Hello Ranchers!

Starting on January 3rd, we will start 5 minutes early. Nothing else will change in the schedule other than students being guided to class at 8:30 and the late bell being 8:35. 

GCS sent the following e-mail this past week:

Due to all the inclement weather days this fall (2 hurricanes and a week of snow), the fall semester currently has only 81 days compared to 91 for the spring semester. There have been 9 student days lost this Fall with 2 of those days being made up on November 1 and January 18; this still leaves 7 lost instructional days in the fall semester.

To provide more balanced semesters and to allow more instructional time for the fall semester, the school system has decided to move the last day of the fall semester from January 18 to January 25. The 5-day test window will now be January 18-25, 2019. These five days must be used for administering EOCs and NCFEs for first semester block schedule courses. The teacher workday/parent-teacher conference day originally scheduled for January 22 will be moved to Monday, January 28. 

Exams will be given the last 8 days of the semester...

Day 1 - January 15th, Tuesday- Teacher made exams (part 1) if approved by Mr. Hettenbach

Day 2 - January 16th, Wednesday - 1st and 3rd block teacher made exams ONLY - class times will be extended for blocks 1 and 3

Day 3 - January 17th, Thursday - 2nd and 4th block teacher made exams ONLY - class times will be extended for blocks 2 and 4.

Day 4 - January 18th, Friday - Block 1 CTEs, EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing

January 21st - HOLIDAY

Day 5 - January 22nd, Tuesday - Block 2 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 1 Make Ups

Day 6 - January 23rd, Wednesday - Block 3 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 2 Make Ups

Day 7 - January 24th, Thursday - Block 4 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 3 Make Ups

Day 8 - January 25th, Friday- ,EOC and NCFE make up exams

January 28th, Monday - Mandated workday - Parent Conference Day

Please remember that Mrs. Barnum may utilize you morning, and/or afternoons if you are not listed on the test plan. This request could come at a last minute due to a variety of reasons. Thank you for understanding. 

If you need a second day (This would be January 15th) for your teacher made exam (i.e. foreign language for the speaking part, please speak to Mr. Hettenbach. Truly, there should not be many reasons for tests exceeding the teacher made exam times provided)

The OneCard system is looking good considering we are a school of 1600 and have only been through 5 days of scanning. Thank you to Mr. Miller and the teachers manning these stations for a great job!  Please reinforce the students to be wearing the cards. If you have any feedback or issues, please share that with Mr. Miller. We appreciate all the feedback to date so far that has allowed us to further improve this implementation. Please help us and continue to reinforce the OneCard expectations. I am hearing the request for these cards to be shown in the halls, in classes, in the cafeteria, upon entrance.... I love it. We want the students in the habit of displaying the cards at all times, blue lanyard around the neck, not in the pocket, not inside the shirt, etc. If we start this with high expectations now, I can assure you there will be less of a battle as we proceed. 

We now have 9 days until teacher made exams start, and 11 until state testing begins. 
As we have very little time left in the semester, every minute of every class is crucial. Bell to bell instruction is vital. Digging into the data to find out what individual students are in need of, using corrective instruction rather than re-teaching to meet all students' needs is a must. If certain techniques were not successful the first time, try something different. Collaborate with your colleagues about successful practices used. Make sure you are in constant communication with your students' parents when they are in the D/F range, or dropping from an A to C. Make contact if attendance or behavior is an issue. Make positive calls to students, specifically the students who need that praise to the home. I can assure you that those positive calls go a very long way!

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page at www.cowboysports.org

Wednesday, December 26

TBA Mens Junior Varsity Basketball NW Guilford JV Basketball Tournament Away 

Thursday, December 27
TBA Mens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

TBA Mens Junior Varsity Basketball NW Guilford JV Basketball Tournament Away 6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

Friday, December 28
TBA Mens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 
TBA Mens Varsity Wrestling Holy Angels Tournament @ Bojangles Arena in Charlotte Away 
TBA Mens Junior Varsity Basketball NW Guilford JV Basketball Tournament Away 
6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

Saturday, December 29
TBA Mens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 
TBA Mens Varsity Wrestling Holy Angels Tournament @ Bojangles Arena in Charlotte Away 6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

Wednesday, January 2
Optional Workday for teachers

Thursday, January 3
Students and staff return to school

Friday, January 4
PTSA Jean Day 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Home 
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Quentin Crosby Invitational @ Dudley HS Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Away 
6:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Home 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Away

Tuesday, January 8
7:00PM Chorus Concert - Auditorium

Wednesday, January 9
7:45am-8:30am - Faculty meeting - Auditorium

Reminders:

Remember to reference CANVAS (or that important links page) for all pertinent information. If you find that a document is not located on CANVAS, please inquire with one of the Assistant Principals, Karen Meier or Tinisha Shaw.

- Mr. Hettenbach

AM SUPERVISION

Front Lobby to Attendance                 Hmiel

Attendance intersection                      Hurt

Outside Media Center                         Ynoa Lantigua

Inside Media Center                            Rouson

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Graves

Cafeteria inside                                   Dusek

Cafeteria outside                                 Hinson

Student lot outside gym                      Keveryn

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Ridge

Card Swiping Student lot                    Boulton/Nadeau

Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Muse

Academy gym (hallway)                      Repko

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Wright

Teacher 2                                             Caldwell

Teacher 3                                             Gaines

Teacher 4                                             Corriher

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Hawkins

Teacher 2                                             Hinson

Teacher 3                                             Hagler

Teacher 4                                             Spillman

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Donovan

Teacher 2                                             Long

Teacher 3                                             Christman

Teacher 4                                             Talley

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Black

Teacher 2                                             J. Cox

Teacher 3                                             Shaw

Teacher 4                                             Frohne

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

Teacher 4 = Float between both dining rooms

We are... Southwest!

Week of December 17

Hello Ranchers!

I hope this message finds everyone warm and safe from this past storm. Anyone that came in this past week, or attended workshops will get credit for their days worked. Please communicate with Mrs. Harris. We will work with everyone else on make up time if needed. If anyone needs to make up time, Mr. Miller could probably use some assistance on Saturday for Saturday school if anyone wants to collect comp time. 

GCS will inform us all how these days are going to be made up. Please be patient in the meantime. This issue also brings up the next obstacle..... exams.  Without knowing when the last 5 days of the semester will be, we cannot tie dates to exams days yet. However, this is how the testing plan will go....

Exams will be given the last 8 days of the semester...

Day 1 - Teacher made exams (part 1) if approved by Mr. Hettenbach

Day 2 - 1st and 3rd block teacher made exams ONLY - class times will be extended for blocks 1 and 3

Day 3 - 2nd and 4th block teacher made exams ONLY - class times will be extended for blocks 2 and 4.

Day 4 - Block 1 CTEs, EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing

Day 5 - Block 2 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 1 Make Ups

Day 6 - Block 3 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 2 Make Ups

Day 7 - Block 4 CTEs,EOC and NCFEs; Afternoon schedule – EC Extended Time Testing, Multiple Test Day Accommodations & Block 3 Make Ups

Day 8 - CTEs,EOC and NCFE make up exams

Even after the test plan is communicated to the staff, please understand that Mrs. Barnum may utilize you morning, and/or afternoons if you are not listed on the test plan. This request could come at a last minute due to a variety of reasons. Thank you for understanding. 

If you need a second day for your teacher made exam (i.e. foreign language for the speaking part, please speak to Mr. Hettenbach. Truly, there should not be many reasons for tests exceeding the teacher made exam times provided)

This coming Tuesday we will be swiping OneCards again, this time with 6 machines rather than 2. Please continue to reinforce the OneCard expectations. I am hearing the request for these cards to be shown in the halls, in classes, in the cafeteria, upon entrance.... I love it. We want the students in the habit of displaying the cards at all times, blue lanyard around the neck, not in the pocket, not inside the shirt, etc. If we start this with high expectations now, I can assure you there wil be less of a battle as we proceed. Some students (roughly 100, still don;t have cards and I am sure they will let you know.  Those cards will hopefully be in their possession after the break. Great job and keep it up!

We have just a little over 2 weeks left before 1st semester exams start. Once the county decides on how we will make up these days, we will tie the schedule above with the actual dates. 
Please remember, as we continue to approach crunch time, every minute of every class is crucial. Bell to bell instruction is vital. Digging into the data to find out what individual students are in need of, using corrective instruction rather than re-teaching to meet all students' needs is a must. If certain techniques were not successful the first time, try something different. Collaborate with your colleagues about successful practices used. Make sure you are in constant communication with your students' parents when they are in the D/F range, or dropping from an A to C. Make contact if attendance or behavior is an issue. Make positive calls to students, specifically the students who need that praise to the home. I can assure you that those positive calls go a very long way!

Interims will now be distributed on Thursday. While we still do not have many days of instruction for this interim, I believe it is important to get this update out to parents prior to the break. 

As a reminder, consistency is so important with what we do as educators. If we want to maintain the safest and most secure environment, we must be visible during all transitions of the day, in the cafeteria, at your supervision posts, checking for dress code, etc. Thank you to everyone who does this on a regular basis. I can assure you it makes a difference. If you are not, please address this expectation immediately. This falls under Standard 1 in your evaluation. 

Saturday School is tomorrow Saturday December 15 from 8AM to Noon in the Media Center.  Please share this with all your distribution lists. Please make sure you review attendance in your classes and remind students of this opportunity to recover 4 hours of time. 

This coming Friday, the last day before break, there are a few events to be aware of. First, Friday is a PTSA jean day. Please check for those bracelets. Second, the PE department is having a heart healthy day. Students in those PE classes can dress in PE attire. Last, we are going to have an ugly holiday sweater/outfit day for staff and students. 

Note: At the moment, we will start 5 minutes early starting January 3rd. Nothing else will change in the schedule other than students being guided to class at 8:30 and the late bell being 8:35. It is possible this could change as GCS presents the plan to make up time for these days lost.

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page at www.cowboysports.org

Monday, December 17

7:00PM - 9:00PM Winter Band Concert - Auditorium
5:30 - 7:30 Staff Holiday Dinner - Freshman Academy Gym

Tuesday, December 18

7PM Orchestra Concert - Auditorium

5:00PM Womens Junior Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Away 
6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Home 
6:30PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Away 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Ragsdale High School Away 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Ben L. Smith High School Away 

7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Home

Wednesday, December 19

7:45 - 8:35AM Leadership Meeting - Media Center

Professional Development in ALL panning periods - Media Center
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Northwest Senior High School JV Wrestling ONLY @ NWG Away 6:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming Conference Meet @ Smith Pool Home 

Thursday, December 20

Interims distributed to all students in all classes.

6:30PM - Dance Concert - Auditorium

6:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Tri-Match vs. NWG/Eastern Guilford @ NWG Away Friday, December 21

Ugly Sweater day

All day - PE Heart Day - All Freshman Focus Class

PTSA Jean Day

5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Away 
5:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming Bob Sawyer Invitational @ Greensboro Aquatics Center Away 
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Home 
6:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Away 

7:30 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Home 

Wednesday, December 26

TBA Mens Junior Varsity Basketball NW Guilford JV Basketball Tournament Away 

Thursday, December 27
TBA Mens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

TBA Mens Junior Varsity Basketball NW Guilford JV Basketball Tournament Away 6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

Friday, December 28
TBA Mens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 
TBA Mens Varsity Wrestling Holy Angels Tournament @ Bojangles Arena in Charlotte Away 
TBA Mens Junior Varsity Basketball NW Guilford JV Basketball Tournament Away 
6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

Saturday, December 29
TBA Mens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 
TBA Mens Varsity Wrestling Holy Angels Tournament @ Bojangles Arena in Charlotte Away 6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball OPEN DATE Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic Home 

Tuesday, January 8
7:00PM Chorus Concert - Auditorium

Reminders:

Remember to reference CANVAS (or that important links page) for all pertinent information. If you find that a document is not located on CANVAS, please inquire with one of the Assistant Principals, Karen Meier or Tinisha Shaw.

- Mr. Hettenbach

AM SUPERVISION

Front Lobby to Attendance                 Burroughs

Attendance intersection                      Hurt

Outside Media Center                         Sturgill

Inside Media Center                            Wood

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Brady

Cafeteria inside                                   Littles-Thiam

Cafeteria outside                                 Donovan

Student lot outside gym                      McDoald

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Hammersley

Card Swiping Student lot                    Boulton/Nadeau

Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Lovett

Academy gym (hallway)                      Corriher

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Taylor

Teacher 2                                             A. Cook

Teacher 3                                             Chapman

Teacher 4                                             Crawford

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Bassett

Teacher 2                                             Haith

Teacher 3                                             Connolly

Teacher 4                                             Shavers

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Cheriyan

Teacher 2                                             Lasher

Teacher 3                                             Vonsteen

Teacher 4                                             Steely

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Repko

Teacher 2                                             Butler

Teacher 3                                             Wesney

Teacher 4                                             Ingram

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

Teacher 4 = Float between both dining rooms

We are... Southwest!

Week of December 10

Hello Ranchers!

Congratulations to those who took home an award from this past faculty meeting. 

Goal 1: Reading - Mashamas Allah
Goal 2: Math - Carol Crawford and Marti Hmiel
Goal 3: Career pathways - Cecilia Ynoa Lantigua
Goal 4: Exceeding Growth - Desiree Wright
Goal 5: Decrease Gaps - Will Muse
Goal 6: Increase Efficiency - Sue Durant

Crystal Apple Award - Amanda Cook

Perfect Attendance winner - Anthony Philpott
Sylvan Learning Wellness Basket - Hazel McAdoo

Thank you for your persistence in reinforcing the Onecard expectations. I am hearing the request for these cards to be shown in the halls, in classes, in the cafeteria, upon entrance.... I love it. Great job and keep it up!
Mr. Miller has met with central office personnel and we will soon triple the number of scanning stations due to the delay in getting students through the stations. In the meantime, we want the students in the habit of displaying the cards at all times, blue lanyard around the neck, not in the pocket, not inside the shirt, etc. Great job and thank you.

We have just a little over 3 weeks left before 1st semester exams start. As we continue to approach crunch time, every minute of every class is crucial. Bell to bell instruction is vital. Digging into the data to find out what individual students are in need of, using corrective instruction rather than re-teaching to meet all students' needs is a must. If certain techniques were not successful the first time, try something different. Collaborate with your colleagues about successful practices used. Make sure you are in constant communication with your students' parents when they are in the D/F range, or dropping from an A to C. Make contact if attendance or behavior is an issue. Make positive calls to students, specifically the students who need that praise to the home. I can assure you that those positive calls go a very long way!

Consistency is so important with what we do as educators. If we want to maintain the safest and secure environment, we must be visible during all transitions of the day, in the cafeteria, at your supervision posts, checking for dress code, etc. Thank you to everyone who does this on a regular basis. I can assure you it makes a difference. If you are not, please address this expectation immediately. This falls under Standard 1 in your evaluation. 

Saturday School is this coming Saturday December 15 from 8AM to Noon in the Media Center.  Please review attendance in your class and remind students of this opportunity to recover 4 hours of time. 

In case you have not heard, we will start 5 minutes early starting January 3rd. Nothing else will change in the schedule other than students being guided to class at 8:30 and the late bell being 8:35.

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page at www.cowboysports.org

Monday, December 10

No Athletic Events
9:00AM to 3:50PM World Culture Project - Room C250

Tuesday, December 11

5:00PM Womens Junior Varsity Basketball Northwest Senior High School Home
6:00PM Womens Varsity Basketball Northwest Senior High School Away
6:30PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Northwest Senior High School Home
7:30PM Mens Varsity Basketball Northwest Senior High School Away

Wednesday, December 12

7:45 - 8:35 Leadership Meeting - Media Center

4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track OPEN DATE @ TBA Away
6:30 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Western Guilford High School Away

Thursday, December 13

7:00PM - 9:00PM Winter Band Concert - Auditorium

6:00PM Special Olympics Holiday Party - Freshman Academy Gym

Friday, December 14

8:45AM  Spotlight Breakfast - Media Center

All day - PE Heart Day - All Freshman Focus Class

All day - PTSA Chic Fila Day - Palladium - Mention SWHS

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Basketball Ronald Reagan High School Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Away
6:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Home
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Away 

Saturday, December 15

8:00 AM - Noon  Media Center

9:00 AM Mens Varsity Wrestling Bison Invitational @ HP Central Away

12:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming Conference Meet @ Smith Pool Away

Monday, December 17
5:30 PM Staff Holiday Dinner - Freshman Academy Gym

Tuesday, December 18
Interim reports distributed to all students
Orchestra Concert

Wednesday, December 19
Science, Art, LA Holiday Dinner

Thursday, December 20
6:30PM - Dance Concert - Auditorium

Friday, December 21
PTSA Jean Day

Tuesday, January 8
7:00PM Chorus Concert - Auditorium

Reminders:

Remember to reference CANVAS (or that important links page) for all pertinent information. If you find that a document is not located on CANVAS, please inquire with one of the Assistant Principals, Karen Meier or Tinisha Shaw.

- Mr. Hettenbach

AM SUPERVISION

Front Lobby to Attendance                 Manley

Attendance intersection                      Hurt

Outside Media Center                         Steely

Inside Media Center                            Talley

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Compton

Cafeteria inside                                   Philpott

Cafeteria outside                                 Bassett

Student lot outside gym                      Whitestone

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Vlazny

Card Swiping Student lot                    Palma/Ingram

Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Demercurio

Academy gym (hallway)                      Greene

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Richmond

Teacher 2                                             Corriher

Teacher 3                                             Allah

Teacher 4                                             Demercurio

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Baker

Teacher 2                                             Evans

Teacher 3                                             Arrington

Teacher 4                                             Manley

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Canon

Teacher 2                                             Duran

Teacher 3                                             Mode

Teacher 4                                             Powell

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Stone

Teacher 2                                             Brady

Teacher 3                                             Philpott

Teacher 4                                             Gann

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

Teacher 4 = Float between both dining rooms

We are... Southwest!