Week of January 29th

Team -

Thank you to all test coordinators, administrators, proctors, support staff around the campus for making this week as successful as possible. Please be on the lookout for Ms. Shaw's e-mails coming your way about any make up exams still needing to be taken. 

The building will be open Saturday and Sunday in the morning and early afternoon for anyone that needs to get some work done.

As a reminder, this Monday, January 29th is the first day of the 2nd semester. Students should report to their homeroom at the 8:35 bell (roughly a 15 minute homeroom). Students who do not have 1st block should arrive roughly 15 minutes prior to their 2nd block class to get their schedule from Ms. Durant, our guidance secretary, who will be outside the front office distributing the most recent schedules.  

There will be a five day class schedule change window starting Monday. Friday, February 2nd will be the last day for these requests to occur. Students should drop off request forms to the front office. Students should NOT be sent to the office or counselor if they are requesting a schedule change. The ONLY time a student should be in the front office or counselor's office is if he/she doe snot have a class at that time, or the counselor called him/her in. The student should be directed to fill out a schedule change form, which can be found outside the front office, and return the form and the next earliest convenience, not during class time. 

Any students enrolled in Weaver for the 2^nd semester will report to Weaver as normal on Monday. AM Weaver students should report to the front of the building and board bus 910, leaving about 8:35, Afternoon Weaver students should be out front at 11:50 and board bus 875. 

Tuesday, January 30th, we will conduct Grade level meetings with the students in the auditorium. If you have planning or are supervising a majority of these students in your class, we ask that you come assist with supervision. The schedule is listed below.

Make sure you have reviewed this semester's lunch/morning supervision along with the SWEEPS responsibilities.

The PTSA Walk the schedule night is still scheduled for Monday, February 5th from 6 PM to 7:30 PM starting in the auditorium. This is a wonderful time to meet your students' parents/guardians. There will be a food truck and vendor truck on site to provide a proceed of their sales back to the PTSA. 

As a reminder, please make sure you are alerting the student's grade level counselor and administrator if you are nervous about a student failing your class. Additionally, please remind students of their make up time responsibilities and any work that needs to be made up. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule, extracurricular events, and important activities:

Monday, January 29

1st day of the 2nd semester - report to homeroom for schedules.

Tuesday, January 30
Grade level class meetings - Auditorium 
        9th - 8:50-9:30
        10th - 9:35-10:10
        12th 10:20 - 11:00        
        11th - 11:00 - 11:45

No Instructional meeting
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Conference game Away 
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track GCS Championships @ JDL Fast Track Home 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Conference game Away 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling OPEN DATE 1st Round 3A Playoff- Dual Team Home 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Western Guilford High School Conference game Away

Wednesday, January 31 
2nd semester jean day for students (must be wearing the new band)
EARLY RELEASE - students released at 1:35
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Conference game Away 6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Conference game Away 7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Conference game Away 

Thursday, February 01 
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track Last Chance Qualifier @ SEGHS Away 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling OPEN DATE 2nd Round NCHSAA Playoffs- Dual Team Home 

Friday, February 02 
EC/504 Verification Day - All day in the Media Center
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Conference game Home 6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Conference game Home 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Parkland High School Conference game Home

Monday, February 5
PTSA Walk the Schedule Night - 6:00 PM - 7:30 - starts in the auditorium

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                                        Rodriguez

Attendance                                         Ridge

Outside Media Center                        Puckett

Inside Media Center                           Silvas

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Phillips

Cafeteria inside                                  Chapman

Cafeteria outside                                Ynoa-Lantigua

Student lot outside gym                      Black

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Philpott
Main hallway to Student Parking        Long

Academy gym (inside)                        Wright

Academy gym (hallway)                     Muse

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Demercurio

Teacher 2                                             Doak

Teacher 3                                             Crawford

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Byrd

Teacher 2                                             Atwood

Teacher 3                                             Bradshaw

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Repko

Teacher 2                                             Canon

Teacher 3                                             Burroughs

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Brady

Teacher 2                                             McDonald

Teacher 3                                             Jacobs

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

Week of January 22

Team -

So much for that less than one inch of snow forecast! Please know I appreciate everyone paying attention to the daily closing and testing update communications and responding to any parents or students.

As a reminder, this Monday, January 22nd is a regular school day for staff and students. Please take advantage of Monday with using students who have already completed all their exams by assisting their peers in preparation for upcoming state exams. State exams will now start on Tuesday, January 23rd with 2nd block exam.  3rd block exam will occur on Wednesday, 4th block on Thursday and 1st block on Friday. These state exam days will end at 1:05 for dismissal.  Monday, January 29th is currently scheduled for a make up exam day. Students should be in dress code for all exams and will not be allowed to take their exam if out of dress code.

Any students who have GTCC classes on the day of state exams can be released ONLY after the exam is finished in the room. If he/she finishes, they must wait until the whole class is complete. 

The PTSA Walk the schedule night is still scheduled for Monday, February 5th from 6 PM to 7:30 PM starting in the auditorium. This is a wonderful time to meet your child's 2nd semester teachers. There will be a food truck and vendor truck on site to provide a proceed of their sales back to the PTSA. 

Thank you for being patient again this past week as GCS maintenance continues to address the heating issues around parts of our building. We will continue to be persistent on this issue until it gets resolved. The change with temperatures outside are certainly not helping us. As we come upon a warm week, we will make sure all boilers are cut off.

As a reminder, please make sure you are alerting the student's grade level counselor and administrator if you are nervous about a student failing your class. Additionally, please remind students of their make up time responsibilities and any work that needs to be made up. 

The testing exam schedule is as followed: (please refer to Ms. Shaw's testing plan for specifics especially as it relates to students needing modifications, separate locations)

Tuesday, January 23 - Block 2 (Day ends at 1:05)

Wednesday, January 24- Block 3 (Day ends at 1:05)

Thursday, January 25- Block 4 (Day ends at 1:05)

Friday, January 26- Block 1 (Day ends at 1:05)

Monday, January 29 - Make up exam day

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
Monday, January 22
Regular School Day 

Tuesday, January 23
Block 2 Exam - dismissal at 1:05
4:30 PM Mens JV Basketball Dudley Senior High School Conference game Home 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Conference game Home 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Conference game Home 
5:30 PM Diving championship - GAC 

Wednesday, January 24
Block 3 Exam - dismissal at 1:05
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track GCS Polar Bear Meet @ SEGHS Away - TENTATIVE 
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Mount Tabor High School Match Away 

Thursday, January 25
Block 4 Exam - dismissal at 1:05
5:30 - Swimming championship - GAC 

Friday, January 26
Block 1 Exam - dismissal at 1:05
Conference Championship Swim meet at GAC 
5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Page High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Page High School Away 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Page High School Away

Saturday, January 27
8:00 AM to Noon     Saturday School (Media Center)

Monday, January 29

Make up exam day - dismissal at 1:05

Tuesday, January 30
Grade level class meetings - Auditorium (For students during school day)

Monday, February 5
PTSA Walk the Schedule Night - 6:00 PM - 7:30 - starts in the auditorium

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                                        Burroughs

Attendance                                         McGowan

Outside Media Center                        Bratton

Inside Media Center                           Baker

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Compton

Cafeteria inside                                  Cook, M.

Cafeteria outside                                Spillman

Student lot outside gym                      Stone

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Nadeau

Main hallway to Student Parking        Szitas

Academy gym (inside)                        Crawford

Academy gym (hallway)                     Demercurio

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Wright

Teacher 2                                             Demercurio

Teacher 3                                             Chapman

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Szitas

Teacher 2                                             Littles-Thiam

Teacher 3                                             Haith

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Vlazny

Teacher 2                                             Fry

Teacher 3                                             Philpott

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Brady

Teacher 2                                             Meck

Teacher 3                                             Vonsteen

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

Week of January 16th

Team -

I hope each of you have enjoyed your 3 day weekend! 

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before a crowd of civil rights supporters and admonished racial inequality, discrimination and social injustice.  Dr. King’s 17-minute  “I Have a Dream,” speech is one of the most recognizable public addresses that spoke volumes, and in turn, gave a movement even more momentum.

Monday, we observe the celebration of Dr. King’s life.

Thank you for being patient again this past week as GCS maintenance continues to address the heating issues around parts of our building. We will continue to be persistent on this issue until it gets resolved. The change with temperatures outside are certainly not helping us. 

Non state exams in blocks 2/4 are to be given on Tuesday. If you haven't already, please make sure you are communicating this to your parents and students. This day is a regular school day. Exempting the exams on this day does not excuse any student from school on this day, however, students do not have to attend school during the five state exam days 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 Tuesday 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 state exam schedule, Wednesday, January 17th to Monday, January 22nd will test blocks 1-4 for all state exams, followed by make up exam day on Tuesday, January 23rd. Wednesday, January 24th will be the first day of the 2nd semester. The state exam days will end at 1:05 for dismissal. If you have ANY students staying after with you and need transportation, please make sure Mr. Miller knows so he can communicate with transportation. Students should be in dress code for all exams and will NOT be allowed to take their exam if out of dress code. 

Any students who have GTCC classes on the day of state exams can be released ONLY after the exam is finished in the room. If he/she finishes, they must wait until the whole class is complete. 

As a reminder, please make sure you are alerting the student's grade level counselor and administrator if you are nervous about a student failing your class. Additionally, please remind students of their make up time responsibilities and any work that needs to be made up. 

The remainder of the testing exam schedule is as followed:

Tuesday, January 16 - 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

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

Thursday, January 18 - Block 2 (Day ends at 1:05)

Friday, January 19 - Block 3 (Day ends at 1:05)

Monday, January 22- Block 4 (Day ends at 1:05)

Tuesday, January 23 - Make up exam day

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

Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King Day - No School

Tuesday, January 16
10:45 AM Instructional Meeting - Mrs. Barnum's office
Teacher made Final Exams in Blocks 2 and 4.

Wednesday, January 17
State exam - Block 1 - Dismissal at 1:05

Thursday, January 18
State exam - Block 2 - Dismissal at 1:05

Friday, January 19
State exam - Block 3 - Dismissal at 1:05
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Conference game Away 5:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Mike Raybon Invitational @ SWGHS Home 
5:30 PM Coed Varsity Swimming PT 3A Conference Swimming Meet @ GAC Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Conference game Away 7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Ben L. Smith High School Conference game Away

Saturday, January 20
8:00 AM to Noon Saturday School (Make up time) - Media Center
9:00 AM Mens Varsity Wrestling Mike Raybon Invitational @ SWGHS Home

Coming Up....

Monday, January 22
State exam - Block 4 - Dismissal at 1:05

Tuesday, January 23
Make up exams
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Conference game Home 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Conference game Home 7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Dudley Senior High School Conference game Home
Wednesday, January 24
First day of 2nd semester
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track GCS Polar Bear Meet @ SEGHS Away 7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Mount Tabor High School Match Away

Friday, January 26
5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Page High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Page High School Away 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Page High School Away

Tuesday, January 30
Grade level class meetings - Auditorium 

Monday, February 5
PTSA Walk the Schedule Night - 6PM - 7:30 - starts in the auditorium

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                                        Arrington
Attendance                                         Murphy
Outside Media Center                        Heffner
Inside Media Center                           Luce

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Gann

Cafeteria inside                                  Meck

Cafeteria outside                                Jacobs

Student lot outside gym                      Brown
Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Talley
Main hallway to Student Parking        VonSteen

Academy gym (inside)                        Corriher

Academy gym (hallway)                     Holmes

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Greene

Teacher 2                                             Gaines

Teacher 3                                             Chambers

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Byrd

Teacher 2                                             Cooke

Teacher 3                                             Hagler

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Steely

Teacher 2                                             Wood

Teacher 3                                             Mode

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Nix-Stevenson

Teacher 2                                             McDonald

Teacher 3                                             Shields

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

Week of January 8

Team -

Thank you for being patient this past week as GCS maintenance continues to address the heating issues around parts of our building. I spoke to the Chief Operations Officer, Scott McCully Saturday morning and he is aware of SWHS and we are on his radar. If you are still having heat issues (too cold or too hot), please inform Dr. Monell even if you think I am aware.  

A big thank you to everyone who came out Saturday to pitch in with EOC Bootcamps and NCFE tutorials. This opportunity always proves to be beneficial to the students when it comes to the results of the exams. 

Only 6 FULL instructional days left and two of these include non state exams with blocks 1/3 non state exams on Friday January 11th followed by blocks 2/4 exams on Tuesday. This was recently changed due to the day off on January 4th. Please make sure you are communicating this to your parents and students. 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 during the five state exam days 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 Friday/Tuesday 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 state exam schedule, Wednesday, January 17th to Monday, January 22nd will test blocks 1-4 for all state exams, followed by make up exam day on the 23rd. Wednesday, January 24th will be the first day of the 2nd semester. The state exam days will end at 1:05 for dismissal. If you have ANY students staying after with you and need transportation, please make sure Mr. Miller knows so he can communicate with transportation. Students should be in dress code for all exams and will NOT be allowed to take their exam if out of dress code. 

Any students who have GTCC classes on the day of state exams can be released ONLY after the exam is finished in the room. If he/she finishes, they must wait until the whole class is complete. 

As a reminder, please make sure you are alerting the student's grade level counselor and administrator if you are nervous about a student failing your class. Additionally, please remind students of their make up time responsibilities and any work that needs to be made up. 

Testing exam is as followed:

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

Tuesday, January 16 - 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 17 - Block 1 (Day ends at 1:05)

Wednesday, January 18 - Block 2 (Day ends at 1:05)

Thursday, January 19 - Block 3 (Day ends at 1:05)

Friday, January 20 - Block 4 (Day ends at 1:05)

Monday, January 23 - Make up exam day

Exam exemptions can only be used on non state exams, Friday 1/12 and Tuesday, 1/16. Exam exemptions will be distributed on Tuesday, January 9th in the cafeteria during all lunches for 10th-12th. Freshman exemption cards will be distributed that morning in the Freshman Gym. 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. 

Please share through your distribution lists, the College Prep/Athletic Ambition event that takes place on Saturday from 9-12 in the auditorium. Former SWHS students will share there very recent experiences and what they wished they would have done differently as well as take any questions. Wonderful opportunity!

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. 

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

Monday, January 8
6:00 PM PTSA Meeting - C132

Tuesday, January 9
7:00 PM Winter Choral Concert
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball North Forsyth High School Conference game Home
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track SWGHS Invitational @ JDL Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball North Forsyth High School Conference game Home
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball North Forsyth High School Conference game Home

Wednesday, January 10
7:45 AM Leadership Meeting - Mrs. Barnum's office
6:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming R J Reynolds High School RJR @ Ragsdale YMCA Home
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling North Forsyth High School Match Home

Thursday, January 11
4:00 PM Winter Athletic Pictures (School)

Friday, January 12
Teacher made Final Exams in Blocks 1 and 3.
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Mount Tabor High School Away
5:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Sarah Wilkes Invitational Away
6:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming Tri-Conference Meet @ Smith Pool Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Mount Tabor High School Away
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Mount Tabor High School Away
Chic Fila ALL Day SWHS PTSA 

Saturday, January 13
9:00 AM Mens Varsity Wrestling Sarah Wilkes Invitational Away
9:00 AM to Noon - Athletic Ambition and College Prep Event - Auditorium
8:00 AM to Noon Saturday School (Make up time) - Media Center

Coming Up....
Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King Day - No School
Tuesday, January 16
Teacher made Final Exams in Blocks 2 and 4.
Wednesday, January 17
State exam - Block 1 - Dismissal at 1:05
Thursday, January 18
State exam - Block 2 - Dismissal at 1:05
Friday, January 19
State exam - Block 3 - Dismissal at 1:05
Saturday, January 20
8:00 AM to Noon Saturday School (Make up time) - Media Center
Monday, January 22
State exam - Block 4 - Dismissal at 1:05
Tuesday, January 23
Make up exams
Wednesday, January 24
First day of 2nd semester

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                                        Graves
Attendance                                         Cooke
Outside Media Center                        Cheriyan
Inside Media Center                           Duran

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Byrd

Cafeteria inside                                  Jacobs

Cafeteria outside                                Nix-Stevenson

Student lot outside gym                      Arrington
Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Shields
Main hallway to Student Parking        Mode

Academy gym (inside)                        Gaines

Academy gym (hallway)                     Richmond

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Murphy

Teacher 2                                             Arrington

Teacher 3                                             Bradshaw

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Bednarski

Teacher 2                                             Boulton

Teacher 3                                             Evans

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Baker

Teacher 2                                             Long

Teacher 3                                             Middleton

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Jacobs

Teacher 2                                             Silvas

Teacher 3                                             Rodriguez

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