Week of February 5

Team -

Congratulations to Angela Hagler on winning the SWHS Teacher of the Year award!  Also -many shout outs go out to all the staff members who were nominated for this year's voting process. 

It's National Counselor's week, February 5th-9th! 

In a time when High School students are trying to find out what their future will hold, the role of the school counselor is vital. I have the honor in working so close to the counselors in the front office as well as having worked alongside Ms. Compton in the Freshman Academy in previous years. Unfortunately, more often than not, every staff member in this building may not get recognized for their efforts simply because it is "behind the scenes". I can assure everyone that the counselors are performing MANY behind the scenes tasks that simply do not get recognized. Their role is far more than just basic scheduling, and responding to student emotions. On a daily basis, I watch the counselors combing through student transcripts, making sure they are on track, or revising their schedule based on their needs. They are meeting with individual students about college interests, assisting parents with questions surrounding financial aid, exploring a variety of colleges for these students, or even seeking outside resources that can help parents become more educated and better advocates for their children. They are wanting to be that buffer between the teacher and administration when it comes to students not being academically or behaviorally successful in the classroom. They are offering interventions and/or strategies to students and teachers rather than the student be instantly removed form instruction.  They are each responsible for 400+/- students. As you can tell, I can go on and on because, truly, I have barely scratched the surface with what they do. I am proud to be the Principal at a High School who has the best counseling team around. Please help me in giving a shout out to any counselor who has helped you, a parent or any student in being a better member of this school. 

Note: The impact of a school counselor is dramatic.According to National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) study findings, 12th graders who talked about their future plans with a school counselor were:

• 6.8 times more likely to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• 3.2 times more likely to attend college
• Two times more likely to attend a bachelor’s degree program 

Monday, February 5th is the PTSA walk the Scheduled Night from 6-7:30, starting in the auditorium. Please send a reminder to your e-mail distribution lists about this event. There will be a food Truck out in front of the school, Food Freaks stuffed hamburgers starting around 5PM if you need to get some dinner prior to the event. 10% of all purchases will go back to the PTSA. Also, we are doing a supply drive to help offset some of your purchases during the school years. The more money we can save, the quicker we can spend more money on the technological needs of the school. 

Tuesday, February 6th, 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.

9th grade - 8:50 - 9:30

10th grade - 9:35 - 10:10

12th grade - 10:20 - 10:55

11th grade - 11:00 - 11:45

From Mrs. Cline(e-mail sent 1/22)......Grades are due by 5:00 on Monday, FEBRUARY 5th

*****English II, English III, Math 2 & Math 3 teachers may be affected with a delay in exam scores.

For any course that has a NC final exam please enter the following until the scores are in:

2^nd qtr = actual grade

Exam (E1) = INC

Semester Final grade (F1) = INC

*****Math I, Biology & all other NC finals should not be delayed

**********All teacher made exams can be entered and completed the afternoon of the exam. (you do not need to wait)

                                                             Use 1/26 for exam due date

Any other Incompletes for grades should be approved by Mr. Hettenbach  

Students that need to make up time due to too many absences should receive an “55” – use comment code:

56244- A “55” indicates the attendance policy was violated.

  

You will need to print out and give to Mrs. Cline only the Score Sheet which is your spreadsheet with assignments & final grade.  Please  don’t turn them in until they are as correct as they will be.

  

Report cards will be given to students on Thursday, February 8^th.

  

Grade changes can be submitted after report cards have been printed.  (For instructions on changing grades -  AKA “manually overriding grades” please see the attachment).  Mrs. Cline has attached the grade change form that has to be filled out for all grade changes. You will make the change in your gradebook but you have to give her the form to let her know what you have changed so she can store the grades which will update student’s transcript.   

This coming Saturday, February 10 is one last opportunity for students to make up time to be applied to the 2nd quarter. It will be 8-12 in the Media Center. 

As we start approaching the end of the year, I must inform you that GCS is now expecting all staff to attend HS Graduation ceremonies and be in regalia. The Graduation date for SWHS is Saturday, June 16 at 9:00 AM at the Greensboro Coliseum. More information will follow. 

Please make sure we are starting the semester off with high expectations and are maintaining those expectations all the way through to the end of the year. This includes all supervision responsibilities outside of the classroom. Consistency, consistency, consistency. 

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. 

As a reminder the building will always be open on Sunday from roughly 7-1 due to Piedmont Chapel church. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule, extracurricular events, and important activities:

Monday, February 5

PTSA Walk the Schedule Night - 6:00 PM - 7:30 - starts in the auditorium

Tuesday, February 06 
Grade level Meetings - Auditorium

        9th grade - 8:50 - 9:30

        10th grade - 9:35 - 10:10

        12th grade - 10:20 - 10:55

        11th grade - 11:00 - 11:45

4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball North Forsyth High School Conference game Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball North Forsyth High School Conference game Away 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball North Forsyth High School Conference game Away 

Wednesday, February 7
8:00-8:30AM Faculty Meeting - Media Center


Thursday, February 8
3:30 Homeroom for report card pick up
ESL Verification Day - Mrs. Rodriguez' room, C103

Friday, February 09 
ESL Verification Day - Mrs. Rodriguez' room, C103
9th Grade incentive trip - Ice House
PTSA Chic Fila Day! - Mention SWHS at breakfast, lunch, dinner to support PTSA with a % of Chic Fila's sales
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Mount Tabor High School Home 
5:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling 3A West Regional Individual Away Morehead
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Mount Tabor High School conference game Home 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Mount Tabor High School Home

Saturday, February 10
8am-Noon Saturday School - Media Center
9:00 AM Mens Varsity Wrestling 3A West Regional Individual Away Morehead
10:00 AM Coed Varsity Track 3A State Championships at JDL Home

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                                        Boulton

Attendance                                         Hawkins

Outside Media Center                        Whitestone

Inside Media Center                           Shaw

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Hudgens

Cafeteria inside                                  Kornegay

Cafeteria outside                                Medley

Student lot outside gym                      Wesney

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Donovan
Main hallway to Student Parking        Meck

Academy gym (inside)                        Cofer

Academy gym (hallway)                     Caldwell

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Lovett

Teacher 2                                             Wright

Teacher 3                                             M. Cook

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Brown

Teacher 2                                             D. Cooke

Teacher 3                                             Chapman

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Fry

Teacher 2                                             Powell

Teacher 3                                             Davis

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Meck

Teacher 2                                             Black

Teacher 3                                             Mode

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