Week of May 14th

Team, 

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. - Henry Brooks Adams

HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK at SOUTHWEST HS!

I want to extend a big thank you for everything you do on a daily basis. We would not be the school that is so highly sought after if it wasn't for everyone's daily contributions. What you do during the day, along with after and before school hours is a testament to your investment in children. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Reminder that you can wear jeans all week! 

To all Moms......I wish all Mothers out there a very Happy Mother's Day. I hope your day is filled with laughter, smiles, and sunshine!

As AP testing continues, we will continue to send out the announcements via e-mail. PLEASE share these with your 3rd block class. 

The PROM is this coming Saturday 8PM - Midnight at Union Square in High Point. Please reach out to Beth Burroughs and Dawn Davis if you are able to assist with the PROM. Comp time will certainly be provided.

Thank you to the departments that provided me with necessary feedback to formulate survey questions to the staff. This will allow us to steer towards improvements from this past year. Your contributions to this are very important. 

An ongoing reminder as we start approaching the end of the year, GCS is expecting all staff to attend HS Graduation ceremonies and be in regalia. With this expectation, I will provide a FULL day of comp time that can be used for NEXT school year. The Graduation date for SWHS is Saturday, June 16 at 9:00 AM at the Greensboro Coliseum. More information will follow. It is expected that staff have the same expectations as students when it comes to dress attire. In other words, shorts, loafers, tank tops, hats would not be considered appropriate. For those of you that were at graduation last year, it really was a beautiful thing to see and recognize the staff for all that they do in front of 5000 people. You all deserve this at the very least. 

Reminder: The building will always be open on Sunday from roughly 7-1 due to Piedmont Chapel church. 

Monday, May 14

Staff Appreciation - Ice Cream Sandwiches giveaway
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Bio and AP Music Theory

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP Physics C
8:40AM - 3:40PM (your planning period) - Test Training NCFE and EOC - Media Center

Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Tuesday, May 15

7:45AM - 8:30PM - Pancake breakfast for staff served by Admin - Far side of Cafeteria
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Calculus AB and BC

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP French Language and AP Computer Science

8:00AM - 8:30AM - Test Training EOC Online Test Training - Media Center Comp Lab (pick AM or PM

3:30PM - 4:15PM - Test Training EOC Online Test Training - Media Center Comp Lab (pick AM or PM

10:30 AM Instructional Meeting - Barnum's Office

Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Wednesday, May 16

Optional Teacher Workday
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP English Language Composition MOVED to May 23rd
Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Thursday, May 17

7:45AM - 8:30AM - Discipline task Force Meeting - Barnum's office
SWHS SAVE Shirts on sale in cafeteria
6:30PM - 8:30PM - Band Concert - Auditorium
4:00PM - 6:00PM SW Spurs Dance Tryouts - C105 Dance room
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Comparative Government and Politics and  AP World History

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP Statistics

Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Friday, May 18

Staff Appreciation - BBQ - during your lunch - outside of cafeteria
PTSA Jean day with bracelet or SWHS SAVE shirt
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Human Geography and AP Microeconomics

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP European History and AP Latin
Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Saturday, May 19

8:00PM - Midnight - PROM 2018 - Union Square (410 English Road, High Point, NC 27262)

Coming Up...

May 21

Last Interim Report for the year! Please distribute to all students in ALL blocks. Have students' homes been communicated to about: grades below a C, behavioral or attendance concerns?

10:10 - TBD - MANDATORY Senior  Graduation Meeting - Auditorium 

May 22

6:30PM-8:30PM - Orchestra Concert - Auditorium

May 24

6:30PM-8:30PM - Chorus recital - Auditorium

May 25

Graduation walks at Florence and SWES

Senior Picnic

May 26

8:00AM - Noon - Saturday School - Media Center

May 30

8:00AM - 8:30AM - Faculty meeting (last of the year) -Media Center

June 4

1st and 3rd block Teacher made exams (extended time for these blocks) - Regular school day

June 5

2nd and 4th block Teacher made exams (extended time for these blocks) - Regular school day

June 6

1st Block exams - early Release - 1:05

June 7

2nd Block exams - early Release - 1:05

June 8

3rd Block exams - early Release - 1:05

June 11

4th Block exams - early Release - 1:05

1:30 PM - Senior Awards - Auditorium

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Graduation Practice - SWHS Auditorium

June 12

Make up exam day, last day of school

4:00 - 6:00 PM - Graduation Practice - Greensboro Coliseum special events center (be there by 3:15)

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                                         Ridge

Outside Media Center                        Puckett

Inside Media Center                           Steely

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Bednarski

Cafeteria inside                                  Lasher

Cafeteria outside                                Shields

Student lot outside gym                      Black

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Hagler

Main hallway to Student Parking        Byrd

Academy gym (inside)                        Richmond

Academy gym (hallway)                     Demercurio

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Murphy

Teacher 2                                             Puckettt

Teacher 3                                             Rodriguez

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Shavers

Teacher 2                                             Wesney

Teacher 3                                             Hudgens

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Heffner

Teacher 2                                             Luce

Teacher 3                                             Duran

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Ridge

Teacher 2                                             Silvas

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

We are... Southwest!