Week of September 17

Fellow ranchers,

I hope each of you, including your friends and relatives, are safe from this weekend's storm.  Let's allow this to serve as a reminder that we should be well versed on all safety procedures at our school. Please make sure all procedures have been reviewed in each of your classes. (Notice the schoolwide drill coming up this week) 

I have been in a few PLCs this past week, and those PLCs demonstrated a great start to the year, especially to understanding the process behind an effective PLC. Thank you. If you are still unsure about the process behind an effective PLC, please meet with Ms. Shaw immediately. 

Kudos to the staff who are being very creative on their PDPs and are exploring ways to not only improve their own instruction, but exploring ways to enhance their colleagues' instruction as well. There are great things happening on the campus of SWHS!!!  I love the team approach and the positive mindset!

Administration will start meeting with you to discuss your PDP goals. Your evaluation cycle will start shortly thereafter. Please makes sure you have goals 1 and 2 complete and are currently awaiting feedback on goal 3. 

If you are a club advisor, please make sure your club is already planning a service project for each semester. Please make sure it is meaningful and can be tied to the campus of SWHS.  Also, the Crop Walk is Sun. Sept 23 and is the biggest fundraising event to help Open Door ministries in High Point. Mrs. Davis needs your kids.  You do not have to come, but you are welcome 😊.  Please refer to Mrs. Davis' email for proper paperwork.   Please share with all of your club members that they can earn 2 hours of SL by attending and participating.  If they sign up by the Thursday before the walk they MIGHT get a t-shirt.  If you don’t have time to make copies of the forms, tell your members to come to D126 and Mrs. Davis will have copies of this form outside her door.  Questions? Just email Mrs. Davis- this is a fun and family friendly event.

Interim reports have been moved to Thursday to allow you all to get your grades in and make contacts to the home. Please remember to contact parents for any Ds and Fs, or any As that drop to a C. A valid contact is when you get confirmation of your efforts in communicating. Are there concerns about attendance, behavior? Again, make sure you reach the home for support.

"We are Southwest" apparel is now on sale until September 27th. Feel free to navigate to the www.NCscreenPrintingAndEmbroidery.com website and click on the SWHS logo to place your order. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Coach Black. 

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

Monday, September 17
4:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Conference Meet @ Maple Chase Away
4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Away
4:45 PM Mens Middle School Soccer Mendenhall Middle School Home
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Wheatmore High School Away
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer North Forsyth High School Home
6:30 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Wheatmore High School Away
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer North Forsyth High School Home
7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Northwest Senior High School Away
7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Northwest Senior High School Away 

Tuesday, September 18
2:20 PM Tornado Drill
4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Grimsley High School Away
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Cancelled- Ben L. Smith High School Away
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Ben L. Smith High School Away
5:45 PM Mens Middle School Football OPEN DATE Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School Away
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Ben L. Smith High School Away

Wednesday, September 19
Workday for teachers - no school for students 
1:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Guilford County Invitational @ Bryan Park Away
5:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country Conference Match @ SWGHS Home

Thursday, September 20
Interim reports distributed to all students
4:30 PM Celebration of Excellence - Page High School
4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Wheatmore High School Home
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Parkland High School Home
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Home
6:30 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Parkland High School Home
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Home
7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Parkland High School Away
7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Parkland High School Away

Friday, September 21
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Football Parkland High School Home
7:30 PM Womens Varsity Cheerleading Parkland High School Home

COMING UP...

Monday, September 24
8:00 AM to... 11:00 AM Letter of Recommendation workshop - Feeling a little unsure about writing recommendation letters or need a refresher? Learn how to bring a student to life with a strong letter of recommendation. This workshop is offered in the College Advising Center, T5 at 8:15 am, 9:00 am, and 10:30 am. See you there!
6:00PM to 8:00PM PTSA Meeting - C132

Start with Hello Sandy Hook Promise Week

Monday, September 24^th: Sidewalk Chalk/Name Tags

            -Students will be greeted as they enter the school building with ‘Hello’ and other positive messages on the sidewalk. This will be done on both the front entrance of the school, and the sidewalk going to the student parking lot. Then students will be given a name tag so that during the day, students can greet each other by their names, and create a more positive community of unity.

Tuesday, September 25^th: Green Day!, Lunch Table Notes

            -Students will be asked to wear all green to support the main color of the Sandy Hook Promise. No mask, or face paint will be allowed. During lunches, students will find hello messages on their lunch tables. Students can pass positive messages on to others or keep it for themselves.

Wednesday, September 26^th: Showcase Day, Freshman Focus Classes

            -SAVE members will be visiting the Freshman Focus classes to teach a lesson on the Start with Hello Week. The lesson will encourage students to talk to students about anti-isolation and community building here at SW.

            -Students will have the opportunity to showcase their talents at the “Start with Hello” centered talent afterschool at our “Start with Hello Showcase.” Students can create artwork, poems, perform songs, skits, and etc.

Thursday, September 27^th: Cup Stacking Contest during Lunch

            -Students during lunches will approach the SAVE table and participate in a “Cup Stacking Contest” with a teams of students created with people they just met during their lunch. Winning teams will get prizes.

Friday, September 28^th: Elementary School Hello Parade, “Start With a Hello and a Smile”

            -Students will welcome elementary students at Southwest Elementary School.  During lunch that day, students will sign a pledge to agree to promote community and unity by trying to continue to say hello and include everyone in our community. 

Reminders:

- Make sure you are in connection with any parents about their child's grades especially since Parent Assist/PowerSchool will not be available until 9/11. 

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                 Butler

Attendance intersection                      Hurt (Ramey)

Outside Media Center                        Hagler

Inside Media Center                           Haith

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Brady

Cafeteria inside                                  Kornegay

Cafeteria outside                                Richards

Student lot outside gym                      Szitas

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Brown

Card Swiping Student lot                    Bratton/Byrd
Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                        Wright

Academy gym (hallway)                     Anderson

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             A. Cook

Teacher 2                                             Wright

Teacher 3                                             Ridge
Teacher 4                                             Murphy

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Brown

Teacher 2                                             Keveryn

Teacher 3                                             Rouson
Teacher 4                                             Szitas

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Fry

Teacher 2                                             Middleton

Teacher 3                                             Vonsteen
Teacher 4                                             Vlazny

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             J. Cox

Teacher 2                                             Frohne

Teacher 3                                             Wesney
Teacher 4                                             McDonald

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!