Week of September 24

Fellow ranchers,

Great job on this past week's lockdown drill. We will have a tornado drill coming up this week. Please make sure you are reviewing ALL procedures with each of your classes. I appreciate your efforts to prioritize safety and security on our campus. 

Tuesday, we will be in the locations assigned by Mrs. Barnum for the PSAT pre-test administration. This will take less than an hour and we should be back on regular schedule for 2nd block.  Seniors will report to their assigned homeroom and then to the auditorium for a senior meeting. All teachers assigned to those seniors should assist with the meeting. 

I know many of you expressed a desire to have some training on writing letters of recommendation. Feeling a little unsure about writing recommendation letters or need a refresher? (Trailer 5 at 8:15 am, 9:00 am, and 10:30 am)  Learn how to bring a student to life with a strong letter of recommendation. This workshop is offered in the College Advising Center, Trailer 5 See you there!

Great job to everyone who is using, analyzing and altering instruction driven by data. If you are still unsure with this process, some colleagues (and I am sure there are more) to collaborate with and to "steal" some great things from... Sarah Corriher, Mashamas Allah, Christine Fry, Stephanie Powell, and David Talley. Keep up the great work to EVERYONE who is using their data to meet the needs of all of their students. I also welcome anyone to visit me if they believe there is are alternative ways to deliver any of these expectations to the staff. If I do not know what the struggles are, it is impossible for me to assist you. 

Get ready for evaluations to start as everyone on staff should be complete with their PDP, Self assessment and orientation.

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.

"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 24

6:00 PM PTSA Meeting C132
4:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Conference Meet @ Jamestown Golf Course hosted by SW Guilford Home 

4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Mount Tabor High School Home 

4:45 PM Mens Middle School Soccer Southeast Guilford Middle School Home

Tuesday, September 25

8:50 to 10:00 - Senior meeting - No early release for seniors

Homeroom - PSAT pre-test administration - refer to Mrs. Barnum's student locations and information. 

4:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Tri-Meet with Page/Ragsdale @ Bryan Park Away 

4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Home 

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Mount Tabor High School Home 

5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Mount Tabor High School Home 

6:30 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Mount Tabor High School Home 

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Mount Tabor High School Home 

Wednesday, September 26

All Day - Wellness Wednesday (If you have exercised 3 or more hours the previous week, you can wear jeans - document on the wellness board)
9:15 AM Tornado Drill

4:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Tri-meet with Page/Ragsdale @ Jamestown Park Home 

5:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country Conference Match vs. WG and Mt. Tabor Home 

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball High Point Central High School Home 

6:30 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball High Point Central High School Home 

Thursday, September 27

Blocks 1-4 Planning period Professional Development (See SWHS calendar for specifics)
4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Trinity High School Away 

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Cancelled- Dudley Senior High School Away 5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Away 

6:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Away 

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Dudley Senior High School Away 

7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Dudley Senior High School Home 

7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Dudley Senior High School Home

Friday, September 28

PTSA Jean Day - Must wear a band - bands on sale during Thursday lunches - $5
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Football Dudley Senior High School Away 

7:30 PM Womens Varsity Cheerleading Dudley Senior High School Away

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                 Connolly

Attendance intersection                      Hurt (Ramey)

Outside Media Center                        Larson

Inside Media Center                           Middleton

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                  Graves

Cafeteria inside                                  Arrington

Cafeteria outside                                Frohne

Student lot outside gym                      Chapman

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                 Spillman

Card Swiping Student lot                    Taylor/S. Cox
Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                        Caldwell

Academy gym (hallway)                     Crawford

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Corriher

Teacher 2                                             Taylor

Teacher 3                                             Whitestone
Teacher 4                                             Muse

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             S. Cox

Teacher 2                                             Kornegay

Teacher 3                                             Wood
Teacher 4                                             Baker

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Heffner

Teacher 2                                             Palma

Teacher 3                                             Christman
Teacher 4                                             Canon

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Gann

Teacher 2                                             Larson

Teacher 3                                             Shaw
Teacher 4                                             Nadeau

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!