Week of March 25th

Staff,

We have a special program on March 26th, Tuesday, called VIP for a VIP. This is for Juniors and Seniors only. You may recall us having this program quite a long time ago. The VIP for a VIP program will consist of a one hour presentation in the auditorium for seniors from 10:00-11:10 providing testimony and statistics directly related to teenage fatalities. (Make sure the seniors take their belongings with them) We do not have the capacity to have juniors during the AM session.  In the afternoon, Juniors and Seniors will assemble outside for a demonstration of a fatal car crash. Please send the students out at the 2:00/2:05 bell out to the back parking lot.  They will be sent back in at 2:55. This will be held out back in the parking lot in front of the tennis courts. I will continue to alert parents that if they do not want their child to be a part of this program to send a letter in to me to excuse him or her.  Any staff that can assist us during any of these times would be greatly appreciated. 

This program is dedicated to the students that have lost their lives in motor vehicle accidents while attending Southwest Guilford High School since it opened.  We sincerely believe that through an on-going teenage driver education program and strong parental support, teenage traffic fatalities can be eliminated in our community. We consider the students at Southwest Guilford High School VIP's. If any parent wishes for their child not to participate, please send a note in to the school directed to me.

The deadline for GTCC applications is fast approaching. Students should see their counselors for information regarding documents and make an appointment with Ms. Whitlow to register for classes. Applications are in the counseling office. 

To the Class of 2020.  The College Board Opportunity Scholarships are a series of monthly drawing scholarships from $500 to $40,000 dollars for your graduation class.  Attached is a flyer with an embedded video and link for you to interact with and start earning entries for these national scholarships.  All students are eligible for these scholarships based only on completing from one to all six of the action steps that lead to college admissions.   Drawings have already begun so the sooner you complete these two steps, the sooner your entries will be added to the next drawing.

The first two steps are really easy.  They are to open a College Board Account and then register for the scholarship challenge via cb.org/opportunity. 

https://pages.collegeboard.org/pdf/program-flyer-student-version.pdf

If you need assistance with these steps, have the student stop by their School Counselor’s office and they will help them.

Ms. Graves (Last names A-D)

Mr. Hawkins (Last names E – L)

Mrs. Richards (Last names M – R)

Mrs. Hudgens (Last names S – Z)

Next Friday is a MANDATED Work Day.  On Friday, March 29, 2019, we will have a representative from the organization Teaching Tolerance here to facilitate the second Professional Developments presented from Southern Poverty Law Center. Our facilitator will be Sarah Blackburn and she will present the workshop "Social Justice Teaching 101."

The location of the PD will be in the Media Center and we will begin promptly at 8:30. Our schedule for that day will be as follows:

1st Session: 8:30-11:15 

Lunch 11:15-12:45 (Lunch will be on your own - note time increase)

2nd Session: 12:45-3:30 

Grading must be put in PowerSchool each week. The endo fth e3rd quarter grading period is this coming Thursday. If you can relate as a parent who wants to be an active part of a child's academics, it is hard to play that role when there is no documentation to respond to. Please keep the grades updated each week, and make sure you are providing enough grades as you navigate through the semester.

This past week I have made a point to speak to a number of students individually about their experiences in school. I enjoyed these conversations thoroughly as well as building a relationship with these students. The two take-aways I received from the various conversations were to remind the adults in the building to build personal connections with their students as well as hold individual students accountable for their decisions, not the entire class. ..... something to think about as we navigate through the remainder of the year. 

Please reinforce to the students to be wearing the cards around their neck. Look how happy she is wearing that lanyard!

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page  

at www.cowboysports.org

Monday, March 25

6:00PM - 8:00PM SWHS PTSA Meeting - C132
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Home 
5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Lacrosse Southern Alamance HS Away 
5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer R J Reynolds High School Away 
6:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Mount Tabor High School Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer R J Reynolds High School Away

Tuesday, March 26 
8:00AM - 3:35 - Spring Blood Drive - Old Gym
10AM-2:30PM VIP4VIP Juniors/Seniors

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Tri-match @ Jamestown Park Home 
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Dudley Senior High School Away 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Ledford Senior High School Away 
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Lacrosse East Forsyth High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Dudley Senior High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse Western Guilford High School Home 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Dudley Senior High School Away 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Away 
7:15 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse East Forsyth High School Away 

Wednesday, March 27

1:30 PM Mens Varsity Golf Guilford County Invitational @ Bryan Park Away 

4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Bishop Mc Guinness Memorial H S Home 
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track Conference meet @ SWGHS Home 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball West Forsyth High School Home 
6:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Western Alamance High School Away 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Western Alamance High School Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball West Forsyth High School Home

Thursday, March 28

PTSA Jean Day
3rd quarter grading period ends
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis High Point Central High School Away 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Northwest Senior High School Away 
5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer Bishop Mc Guinness Memorial H S Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer High Point Christian Academy Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Northwest Senior High School Away 

Friday, March 29

Mandated Workday - Professional Development Day - Teaching Tolerance
            1st Session: 8:30-11:15 

             Lunch 11:15-12:45 (Lunch will be on your own - note time increase)

             2nd Session: 12:45-3:30

6:00 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse West Stokes High School 1 Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse North Davidson High School Away

COMING UP...

Wednesday, April 3
Grades must be turned in to Kristy Cline by the end of the school day.

Tuesday, April 9
Report Cards distributed to all students

Thursday, April 11

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Friday, April 12

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production
Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, April 13
2:00PM - 4:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, May 11
8:00PM to Midnight SWGHS Prom - The Loft

Reminders:
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                 C. Butler

Attendance intersection                      Hurt

Outside Media Center                         Larson

Inside Media Center                            Haith

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Phillips

Cafeteria inside                                   Baker

Cafeteria outside                                 Silvas

Student lot outside gym                      Whitestone

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Lasher

Card Swiping Student lot                    Nadeau/Vogel

Card Swiping Front Door                    Chambers/Doak/Greene/Taylor

Academy gym (inside)                         Gann

Academy gym (hallway)                      Black

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Byrd

Teacher 2                                             Ynoa Lantigua

Teacher 3                                             J. Cox

Teacher 4                                             D. Cooke

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Butler

Teacher 2                                             Haith

Teacher 3                                             Rodriguez

Teacher 4                                             Szitas

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Talley

Teacher 2                                             Fry

Teacher 3                                             Montgomery

Teacher 4                                             Powell

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Frohne

Teacher 2                                             Hammersley

Teacher 3                                             Chemel

Teacher 4                                             Gann

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!