Week of Oct 22

Hello Ranchers!



We have had a busy week! Thank for your continued dedication of what we do for kids everyday!

The original plan of cowboy/cowgirl theme will be rescheduled to the Friday game vs Smith High School on November 9th.

Make-Up Picture Day:  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

October is NC Countdown to College Month!

An upcoming blood drive will be Monday, October 29th from 8:30 am-1:30 pm. Parents and staff do not need an appointment. All students must have an appointment and have parent permission.  More information will be sent out from Mrs. Dusek as the date approaches. 

NC Governor's School is a summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students. Students eligible to attend are sophomores who are gifted in the performing arts and juniors who are gifted in the performing arts and core academics such as English, mathematics, natural science, social science, and world languages.If interested, please contact Ms. Graves. Applications are due back to Ms. Graves by October 22nd.

Activity buses on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons have started!! Students who need transportation after school from tutorial must be present in their location from 3:45 to 4:45. Students should check with their teacher to be sure they will be present for their desired tutorial.  Please do not let students in late nor allow them out early if they plan on riding the tutorial buses.
                                                      

Seniors in English the first semester at SWHS will give speeches during the evening of November 8th. We need adult volunteers from the community and the "ranch" to judge. If you are interested, we would need you from 5:30-8:30 during the evening of November 8th. A meal is provided and we train you using a rubric to give feedback to the students. e-mail Mrs. Davis if you are interested at davisd9@gcsnc.com. 

Monday, October 22
Fair Play meeting - 6:30-7:30 SW Auditorium
Red Ribbon Week - Say Yes to a Healthy Heart - Wear RED!!!
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, October 23
Fall HS Band Concert - 7pm-9pm SW Auditorium
Red Ribbon Week - Living Drug Free is No Sweat - Wear Sweat Clothes
TBA Womens Varsity Golf OPEN DATE NCHSAA 3A State Championship @ TBA Home
4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis OPEN DATE 2nd Round NCHSAA Playoffs @ TBA Home
5:30PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Home
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE 1st Rd NCHSAA Playoffs vs. TBA Home
Wednesday, October 24
SW Professional Development Series: Session 2  (Lab 1 - Media Center)
Red Ribbon Week - Lei Off Drugs - Wear Hawaiian Apparel
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Postponed- Northwest Senior High School Away
5:30 PM Mens Middle School Football Southeast Guilford Middle School Home
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Postponed- Northwest Senior High School Away
Thursday, October 25
Red Ribbon Week - Educate Yourself About Drugs - Wear a College Shirt
5:30PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Western Guilford High School Away
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE 2nd Rd NCHSAA Playoffs vs. TBA Home
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Western Guilford High School Away
7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Western Guilford High School Home
7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity
Cheerleading Western Guilford High School Home
Friday, October 26
PTSA Jeans Day
Red Ribbon Week - Juul'in Ain't Cool - A lunch activity will be announced this week!
TBA Womens Varsity Tennis OPEN DATE 3A NCHSAA Individual State
Championship @ TBA Away
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Football Western Guilford High School Away
7:30 PM Womens Varsity Cheerleading Western Guilford High School Away
Saturday, October 27
Dance - Fall Honors Concert
TBA Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE 4rd Round NCHSAA 3A Playoffs@ TBA Home
9:00 AM Coed Varsity Cross Country OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West XC Regionals @ McAlpine
Park Away

Coming Up...
Monday, October 29 - NHS Induction
Tuesday, October 30 - Fall Chorus Concert

Wednesday, October 31 - Achieve 3000 PD (selected staff)
Saturday, November 3  - Saturday School
                                        - SAT Testing at SW
                                       

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                 Vogel

Attendance intersection                      Hmiel

Outside Media Center                         Ynoa Lantigua

Inside Media Center                            Rouson

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Hawkins

Cafeteria inside                                   Dusek

Cafeteria outside                                 Donovan

Student lot outside gym                      Keveryn

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Heffner

Card Swiping Student lot                    Boulton/Nadeau
Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Lovett

Academy gym (hallway)                      Corriher

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Greene

Teacher 2                                             Lovett

Teacher 3                                             Chapman
Teacher 4                                             Wright

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Keveryn

Teacher 2                                             Szitas

Teacher 3                                             Connoly
Teacher 4                                             Cox, S

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Middleton

Teacher 2                                             Vlazny

Teacher 3                                             Mode
Teacher 4                                             Heffner

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Littles-Thiam

Teacher 2                                             Slone

Teacher 3                                             Philpott
Teacher 4                                             Stone

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!

Week of October 15

Good evening staff!

I hope you and your family and friends are safe from this past week's storms. SWHS finally had power restored as of late today. With the cancelled days that have occurred come a lot of changes in activities as well as a lot of new dates and times for various events still to occur. Thank you for understanding. 

Since we lost out of the students' most anticipated theme day of "Growing up" this past Thursday, it has been rescheduled to tomorrow.

GROWING UP

Freshman-                   Babies & Toddlers
Sophomores-               College year  FraterniT’s, SororiT’s, CollegeT’s
Juniors-                        Moms & Dads…be the best soccer mom or coach dad
Seniors-                       Senior Citizens

This past Friday's original plan of cowboy/cowgirl theme will be rescheduled to the Friday  game vs Smith High School on November 9th.

Picture make up day will be rescheduled as soon as we can get a date set by Lifetouch pictures.

Interim's were set to be distributed this past Thursday. We will now distribute the 2nd set of interims for the first quarter Tuesday. 

October is NC Countdown to College Month!

We are encouraging seniors to wear college t-shirts next week in support of College Application Week!  

Ask a Senior:  Next week, when you see your peers out and about, ASK them if them 3 questions:

Have you applied to college, have you completed your FAFSA, have you completed RDS!  If they say no, point them in the direction of the nearest counselor :)  

*Remember, Friends support Friends! 

NEED HELP?  Counselors will be have Lab 2 open for assistance on Wednesday and Thursday, during 3rd block!  Signup here:  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=H_vimqLeQ0yBlHYk_LuzDLUjrBYbG59LjD4oYN0YjYxUNzA0S0IwRzRLSksxOVNRSFlJTjRVSVoyRy4u

An upcoming blood drive will be Monday, October 29th from 8:30 am-1:30 pm. Parents and staff do not need an appointment. All students must have an appointment and have parent permission.  More information will be sent out from Mrs. Dusek as the date approaches. 

NC Governor's School is a summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students. Students eligible to attend are sophomores who are gifted in the performing arts and juniors who are gifted in the performing arts and core academics such as English, mathematics, natural science, social science, and world languages.If interested, please contact Ms. Graves. Applications are due back to Ms. Graves by October 22nd.

Activity buses on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons start this week. Students who need transportation after school from tutorial must be present in their location from 3:45 to 4:45. Students should check with their teacher to be sure they will be present for their desired tutorial.  Please do not let students in late nor allow them out early if they plan on riding the tutorial buses.

This Saturday is our first Saturday school for making up time. 8AM to Noon in the Media Center. Students who can not follow expectations during Saturday School will not be allowed to stay. Please make sure your child has work or reading to work on during this time. 
                                                      

Seniors in English the first semester at SWHS will give speeches during the evening of November 8th. We need adult volunteers from the community and the "ranch" to judge. If you are interested, we would need you from 5:30-8:30 during the evening of November 8th. A meal is provided and we train you using a rubric to give feedback to the students. e-mail Mrs. Davis if you are interested at davisd9@gcsnc.com. 

Monday, October 15

TBA Womens Varsity Golf OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West Regional Golf Tournament Home 
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Southern Alamance HS Home 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE PT 4A Conference Tournament Home 6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School *Senior Night Home 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Southern Alamance HS Home
7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Ben L. Smith High School Away 
7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Ben L. Smith High School Away

Tuesday, October 16

Interim reports - distributed in all classes to all students
First day of buses running for Tuesday/Thursday afterschool Tutorials

TBA Womens Varsity Golf OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West Regional Golf Tournament Home 

5:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country PT 4A Conference Championship @ Ivey Redmon Park Away 

5:30 PM Mens Middle School Football Mendenhall Middle School Home 

5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Away 

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School 1st Round Conference Tournament Home 

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Away

Wednesday, October 17

All Day - Auditorium - Flu Clinic

4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis OPEN DATE 1st Rd NCHSAA Playoffs vs. TBA Home 

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE Piedmont Triad 3A Semi- Final #2/7 vs. #3/6 Away

Thursday, October 18

4:45 PM Womens Middle School Soccer Kernodle Middle School Home 

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

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

7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Mount Tabor High School Home

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE Piedmont Triad 3A Conference Tournament Final @ Western Guilford Away 

7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Mount Tabor High School Home 

Friday, October 19

PTSA Baked Potato Luncheon for staff - lunch blocks - Reach out to the PTSA if you wish to assist
TBA Womens Varsity Tennis OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West Individual Regionals @ TBA Away 7:30 PM Mens Varsity Football Mount Tabor High School Away 
7:30 PM Womens Varsity Cheerleading Mount Tabor High School Away

Coming Up...

Saturday, October 20

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

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                 Burroughs

Attendance intersection                      Hurt 

Outside Media Center                         Sturgill

Inside Media Center                            Wood

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Cooke

Cafeteria inside                                   Shaw

Cafeteria outside                                 Fry

Student lot outside gym                      McDonald 

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Ridge

Card Swiping Student lot                    Palma/Ingram
Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Demercurio

Academy gym (hallway)                      Greene

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Anderson

Teacher 2                                             Murphy

Teacher 3                                             Allah
Teacher 4                                             Taylor

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Hinson

Teacher 2                                             Spillman

Teacher 3                                             Arrington
Teacher 4                                             Brown

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Long

Teacher 2                                             Talley

Teacher 3                                             Davis
Teacher 4                                             Fry

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Larson

Teacher 2                                             Nadeau

Teacher 3                                             Dusek
Teacher 4                                             Silvas

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!

Week of October 8

Fellow ranchers,

Thank you for a great week. I've had the pleasure to be involved in many conferences this past week as well as some very critical conversations. I applaud each and every one of you who continue to reflect, explore various ways to help your students, and engage them to find out how you can better serve them. Data conversations continue to grow and it amazes me how far we have come as a staff. Kudos! Please continue to provide me and the admin team with any challenges and feedback that will allow us to make adjustments according to your needs. 

“If I am not aware of the barriers you face, then I won’t see them, much less be motivated to remove them.” - Robin DiAngelo

Homecoming week is upon us! What does that mean? Well, it means a lot of excitement, especially for our students, which is ok. However, for us, it means we need to be more vigilant in our supervision, more engaging in our instruction, and maximizing the time in our class from bell to bell. Let's not let an exciting week catch us looking the other way. 

Below is the guidance Mrs. Repko has given you, followed by the precise communication given to our students. Remember jeans are ok AS LONG AS THEY ARE PART OF THEIR THEME.... and no rips, shreds, holes, etc.

STAFF:

MONDAY- Good luck…I just learned they think a meme/vine is hysterical…I like the avocado one…but that’s all I know.

TUESDAY- Surely you can dig something up!!!!

WEDNESDAY- Find some friends (OR YOUR WHOLE HALL) and dress in a group character theme…it will be lots of fun!!!!

THURSDAY- STAFF will be the High School Kids “Growing UP”  Please fight the urge to sag your pants and wear shorts that are way inappropriate for humankind (HAHAHAHA!!!!)

FRIDAY- BE a cowboy/cowgirl or match your favorite class!

The Pep Rally is Friday most of 4^th block… staff volunteers!!!!! MORE INFORMATION WILL COME THIS WEEK!

COMMUNICATED TO STUDENTS:

MEME’d UP Monday         Be an appropriate Meme  - Your theme must have some sort of “evidence”

BACK UP Tuesday             Dress as your favorite Decade---before 2000!

WALT’d UP Wednesday Dress as your favorite Disney Character…
or Marvel…or PIXAR…
or Star Wars, but NO masks

GROWING UP Thursday
Freshman-                   Babies & Toddlers
Sophomores-               College year  FraterniT’s, SororiT’s, CollegeT’s
Juniors-                        Moms & Dads…be the best soccer mom or coach dad
Seniors-                       Senior Citizens

T’d UP Friday- Everyone can be a COWBOY/GIRL…but if you do not quite have the gear… CLASS COLORS WAR…shirts must be obviously school appropriate, jeans OK
            Freshman-                Grey
            Sophomores-           Green
            Juniors-                     White
            Seniors-                     Black

GLOW UP HOMECOMING NIGHT- Let’s see the NEON at the game!!!

Make-Up Picture Day Schedule – Friday, October 12, 2018
 Underclassmen report to the NEW GYM (COGGINS GYM) to retake their picture
Underclassmen need to bring their old photos to the photographer in order to take a new picture.
Seniors, bring $5 sitting fee.
All freshmen and seniors with last name A-H                         8:45 – 9:25
All sophomores and seniors with last name I-Q                    9:30 – 10:10
All juniors and seniors with last name R-Z                           10:15 – 10:55
Staff                                                                                                Any time

This Thursday is the 2nd interim report distribution for the quarter. Please make sure all parents have received contact regarding any Ds, Fs, or letter drops from an A to a C. 

An upcoming blood drive will be Monday, October 29th from 8:30 am-1:30 pm. Parents and staff do not need an appointment. All students must have an appointment and have parent permission.  More information will be sent out from Mrs. Dusek as the date approaches. 

As a reminder, due to the day offs from Hurricane Florence, we will now be in school on November 1st and January 18th. Please mark your calendars.

It's that time again....Seniors in English the first semester at SWHS will give speeches during the evening of November 8th. We need adult volunteers from the community and the "ranch" to judge. If you are interested, we need you from 5:30-8:30 during the evening of November 8th. A meal is provided and we train you using a rubric to give feedback to the students. Simply e-mail Dawn Davis (Davisd9@gcsnc.com) if you are interested. Also - try to send this out to your distribution groups for the next few weeks to further assist Mrs. Davis. 

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

Monday, October 8

PSAT test training - 8:00 - Media Center
4:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Tri-Meet vs. Ragsdale and Wesleyan Home
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Northwest Senior High School Away
6:30 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Northwest Senior High School Away

Tuesday, October 9

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM - Governor's School presentation - auditorium 

TBA Womens Varsity Tennis Piedmont Triad 3A Conference Tournament @ Mt.

Tabor Away

4:00 PM Womens Varsity Golf Northwest Senior High School NWG at Greensboro

Farm Course Away

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball North Forsyth High School Away

5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer North Forsyth High School Away

6:30 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball North Forsyth High School Away

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer North Forsyth High School Away

Wednesday, October 10

7:45 - 8:30 - Leadership team Meeting - Media Center
8:30 - 1:30 - PSAT - Sophomores and Juniors - Follow test plan (9th and 12th are in homerooms)

2nd block (10:20) - Senior meeting - auditorium - no early release

3:00 PM Womens Varsity Tennis Piedmont Triad Conference Tournament @ Mt. Tabor Away

5:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country Conference Match vs. Dudley, Smith, Mt. Tabor Home

Thursday, October 11

Interim reports - distributed in all classes to all students

5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Ben L. Smith High School Home

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School *Senior Night Home

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Ben L. Smith High School Home

7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Ben L. Smith High School Away

7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Ben L. Smith High School Away

Friday, October 12

7:30 PM Mens Varsity Football Ben L. Smith High School Homecoming Home
7:30 PM Womens Varsity Cheerleading Ben L. Smith High School Homecoming Home
Make-Up Picture Day Schedule – Friday, October 12, 2018 - See schedule above

Pep rally - Coggins gym _Time TBD (most of 4th)

Homecoming

PTSA Chic Fila Day - proceeds go back to SWHS when you mention our school

Coming Up...

Tuesday, October 16
First day of buses running for Tuesday/Thursday Tutorials

Wednesday, October 17

Flu Clinic - Auditorium

Friday, October 19 

PTSA Baked Potato Luncheon - lunch blocks

Saturday, October 20
8:00 AM - Noon - Saturday School - Media Center

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                 Manley

Attendance intersection                      Hurt (Ramey)

Outside Media Center                         Steely

Inside Media Center                            Talley

Cafeteria Inside (late bus)                   Hudgens

Cafeteria inside                                   Littles-Thiam

Cafeteria outside                                 Silvas

Student lot outside gym                      Whitestone

Gravel lot behind cafeteria                  Hammersley

Card Swiping Student lot                    Palma/Ingram
Card Swiping Front Door                    Vogel/Chambers/Miller

Academy gym (inside)                         Gann

Academy gym (hallway)                      Black

LUNCH

1^st Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Demercurio

Teacher 2                                             Muse

Teacher 3                                             M. Cook
Teacher 4                                             Richmond

2^nd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Haith

Teacher 2                                             Shavers

Teacher 3                                             Phillips
Teacher 4                                             Hawkins

3^rd Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Lasher

Teacher 2                                             Steely

Teacher 3                                             Rodriguez
Teacher 4                                             Donovan

4^th Lunch

Teacher 1                                             Frohne

Teacher 2                                             McDonald

Teacher 3                                             Richards
Teacher 4                                             Rainey

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!