Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message: September 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of October 3, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

Parents and Students, as you know this week is "Spirit Week" in celebration of Homecoming. I encourage students and staff to participate and join in the fun! You will get a special message each night from some of Southwests' finest explaining the themes.

Monday is America Day
Tuesday is Pajama Day
Wednesday is Class Day with different themes for each Class
Thursday is Hawaiian Themed
Friday is Cowboy Day

I know that many of you are asking about Jeans. You can wear Jeans on Friday 10/7 if you dress up as a Cowboy/Cowgirl or are wearing a Southwest Spirit, Club, or Sports Shirt!

Tuesday, October 4th is College Night at the Greensboro Coliseum from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Friday, October 7th is an early release day for students and in-service for staff. Students will be dismissed at 1:35 PM

Also on Friday. October 7th is another PTSA Dinner Night Out opportunity at Chick Fil A near the Palladium. Let them know all day that you are with Southwest High and some of the proceeds from the day's sales will be given to our school. Please come out and show your Cowboy Pride

Juniors and seniors, have you ever considered Governor's School? Governor's School is a 5 week experience for students who excel in academics or the arts. Applicants must be NC residents and have a 92% or above on an approved achievement test. An Information session will be held this Thursday, October 6th at Andrews High School. For more information, contact your school counselor.

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:

Monday 10/3 - Women's Golf has their Conference Tournament
Monday 10/3 - Women's Volleyball vs Northern Guilford
Tuesday 10/4 - Women's Volleyball vs Ragsdale
Tuesday 10/4 - Men's Soccer vs East Forsyth
Wednesday 10/5 - Women's Tennis vs High Point Central

Wednesday 10/5 - Coed Varsity Cross Country vs Northwest
Thursday 10/6 - Men's Soccer vs Northwest
Thursday 10/6 - Women's Volleyball vs East Forsyth
Thursday 10/6 - Women's Tennis vs Western
Friday 10/7 - Varsity Football vs Glenn (Homecoming Game)

Parents, we still need your help by completing a school survey for our AdvanceED accreditation. Please go to the Southwest High School homepage and click on the link titled, “School Improvement Parent Survey” under the “School News” tab in the center of the page or you can click the link attached to this message from my blog: at http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/4752939

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Friday, September 23, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of September 26, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

Tomorrow, Monday, September 26th, we will begin silent sustained reading during our 3rd period block. 3rd Block is a little longer than the other blocks each day and we want to take advantage of this time and allow students to read at their leisure and also about topics that interest them. Students can read books, magazines, textbooks, newspapers, comics books, etc... Research shows that students who read daily for pleasure perform better in school.

Also tomorrow, Monday, September 26th, we will have make-up portraits for seniors. If you are getting your portrait done, you should have signed up for an appointment. Don't forget to bring your $10.00.

Juniors and seniors, have you ever considered Governor's School? Governor's School is a 5 week experience for students who excel in academics or the arts. Applicants must be NC residents and have a 92% or above on an approved achievement test. Information sessions will be held on Tuesday, September 27th at Western High School and Thursday, October 6th at Andrews High School. For more information, contact your school counselor.

Parents and Students, Powerschool is up and you now have access to your child's grade through the parent portal. If you have never used the parent portal, you will love the access you have to your child's progress. You can access this service through our school website under the parent tab. The portal log in access is there along with directions on how to set it up. If you have trouble, please email Mrs. Kristy Cline our data manager at clinek2@gcsnc.com for assistance.

Parents, we are still having a few of you dropping off and picking up your children in the back student parking lot. Drop off and pick up is in the front of the school. We have a lot of young inexperienced driver's back there and we want to keep them separated from our parent drivers. I appreciate your help.

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:

Monday 9/26 - Women's Volleyball vs Southern Guilford
Monday 9/26 - Women's Tennis vs Ragsdale
Tuesday 9/27 - Women's Volleyball vs High Point Christian Academy
Tuesday 9/27 - Men's Soccer vs Glenn
Wednesday 9/28 - Women's Tennis vs East Forsyth

Thursday 9/29 - Men's Soccer vs Northern Guilford
There is No Football this week - Bye Week

Remember, you are always able to access this message on our school website under School News and titled Principal's Weekly Updates or on Facebook and Twitter. Please follow Southwest High School at SouthwestGHS for both Twitter and Facebook. This is a great way for us to communicate and stay connected.

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Friday, September 16, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of September 19, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

On Tuesday, September 20th, we will have a PTSA meeting in the media Center at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 21st is an early release day for students and in-service for our teacher. Students will be dismissed at 1:35 p.m. Seniors will have their first meeting of the year with Ms. Nichols and Chris Wieczorek from Herff Jones. All seniors will be permitted to leave after this meeting at 11:00 a.m.

Parents, we are still having a few of you dropping off and picking up your children in the back student parking lot. Drop off and pick up is in the front of the school. We have a lot of young inexperienced driver's back there and we want to keep them separated from our parent drivers. I appreciate your help.

Parents and Students, Powerschool is up and you now have access to your child's grade through the parent portal. If you have never used the parent portal, you will love the access you have to your child's progress. You can access this service through our school website under the parent tab. The portal log in access is there along with directions on how to set it up. If you have trouble, please email Mrs. Kristy Cline our data manager at clinek2@gcsnc.com for assitance.

Since you access to your child's grades through the parent portal, we will no longer be sending home interim reports with all students. Our teachers have been instructed to only send home progress reports to students that is in danger of failing or are in fact failing their class at this time. If you do not have access to the internet or the use of a smart phone to access your child's grades, please let your child's teacher know so that we continue to communicate with you with paper progress reports.

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:

Monday 9/19 - Women's Volleyball vs Western

Thursday 9/22 - Women's Tennis vs Asheboro

Thursday 9/22 - Men's Soccer vs Page
Thursday 9/22 - Women's Volleyball vs Northwest

Friday 9/23- Varsity Football vs Southeast

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Friday, September 9, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of September 12, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

I appreciate everyone being patient as we have worked through our scheduling issues.

Tuesday, September 13th is school picture day. Make sure your child is looking their best for their school picture. Picture packets were sent home with all students this past week.

Parents and students, "Say Yes Guilford" is hosting a program from 5:30-7:30 pm at the Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday Sept. 13th. Representatives from the colleges and universities in attendance are all part of the Say Yes Higher Education Compact, which includes over 100 partner universities that offer last-dollar tuition-only scholarships to Say Yes students. To learn more and RSVP, visit www.sayyesguilford.org

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:

Monday 9/12 - Women's Golf vs Page

Tuesday 9/13 - Women's Volleyball vs Glenn

Wednesday 9/14 - Women's Tennis vs Northwest Guilford

Wednesday 9/14 - Coed Cross Country vs Glenn

Thursday 9/15 - JV Football vs Southern Alamance

Friday 9/16- Varsity Football @ Southern Alamance

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Friday, September 2, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of September 5, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

This first week back was hot and I am sure a little tiring for some. I have been very impressed with this staff and the behavior of our students so far. Keep up the great work!

Tomorrow, Monday, September 5th, is the Labor Day Holiday. There will be no school for students and staff. I hope you are able to spend quality time with friends and family.

Tuesday, September 6th, we will host our annual open house for all grades from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. We will begin with a brief meeting in the auditorium before we ring the bells and allow you to walk your child's schedule. I hope to see you all there.

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:
Tuesday 9/6 - Men's Soccer vs Western Guilford
Tuesday 9/6 - Women's Tennis vs Glenn
Wednesday 9/7 - Women's Golf vs Page
Wednesday 9/7 - Women's Volleyball vs Eastern Guilford
Thursday 9/8 - Women's Golf vs Grimsley
Thursday 9/8 - JV Football vs Western Guilford
Friday 9/9 - Varsity Football @ Western Guilford

Parents, I know that many of you have signed a schedule change form for your child to come out of certain classes. The schedule change form is for students that had a hole in their schedule or did not get what the registered for during the spring of last year. We are not going to change classes for lunch preferences, to be with friends, or make changes that further overload our already crowded courses. I appreciate your understanding as we continue to balance our school schedule.

Also, starting Tuesday, Sept 6th, students will be able to bring water to their classes to drink. We are not, however, going to allow any other types of drinks or food to be consumed in the classrooms. This is in an effort to help our students stay hydrated throughout the school day.

Remember, you are able to access this message on our school website under School News and titled Principal's Weekly Updates or on Facebook and Twitter. Please follow Southwest High School at SouthwestGHS for both Twitter and Facebook. This is a great way for us to communicate and stay connected.

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys