Sunday, August 28, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of August 29, 2016

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

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

Let the new school year begin! I hope you are as excited as we are to get this year underway.  

Tomorrow, Monday, August 29th, all students will report to their homerooms to get their schedules. We appreciate your patience as we have tried to work out as many conflicts as possible. We will continue to balance throughout the week which may require us to move some students as there will still be some adjustments that must be made. 

This week, all students can wear Southwest Spirit shirts. You must still comply with dress code for you shorts and pants. Let's show our "Cowboy Pride" this week! 

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:
Tuesday 8/30 - Men's Soccer vs Southeast Guilford
Tuesday 8/30  - Cross Country @ Hagan-Stone Park
Tuesday 8/30 - Women's Tennis vs Southeast Guilford
Wednesday 8/31 - Women's Volleyball vs Wheatmore 
Thursday 9/1 - Women's Tennis vs Wheatmore
Thursday 9/1 - JV Football vs Ledford
Friday 9/2 - Varsity Football @ Ledford

I just want to thank everyone that has welcomed me to Southwest. This is a wonderful community filled with dedicated people. I know I have said it a lot, but I am truly honored to be here and cannot wait to see all we accomplish this year. Thank you for your support of Southwest. 

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

Friday, August 19, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of August 22, 2016


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

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

One more week and we will be back in school. It is going to be a great year, so start getting excited about coming back on the August 29th. 

Tomorrow, Monday, August 22nd, we will have our annual freshmen orientation. Mr. Hettenbach wants me to remind you that all 9th graders are expected to attend the orientation from 8:30am to 12:30pm. Students should have a healthy breakfast before coming. Dress code is not being required for this day. Parent orientation starts at 6:30pm and ends at 8:00pm. Student schedules for 9th graders only will be distributed after the parent orientation.  9th grade class of 2020 shirts will be on sale right after student orientation as well as before and after parent orientation for $12.00 a piece. We hope to see you there. 

Also tomorrow, Monday, August 22nd, all 10th, 11th, and 12th grade schedules will be mailed home. We are still working this week on fixing scheduling issues in an effort to make them as accurate as possible.

We have a lot of home sporting events this week:
Monday 8/22 - Men's Soccer vs Northern Guilford
Tuesday 8/23 - Women's Tennis vs Grimsley
Wednesday 8/24 - Women's Tennis vs Southeast Guilford
Wednesday 8/24 - Women's Volleyball vs Andrews 
Friday 8/26 - Varsity Football vs Andrews

I have a quick message just for our students. We are aware that Ragsdale is our rival and that at times they have done some vandalism to our school. Apparently, someone has gone to Ragsdale this past week and defaced some of their property. I say it is us because of the green SWs painted all over the place. I do not have a problem with school spirit where we paint a rivals spirit rock or perhaps roll their school. I do have a problem with destruction of property. We are better than that and my expectation is that we rise above. Please refrain from going to other schools and vandalizing their campus. I do not want to use school funds to pay for items at other schools. I appreciate your help with this.  

Remember, you will also be able to access this message on the school website under School News and titled 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

 



 









Saturday, August 13, 2016

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of August 15, 2016

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

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

Only two more weeks and we will be kicking off the 2016-2017 school year. I hope you are excited for another great year at the "Ranch".


Each Sunday at 6:30 PM, you will receive a phone call from me with some brief information pertaining to the upcoming week. You will also be able to access this message on the school website under School News and titled Weekly Updates. I will also be sending this link out at the same time 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.

This Saturday, August 20th at 12pm, the Carl Chavis YMCA is hosting their Back to School Bash. You will be able to meet and greet your local principals, have some light refreshments, and also enjoy some live entertainment. They have a new splash park and will be giving away backpacks stuffed with school supplies. Registration is required and tickets may be picked up at the "Y". Proof of High Point residency and a report card are required to receive a ticket. We hope to see you there.

On Monday, August 22nd, we will have our annual freshmen orientation. Mr. Hettenbach wants me to remind you that all 9th graders are expected to attend the orientation from 8:30am to 12:30pm. Parents can attend the orientation that evening from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Schedules will be handed out to parents AFTER parent orientation ends. Any parent that does not pick up their child's schedule will have it mailed immediately the next day.


On Monday, August 22nd, all 10th, 11th, and 12th grade schedules will be mailed home. We are still working this week on fixing scheduling issues in an effort to make them as accurate as possible.

I know that many of you are wondering whether our dress code or cell phone policies are going to change. At this time, we will not be changing any of our procedures or expectations. Our Leadership Team will be looking at all of our policies as the year progresses to make sure that we are consistent.

I hope you have a great week and are ready to start back on August 29th

Go Cowboys