Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.
First and foremost, I hope you all are having a relaxing summer! I want to update with some important items so you all can be better prepared for the start of school in only 6 weeks.
Please check Facebook or the school's website for the updated version of our Student Dress Code. This was approved by the school's leadership team. If you have already been shopping based on previous year's dress codes, your child will still be within the parameters of the code, however, you and your child will find that we have eased up on some of the expectations while also providing clarity.
As communicated in my last connect ed message in June, we knew there was a possibility of the PowerSchool program being accessible prior to the start of school. As everyone is aware, schedules are still being worked on throughout the entire summer. Any schedules viewed at this time should be ignored until counselors have completed their tasks by the end of the summer. Working on scheduling and continuously making adjustments to the scheduling matrix is necessary due to ongoing enrollment changes. Students and parents can reach out to counselors as it relates to enrollment in any of our new courses. These newly added courses include Beginning Band, Dance, Advanced Dance, Advanced Physical Fitness with a concentration on Yoga, Zumba, steps, and more! Honors African American Studies, Digital Media and Advanced Digital Media!
Go ahead and mark your calendar for September 11th, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. This is for SWHS's 1st semester PTSA Walk the Schedule Night or as some of you may see it as Open House. Speaking about the PTSA, if you are interested in assisting this group, feel free to send me an e-mail and I will connect you with Mrs. McGuire, our PTSA president. She can be reached directly through e-mail at michele.mcguire1424@gmail.com
Last, if you are friends with any parents or guardians of rising freshmen, Thursday August 24th is the Freshman Orientation. All Freshmen are expected to be present from 8:30-12:30 that morning while all parents will be attending that evening from 6:30 to 8:00.
As it relates to athletics, Fall practices and try outs officially start on July 31st. Please reach out to the individual coaches or our athletic director for more information. Also - feel free to navigate through our athletics webpage.
As usual, we thank you for your ongoing support! Enjoy your summer. Please know I will send additional messages only as I feel it is appropriate.
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 summer!
We are... Southwest!
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