SWHS Principal's Weekly Updates for October 2, 2017

Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

What a way to start the weekend with a big Football win over #1 in the state, Dudley High School. Great job to the coaches, players and everyone else who made that happen!

This Wednesday is an early release ay for all students. Students will be released at 1:35.

Parents, as a reminder, in a way to raise funds for the PTSA, we are requesting a $5 donation each semester. This donation will provide one of your children with a wristband that will allow them to have a jean day every 4th Friday of the month, along with a couple special dates that we will communicate ahead of time. We will do this process again the 2nd semester as well. Our wristbands should arrive this week in order to start selling them on Wednesday and Thursday October 4th and 5th in all lunches. Anyone who purchases and wears their wristband will be able to participate in our first jean day, this Friday. We will have a second jean day on October 27th as well for those who have purchased and are wearing their bracelet. More information will be shared with the students during morning and afternoon announcements this week. Thank you for helping the PTSA!

GTCC camnpus tours will be available during the week of October 9th. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, GTCC will conduct tours from 10-11, 12-1 and 2-3. Students can show up at the Medlin Campus Center Lobby on the 2nd floor at one of the times just listed. 

Sophomores and parents, please fill out the survey on the SWHS website. This can be located by clicking on Student Services, then Counselling, and then Sophomore Information. The Class of 2020 Sophomore Survey is the third link from the top. Please answer the 8 short questions so Mr. Hawkins, the 10th grade counselor, can start sending out weekly correspondences to all of you.

All Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT this year. The date is currently scheduled for October 11th.The PSAT is a college readiness test that has several benefits for High School students. As our school will be testing 817 students on October 11th, there will be a limited number of calculators available. We are asking that all students who are able to, please bring their own calculators for testing. A list of approved calculators is now located on the school's website. More information will be shared with 10th and 11th graders during homeroom on October 5th. 

As it relates to the weekly athletics, please feel free to navigate to the www.cowboysports.org website for detailed information. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule:

Monday, October 02

2:00 PM           Womens Varsity Golf Postponed- Conference Championship Meet @ TBA Away
4:30 PM           Womens Varsity Tennis Western Guilford High School Match Away
5:00 PM           Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball East Forsyth High School Home
6:30 PM           Womens Varsity Volleyball East Forsyth High School Home

Tuesday, October 03
2:00 PM           Womens Varsity Golf Conference Championship Meet @ TBA Away
4:30 PM           Womens Varsity Tennis High Point Christian Academy Home
5:00 PM           Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Western Guilford High School Match Away
5:30 PM           Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Western Guilford High School Away
6:30 PM           Womens Varsity Volleyball Western Guilford High School Match Away
7:00 PM           Mens Varsity Soccer Western Guilford High School Away
Wednesday, October 04
1:35 PM           Early release          
4:00 PM           Womens Varsity Tennis Asheboro High School Away
5:00 PM           Coed Varsity Cross Country Conference Meet @ N. Forsyth HS Away
5:00 PM           Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Northwest Senior High School Home
6:30 PM           Womens Varsity Volleyball Northwest Senior High School Home
Thursday, October 05
8:40 - 9:00       Homeroom for all students - PSAT info (for 10th and 11th) to follow from Ms. Shaw
6:00 PM           Tri-M Induction - Auditorium
4:00 PM           Womens Varsity Golf Tri-Match vs. Grimsley/Glenn Home
5:30 PM           Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Page High School Away
7:00 PM           Mens Varsity Soccer Page High School Away

Friday, October 06
No Athletic events

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.

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SWHS Principal's weekly updates for September 25, 2017

Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

Four weeks and going strong! A big thanks to everyone who participated in last Monday's PTSA meeting.  If you missed the meeting but you still want to be an active member, please let me know and I will connect you to the PTSA contacts. Additionally, if there are any parents who are interested in volunteering for our school, please let us know,. We can use help in our Media Center, Front Office and Attendance Office. This can be as little as a couple hours one day a week or up to as much as you would like to contribute. Please let me know if this opportunity is of interest to you. 

Parents, in a way to raise funds for the PTSA, we are requesting a $5 donation each semester. This donation will provide one of your children with a wristband that will allow them to have a jean day every 4th Friday of the month, along with a couple special dates that we will communicate ahead of time. We will do this process again the 2nd semester as well. As we wait for our wristbands to arrive, we will have two jean days in October, Friday, October 6th and Friday, October 27th.  Wrist bands will go on sale Wednesday and Thursday October 4th and 5th in all lunches. More information will be shared with the students during morning and afternoon announcements. Thank you for helping the PTSA!

Southwest Theatre presents The School for Scandal. Performances will be Thursday and Friday at 6:30 PM, as well as on Saturday at 2:00 in the afternoon. Come out and support the SWHS Theatre program!

Sophomores and parents, please fill out the survey on the SWHS website. Please answer the 8 short questions so Mr. Hawkins, the 10th grade counselor, can start sending out weekly correspondences to all of you.

Parents of Sophomores and juniors. All Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT this year. The date is currently scheduled for October 11th.

As a reminder, Parent Assist is available.  I will attach the directions to this message for you to peruse on Facebook,Twitter or on our website under Principal's weekly updates.

Under the “Parents” tab on our Website

It will have 3 Powerschool choices

Powerschool Parent Portal Registration Information – You must go here 1^st to register for your student’s Access ID & Access Password

Powerschool Parent Portal Login – after receiving the Access ID & Password got here to Create an Account

Powerschool Parent Portal App Instructions – gives instructions on how to retrieve PS on your phone.

If you have problems contact Kristy Cline @ 819-2970

As it relates to the weekly athletics, please feel free to navigate to the www.cowboysports.org website for detailed information. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule:

Monday, September 25

4:30 PM       Womens Varsity Golf Conference Meet by SWGHS Home

4:30 PM       Womens Varsity Tennis Mount Tabor High School Match Away

5:00 PM       Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Cornerstone Charter Academy Home

Tuesday, September 26

4:00 PM       Womens Varsity Golf Conference Meet hosted by Dudley Away

4:30 PM       Womens Varsity Tennis East Forsyth High School Home

5:00 PM       Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Mount Tabor High School Match Away

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

6:30 PM       Womens Varsity Volleyball Mount Tabor High School Match Away

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

Wednesday, September 27

4:00 PM       Womens Varsity Golf Match vs. Glenn/NWG/Ragsdale @ Olde Homeplace Away

4:30 PM       Womens Varsity Tennis Dudley Senior High School Match Home

5:00 PM       Coed Varsity Cross Country Conference Meet hosted by SWGHS Home

5:00 PM       Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Ragsdale High School Away

6:30 PM       Womens Varsity Volleyball Ragsdale High School Away

Thursday, September 28

4:30 PM       Womens Varsity Tennis Glenn Away

5:30 PM       Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Cornerstone Charter Academy Home

6:00 PM       Womens Varsity Volleyball Dudley Senior High School Match Home

7:00 PM       Mens Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Home

7:00 PM       Mens Junior Varsity Football Dudley Senior High School Away

Friday, September 29

7:30 PM       Mens Varsity Football Dudley Senior High School Home

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.

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SWHS Principal's weekly message for September 18, 2017

Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

Yet another great week in Cowboy country. Thank you to all of you who continue to be a positive force in what we do here on a daily basis. Your contributions allow our staff to be more successful with the students who enter our building on a daily basis. We can't tell you how much we appreciate what you do for us.  

This Monday, we will be providing interim reports to every child for every class regardless of the grades they have earned. Therefore, please ask your child for their interim reports when they arrive home after school on Monday. If you did not receive a report, feel free to contact your child's teacher. 

The PTSA is looking for active volunteers. There is a meeting Monday night in room C130 on the cafeteria hallway if you would like to be a part of our wonderful PTSA team.

Parents of Sophomores and juniors. All Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT this year. The date is currently scheduled for October 11th.

Parent Assist should now be available.  I will attach the directions to this message for you to peruse on Facebook,Twitter or on our website under Principal's weekly updates.

Under the “Parents” tab on our Website

It will have 3 Powerschool choices

Powerschool Parent Portal Registration Information – You must go here 1^st to register for your student’s Access ID & Access Password

Powerschool Parent Portal Login – after receiving the Access ID & Password got here to Create an Account

Powerschool Parent Portal App Instructions – gives instructions on how to retrieve PS on your phone.

If you have problems contact Kristy Cline @ 819-2970

Please remind your child that if he/she is driving to school, they must have a 2017-2018 SWHS parking permit. Any cars without a visible permit in the car will be towed. 

As it relates to the weekly athletics, please feel free to navigate to the www.cowboysports.org website for detailed information. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule:

Monday, September 18

4:30 PM      Womens Varsity Golf Conference Meet hosted by SWGHS Home

4:30 PM      Womens Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Match Home

5:00 PM      Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Wheatmore High School Away

6:30 PM      Womens Varsity Volleyball Wheatmore High School Away

Tuesday, September 19

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

5:00 PM      Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School Match Home

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

6:30 PM      Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School Match Home

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

Wednesday, September 20

4:00 PM      Womens Varsity Golf Match vs. HPC/Rags/E. Forsyth Home

4:30 PM      Womens Varsity Tennis Parkland High School Match Away

5:00 PM      Coed Varsity Cross Country Conference Meet Hosted by W. Guilford Away

Thursday, September 21

4:30 PM      Womens Varsity Tennis Wheatmore High School Home

5:00 PM      Womens Junior Varsity Volleyball Parkland High School Match Away

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

6:30 PM      Womens Varsity Volleyball Parkland High School Match Away

7:00 PM      Mens Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Away

7:00 PM      Mens Junior Varsity Football Parkland High School Home

Friday, September 22

7:30 PM      Mens Varsity Football Parkland High School Away

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.

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SWHS Principal's Weekly Message for September 11, 2017

Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

We had another great week on the Ranch. I want to thank everyone who has reached out to the staff at Southwest High School not only for supporting our mission but for providing us with critical information that will allow us to best serve your children.

With that being stated, the PTSA Walk the Schedule is tomorrow night, Monday, September 11 from 6 to 7:30, starting in the auditorium. For seniors and their parents, Say Yes and GTCC will be here to talk about scholarships and how to get grants and loans for college.  If you’re thinking about attending college, this session is a must!  The session is from 5 - 6 pm in the auditorium right before the Walk the Schedule event starts.  We look forward to seeing many individuals on campus for Mondays events!

One week from tomorrow, Monday, September 18th, our first interim reports will be distributed home. Each student will get a report regardless of the grades they are receiving. If you do not get a report from one of your child's teachers, please reach out to him or her to follow up on your child's academics.

Trying to decide between the ACT or the SAT?  Attend the senior seminar in the College Advising Center, Trailer 5 on Friday, September 15 from 8 - 8:30 am.

Parents of Sophomores and juniors. All Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT this year. The date is currently scheduled for October 11th.

Please remind your child that if he/she is driving to school, they must have a 2017-2018 SWHS parking permit. Any cars without a visible permit in the car will be towed. 

As it relates to the weekly athletics, please feel free to navigate to the www.cowboysports.org website for detailed information. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule:

Monday, September 11
4:00	Womens	Varsity	Golf	Dudley		Away
4:30	Womens	JV	Tennis	Mount Tabor		Home
5:00	Womens	JV	Volleyball	Glenn		Home
5:30	Mens	JV	Soccer	R J Reynolds		Away
6:30	Womens	Varsity	Volleyball	Glenn		Home
7:00	Mens	Varsity	Soccer	R J Reynolds		Away
Tuesday, September 12
4:00	Womens	Varsity	Golf	Page		Away
4:00	Womens	Varsity	Tennis	High Point Christian Academy		Away
5:30	Mens	JV	Soccer	Grimsley		Away
7:00	Mens	Varsity	Soccer	Grimsley		Away
Wednesday, September 13
4:30	Womens	Varsity	Tennis	North Forsyth High School Match		Away
5:00	Coed	Varsity	Cross Country	Pre Conference Meet @ Ivy Redmond		Away
Thursday, September 14
4:00	Womens	JV	Tennis	High Point Christian		Home
4:30	Womens	Varsity	Tennis	R J Reynolds		Away
5:00	Womens	JV	Volleyball	North Forsyth		Away
5:30	Mens	JV	Soccer	North Forsyth		Away
6:30	Womens	Varsity	Volleyball	North Forsyth		Away
7:00	Mens	JV	Football	Northwest		Home
7:00	Mens	Varsity	Soccer	North Forsyth		Away
Friday, September 15
7:30	Mens	Varsity	Football	Northwest		Away

                     
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.

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SWHS Principal's weekly message for September 5th, 2017

Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I would like to start off by saying that the first 5 days have been absolutely amazing. With that being shared, please take this 3 day weekend to enjoy your family and friends before we start right back up on Tuesday. 

As we finished 5 days of the school year, this puts us midway through the schedule changing window of 10 days. As we have mentioned before, schedules often change due to enrollment changes, under enrollment for classes, options to enroll at GTCC, etc. As a parent myself, I understand the frustrations this may cause if your child is affected, but I can assure you that we have to look at the overall best interest of all students at this school. Please be patient with us as we complete the next 5 school days as it relates to scheduling. 

Friday - we will have club day during all lunches. Please guide your child in finding a club that he/she can participate in. We strongly believe that all our students should be involved in something, whether it be a club or a sport. If your child is not already involved in any activity at school, or away from school, please encourage your child to check out our long list of clubs on Friday during the lunches.

Parents of Sophomores and juniors. All Sophomores and Juniors will be taking the PSAT this year. The date is currently scheduled for October 11th.

Parents of seniors, please join us for an informative seminar on Say Yes and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) On Monday September 11 at 5pm. This will be before we start the Walk the Schedule event which starts at 6pm.

Please remind your child that dress code is back to normal starting this week. Feel free to reference the dress code on the SWHS website under the quick links. Feel free to navigate the school's athletic website if you would like to purchase spirit wear directly from the athletic department! www.cowboysports.org. Freshmen shirts have been created as well and can be purchased through the 9th grade Assistant Principal, Mr. Miller. There will be additional opportunities to purchase SW attire throughout the year.

Go ahead and mark your calendar for the 1st semester, PTSA Walk The Schedule night, or as some of you may see it as Open House. This event will be September 11th and will start at 6:00 in the auditorium, transitioning into walking your child's schedule and ending at 7:30. Please remember to take a copy of your child's schedule with you to this event.

As it relates to the weekly athletics, please feel free to navigate to the www.cowboysports.org website for detailed information. 

Upcoming Athletic schedule:

Tuesday       5:00 and 6:30       Women's JV (at Cornerstone) and Varsity Volleyball(Dudley) 
                     5:00                      Coed Cross Country at home vs. Eastern, Cornerstone, HP Christian
                      4:30                      Women's varsity Golf at Mt Tabor
                      5:30/7:00             Men's Soccer at Northwest HS
Wednesday  4:00                      Women's golf at home at East Forsyth
                      4:30                      Women's Varsity Tennis home vs. Asheboro HS
Thursday      4:00                      Women's Varsity Tennis at home vs. Western
                       5:00 and 6:30       Women's JV and V Volleyball at home vs. Western
                       5:30 and 7:00       Men's JV and Varsity Soccer at home vs. HP Central
                       7:00                      JV Football at Ragsdale
Friday            7:30                      Men's Varsity Football at home vs. Ragsdale 
                     
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.

Please enjoy your Labor Day weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.

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