SWHS Principal's weekly updates for November 27th

Good evening, this is Mike Hettenbach, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School with your weekly updates and reminders...

I hope each and every one of you enjoyed your Thanksgiving break!

We now have roughly 6 weeks left before we start testing near the end of the first semester. Please make sure your child's grades are kept up, excessive attendance issues are corrected, time made up, and positive choices maintained. This window of time always seems to fly by. We don't want any student being blindsided by the very end of the semester finding themselves in a tough situation. Thank you for helping us guide our students down the right path.  If you need assistance with grade monitoring through the parent assistance program, please contact Kristy Cline through e-mail at clinek2@gcsnc.com. 

Come out and support Spikesgiving on Wednesday. SW volleyball players vs SW soccer players. It starts at 6:30 pm. Entry into Coggins gym is either 2 cans of non perishable items or $2. There will be a faculty game as well. The Faculty winner will play the winner of the students game. Grand champion will be allowed one full week to wear jeans during the week of December 4th.

November is Tobacco Prevention Month. The teen years are critical for brain development, which continues into young adulthood. Young people who use nicotine products in any form, including e-cigarettes, are uniquely at risk for long-lasting effects. Because nicotine affects the development of the brain's reward system, continued e-cigarette use can not only lead to nicotine addiction, but it also can make other drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine more pleasurable to a teen's developing brain. Nicotine also affects the development of brain circuits that control attention and learning. Other risks include mood disorders and permanent problems with impulse control—failure to fight an urge or impulse that may harm oneself or others

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

Upcoming Athletic schedule, extracurricular events, and important activities:

Monday, November 27

No athletic events
PTSA Meeting  6-8 - Conference Room, C130

Tuesday, November 28

4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Away 
5:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming High Point Central High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Away 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball High Point Central High School Away 

Wednesday, November 29
Spikesgiving - 6:30PM - Coggins gym
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track GCS Polar Bear Meet @ SEGHS Home 

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Dudley Senior High School Match Away

Thursday, November 30

4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Away 
6:00 PM Coed Varsity Swimming Bishop Mc Guinness Memorial H S Home 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Away 
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Basketball Ragsdale High School Away 

Friday, December 1
5:00 PM Mens Varsity Wrestling Falcon Frenzy @ W. Henderson 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.

The Southwest family hopes you all had a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. We look forward to seeing everyone back in action tomorrow, Monday November 27th!

We are... Southwest!