SWHS Principal's weekly updates for May 14th

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

This week is Teacher Appreciation week at SWHS. I would like to personally express my gratitude for the hard work our teachers perform on a daily basis. Our teachers are second to none. My personal appreciation of them is beyond what one can imagine. Please assist me in showing them appreciation this coming week.  Please reach out to Michele McGuire at michele.mcguire1424@gmail.com to see how you can further assist with recognizing the extraordinary work our teachers at SW do for the students on a daily basis. 

To all Moms out there in Cowboy country. I would like to extend a very happy mother's day to all of you. I hope your day was filled with sunshine, laughter and many smiles.  Happy Mother's Day!

We now find ourselves with only 3 full weeks of instruction followed by a week of exams. AP exams are in their 2nd week and end on Friday.  The AP lit exam, which was originally moved by the county to May 23rd, will remain on the 23rd. This will also give these students extra time to prepare for this exam. Please reach out to your child's teachers to seek out any academic support opportunities are available for exams as we near the end of the school year. 

This Friday is a PTSA Jean day if you have either the PTSA wrist band on OR a SW SAVE shirt. SW SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) shirts can be purchased on Thursday in the cafeteria for $15.

Seniors and parents of seniors, please make sure all scholarship/grant awards are turned in to their counselor even if they will not be attending the university that has given them the award.

The student yearbook staff asked me to share that there are only a limited number of yearbooks left. The cost is $80.00 each. Cash and checks are accepted and can be brought to Room, D124. Distribution of yearbooks start on May 25th.

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

Monday, May 14

8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Bio and AP Music Theory

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP Physics C
Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Tuesday, May 15

8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Calculus AB and BC

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP French Language and AP Computer Science

Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Wednesday, May 16

Optional Teacher Workday
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP English Language Composition MOVED to May 23rd
Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Thursday, May 17

SWHS SAVE Shirts on sale in cafeteria
6:30PM - 8:30PM - Band Concert - Auditorium
4:00PM - 6:00PM SW Spurs Dance Tryouts - C105 Dance room
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Comparative Government and Politics and  AP World History

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP Statistics

Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Friday, May 18

PTSA Jean day with bracelet or SWHS SAVE shirt
8AM - 11:30AM - AP Testing - AP Human Geography and AP Microeconomics

Noon - 3:30 - AP Testing - AP European History and AP Latin
Athletics - Check www.cowboysports.org for latest playoff information

Saturday, May 19

8:00PM - Midnight - PROM 2018 - Union Square (410 English Road, High Point, NC 27262)

Coming Up...

May 21

Last Interim Report for the year! Please make sure you are checking behind your child's attendance, behavior and grades!

May 22

6:30PM - 8:30PM - Orchestra Concert - Auditorium

May 24

6:30PM - 8:30PM - Chorus recital - Auditorium

May 25

Graduation walks at Florence and SWES

Senior Picnic

May 26

8:00AM - Noon - Saturday School - Media Center

June 4

1st and 3rd block Teacher made exams (extended time for these blocks) - Regular school day

June 5

2nd and 4th block Teacher made exams (extended time for these blocks) - Regular school day

June 6

1st Block state exams only - early Release - 1:05

June 7

2nd Block state exams only - early Release - 1:05

June 8

3rd Block state exams state - early Release - 1:05

June 11

4th Block state exams only- early Release - 1:05

June 12

Make up exam day, last day of school

June 13-15

Teacher Workdays

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