SWHS Principal's weekly updates for the week of October 15

Good evening Southwest!

I hope you and your family and friends are safe from this past week's storms. SWHS finally had power restored as of late today. With the cancelled days that have occurred come a lot of changes in activities as well as a lot of new dates and times for various events still to occur. Thank you for understanding. 

Since we lost out of the students' most anticipated theme day of "Growing up" this past Thursday, it has been rescheduled to tomorrow.

GROWING UP

Freshman-                   Babies & Toddlers
Sophomores-               College year  FraterniT’s, SororiT’s, CollegeT’s
Juniors-                        Moms & Dads…be the best soccer mom or coach dad
Seniors-                       Senior Citizens

This past Friday's original plan of cowboy/cowgirl theme will be rescheduled to the Friday  game vs Smith High School on November 9th.

Picture make up day will be rescheduled as soon as we can get a date set by Lifetouch pictures.

Interim's were set to be distributed this past Thursday. We will now distribute the 2nd set of interims for the first quarter Tuesday. Please make sure you are monitoring your child';s grade on parent assist. If you need assistance in getting an account, please reach out to our data manager, Kristy Cline.

NC Governor's School is a summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students. Students eligible to attend are sophomores who are gifted in the performing arts and juniors who are gifted in the performing arts and core academics such as English, mathematics, natural science, social science, and world languages.If interested, please contact Ms. Graves. Applications are due back to Ms. Graves by October 22nd.

Activity buses on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons start this week. Students who need transportation after school from tutorial must be present in their location from 3:45 to 4:45. Students should check with their teacher to be sure they will be present for their desired tutorial.  

This Saturday is our first Saturday school for making up time. 8AM to Noon in the Media Center. Students who can not follow expectations during Saturday School will not be allowed to stay. Please make sure your child has work or reading to work on during this time. 
                                                      

Seniors in English the first semester at SWHS will give speeches during the evening of November 8th. We need adult volunteers from the community and the "ranch" to judge. If you are interested, we would need you from 5:30-8:30 during the evening of November 8th. A meal is provided and we train you using a rubric to give feedback to the students. e-mail Mrs. Davis if you are interested at davisd9@gcsnc.com. 

As it relates to athletic schedules, please visit the SWHS Athletics page at www.cowboysports.org.

Monday, October 15

TBA Womens Varsity Golf OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West Regional Golf Tournament Home 
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Soccer Southern Alamance HS Home 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE PT 4A Conference Tournament Home 6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School *Senior Night Home 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Southern Alamance HS Home
7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Ben L. Smith High School Away 
7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Ben L. Smith High School Away

Tuesday, October 16

Interim reports - distributed in all classes to all students
First day of buses running for Tuesday/Thursday afterschool Tutorials

TBA Womens Varsity Golf OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West Regional Golf Tournament Home 

5:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country PT 4A Conference Championship @ Ivey Redmon Park Away 

5:30 PM Mens Middle School Football Mendenhall Middle School Home 

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

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball Ben L. Smith High School 1st Round Conference Tournament Home 

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Away

Wednesday, October 17

4:30 PM Womens Varsity Tennis OPEN DATE 1st Rd NCHSAA Playoffs vs. TBA Home 

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE Piedmont Triad 3A Semi- Final #2/7 vs. #3/6 Away

Thursday, October 18

4:45 PM Womens Middle School Soccer Kernodle Middle School Home 

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

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

7:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Football Mount Tabor High School Home

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Volleyball OPEN DATE Piedmont Triad 3A Conference Tournament Final @ Western Guilford Away 

7:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Cheerleading Mount Tabor High School Home 

Friday, October 19

PTSA Baked Potato Luncheon for staff - lunch blocks - Reach out to the PTSA if you wish to assist
TBA Womens Varsity Tennis OPEN DATE 3A Mid-West Individual Regionals @ TBA Away 7:30 PM Mens Varsity Football Mount Tabor High School Away 
7:30 PM Womens Varsity Cheerleading Mount Tabor High School Away

Coming Up...

Saturday, October 20

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

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