SWHS Principal's weekly updates for April 1

Good evening Southwest community!

The deadline for GTCC applications is fast approaching. Students should see their counselors for information regarding documents and make an appointment with Ms. Whitlow to register for classes. Applications are in the counseling office. 

To the Class of 2020.  The College Board Opportunity Scholarships are a series of monthly drawing scholarships from $500 to $40,000 dollars for your graduation class.  Attached is a flyer with an embedded video and link for you to interact with and start earning entries for these national scholarships.  All students are eligible for these scholarships based only on completing from one to all six of the action steps that lead to college admissions.   Drawings have already begun so the sooner you complete these two steps, the sooner your entries will be added to the next drawing.

The first two steps are really easy.  They are to open a College Board Account and then register for the scholarship challenge via cb.org/opportunity. 

https://pages.collegeboard.org/pdf/program-flyer-student-version.pdf

If you need assistance with these steps, please stop by your School Counselor’s office and they will help you.

Ms. Graves (Last names A-D)

Mr. Hawkins (Last names E – L)

Mrs. Richards (Last names M – R)

Mrs. Hudgens (Last names S – Z)

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

Monday, April 1

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Conference Match @ Gillespie Park Away
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Cancelled- Northern Guilford High School Away
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Home
5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Mount Tabor High School Away
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Ledford Senior High School Away
5:30 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Ragsdale High School Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse West Stokes High School 1 Away
7:15 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse Parkland High School Home

Tuesday, April 2 

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Northwest Senior High School Away
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Western Guilford High School Home
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Northwest Senior High School Home
5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer Western Guilford High School Home
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Western Guilford High School Home
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Western Guilford High School Home
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Western Guilford High School Home

Wednesday, April 3

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Conference Golf Match @ Starmount hosted by WG Away
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Western Guilford High School Home
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track Conference Meet @ Parkland HS Away
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Northern Guilford High School Home
5:30 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse Ragsdale High School Away
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Cancelled- Reidsville High School Endowment Game Home
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Northern Guilford High School Home
7:30 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse Ragsdale High School Away

Thursday, April 4

Noon - 2:00PM Voter registration - Cafeteria - 16-17 yrs old can pre-register, 18 years old can register - no ids necessary
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Page High School Home
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Parkland High School Away

Friday, April 5

PTSA Jean Day
5:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Parkland High School Away
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Parkland High School Away
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball OPEN DATE vs. Eno River Academy Home
5:30 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse West Stokes High School 1 Home
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse Atkins High School Home
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Parkland High School Away

COMING UP...

Tuesday, April 9
Report Cards distributed to all students

Thursday, April 11

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Friday, April 12

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, April 13

2:00PM - 4:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, May 11

8:00PM - Midnight - SWGHS Prom - The Loft

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, Twitter and Instagram. Please follow Southwest High School at SouthwestGHS for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! This is a great way for us to communicate and stay connected. 

We are... Southwest!

SWHS Principal's weekly updates for March 25th

Good evening Southwest community!

The deadline for GTCC applications is fast approaching. Students should see their counselors for information regarding documents and make an appointment with Ms. Whitlow to register for classes. Applications are in the counseling office. 

To the Class of 2020.  The College Board Opportunity Scholarships are a series of monthly drawing scholarships from $500 to $40,000 dollars for your graduation class.  Attached is a flyer with an embedded video and link for you to interact with and start earning entries for these national scholarships.  All students are eligible for these scholarships based only on completing from one to all six of the action steps that lead to college admissions.   Drawings have already begun so the sooner you complete these two steps, the sooner your entries will be added to the next drawing.

The first two steps are really easy.  They are to open a College Board Account and then register for the scholarship challenge via cb.org/opportunity. 

https://pages.collegeboard.org/pdf/program-flyer-student-version.pdf

If you need assistance with these steps, please stop by your School Counselor’s office and they will help you.

Ms. Graves (Last names A-D)

Mr. Hawkins (Last names E – L)

Mrs. Richards (Last names M – R)

Mrs. Hudgens (Last names S – Z)

We have a special program on March 26th, Tuesday, called VIP for a VIP.  The VIP for a VIP program will consist of a one hour presentation in the auditorium in the AM for all seniors and possibly juniors providing testimony and statistics directly related to teenage fatalities. In the afternoon, all juniors and seniors will assemble outside for a demonstration of a fatal car crash.

This program is dedicated to the students that have lost their lives in motor vehicle accidents while attending Southwest Guilford High School since it opened.  We sincerely believe that through an on-going teenage driver education program and strong parental support, teenage traffic fatalities can be eliminated in our community. We consider the students at Southwest Guilford High School VIP's. If any parent wishes for their child not to participate, please send a note in to the school directed to me.

Spring Blood Drive is this Tuesday, March 26 9 am- 2 pm. Students must have an appointment. Staff and family members that want to donate can walk in anytime before 1 pm to donate. Please email Mrs. Dusek with any questions.

A friendly reminder that this Friday is a Mandatory Workday for our staff. There is no school for our students on this day. Also, this Thursday is the end of the 3rd quarter. Please continue to check PowerSchool to monitor your child's grades and attendance. Last, feel free to reach out to the teachers when needed.

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

Monday, March 25

6:00PM - 8:00PM SWHS PTSA Meeting - C132
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Ben L. Smith High School Home 
5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Lacrosse Southern Alamance HS Away 
5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer R J Reynolds High School Away 
6:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Mount Tabor High School Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer R J Reynolds High School Away

Tuesday, March 26 
8:00AM - 3:35 - Spring Blood Drive - Old Gym
10AM-2:30PM VIP4VIP Juniors/Seniors

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Tri-match @ Jamestown Park Home 
4:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Dudley Senior High School Away 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Ledford Senior High School Away 
5:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Lacrosse East Forsyth High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Dudley Senior High School Away 
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse Western Guilford High School Home 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Dudley Senior High School Away 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Dudley Senior High School Away 
7:15 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse East Forsyth High School Away 

Wednesday, March 27

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

4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Bishop Mc Guinness Memorial H S Home 
4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track Conference meet @ SWGHS Home 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball West Forsyth High School Home 
6:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Western Alamance High School Away 
7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Western Alamance High School Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball West Forsyth High School Home

Thursday, March 28

PTSA Jean Day
3rd quarter grading period ends
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis High Point Central High School Away 
5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Northwest Senior High School Away 
5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer Bishop Mc Guinness Memorial H S Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer High Point Christian Academy Home 
7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Northwest Senior High School Away 

Friday, March 29

Mandated Workday - No school for students
6:00 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse West Stokes High School 1 Home
6:00 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse North Davidson High School Away

COMING UP...

Tuesday, April 9
Report Cards distributed to all students

Thursday, April 11

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Friday, April 12

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, April 13

2:00PM - 4:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, May 11

8:00PM - Midnight - SWGHS Prom - The Loft

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, Twitter and Instagram. Please follow Southwest High School at SouthwestGHS for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! This is a great way for us to communicate and stay connected. 

We are... Southwest!

SWHS Principal's Weekly Updates and Reminders for March 18th...

Good evening Southwest community!

Students have received registration books this past Tuesday morning via their first block class.  Students can use this resource to review course descriptions while they navigate through the course selection process on Powerschool.  Instructions regarding class registration were sent out via email and remind text messaging by your student’s counselor.  The registration portal will be open March 12-19 and we encourage parents and students to review the course recommendations that have been made and to participate in this process by playing an active role in selecting classes for next school year.  

Online registration.

Students who have requested information regarding taking classes at GTCC should stop by their counselor’s office to pick up the packet of information that has been completed.  The next step in the process is to contact Ms. Whitlow at GTCC.  See your counselor for contact information. 

Information regarding modified blocks and online classes will be sent out after March 25.  All students must register for 8 classes in Powerschool and counselors will adjust them for modified block, GTCC, virtual classes at a later date. 

We have a special program on March 26th, Tuesday, called VIP for a VIP.  The VIP for a VIP program will consist of a one hour presentation in the auditorium in the AM for all seniors and possibly juniors providing testimony and statistics directly related to teenage fatalities. In the afternoon, all juniors and seniors will assemble outside for a demonstration of a fatal car crash.

This program is dedicated to the students that have lost their lives in motor vehicle accidents while attending Southwest Guilford High School since it opened.  We sincerely believe that through an on-going teenage driver education program and strong parental support, teenage traffic fatalities can be eliminated in our community. We consider the students at Southwest Guilford High School VIP's. If any parent wishes for their child not to participate, please send a note in to the school directed to me.

Spring Blood Drive is Tuesday March 26 9 am- 2 pm. Students must have an appointment. Staff and family members that want to donate can walk in anytime before 1 pm to donate. Please email Mrs. Dusek with any questions.

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

Monday, March 18
6:30 PM to 8:30PM Winter Sports Banquet - Auditorium

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Conference Meet @ Maple Chase Away
4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis North Forsyth High School Away
5:30 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse Mount Tabor High School Home

Tuesday, March 19 
Lunches - AB Honor Roll Incentives - Cafeteria

4:00 PM Mens Varsity Golf Tri-Match vs. Eastern/Ragsdale Away

4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Ronald Reagan High School Away

5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Mount Tabor High School Away

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Mount Tabor High School Home

5:30 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse Atkins High School Away

5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer Mount Tabor High School Home

6:00 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse Grimsley High School Away

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Mount Tabor High School Home

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Mount Tabor High School Home

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Mount Tabor High School Home

Wednesday, March 20

7:45AM-8:30AM - ILT Meeting - Barnum's Office

4:30 PM Mens Varsity Tennis Mount Tabor High School Home

4:30 PM Coed Varsity Track Tri-Meet vs. Andrews and NCLA Home

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Forsyth Country Day School Away

7:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Northwest Senior High School Home

Thursday, March 21

5:00 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Northwest Senior High School Away

5:30 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse High Point Central High School Away

5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer Summit School Home

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

7:15 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse High Point Central High School Away

Friday, March 22

5:00 PM Mens Varsity Baseball Ben L. Smith High School Home

5:00 PM Mens Varsity Lacrosse Wesleyan Christian Academy Away

5:00 PM Womens Junior Varsity Softball Eastern Guilford High School Home

5:30 PM Womens Junior Varsity Soccer Northwest Senior High School Home

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Softball Ben L. Smith High School Home

6:00 PM Womens Varsity Lacrosse Postponed- Mount Tabor High School Home

7:00 PM Womens Varsity Soccer Northwest Senior High School Home

Saturday, March 23
1:30 PM Mens Junior Varsity Baseball Ragsdale High School Ragsdale @ Finch Farm Field Away

COMING UP...

Tuesday, March 26

10AM-2:30PM VIP4VIP Juniors/Seniors

Tuesday, April 9
Report Cards distributed to all students

Thursday, April 11

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

Friday, April 12

7:00-9:00PM Mainstage Spring Production
Romeo and Juliet 

Saturday, April 13
2:00PM - 4:00PM Mainstage Spring Production

Romeo and Juliet 

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, Twitter and Instagram. Please follow Southwest High School at SouthwestGHS for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! This is a great way for us to communicate and stay connected. 

We are... Southwest!