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

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