Good evening Southwest!
I hope this message finds everyone doing well!
We have completed the first quarter. Report Cards will be going out on Wednesday, October 28th. Please click here if you need guidance in setting up a Parent Portal account. If you have any difficultly with this process, please e-mail Mrs. Kristy Cline at clinek2@gcsnc.com. If you have any questions regarding grades or attendance, please do not hesitate to reach out to your student's teachers via their e-mail address that can be found on the school's website.
This video has been used district wide to provide information regarding pairing student and parent accounts in Canvas so parents can access what is due, what has been submitted, graded, etc. You’ll see in the video that one of the key pieces is a pairing code that can only originate from the student account holder.
On October 29, the PSAT will be given to sophomores and juniors who completed an online registration process. Registration is now closed but there will be another administration date in January for any sophomores and juniors who are not testing this month. Over the next few days, email confirmations with detailed instructions regarding where and when to enter the building and testing rooms will be sent to the email addresses used to register. If you have not received an email from Mrs. Barnum by Thursday, October 22, please call or email her for this information.
For the safety of our students & staff:
Any visitors on campus for any reason or anyone needing to check out a student must bring their driver’s license to be scanned each time you come on campus. Thank you for understanding this new expectation moving forward.
Battle of the Books is getting ready to take off! Guilford County Schools has had a wonderful history of engaging high schoolers in reading and community. If you are interested in Southwest’s Battle of the Books club, please email Mrs. Hunt at huntv@gcsnc.com. There will be opportunities through Canvas and Teams for club meetings while maintaining safe procedures.
Seniors, don’t forget that senior superlatives and senior quotes are due no later than Friday, November 6th. Any late quotes and votes will not be accepted! Senior Superlative voting is now open! You can find the link on our Instagram and Facebook page @southwestghsyearbook. Also, seniors don’t forget to send in your senior quotes! Email your quotes to the Yearbook staff at horizons.swghs@gmail.com.
Remember that tasteless and vulgar quotes will not be published! Senior parents, if the school has your email address you should have received an email regarding other senior information. For more information about this school year’s yearbook follow us on Facebook or Instagram @southwestghsyearbook.
If a student says they can not do their work, I have guided teachers to use a flowchart that will allow every student to get their work during this time until all devices arrive... Feel free to review this flowchart. Did you know we are delivering work to homes? Yes we are, just ask your teacher!
We know that wearing a cloth face covering is one of the best tools we have for reducing the spread of COVID-19. When schools reopen across NC, face coverings will be required for all K – 12th grade students, teachers, staff and adult visitors unless the person (or family member, for a student) states that an exception applies, such as if the person is eating, drinking, or strenuously exercising. Face coverings must be worn by K-12 students, and all teachers, staff, and adult visitors inside school buildings, and anywhere on school grounds, including outside. They are also required while traveling on buses or other school transportation vehicles. Cloth face coverings are required when anyone is in-person in public schools in Plan A or Plan B.
Southwest family, our Nursing Fundamental students are sponsoring the fall blood drive again this year on Oct. 29 from 8:15-1:30. Due to Covid-19, it will be held at the Covenant Church United Methodist on Skeet Club Rd. Please come out and help us meet our donation goal and invite others to come. All the information for the blood drive is located on our Southwest home page. There is also a parent consent form for students that are 16 yrs. old. Students must be at least 16 yrs. old and weight at least 110 lbs. Donors must bring ID or One Card to the appointment. Appointments can be made online.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Southwest%20Guilford%20HS
The Southwest Guilford High School jobs board is up and running under student services on our SWG website. Thank you to Mr. Brown for starting this up and updating it as he finds jobs for you high school students.
Service learning Opportunities
Operation Christmas Cards for Troops
Operation Christmas Cards for Troops.docx
If you are looking for any basic needs: food, school supplies, housing, mental health resources or if you have any other need to assist your students, please contacts our School Social Worker, Emily Wright. She can be reached at 336-709-9537 or via e-mail at Wrighte2@gcsnc.com .
Free College Application week which will be Oct. 19th - Oct 30th. Students should have cfnc.org accounts from last year and/or 9th grade. Any assistance needed should be directed to the student's counselor. Within this blog is a list of all the schools that waive their fees during college application week.
Any 11th grade student interested in Governor School should contact Ms. Graves for details gravesg3@gcsnc.com
The Governor’s School of North Carolina is the oldest statewide summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students in the nation. The program is open to rising seniors only (which are current 11th graders), with exceptions made for rising juniors (current 10th grade students) in selected performing/visual arts areas.
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Ms. Graham
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Mrs. Hudgens
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12th grade Last Name S-Z @hudgen21
Ms. Compton 9th grade
Class of 2024 STUDENTS
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Class of 2024 PARENTS
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Within this blog is a link regarding the required immunizations for 12th graders, Please reach out to our school nurse, Jennifer Conrad conradj@gcsnc.com if you have any questions pertaining to these immunizations. 
Just a friendly reminder that Lifetouch is still accepting scheduling appointments for seniors to be photographed. The link is embedded. Lifetouch Scheduling
Have you left your mark at SWGHS? Buy a Legacy Brick to commemorate your time as a Southwest Cowboy, and make a contribution to your sport, band or chorus to help fund critical equipment and uniform purchases and fees! AND get a great deal RIGHT NOW! The first 21 seniors/senior families to purchase a Legacy Brick this year will get 21% off the price of the brick! That's $21 off the $100 brick! Click here to order your brick, and enter 212021 in the promo code field to take advantage of this deal!
Please support our SW Athletic Dept. and Booster Club by promoting and giving to a wonderful cause! It is a simple process. Just click on the QR code and the paypal link below.
https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=LASEJ3ZFD3DKC
Also check out this awesome video that our Cross Country athletes took part in!
Volleyball Workout Dates: Tuesday/Thursday- Sept. 29, Oct. 1, Oct 6, Oct 8 Time: Check-in 3:45 in front of main gym Practice/Conditioning: 3:45 to 5:15 pm (all practices are outside)
Cross Country Workout Dates: Monday/Wednesday- Sept. 28, Sept. 30, Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Time: Check-in 3:45 in front of main gym Practice/Conditioning: 3:45 to 5:15 pm (all practices are outside)
*Note: Starting week 3 (Oct. 12)- Teams can practice up to 4 days per week. Dates will be posted later.
First Official Start of Season: November 4, 4 PM
Contact your coach if you have questions:
Volleyball- Meredith Antley mantley12@gmail.com
XC- Chris Patrick mtbpatrick.cp@gmail.com
Based on the GCS High School Athletics calendar (included below) volleyball and cross country will be the first sports allowed to take part in voluntary workouts beginning on Sept. 28. Following volleyball and cross country, other sports will follow suit in the coming weeks.
GCS High School Athletics Calendar
Sports/Activities | Conditioning Period (Max 2 Days Per Week) | Skill Development (Max 4 Days Per Week) | NCHSAA Start Date |
Volleyball and Cross Country | September 28 | October 12 | November 4 |
Swimming & Diving and Marching Band | TBD | TBD | November 23 |
Basketball & Cheerleading | October 19 | November 9 | December 7 |
M Soccer, M Lacrosse, and W. Lacrosse | November 9 | December 1 | January 11 |
Football | November 30 | January 4 | February 8 |
M/W Golf, M Tennis, W Soccer, and Softball | January 4 | February 1 | March 1 |
Baseball, W Tennis, Track & Field, and Wrestling | January 20 | March 15 | April 12 |
COWBOY FOOTBALL: Building COWBOY STRONG individuals through FOOTBALL.
If you are interested in playing and have not talked with Coach Doak please click the link below and fill out the questionnaire.
Southwest, please continue to engage in your work. I am happy to see our engagement % increase, absences decrease, and grades climbing north. Thank you again for everything you all do to make this remote learning successful. If you have any concerns, never hesitate to reach out to your student's teachers, counselor, administration or any other support staff at Southwest.
UPCOMING DATES
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We are in it it together. We got this. We are... Southwest!
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