Friday, November 20, 2020

SWGHS Principal's weekly updates for November 23

Good evening Southwest!

I hope this message finds everyone doing well!

As we approach Thanksgiving, I personally want to thank the SW staff, students and the community for maintaining positivity as best possible and doing the best we can under the conditions we are under. Please take the upcoming break to relax and reflect upon any positive things going on in our lives, that others may not be as fortunate. Happy Thanksgiving SW!

Thank you to everyone who contributed towards turkey dinners to our community members in need for this upcoming holiday! Our School Social Worker, Ms. Wright, was able to purchase 15+ complete turkey dinners!  Football players will be taking a part in this distribution.  What a great way to utilize our students to play a role in giving back to the community! 


Underclassman picture day is Friday, December 4, in the freshman gym. Students will be photographed following a specific schedule to prevent students from gathering in large crowds. Schedule forthcoming. Health and safety protocols will be in place and must be followed or else those who can not follow these expectations will be required to leave the campus. 

Seniors who have not taken their senior photo can do so on December 1, 2, or 3. Senior photos will be taken at the Lifetouch studio at 1210-C Bridford Parkway (the old Pier 1 building next to the Target). Seniors will sign up for an appointment time. Sign up sheet forthcoming. Due to Covid, seniors will only be able to take formal poses (tuxedo/drape pictures). No environmental/outdoor photos possible this year. 

Any students who may be interested in enrolling into a Social Justice class next semester must contact their counselor immediately.  

Intro to Racial Equity and Social Justice explores the foundations of big concepts like power, identity, and authority that play various roles in our daily lives. In addition to examining the present, we’ll look into the past to deepen our understanding of how we came be here, in this place; this now, where racial equity is again centered in our national conversations. In doing so, we’ll discover some ways that we might individually and collectively make a difference in the pursuit of social justice while also recognizing that learning truly is power.

Are any students wanting to represent Southwest on the Superintendent's Advisory Council? If so, please apply within the link below.

Application: https://bit.ly/3eUv2pd

A positive shout out to the families who attended the Volleyball matches this past week and followed the health and safety expectations. It was our first indoor match of the school year and they all made our job easy and less stressful... thank you. 


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. 

Senior families how have yet to order or pick up their graduation supplies, please reach out to Herff Jones through their online portal


Service Activities

                December 18th - "Rylie's Blessings" - collecting new or slightly used toys to be donated to Wake Forest's Pediatric Unit playroom.


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 .  


Seniors - you need to know what to do and what to expect for their senior year. Do not procrastinate! Here is a short video from the counselors made especially for our seniors. 

Senior Newsletter Link below!

Spring Registration Dates For GTCC: (*Application is attached)

Registration opens for current students:  November 9

Registration opens for new students: November 16

Deadline for New Applications:  December 4

Deadline for Registration:  December 15

First Day of Classes:  January 11

Use this FORM

The counseling department will be holding a competition:

  • Students can be featured on Southwest main page social media sites
  • Seniors will send counselors a quick bio of where they plan on attending or applied to, the major they plan on selecting in college and a profile picture
  • In order to be profiled they must: complete their applications, login to their assigned counselor "open office hour" time during lunch, and send them proof

  • It’s already time to think about registration for the 2021-2022 School Year! Counselors will meet with every student who are currently enrolled in English classes (underclassman only) to discuss options for the following school year, discuss transcripts, etc. Students will need to make their official course selections in Power School when the portal opens (IN SPRING) that’s accessible in their Power School account where they check their grades. Here is the link to registration book: 

https://www.gcsnc.com/cms/lib/NC01910393/Centricity/Domain/5032/42082%20GCS%20HS%20RegBook%20PROOF_WebADA%20Tagged_021220_0812pm.pdf


Please visit the updated new counseling site for remind codes, scholarship information, etc. 
Counselors' caseloads are as followed: Ms.Graves A-D 10th-12th, Ms.Campbell E-L 10th - 12th, Ms. Graham M-R 10th - 12th, Mrs. Hudgens S-Z 10th - 12th, Ms.Compton 9th grade counselor
Remind Codes: Text 81010 with the messages
  
      Ms. Graves
10th grade Last Name: A-D @swghs2023
  • 11th grade Last name A-D @swghs2022

    12th grade Last Name A-D @swghs2021

    Ms. Campbell

    10th grade Last name E-L @cowgirl23

    11th grade Last Name E-L @cowgirl22

    12th grade Last Name E-L @cowgirl21

    Ms. Graham

    10th grade Last Name M-R @graham2023

    11th grade Last Name M-R @graham2022

    12th grade Last Name M-R @graham2021

    Mrs. Hudgens

    10th grade Last Name S-Z @hudgen23

    11th grade Last Name S-Z @hudgen22

    12th grade Last Name S-Z @hudgen21

    Ms. Compton 9th grade 

    Class of 2024 STUDENTS

    Rmd.at/g7g87g

    Class of 2024 PARENTS

    Rmd.at/4g3d7b

* Pre-Covid 19 picture - social distancing/masks were not required
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 




Attention all SW Fans!  Can’t come to see our Volleyball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Football or Soccer teams play?  No problem.  All games will be broadcasted “Live” on our NFHSnetwork Streaming program.  Go to https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/southwest-guilford-high-school-high-point-nc

Subscription monthly $10.99 and Annually $69.99

See all home and many away games (based on who has the program at their school)

Great opportunity to everyone to see SW Volleyball next Thursday night!


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! 

SW Athletic Department would like to thank each and every one of you that gave to the Cowboy Reunite Athletic Campaign for the month of October.  With your generous donations, we raised $10,000 for equipment purchases for the upcoming seasons.  We can’t thank you all enough and the money will be help us during this difficult time!  We Are Southwest!

Help SW Athletics and Booster Club by Linking your Amazon Account to our Charity!

Click here: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-4362420 

 By clicking the link above, you can help SW Athletics get .5% from your Amazon orders to support our student athletes.  

SW Athletics for Nov. 23-25th:🤠🤠💚🖤💚🖤

For Game Schedules go to www.cowboysports.org

🏊🏊Swim Team Tryouts- Nov. 23—25th at Smith HS Pool, 6:30 PM🏊🏊

  • All Return to Play Paperwork is required to attend (can be email in or dropped off at the front door of school)
  • Must contact Coach Byrd to reserve a tryout time @ Byrdd2@gcsnc.com

Monday, Nov 23rd

5 PM                     🏐JV Volleyball vs. Wheatmore Home

6:30 PM               🏐V Volleyball vs. Wheatmore  Home

(Games will be broadcasted at www.NFHSnetwork.com  or https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/southwest-guilford-high-school-high-point-nc )

6:45                        🏊M/W Swim Team Try outs     Smith HS Pool

Tuesday, Nov. 24th

5 PM                     🏐JV Volleyball @ NWGHS                         Away                     🏐

6:30 PM               🏐V Volleyball @ NWGHS                           Away

4PM                       🥇Conference XC Meet @ Ivey Redmon Park, Kernersville

6:45 PM               🏊M/W Swim Team Tryouts       Smith HS Pool

Wednesday, Nov. 25th

6:45 PM               🏊M/W Swim Team Practice      Smith HS Pool- May be cancelled check with Coach Byrd

Thursday, Nov. 26th

Happy Thanksgiving from our SW Athletic Department!

Friday, Nov. 27th – 29th

No Practices for all sports

#Note:  All other practices next week are postponed due to the NCHSAA Dead Period and Thanksgiving Weekend.

Week of Nov. 30- Dec. 4th: Football (Conditioning starts), Lax, Soccer (resume Conditioning), Basketball (Normal times for 90 min. Skill Development sessions)

🏈🏈Football Conditioning- Starts Dec. 1 @ 4:15 PM🏈🏈

                All Return to Play paperwork must be signed and turned into the athletic dept. before you can attend

                All questions or interested players need to email Coach Doak at doakc@gcsnc.com

UPCOMING DATES

Monday, November 23
JV Volleyball Home - Wheatmore - 5PM
V Volleyball Home - Wheatmore - 6:30PM

Tuesday, November 24
JV Volleyball - Away - NWGHS
V Volleyball - Away - NWGHS
XC - at Ivey Redmon Park - 4PM

Monday 11/23-11/24
Swim Tryouts - 6:45 - Smith HS Pool

Wednesday November 25th - 27th
No School for Staff or Students (Thanksgiving)

Monday, December 14th
2nd interim report for the 2nd quarter

Friday, December 18th 
"Rylie's Blessings"

Wednesday, December 23rd
Staff workday - No School for Students

Thursday December 24th - Friday, January 1st
Winter Break - No School for Staff or Students

Monday, January 4th
Mandatory workday for staff - No School for Students

Friday, January 15th
End of 1st semester

Monday, January 18th
MLK Holiday - No School for Staff and Students

Tuesday, January 19th
Mandatory workday for teachers - No School for students

Wednesday, January 20
Current plan for re-entry for HS on 50% capacity - A/B day model
1st day of 2nd semester starts

Thursday, January 28th
Reports cards distribute

Remember, you are always able to access this message on our school website under School News and titled Principal's Weekly Message or by following on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at SouthwestGHS. This is a great way for us to communicate and stay connected. 

We are in it it together. We got this. We are... Southwest!



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