Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of January 23, 2017

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

Testing Schedule for this Week:

Monday, January 23rd - 2nd Block Exams
Tuesday, January 24th - 3rd Block Exams
Wednesday, January 25th - 4th Block Exams
Thursday, January 26th - Make-Up Exam Day

Reminders: (1) Students will dismissed early at 1:00 PM on exam days. (2) If a student needs to make up time after school during exam week, please make arrangements with their teachers. (3) Dress Code still applies during exams. Students, please make sure that you dress appropriately. (4) During exams, there will be no early dismissals before 1:00 PM. All students are required to stay in their exam until testing is completed. 

Friday, January, 27th will be the 1st day of the new spring semester. All students will report to their homeroom to receive their 2nd semester schedule. 

We only have a few home sporting event this week:

Wednesday 1/25 - Women's JV Basketball vs HP Central @ 5:00 PM
Wednesday 1/25 - Men's JV Basketball vs HP Central @ 6:30 PM
Friday 1/27 - Women's JV Basketball vs Glenn @ 5:00 PM

Friday 1/27 - Men's JV Basketball vs Glenn @ 6:30 PM
Saturday 1/28 - Ragsdale will be hosting the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference Wrestling
                         Tournament - It begins at 9:00 AM

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

I hope you have a great week 

Go Cowboys

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of January 16, 2017

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

Tomorrow, Monday, January 16th, there will be no school for Staff and Students in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday. 

At 7:00 PM Tomorrow night, January 16th, there will be our monthly Athletic Booster Club Meeting in the Media Center. 

Due to the inclement weather this past week, exams have been pushed back 2 days and will now begin on Friday, January 20th.

Thursday, January 19th is the last official day of classes for the 1st semester. Students make sure that you have made up all assessments, assignments, and make-up time before the end of this semester.. 

Testing Schedule for this Week:

Friday, January 20th - 1st block exams.

We only have one home sporting event this week:

Tuesday 1/17 - Women's JV Basketball vs Ragsdale @ 5:00 PM
Tuesday 1/17 - Men's JV Basketball vs Ragsdale @ 6:30 PM
Saturday 1/21 - Women's Varsity Basketball vs Northwest Guilford @ 4:00 PM

Saturday 1/21 - Men's Varsity Basketball vs Northwest Guilford @ 5:30 PM

These 2 games on Saturday are also going to be televised on Time Warner Cable

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

I hope you have a great week 

Go Cowboys

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of January 9, 2017

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

We are out of school again tomorrow January 10th due to the poor road conditions throughout the county. 

The Winter Chorus Concert has been moved to this Thursday Night January 12th and will begin at 7:00 PM

Parents and students, the inclement weather has really put us in a bind to finish this semester, cover all material, and review. Please encourage your child to make up their time when we do return to school and make up any and all missing assignments and assessments. Please contact our teachers with any questions regarding your child's progress once school resumes. End of semester testing begins next Wednesday, January 18th. 

Due to the weather, our Leadership Meeting which was scheduled for Tuesday, January 10th, has been canceled for the month. 

Our sports schedule will be updated as soon as we are able to return to school. 

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

I hope you have a great week and please be safe as we begin to slowly thaw out from this cold snap. 

Go Cowboys

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of January 2, 2017

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

Parents and students, I hope that you had a great winter break and let me say Happy New Year to everyone. We only have 10 days until the end of this semester. Testing begins on January 18th. Please contact our teachers with any questions regarding your child's progress so that all and any missed assignments and assessments get completed. Let's finish this semester strong.  

Tomorrow, Monday. January 2nd and Tuesday, January 3rd, there is no school for students. Tuesday is a Teacher Work Day and classes resume for students on Wednesday, January 4th. 

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

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of December 19, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

Parents and students, we only have 3 days until the winter break and then just 10 short days to finish out this semester when we return. Please contact our teachers with any questions regarding your progress so you can make up any missed assignments over the break. Don't let this semester get away from you.  

This Thursday (12/22) and Friday (12/23) there is no school for students. The winter break this year runs from 12/22/16 thru 1/3/17.

I have had a lot of questions regarding the absence that many students took on Thursday (12/15) due to the school rumor. We still had a regular school day and any and all assignments missed will still need to be made up. This day will also not be excused or waived for exemption. We take safety very seriously and would never intentionally put students in harms way. I appreciate your understanding. 

All sporting events this week are away. 

Don't forget that over the holiday, Southwest High School will host the Annual Sheetz Holiday Christmas Classic. Play begins on December 27th. So please go to the Southwest Athletic Twitter or Facebook to get all your game times and bracket information.  

I will not put out another message until the start of the new year. So if I do not see you at any of the games, I hope you have great holiday.

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

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of December 12, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

On Tuesday morning, we will hold our monthly Leadership Meeting in Mrs. Barnum's Office at 7:50 AM. 

Also on Tuesday night, December 13th, our Orchestra will host their winter Concert at 7:00 PM

We have a few home sporting events this week:

Tuesday 12/13 - Women's JV Basketball vs High Point Andrews @ 5:00 PM

Tuesday 12/13 - Men's JV Basketball vs High Point Andrews @ 6:30 PM

Thursday 12/15 - Wrestling vs Glenn @ 7:00 PM

Friday 12/16 - Women's Varsity Basketball vs Page @ 6:00 PM

Friday 12/16 - Men's Varsity Basketball vs Page @ 7:30 PM

Parents and students, we only have 8 days until the winter break and then just 10 short days to finish out this semester when we return. I encourage you to take advantage of the afterschool tutoring offered this week on Tuesday and Thursday to make up any missing assignments or assessments. Please contact your teachers with any questions regarding your progress and don't let this semester get away from you.  

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

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys

Southwest Guilford High School Principal's Message for the Week of December 5, 2016

Good evening, this is Wayne Duggins, Principal of Southwest Guilford High School.

I have just a few quick items to share with you.

This is a very quiet week, but I want to encourage all parents to make sure that you have access to the Parent Portal for Grades and Attendance. The end of this semster is coming to a close and this is a great way for you to monitior your child's school progress. All teacher updates their grades weekly. 

Over the past few days, so of our students have gotten a little restless. A few have even become confrontational with one another. Parents, please encourage your child to come see an administrator or a teacher if they are having any issue with a fellow student. A lot of times a short conversation where we all get the chance to communicate we can solve most problems. Remember students, if you choose to handle things in a confrontational or aggressive way, you will be disciplined accordingly. I appreciate your help and understanding. 

We have a few home sporting events this week:

Tuesday 12/6 - Coed Varsity Track 

Tuesday 12/6 - Women's JV Basketball vs West Forsyth @ 5:00 PM

Tuesday 12/6 - Men's JV Basketball vs West Forsyth @ 6:30 PM

Wednesday 12/7 - Swimming vs Glenn @ 5:00 PM

Friday 12/9 - Women's Varsity Basketball vs Dudley @ 6:00 PM

Friday 12/9 - Men's Varsity Basketball vs Dudley @ 7:30 PM
Saturday 12/10 - SWGHS will host The Jim Coggins HOF Wrestling Classic

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

I hope you have a great week.

Go Cowboys