SWGHS Principal's weekly message for the first week of remote

Good evening everyone! This is Mr. Hettenbach, Principal at Southwest Guilford High School 

Tomorrow, we start day 1 of remote learning. If your mail has been delivered and you have yet to receive your student's schedule, please reach out to your counselor or grade level administrator if the schedule has not been delivered yet. What does a typical day look like?  Here is the schedule. This starts tomorrow.

MONDAY through THURSDAY

Time of Day	Duration	Activity
8:30am – 9:00am	30 Minutes	Breakfast
9:00am – 10:00am	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 1
10:00am – 10:10am	10 minutes	Break
10:10am  - 11:10am	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 2
11:10am – Noon	50 minutes	Lunch
Noon – 1:00pm	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 3
1:00pm – 1:30pm	30 minutes	Physical Activity Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 4
2:30pm – 3:00pm	30 minutes	Advisory time, teacher “office hours”, check in on discussion boards (Students receiving Special Education and English Learner services should check teacher canvas pages)

 Advanced Placement (AP) classes will continue to use college Board resources such as AP Classroom and AP Video Lessons, as directed by their teachers. AP teachers will share these resources

FRIDAY

Staff and Students

Staff will be engaged in mandatory, content specific district-wide Professional Development. Staff will share specific Friday office hours for student and parent conferencing. Additionally, teachers will work with small groups, individuals, assessments, and more. Parents/students should take full advantage of Fridays to work with your student’s teachers. EC/EL teachers will meet with students on their caseloads.

All live instruction lessons will be recorded for reference at any time. In addition, there will be supplemental resources for students to access (i.e. pre-recorded instruction, discussion board posts, video links, etc.). Friday is an opportunity to get all items turned in for the week.

*We have an expectation that all communications will be responded to within 24 hours.

** Schedule subject to change

We are heading into the school year with many unknowns, barriers, high demand for remote learning devices, and more. However just like the end of this past year drive through graduation, when everyone thought it was going to be horrible, we made the best of it. What an exciting. memorable day that was, that started with the class of 2020

Tomorrow, Monday, August 17^th, students will log on to Canvas, Click on their Course Name and then…“Meet Your Teacher”,” Getting started”/ “Live Teaching Times” . Getting Ready for the First Day of Remote!  Within the blog are multiple short videos and documents that will guide you.  We will also be holding SW Helpdesk Virtual meetings starting Monday through Thursday from 6pm-8pm. We want to provide you with any help we can and believe these sessions will let you walk away with a better understanding and ease that anxiety.  We will post those meeting times as soon as we create them. 

Logging into NCEd Cloud

Canvas Overview video (4:21)

Dashboard Overview video (4:41)

Paring Code for Parents video (4:40)

Canvas Parent Observer App (video 3:30)

Student Canvas App (video 4:56)

Check out a visual on what the Canvas template looks like.

Also, within this blog, are many links for your reference, as well as a SWGHS Student/Parent Remote Learning Handbook.

Please have your student request a hot spot if they DO NOT have internet, and DO NOT live in any of the below areas (They have mobile bus wifi):

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmPC3P5Fcq59XElF-E-mdCH42NlbxkEhBCYobvINgp_MaVkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

 Mobile Bus Hot spots:

 Confirmed

•Carson Stout

•JCMorgan

 Potential

•New Gate Garden Apartments

•LakeRoadApartments

Freshmen!!! (or some who are absolutely new to Southwest Guilford High School) A link to a video orientation from Mr. Miller, 9th grade administrator has been embedded. I highly recommend you to watch it and get to know us a little better.

 Watch HERE!

If your child is in need of a laptop, please complete the Google form on the website under the Student tab or contact the media specialist Mrs. Virginia Hunt at huntv@gcsnc.com. As we begin the distribution process, we will contact parents to fill requests to inform them of the date, time, and pick up location. As we start to receive laptops, we will distribute the current ones we have based on priority needs. We have currently requested laptops from the district and will communicate once they arrive. We do plan on having devices for the entire district within 120 days. That's pretty impressive considering the high demand of electronic devices at this time.  Thank you for your patience as we prepare for our school year and remote learning. 

More helpful Links:

NCedCloud, Canvas and Discovery Education Helpful tips

Students Getting Started with Canvas in 10 Steps 

Spanish - Parents Need to know HS for the first nine weeks (Lo que los padres deben saber sobre las primeras nueve semanas)

Parents Need to know HS for the first nine weeks

 Access MicrosoftEMAIL….ONEDRIVE and all apps including TEAMS! 

Within this blog is a link regarding the required immunizations for Kindergarten, 7th and 12th graders, Please reach out to our school nurse, Jennifer Conrad if you have any questions pertaining to these immunizations. 

• Kindergarten Flyer 
• Seventh Grade Flyer 
• Twelfth Grade Flyer 

Any seniors who are interested in purchasing Senior shirts, you can visit the Spirit Store at www.cowboysports.org

Documents to peruse as we continue to navigate.....

Student Symptom Screening 

Hygiene and Cleaning Protocols 

Just a friendly reminder  that lifetouch is still accepting scheduling appointments for seniors to be photographed. The link is embedded.   Lifetouch Scheduling 

• Schedules were mailed this past Tuesday. There was an enclosed letter from us with your student's schedule as well. Please understand that schedules are subject to change as counselors get new information from the school and district that affects scheduling 
• We will offer schedules changes for 5 days. The first two days August 17th - August 18th. Priority will go to holes, new students, and repeated classes, GTCC, Virtual enrolled students.  The following 3 days, August 19th - 21st will focus on any remaining request that are valid.  Please fill out this FORM and e-mail it to your assigned counselor. 
• If you enrolled in complete virtual, counselors will begin reaching out to you to create your new/revised schedule. 
• If you are taking an online class, you must complete the contract in which your counselor will e-mail you with.
• If students want to change a class, they need to submit the above form via email to the counselor no later than Friday. The only exception is with GTCC  because they are adding more late GTCC classes and students that qualify can sign up starting Monday August 17th. 
• If you are wishing to remove your student from the self paced virtual enrollment, please Click on the unenrollment process link within this blog. Students can not unenroll mid semester. Only at the end of the semester or the end of the year?
• Counselors are currently working extremely hard and long hours so please allow time to reply back to emails and calls. Our contact information is listed on the website, email is preferred for faster response.
• 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. 

As it relates to Athletics, Coach Christman, the Cowboys Athletic Director will keep us up to speed. In the meantime, you can look at the revised schedule from the NCHSAA in how sports will run this year.

Southwest, while I have my own anxieties traveling through this new school year upon us, I am also very excited. I truly believe great things come out from tough times like we are currently experiencing.  The amount of growth I have seen in less than a week is absolutely unbelievable. It is my hope that we all work well together understanding the barriers, while also communicating to us with your needs. I plan on seeing continuous growth from all stakeholders as we navigate these waters together.  

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

Mr. Hettenbach

SWGHS Principal's mid week message - what to expect day 1

Good evening Southwest, this is Mr. Hettenbach with a Friday night message. While I will also send you my routine Sunday message that will include so much more information, I want to reduce any anxiety for you and your family at this item. This information will be transferred to the Principal's Weekly Message tab on the website. 

First, as we approach Monday, I am including a link for all of you to review on some items to to get ready for the first day, Monday. Getting Ready for the 1st day of remote.docx

Attached is another link on What do Parents need to know about the first 9 weeks?

Next, within this blog is what the daily schedule looks like at SWGHS High School. 

MONDAY through THURSDAY

Time of Day	Duration	Activity
8:30am – 9:00am	30 Minutes	Breakfast
9:00am – 10:00am	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 1
10:00am – 10:10am	10 minutes	Break
10:10am  - 11:10am	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 2
11:10am – Noon	50 minutes	Lunch
Noon – 1:00pm	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 3
1:00pm – 1:30pm	30 minutes	Physical Activity Break
1:30pm – 2:30pm	1 hour LIVE instruction	Block 4
2:30pm – 3:00pm	30 minutes	Advisory time, teacher “office hours”, check in on discussion boards (Students receiving Special Education and English Learner services should check teacher canvas pages)

 Advanced Placement (AP) classes will continue to use college Board resources such as AP Classroom and AP Video Lessons, as directed by their teachers. AP teachers will share these resources

FRIDAY

Staff and Students

Staff will be engaged in mandatory, content specific district-wide Professional Development. Staff will share specific Friday office hours for student and parent conferencing. Additionally, teachers will work with small groups, individuals, assessments, and more. Parents/students should take full advantage of Fridays to work with your student’s teachers. EC/EL teachers will meet with students on their caseloads.

All live instruction lessons will be recorded for reference at any time. In addition, there will be supplemental resources for students to access (i.e. pre-recorded instruction, discussion board posts, video links, etc.). Friday is an opportunity to get all items turned in for the week.

*We have an expectation that all communications will be responded to within 24 hours.

** Schedule subject to change

Additionally, there is a SWGHS Remote Learning student and parent handbook that we created and ask for you to review with your student. 

As I finish this short message in hope that it alleviates a little bit of anxiety, I would like us all to understand that, as the rest of the world is also in this predicament, we are starting from the ground up, and without precious funding from the local, state and federal levels. I will tell you that I am proud of all the collaboration I have experienced with GCS staff, parents, students around the county to make this start the best we can under these conditions. As the Principal of SW, I will tell you up front that it is not going to be easy, however, as we continue to build upon the distance learning resources, receiving and distributing devices, learning about all the newly developed resources over the upcoming time, and more, I believe we will look back and be in awe of how far we have come. 

We are all in this together, we got this, we are... Southwest!

SWGHS Principal's weekly message for August 10th...

Good evening Southwest!

Before I begin my message, it is important to know that if you do not want to listen to my long detailed messages, you can simply hangup and go to the SWGHS website and click on Principal's Weekly Messages. The written blog at times may have a little more detailed information along with any pertinent links. Additionally, SWGHS is connected to Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. As we begin the school year, please know we will continue to update or clarify any issues while we navigate. I will put any of those related messages in my blog as well for quick referencing. Thank you for understanding and staying in the loop. 

From the Counseling corner:

• Schedules will be mailed Monday afternoon. There will be an enclosed letter from me with your student's schedule as well. Please understand that schedules are subject to change as counselors get new information from the school and district that affects scheduling 
• We will offer schedules changes for 5 days. The first two days August 17th - August 18th. Priority will go to holes, new students, and repeated classes, GTCC, Virtual enrolled students.  The following 3 days, August 19th - 21st will focus on any remaining request that are valid. 
• If you enrolled in complete virtual, counselors will begin reaching out to you to create your new/revised schedule. 
• If you are wishing to remove your student from the self paced virtual enrollment, please Click on the unenrollment process link within this blog. Students can not unenroll mid semester. Only at the end of the semester or the end of the year?
• Counselors are currently working remote so please allow time to reply back to emails and calls. Our contact information is listed on the website, email is preferred for faster response.
• 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. 

If your child is in need of a laptop, please complete the Google form on the website under the Student tab or contact the media specialist Mrs. Virginia Hunt at huntv@gcsnc.com. As we begin the distribution process, we will contact parents to fill requests to inform them of the date, time, and pick up location. As we start to receive the laptops, we will distribute the current ones we have based on priority needs. We do plan on having devices for the entire district within 120 days. That's pretty impressive considering the high demand of electronic devices at this time.  Thank you for your patience as we prepare for our school year and remote learning. 

We will not have our traditional Freshman Orientation. The great thing is, that we've been able to be a lot more creative in our approach. For that reason, we will have a virtual Freshman orientation, catered specifically to Remote Learning. This orientation video will be posted and shared on Thursday Morning. 8/13 and be able to be referenced anytime through the year.  Additionally, we believe this will be a great resource for any new students to Southwest regardless of their age. This will give parents and students a chance to meet the Freshmen Core Teachers, and have much of the information given and questions answered. If you have any questions in the meantime. Please Contact Mr. Miller (millerj3@gcsnc.com) and/ or Anna Compton (comptoa@gcsnc.com) 

Please help us in welcoming our new Social Worker, Emily Wright. Please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Wright if you need assistance with basic needs by calling her at 336-709-9537.  Currently, GCS continues to provide lunch and breakfast to students at Southwest Middle School 11-12 each weekday until the end of August.  They also have a food pantry you may use.  The Out of the Garden Program has a fresh mobile markets at various locations where you can find fresh meat, vegetables, bread and other items.  There is a mobile market on the fourth Saturday of each month at Penn-Griffin.  If you need to find out about other resources, please do not hesitate to contact her. 

Teachers are diligently working on each of their courses and will publish them on Monday, August 17^th. This means that students will have access to curriculum and content on the first day of the 2020-2021 academic school year. Your student will be oriented to each course individually. Orientation to the course includes; Meet the Teacher, Getting Started, Live Teaching Time, and how grading and attendance will work. Please help us in communicating to your student that how we operate this fall will be very different than the spring.  

Please know much more information is forthcoming. We are excited. We are up for the challenge.

From the desk of Coach Christman:

As we all heard from Governor Cooper, we will continue to stay in Phase 2 until at least Sept. 11. This disappointing decision has delayed the potential start date of Sept. 1 by the NCHSAA.  With that said, we do know that the NCHSAA Board of Directors and executive director along with her staff are continuing to work diligently to come up with a plan to play all sports this school year when it is safe for all.  Please continue to stay positive, find ways to continue to work out, do fundamentals of your sport, practice with our coaching staff that have Zoom work outs, and reach out to our coaching staff and administration if you have questions or need some help!

 Juniors and Seniors Eligibility information:

All Juniors and Seniors need to be registered for a minimum of 3 classes this fall.  I would strongly recommend that you all take 4 courses.  Those courses can be Career and College Promise classes at GTCC, GCS Virtual School, or SWGHS remote learning courses.  Pending when we start Fall sports, this could have a big impact on your eligibility especially if all sports get moved to 2^nd semester.  Seniors 2^nd semester are required to take a minimum of 2 courses to be eligible 2^nd semester.  All Juniors MUST take a minimum of 3 courses, but it is strongly recommended that they are enrolled in 4.  Juniors that only take 3 courses MUST pass all 3 courses 1^st semester and will required to have a 2.0 GPA to eligible 2^nd semester.

Freshman and Sophomores:

Our GCS 2.0 GPA will be waived from 2^nd semester of last school year.  With that being said, all students this fall MUST have a 2.0 GPA at the end of 1^st semester to be eligible 2^nd semester.  Freshman and Sophomores must take 4 courses this fall.  Those courses can be GCS Virtual Academy or from remote learning at SWGHS. 

If you have athletic eligibility questions, please email Brindon Christman at Christb2@gcsnc.com .

If you are a fall athlete and you haven’t turned in your Return to Play Covid-19 paperwork, you can still do so.  Those forms can be found on the front page of our website at www.cowboysports.org or in the box outside of the gym doors.  You can return those forms by email or drop them off in on envelope outside the gym doors.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at christb2@gcsnc.com . Feel free to also navigate the Athletics website for a wide selection of spirit wear within the school Spirit Store. 

Southwest, we got this!

Stay well!

Mr. Hettenbach

SWGHS message on reopening and Career College Promise

Southwest community, in case you missed the GCS Board of Education meeting last evening, Students in GCS will begin the 2020-21 academic year with at least nine weeks of remote learning.

The district is still considering how students will return to the classroom after the nine weeks, which would happen on Oct. 20 if public health data and trends indicate it is safe to do so.

Please check out the district's new webpage on the reopening of schools, which includes Frequently Asked Questions, a link to the Board presentation, more information on the virtual schools and much more: https://www.gcsnc.com/reopening

A direct link to the FAQs will be embedded in this message: https://bit.ly/335t8y0

Additionally, as I have mentioned in the past, schedules are being worked on as quick as possible during the summer, and most schedules have the strong possibility of being changed due to enrollment fluctuations therefore causing the overall matrix to need adjustments. Thank you for having patience with this process. Final schedules will be provided to students when we start the school year. A schedule change time frame for any valid requests will be communicated at the beginning of the year.

Juniors and seniors, I highly encourage you to take advantage of Career College Promise. You must have a 2.8 or higher unweighted GPA for this program. You can enroll in more than one class. These classes will provide you with college credit that can be applied towards NC state universities and colleges. Many public out of state also accept these credits. This is a great way to get ahead with your future college credits while also saving money.  Please contact your student’s counselor immediately for questions and details as the deadline is August 6th.

As a gentle reminder, please make sure you connect to any of the GCS and Southwest Guilford High School social media accounts to stay in the know. While I will be placing this information on our social media accounts, I will also place this under the Principal's Weekly Messages tab on the school's website.

SWGFHS Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/southwestghs

SWGHS Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SouthwestGHS/

SWGHS Twitter - https://twitter.com/SouthWestGHS

Other commonly used school communciations include:

SWGHS Athletics website and school store - www.cowboysports.org

Southwest Guilford Cowboy Athletic Fan Club

SWGHS Athletics Twitter Page

I hope everyone is staying well. I miss each and everyone of you and I can't wait until the day I will get to safely meet all of our new students while also reconnecting with those returning.

Have a great evening and remember, we are...Southwest!

SWGHS Principal's weekly updates for the July 20th...

Good evening Southwest,

This past week, Superintendent Contreras presented 3 models for reopening as well as the first 5 weeks to start on virtual for all grades.

Those models are embedded in the blog which can be found on any of our social media sites as well as on our website under Principal's Weekly Message

Options for the Board of Education to consider in reopening Schools

The Virtual School Academy application window for High School students is open from July 14-August 1. This is different from the Career College Promise Program and is offered for grades 9-12. Click Here

One push you may have heard is for students to take dual enrollment classes at GTCC. Southwest has the highest enrollment of all large high schools  as we have seen the positive benefits from this program. If you are unfamiliar with this program, students are able to earn AP weighted credit, no AP exams, and the best part is that it is free (except for a small student fee). Students are able to transfer free college credit into most colleges/universities in North Carolina and some outside of North Carolina if student earns a C or higher in the course. 

 The criteria is as followed:

• You must be a 11th or 12th grader in order to register, (or rising 11th grader in the Spring). 
• Minimum GPA is unweighted 2.8 (no rounding)
• Extended deadline is August 6th
• Fill out appropriate forms. 
• Submit a transcript
• Contact Ms. Linda Whitow for any information - 336.334.4822/lswhitlow@gtcc.edu OR Ms. Annette Harper at amharper2@gtcc.edu

The forms are also linked within this blog.

Application for Admission

Attendance Policy

Career College Promise Dual Credit Allowances

Consent Release Student Information

GTCC Verification of Student Eligibility Form

Placement Test Guide 2019

Web Advisor Information

Please reach out to your student's counselor if you have any questions:

10th-12th grade Last Name

A-D - Ms. Graves  gravesg3@gcsnc.com

E-L - Ms. Campbell  campbes2@gcsnc.com 

M-R - Ms. Graham  grahamk2@gcsnc.com

S-Z - Mrs. Hudgens  hudgenj@gcsnc.com

In light of the recent decision by the tNCHSAA to delay the start of fall sports until at least Sept. 1, GCS will delay the start of marching band and athletics until at least Monday, August 3. We remain committed to our students and understand many are eager to resume participation in these programs. We will continue to monitor trends in our state and region regarding the spread of COVID-19 and will only allow activities to resume when it is safe to do so. 

Check Social Media outlets for update:

Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/Southwest-Guilford-Cowboy-Athletic-Fan-Club-209221442541162/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/SWCowboys_Athl

Website- www.cowboysports.org

As I finish my blog, I ask the community again to assist all Southwest Schools with monitoring the grounds. Since our most recent Social Media posts asking for assistance, we have had a soccer net cut up and the spirit rock defaced with inappropriate graffiti. We still ask for the community to keep their eyes out and report anything or anyone to the schools. Thank you for your assistance. 

Please continue to stay in the loop with all communications. Please remember that with this pandemic and the unknown, staying in the loop of all communications is very important. I recommend you connect to all GCS and Southwest Guilford High School communications. Thank you again, I miss you all and I look forward to seeing you hopefully in the near future.

We are ... Southwest!

SWGHS Principal's Message - Athletics

Southwest... 

Please pay attention to this coming week's discussion by the Governor regarding the reopening of schools for the fall. Please remember that GCS can only plan within the orders of the Governor. 

Another hot topic is how Fall Sports will start. With the most recent delay, here is the latest with the current proposed start date of July 20th. 

SW Athletic Dept. will be collecting all potential Fall Athlete’s Return to Play Paperwork along with the GCS required 2 proofs of residency here at school at the designated time slots below next Tuesday and Wednesday morning, July 14^th and 15^th.  The drop off location will be in front of the SW Coggins Gymnasium.  We ask that you please wear a mask once you leave your car!  The following forms must be completed in order to Return to Play on July 20^th:  NCHSAA Initial Screening Form, Concussion Awareness Form, the GCS Risk Waiver Release Form, and Physical (if expired) and Medical Preparticipation Form (front 2 pages of physical).  All must be signed and dated by the student athlete and Parent.  Also, each student is required to bring in 2 proofs of residency (please see attachment for what proofs are acceptable).  We will have a copy machine on site to make copies if needed.

Return to Play Requirements:

Return to Play paperwork can be found outside the SW gym doors in a box labeled Return to Play Forms, on the SW website at www.cowboysports.org (more/Files/Links) and  on the front page of the website under Announcements on the right had side of the page.

Drop off times for Tuesday/Wednesday, July 14 and 14^th:

8:30-9:30              Football Players

9:15 to 10 am    Volleyball/Tennis

10 to 10:30 am  Cross Country

10:30 to 11 am  Cheerleading

11 until noon- Men’s Soccer

*Please note if we don’t have this paperwork turned in by Monday, July 20^th, you will not be allowed to practice.

*Physicals- All athletes/parents MUST complete the Medical History pages of the physical.  If your physical was given after 3/1/19, your physical will be good for one extra school year.  Physical dates before 3/1/19 or after 5/120 will need a new physical.  New students at SWGHS for the upcoming school year must also turn in completed physicals and must be enrolled in SWGHS before you can practice.

Announcement for Return to Play for all Fall Athletics

Forms Link-  https://mcusercontent.com/d94370c35d0d68d439383eccb/files/20926295-3a07-489d-b86d-d64730678caf/COVID_19_Resuming_Athletic_Activities_Guide_with_Forms_FINAL.pdf

Or go to www.cowboysports.org (under forms and links), or can be picked up outside of the Coggins Gym.

Essential Items Required in order to practice:

1. Mask
2. Covid-19 Return to Play Forms- Can be picked up outside the gym in a box marked Return to Play Forms (see above or go to www.cowboysports.org
3. Water bottle and extra water
4. Towel
5. Backpack

Time Slots for Practices- You MUST sign up in order to attend.  Coaches are sending out sign up genius for your sport.  Please go to www.cowboysports.org and click on Return to Play under announcements for how to contact your coach.

1. 7:30 am- Men’s Soccer- Check in at the gym, then report to the SW Elementary School field.  Session will end at 9 am.
2. 8 am- Football- Session 1- Check in at the gym, then report to the track.  Session will end at 9:30 am and pick-up at the rock in student parking lot.
3. 8:30 am Football- Session 2- Check in at the gym, then report to the practice field.  Session will end at 10 am and pick-up is at SW Middle School parking lot.
4. 9 am- Football Session 3- Check in at the gym, then report to the SW Middle School Baseball Field.  Session will end at 10:30 am and pick-up is at the SW Middle School parking lot.
5. 9:30 am- Volleyball and W. Tennis- Check in at the gym, then volleyball will report to behind the gym and tennis to the courts.  Sessions will end at 11 am. and pick-up is in the student parking lot for volleyball and at the tennis courts for tennis.
6. W. Tennis-  July 20-24 from 6:45 to 8 PM.
7. Cheerleading will not start tryouts until July 13^th-16^th at 6 PM. Please email Coach Brennan at swghcheercoach@gmail.com to sign up and attend the zoom workouts. The final tryout date will be Thursday, July 16^th at 6 pm.
8. XC workouts starting at 5:45 check-in, 6PM start Monday through Thursday, through the entrance of the ticket booth gate of the stadium. No practices the week of July 13th and July 27th.

How do I sign up for Voluntary Workouts?

1. Most sports have a sign-up genius or a group me app for their student athletes.
2. Go to www.cowboysports.org and click on Fall at the top of the page.  Then click on the sport.  Most are posted under their sport.
3. Go to the announcement on the right hand side of main page of www.cowboysports.org and click on Return to Play.
4. Email the varsity coach of each sport for details. Those can be found under Return to play at www.cowboysport.org
5. Football players need to check their Hudl account, check twitter @SWGHS_Football

Check in for Practice:

• Check-ins will start 15 minutes prior to workouts.
• Workouts will last 90 minutes and students MUST BE picked up at that time from the field they are assigned to.
• Students will not get out of the car until they have completed the daily health assessment form online and have their temperature checked.
• If students have a temperature over 100.4 degrees, they will not be allowed to stay for practice.
• Students that have been positive for Covid-19 will not be allowed to practice until a doctor has released them back to practice. Return to Play for Infected Covid-19 Patients Form must be signed off by a licensed physician.
• Once a student has been checked in from their car, they will be asked to put on a mask, receive a wristband and report to their assigned workout area.  After workouts end, students will be asked to wash their hands, and put back on their masks return to their pick up spots.

What are we doing to stay safe:

• Coaches, trainers and Administrators will wear masks at all times.
• All equipment, bathrooms, and work areas will be cleaned after every session
• No community water stations.  Students must bring their own water. 
• There will be no passing, kicking, or sharing of any balls
• No touching, high 5’s etc. at anytime
• Work areas will remind 6 feet apart at all times

Check Social Media outlets for update:

Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/Southwest-Guilford-Cowboy-Athletic-Fan-Club-209221442541162/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/SWCowboys_Athl

Website- www.cowboysports.org

Thanks all and if you have any questions, please reach out to Coach Christman 

at christb2@gcsnc.com .