Official Fall Sports Practice August 17

ON Monday August 17 all the fall sports start official practice. Not too late but need to make a decision quickly. All paperwork and physical needed to be on file prior to starting practice. See the Southwest web site for more information.

10 to 12th Graders Schedules

Southwest Students - grades 10 to 12 -- your schedules will be posted on the Parent Portal starting August 27th. No schedules will be distributed except for 9th graders at 7:30 pm on Thursday the 27th.

If you are in grades 10-12 this fall, your schedule will be available on the Parent Portal after Augusst 27th or available in the West Gym Sept 1st.

9th grade Orientation

August 27 -8:30 to am to 12:30pm is freshman orientation. 9th graders and families you received a post card in the mail this week inviting you to the orientation - 8:30 to 12:30.

But there was also another invite for students (the Class of 2013) and their families to attend a program at 6:30 pm. Dessert and beverages at 6:30 pm. 9th grade schedules will be distributed at 7:30 pm and families are invited to a special program just for them.

August 27, Thursday 9th grade orientation -- 8:e0 am to12:30 pm
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Students and Families 6:30 to 8:30 pm

20 more days

Yes, the days are counting down. After today there will be20 days until Sept. 1st and that is the opening day of school. Yes, that is prior to Labor Day. Yes, the state fair will still be going. But Tuesday Sept 1 is the first day of the new school year.

Another sample of a mission statement and why

Check out this link for more information a mission statement and why that might be important.

http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_90.htm

Class of 2013 Orientation

In coming 9th graders, class of 2013, orientation begins Monday October 10. There is still time to register. Go to the Southwest web site and follow the links to Project Success. An important date is Wednesday October 12. On that day the class will be at the high school. Hope to meet you all there!

Start of another school year

In 24 days it will all start for another year. The Class of 2013 is taking the place of the Class of 2009. All the excitement and all the fears - another year. For us adults those are memories - some fun and some regrets. For the young people living those years, they are the most important of their very young lives. Not all of it will be fun and some of it will be very sad, but all of it is growing up. 70% of the students currently in high school will be working in jobs that currently don't exist. Learning to learn is the most critical. Self advocacy is an important skill. Finding and using information is critical. Getting along with others is survival. So off we go into another year. We wish us all luck and good fortune.