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In August of 2025, Henry Cooper, a student at Northern High, welcomed a German exchange student into his life. A rocky start ended with a brotherhood and an experience neither student will forget.

"At the end of my sophomore year, I learned about the opportunity to host a foreign exchange student. A flyer was distributed around Guilford County Schools to advertise a 16-year-old German boy who needed a home for the upcoming year. The flyer showed a picture of Frederik (Freddy, as I would come to know him) on a podium at a swim meet.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but out of everyone in my family, I was the most eager to host Freddy. After a year without my older brother living at home, I thought having another person around would make things less lonely."

Read More about Northern High Student's Perspective on Hosting an International Student

School Counseling

Who is my counselor:

LAST NAME: A-CL - MRS. BRENADETTE BRUCE: [email protected]

LAST NAME: CO-HE - MS. JEREMYE TOTTEN: [email protected]

LAST NAME: HI-ME - MR. KIRKLEY RUSSELL: [email protected]

LAST NAME: MI-SA - MRS. SYREETA WILLIAMSON: [email protected]

LAST NAME: SC-Z - MR. RYAN SCHNAITH-IVAN: [email protected]

 

Dear Student and Parent/Guardian,

Welcome to Southwest Guilford High School! We are so very happy you decided to become a Cowboy. We are a 4 x 4 block school, meaning you will take 4 classes in the fall and 4 new classes in the spring.  

Here are a couple of items you need to know prior to starting classes:

1.  Student and Family Handbook: 23-24 SW Student/Family Handbook

2.  Bus transportation information: https://nc01910393.schoolwires.net/transportation

3. Counselors are assigned by grade level and alphabet for grades 10 – 12.  You can find all of the counseling related information on the website /Page/87867 Counselors and teachers use Canvas for communication. Parents can join the students' Canvas as an Observer. 

4.  GCS uses Power School (NCEDCloud) for grades/attendance and students. Students use their student id to log in once they are assigned a student id. The instructions are NCED Cloud- Claim Account

5. Parents can make a Parent Portal account to view their student’s progress. /Page/17246

6. Information on clubs, Service Learning, Driver’s Education, etc. can be found under the student tab on the Southwest Guilford High website.

7. You can find your students' teacher(s) email at /Domain/1261

8. Southwest Guilford High School Bell Schedule: /Domain/441

 

We look forward to meeting you!

School Counseling Department