South Walton High School Monthly Parent Meeting- Feb. 26

[Jdarg]

Starting next week, SWHS will be a holding a monthly parent meeting, tentatively named Seahawk Parent Roundtable. Parents will be able to meet once a month with the principal and some faculty each month to discuss the issues of our school and ask questions. There will be special topics presented at each month's meeting, like FCAT issues, school grades and what they mean, college prep, etc. Ultimately the goal is to come together as parents and school to make SWHS the best it can be, and that can only happen with a good line of communication!

The first meeting will be Tuesday, February 26, at 6 pm in the media center. This will be a somewhat organizational meeting and all ideas will be welcome. Also, if you are a member of a school booster club, tell the other parent members and try to attend!

Speaking of communication, the Seahawk News is going to be e-mailed weekly. It will include a 2 week schedule of events, meetings, and announcements. If you did not receive it last Friday, please contact the school at 622-5020 and give them your e-mail address. Hopefully, after a few weeks, you will start to look for it in your inbox- this will be an easy way to keep up with what is happening at school!

 

[Grayton Girl]

Thanks for the info, JDarg!

I copied and pasted your "notice" and sent it to about 40 SWHS parents that I have email addresses for.

I believe that the roundtable meetings will be very productive, and I'm so glad that they will be starting them next week.

Thank you for making a difference at SWHS!

 

[Jdarg]

;-)

Also- don't forget to e-mail that Seahawk News around- the SWHS front office does not have every single e-mail address!

 

[buster]

Way to go!

 

[Jdarg]

Way to go!

Hey- come to the meeting!

 

[Jdarg]

South Walton High to begin monthly parent meetings


Sean Boone
2008-02-21 10:35:00
In an attempt to inspire more parent-school interaction at South Walton High School, administrators will begin holding a monthly Seahawk Parent Roundtable meeting starting Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. in the student media center.
The meeting will allow parents to talk with teachers, guidance counselors and Principal Mark Ewing about such issues as the FCAT, school performance grades, college prep and what is happening at the school.
?It?s an avenue for better communication,? said South Walton Principal Mark Ewing. ?We are open to talk about anything positive. The first meeting we will shake it out and see what people want to do.?
The school once held a PTO, but for more than a year there have been no formal meetings between parents and faculty.
Ewing said the meetings will encourage parents the opportunity to make a difference in the school.
?Where do we want to go as a school and as a community?? he said. ?What can we do to make the school the best in the Panhandle of Florida??
Parent Jenny Dargavell, who brought the idea to Ewing earlier this year, said the meetings are great for the parents who feel they aren?t in the know of what is going on.
?Because it?s a high school, parents typically help out more with booster club type events than show up at meetings,? she said. ?This allows them to be at the school once a month and meet (with their children?s) principal and teachers.?
The school currently has an e-mail network that sends updates to parents on what is going on around school, but a new service called Seahawk News will begin rotation in the upcoming weeks.
?The Seahawk News will let parents know the calendar, sporting events and testing,? said Dargavell. ?Down the road I would like to see it made into a very nice newsletter as our first line of communication.?

 

[Alicia Leonard]

South Walton High to begin monthly parent meetings


Sean Boone
2008-02-21 10:35:00
In an attempt to inspire more parent-school interaction at South Walton High School, administrators will begin holding a monthly Seahawk Parent Roundtable meeting starting Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. in the student media center.
The meeting will allow parents to talk with teachers, guidance counselors and Principal Mark Ewing about such issues as the FCAT, school performance grades, college prep and what is happening at the school.
?It?s an avenue for better communication,? said South Walton Principal Mark Ewing. ?We are open to talk about anything positive. The first meeting we will shake it out and see what people want to do.?
The school once held a PTO, but for more than a year there have been no formal meetings between parents and faculty.
Ewing said the meetings will encourage parents the opportunity to make a difference in the school.
?Where do we want to go as a school and as a community?? he said. ?What can we do to make the school the best in the Panhandle of Florida??
Parent Jenny Dargavell, who brought the idea to Ewing earlier this year, said the meetings are great for the parents who feel they aren?t in the know of what is going on.
?Because it?s a high school, parents typically help out more with booster club type events than show up at meetings,? she said. ?This allows them to be at the school once a month and meet (with their children?s) principal and teachers.?
The school currently has an e-mail network that sends updates to parents on what is going on around school, but a new service called Seahawk News will begin rotation in the upcoming weeks.
?The Seahawk News will let parents know the calendar, sporting events and testing,? said Dargavell. ?Down the road I would like to see it made into a very nice newsletter as our first line of communication.?

 

[ShallowsNole]

This is on my calendar. I hope I can make it over there.

Better yet, I hope WE can make it over!

 

[Teresa]

way to go jdarg and swhs!!! highschoolers need lots of parent participation! this is great.

 

[Jdarg]

Hey SWHS parents- hope to see you tonight. Here is your chance to participate in your child's high school education and life! Bring your questions, ideas, and big plans!!

Future SWHS parents are of course welcome too-