Happy Spring Break, Tigers!

Please remind your child to read during this week!
Readers are Leaders at Griffin Middle School!

Chorus Fund Raiser News from Mr. Whitfield
The Chorus Fundraiser is here and will be distributed to students on
Monday, March 27, 2006! Thanks for your continued support of our programs
at Griffin Middle School!


Important Dates and Reminders:
March 27    Tiger Return at 8:20 AM
* First day of the 4th nine weeks. Have you set your learning goals yet?
* Chorus Fundraiser goes home!
* GSB v Nims Middle School 5:30 PM at Lincoln High

March 29, 2006
* GSB v Swift Creek Middle School 7:00 PM at Leon High

March 31, 2006
* Report Card Pick-up Night   6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Media Center

April 2, 2006 (Sunday)
* Spring Forward with Daylight Saving Time! DST begins at 2 AM!

April 3, 2006
* Report Cards go home with Tigers!
* GSB v Belle Vue Middle School  5:30 PM at Messer Park

April 4, 2006
* SAC Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Media Center
* PTO Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Media Center

April 5, 2006
* Track Pre-Season Relay Meet at Chiles High  5:00 PM
* GSB v Fairview Middle School  7:00 PM at Messer Park

April 6, 2006
District Advisory Council Meeting  6:30 PM at the Howell Center


Daylight Saving Time Information

Date change in 2007
On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of
2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in
the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday of March
and end the first Sunday of November. The Secretary of Energy will report
the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to revert
the Daylight Saving Time back to the 2005 time schedule once the Department
of Energy study is complete.

A safety reminder
Many fire departments encourage people to change the battery in the smoke
detector when they change their clocks because it provides for a convenient
reminder. "A working smoke detector more than doubles a person's chances of
surviving a home fire," says William McNabb of the Troy Fire Department in
Michigan. More than 90 percent of homes in the United States have smoke
detectors, but one-third are estimated to have dead or missing batteries.