Calendar of Upcoming Events

Reserve Your Yearbook Now – See Mr. Sheppard or Mrs. Sanders.  Yearbooks are $30.00, all purchases must be made by cash.

Monday, April 28

5^th Graders visit Griffin, 9:30-10:30

Afterschool Program & Homework Center

Tuesday, April 29

Afterschool Program & Homework Center

Champions/Ms Harris

Wednesday, April 30

Afterschool Program & Homework Center

Teens on the Move/Ms Hawkins

Leon HS Dance Team Tryouts, Leon Gym, 3:30-5:00

Track Meet, Godby HS, 5:30 p.m.

SGA/Mrs. Jones

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, North Monroe, 5:00-8:00 p.m., GMS receives 15% of the sales – Be sure to say you are from             Griffin Middle School

Thursday, May 1

Leon HS Dance Team Tryouts, Leon Gym, 3:30-5:00

Afterschool Program & Homework Center

Champions/Ms Harris

Friday, May 2

Leon HS Dance Team Tryouts, Leon Gym, 3:30-5:00

Ultimate Pajama Party, sponsored by Studio Production & Successful Young Men & Women, GMS Cafeteria, 6:00- 9:00 p.m.  Cost is $10.00 through May 1^st, $20.00 on May 2^nd.  Games, Food and Fun.

TCC Crop Field Trip

May 5               Band Trip to Orlando

May 6               Honors Banquet, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Leon County Civic Center, Tickets $20.00 through May 1^st

May 9               8^th Grade Social, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Tickets $20.00 through May 7^th, $30.00 after.  Parent Permission                                     required.

                        Library Books Due

May 16             6^th grade EOY Trip – Wet & Wild

                        7^th grade EOY Trip – Islands of Adventure

                        8^th grade EOY Trip – Tampa Busch Gardens

May 20-23         Sex Education/chorus room for 8^th grade; Parents will receive opt-out letter

May 25-28         Atlanta Field Trip/Ms Bush

May 28-30         Early Release Days – Students dismissed at 11:20 a.m.

May 30             Last Day of School

AWARDS4U – Special Offer for Griffin Middle School

Every year many of our students participate in city or county youth sports leagues.  These might include football, baseball, soccer or basketball.  As a result, many of those teams often order their team awards from Awards4U.  As a partner of Leon County Schools, Awards4U is offering to rebate 10% of any youth sports team orders placed by any of our parents before June 1, 2008.  All they have to do is let Awards4U know they want a donation made to Griffin Middle School when they place the order.  Awards4U will tabulate the rebate and return a check to Griffin by the end of June.

The Office of Technology Transfer, Licensing and Commercialization at Florida A&M University will host its fourth Summer Invention Camp (now called the BRITE Idea Invention camp).  The Invention Camp is scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2008 through Friday, June 13, 2008, from 8:00 to 5:00.  To be eligible for students must be between the ages 12-18, maintain at least a B average, have an interest in science, mathematics, and engineering, and posses a “wild” imagination.  See guidance for more information.

It’s time again for the Leon County Summer Training Program.  This program is designed to teach employability skills to students between the ages of 14 and 21 who reside in Leon County.  The program will run between June 16 and July 25.  Students will work 20-25 hours per week, earning $6.79/hour.  Students may apply online at www.leoncountyfl.gov starting April 18, 2008.  Applications must be submitted online no later than Friday, May 9, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.  See guidance for more information.