* Watch for the Back to School special section of the Tallahassee Democrat, this Sunday, August 9th. It is a good source of information for this upcoming school year. * Mark your calendars for Friday, August 21st, 10:30 a.m. to noon, for the Griffin Middle School Orientation. At this time, students will find out where to report when they arrive at 9:30 a.m. Monday, August 24th. There will be spirit items, t-shirts, and food to purchase. Parents can join the PTO and sign up for our weekly e-letters. * Hopefully, students have finished their first summer reading book and are fully involved in the second one by now. Keep in mind, students only have to do one Summer Reading Project for extra credit and this is due the first week of school. * Griffin's PTO is sponsoring the first spirit night on August 31st at Pizza Hut on W. Tennessee Street, 5 - 9:00 p.m. Flyers, to use when ordering in-store, carry-out or delivery, will come home the week before. Griffin receives a percentage of the sales when the flyer is presented. * Get ready for our fall fundraiser August 24-September 11. Visit www.greenraising.com <http://www.greenraising.com/> during these weeks to shop on-line so that Griffin will get 25% of the sales. Tell your family and friends to visit the website as anyone can shop and simply choose Griffin from the pull down box to raise money for the school. Shop beyond the September 11th end date and Griffin will still earn a smaller percentage of the sale. Greenraising is a website that offers quality products that are good for the Earth. They have 100% recycled gift wrap, 100% natural lotions/soaps/candles, and organic baking mixes as well as other items.