WELCOME TEAM IMPACT!!!

We will have a Penny Drive beginning Tuesday that will run through Feb. 27th. If each of our Homerooms could fill just one milk jug with pennies, we could raise around $1500.00 for our Relay For Life Team! Let's show them just how good Good Hope really is! Be listening for more upcoming "fun" raisers!

Tuesday, February 17th is Good Hope Night at CiCi's Pizza! Don't forget to mention Good Hope at our register! Help Good Hope School earn a 10% cash rebate on all school receipts.

The Louisiana Reading Association is seeking to promote reading as the most fundamental and important aspect of our educational experience.
We support LRA's efforts to celebrate literacy awareness by declaring Tuesday, February 17, 2004, as "THE GREAT LOUISIANA READ-IN." To participate in this statewide celebration we encourage all school personnel to participate in D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) time from 10:00 to 10:10 a.m. on February 17. At 10:00 a.m. the school bell will ring to remind everyone to participate in D.E.A.R. for 10 minutes. This will continue throughout the week.

Good Hope Middle School is participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life! We are selling "In Memory or In Honor" cards in the office for $1.00 each. If you have lost a loved one to cancer or if you know someone that has survived cancer, please come by the office and purchase a card. We will post these in the office.

Mrs. Paul and her art students will be doing face painting during both lunch shifts tomorrow (Friday) for Valentines Day. Cost is 50 cents.

Softball pitchers and catchers stay after school until 4:00 today. All players need to be at Riser on Saturday morning at 10:15.

7th and 8th grade girls track try-outs will be today from 3-4:30.

Any 8th grade girl interested in trying out for 9th grade cheerleader at West Monroe High School can come by Mrs. Moody's room to pick up a packet.

No softball practice today. Only pitchers and catchers stay tomorrow until 4:00.

6th and 7th grade track tryouts today. Rain or shine.

The following students have been recognized for exhibiting Good Character under the character counts pillar for "Outstanding Citizenship".
6th grade:
Jayron Williams for always displaying good citizenship.
7th grade:
Daniel Rogers for turning in money he found.
8th grade:
MacKenzie Salter for turning in a cosmetic case she found in the bathroom.
Tylesha Outley for assisting a student on crutches.

Each year Good Hope Middle School selects a group of students that represent the best in academics, character, and leadership. These students are nominated and elected by the Faculty and Staff and are recognized in the yearbook and honored at a luncheon. The 2003-2004 Who's Who Students at Good Hope Middle School are:

6th Grade:
Rick Sanders
Caroline Milford
Emily Ballew
Laundi Freeman
Eric Whitehead
Richard Vines
Jessica Walters
7th Grade:
David Eley
Daniel Dupuy
Courtney Cousans
Mustafa Elsayed
Dillon Davis
Lindsey Dean
Brianna Saadat
Wesley Wheelis
8th Grade:
Jacob McGowen
Caitlin Reynolds
Shelby Aulds
Josh Bostic
Janethia Tyson
Bradley Brown
Amanda Smart

6th grade girls track tryouts will be Tuesday after school from 3:00 to 4:30. 7th grade will be Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:30 and 8th grade Thursday from 3:00 to 4:30. Please wear your P.E. uniform; however if the weather is cold you can wear sweats.
Come ready to run.

Th GHMS Jr. National Honor Society will be selling candy-grams next Tuesday, Wed., and Thurs., (Feb. 10th, 11th, & 12th) inside by the gym during both lunch shifts. Candy-grams cost 50 cents and will be delivered on Friday, Feb. 13th during homeroom. Start saving your money now so you can surprise that special someone with a candy-gram next Friday.

DON'T MISS THE 2004 DAY OF CHAMPIONS (NORTHEAST LOUISIANA FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES)
The 2004 Day of Champions will be held Saturday March 13th at the ULM Activity Center. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $3.00 per person. Food! Drinks! Games! Fun!
Registration deadline is Thursday, March 4th.

The Library's Kick Off Program for the Magazine Fundraiser will be on Monday, Feb. 9th,

Students of the Month for February are:
6th Grade:
Josh Sistrunk, Haylie Boone, Kip Robinson and Caroline Milford
7th Grade:
Griffin Ellis, Danielle Parks, Alex Weise and Bethany Asmussen
8th Grade:
Claire Muckelroy, Richard Duke, Natalie Ray and Jacob Darden
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!!

Girls interested in trying out for the track team, please sign up today during your physical education class.

Teachers will be handing out packets for National Honor Society during first hour. Any student who thinks they have a cumulative 3.5 or above and did not receive a packet needs to ask their homeroom teacher to check. Students make sure you take your packet home.

Cheerleader tryouts for WMHS will be March 25-27th. Packets will be available Monday (2-9) at WMHS and due back in by March 1st.

8th Grade girls interested in trying out for WMHS Rebel Line can pick up the information starting today in the Main Office at the High School. All sign up sheets will be due back to WMHS by February 19th.

Due to an unforseen problem Track practice (Tryouts) will start tomorrow Wed. Feb.4.

The following students have been recognized for demonstrating GOOD CHARACTER Under the Character Counts pillar for "OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP".

6th Grade
Haylie Boone for her positive attitude toward others.
Morgan Halley for always demonstrating outstanding citizenship.

7th Grade
Moustafa Elsayed for helping a young lady in the hall pick up her books and for turning in a jacket he found in the hall.
Beth Coats for turning in a ring that she found.

8th Grade
Chris Pleasant for assisting a student on crutches.
Adam Antis for turning in a watch he found.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 8th grade girls basketball team on their 1st place finish in the consolation division of the Calhoun Tournament. They defeated Woodlawn 29-6. Also, Coach Creech and Coach Butler would like to commend them for all of their hard work which resulted in a winning season. Way to go Girls.

8th grade boys track tryouts Tuesday February 3rd after school. Be prepared for cold weather and ready to run. Practice is 3:30 - 4:30.
8th grade only!!

CONGRATULATIONS to the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball team for defeating Woodlawn and finishing 1st place in the consolation bracket. Thanks for a wonderful year. Coach Brothers and Coach Crew.

Colonel Choir will be selling Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies at lunch today. Bring your $1 and get ready for those huge chocolate chunks.

Congratulations to the 7th grade girls on their 26-13 victory over Westridge. They will play in the finals of the Calhoun tournament on Friday.

Any student wishing to tryout for the Good Hope Middle School Golf Team needs to sign up and get an information slip from your P.E. teacher beginning today through Friday. Friday will be the deadline for signing up to tryout. If you have any questions see Coach Crew at lunch time or after school today.

TEACHERS
All teachers must come by and sign off on the School Improvement Plan in Mrs. Dampier's office.