Each six weeks we will be focusing on a different pillar of Character Counts. This six weeks our pillar is Caring. Each week staff members will be looking for children who demonstrate this trait. Our winners for last week are: Cody Knox for helping another student pick up her books and colored pencils that fell out of her locker. Amanda Newman for helping a special ed student with breakfast when they were short on teachers. She helped get food and helped get them back to class.
Rakieda Brothers for assisting the student next to her without being asked. Nathan Parr for being the quietest person on the bus.

8th grade boys basketball tryouts are October 22 from 3 - 5. Any 8th grade boy interested in trying out for basketball sign up during your P.E. hour and see Coach Brothers.

Pep squad does not have practice Wednesday - however you do have a game Thursday at Good Hope.

The Counseling Dept. is pleased to announce that our groups will start tomorrow. Teachers, each of you had a list of the groups in your box. Be sure to look over that list and highlight any students you teach and what period they will be attending group. Since the students do not know the name of their group, we are depending on you to help us get them to their first session. This year our group names are flavors of ice cream - so students you will find out tomorrow and Thursday when your group meets!!!

After school tutoring today. Meet in the cafeteria @ 3:00.

The new officers for the GHMS Jr. National Honor Society are as follows:

President - Elizabeth Ingram
Vice President - Emily Bethea
Secretary - Sadie Hillis
Treasurer - Morgan Bivens

Congratulations to these new officers for the 2003-2004 school year.

Boys and Girls Soccer Tryouts are Wednesday and Friday after school until 4:20.

Softball tryouts will be Saturday morning October 25th @ 9:00 a.m.

Change the Nov. 20 Riser basketball game to Away and the Jan. 26 Riser game to Home or see Coach Brothers for another schedule.

Reminder - Student Council homeroom representative elections will be held in each homeroom tomorrow.

Boys soccer tryouts will be held this Wednesday and Friday, Oct. 8 and 10 after school. Boys interested in trying out need to sign up with Coach Long during their P.E. class by lunch on Wednesday. All boys must have a 1.5 grade point average to be eligible. Tryouts should last until about 4:15 - 4:20 each day.
Have your ride here on time to pick you up.

Teachers - Please be sure you calculate the GPA's on your report cards and fill out the National Honor Society Sheets before report cards go home. Please return your GPA reports to Mrs. Bayles 8th grade and Mrs. Epps 7th grade as soon as possible.

OPEN HOUSE - REPORT CARD PICK UP WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT @ 6:30p.m.

Congratulations to the following 6th grade Colonel Choir members on the selection to the ACDA All State Choir. They will perform in Baton Rouge with 150 other singers from across the state. Those chosen are: Ali McCandlish, Iris Tuttle, Eric Whitehead, Taylor Ainsworth, Hannah Blakeney, and Miranda Davis. Way to go, Colonels!

Reminder - All overdue books must be returned to the library and all fines must be paid by Tuedsay Oct. 7 in order to receive your report card. Please take care of this by in the morning.

Cross Country will meet at GHMS at 7:30 a.m. to go to the meet at Cedar Creek - Saturday morning.

Students - Remember Monday is the deadline for turning in GROUP PERMISSION FORMS.

There is still time to get your recipes to Mrs. Hogg. The deadline has been extended until October 17. Please bring as many recipes as you can for the Good Hope cookbook that will be on sale in the spring.

Any student wishing to run for student council homeroom representative needs to get a form from their homeroom teacher. Elections will be held Thursday, October 9th during homeroom. Teachers if you need extra forms see Mrs. Moody.

Remember - GO VOTE SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!

GO COLONELS!!!!! BEAT OUACHITA!!!!!!

Reminder - For the game tonight - Pep Squad needs to be in the stands by 6 p.m.

4-H Club will meet Thursday after school from 3:00 - 3:30 in Mrs. Hogg's room (#102). Please make sure you have a ride at 3:30 sharp.

All overdue books must be returned to the library and all fines must be paid by Tuesday Oct. 7 in order to receive your report card. Please take care of this ASAP!!!!

Teachers - Please turn in your verification sheets to the counselors if you have not already done so. If you have no changes, write "no changes" on your sheets and return them to the counselors to keep on file.

Teachers - Don't forget tomorrow is the BBQ lunch - If you have not paid, please do so this afternoon.

Remember FCS/FCA tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. Our own Jacob McGowen will be the guest speaker.

8th graders - You can still bring your permission slips in the morning. Also, teachers - the students can not have had a Behavior Referral for this Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday in order to attend.

Way to go Good Hope Cheerleaders & Drill Team on your participation in the homecoming parade last night. Fantastic job!

Reminder - Pep Squad you must be in the stands ready to cheer by 6p.m. tomorrow at Good Hope's game.

Student Council spotlights 4 students from each grade as "Students of the Month". These students exemplify good character and citizenship.
The "Students of the Month" for October are:
6th grade: Rick Sanders, Taylor Ainsworth, Eric Whitehead, & Kate Durham
7th grade: Kate Bush, David Eley, Mason Wiseman, & Mallory Debnam
8th grade: Leah Tyler, Ethan Burke, Amy Poindexter, Quentin Henry
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE STUDENTS!!!

Teachers- Grade verification sheets are in your box with instructions - they are due back tomorrow morning @ 8:00.

Girls Soccer Team will work out Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Grade sheets due today at noon!

Students,
Be sure to get your group permission forms turned in to the counselors by Monday, October 6.

Catch That Colonel Spirit T-Shirts have been delayed one day. The shirts will be in tomorrow.

West Monroe High School is hosting a 50th anniversary and homecoming parade tonight at 6:30. The parade will begin at First Baptist Church and go down Trenton Street and N. 7th Street. It will end at the stadium for a pep rally. Good Hope cheerleaders and drill team will be a part of this celebration. Please come out and support.