1st HOME BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT AGAINST CALHOUN. FIRST GAME STARTS AT 4:00.

PHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK TRIP MEETING TOMORROW AT 5:30 IN THE CAFETERIA.

GIRLS SOCCER PRACTICE TODAY. PICKUP NO LATER THAN 4:45.

CANNED FOOD DRIVE WILL END FRIDAY. PLEASE BRING YOUR ITEMS TO YOUR HOME ROOM TEACHER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY.
6TH GRADE GIRLS:
MAGGIE SYLVESTER 3RD PLACE, SARAH COUNTS 5TH PLACE, KATIE BRYAN 7TH PLACE.
7TH & 8TH GRADE GIRLS:
1ST PLACE TEAM TITLE
ALISHA PRIESTLY 3RD PLACE, IRIS TUTTLE 4TH PLACE

6TH GRADE BOYS:
2ND PLACE TEAM TITLE
BEN TUTTLE 3RD PLACE, DILLON NELSON 6TH PLACE
7TH & 8TH GRADE BOYS:
1ST PLACE TEAM TITLE
JAKE ELLIOTT 1ST PLACE, MATTHEW WILSON 2ND PLACE, JOSH PIERCE 4TH PLACE, ADAM SADAAT 5TH PLACE, LEVI ELLIOTT 6TH PLACE, CALEB BOSTIC 7TH PLACE, RAY SPICER 9TH PLACE, TYLER BOOK 10TH PLACE

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENT CHARACTER UNDER THE CHARACTER COUNTS PILLAR OF RESPONSIBILITY:
7TH GRADE: DYLAN MONTON
8TH GRADE: RANDI BRANHAM, CHRIS OLVEY, MATTHEW TURRENTINE

6th grade students have received permission slips for the Twin City Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker". These slips and $4.00 are due next Friday, November 4th. The scheduled performance time for GHMS is Friday, December 2 at 12:45.

Congratulations to the following students who made the 2005-2006 GHMS Soccer Team:
Girls: Emily Benton, Jessica Bird, Kristen Brodnax, Emily Christiansen, Holly Cooke, Layci Gray, Evan Havens, Emily Hinton, Stevie Hoggard, Elizabeth Lenox, Brooke McNeely, Caroline Milford, Devin Mitchell, Megan Moore, Anne Muckleroy, Amy Pogue, Lacy Quinn, Sierra Smith, Iris Tuttle, Ashley Warden

Boys: Nic Antis, Peyton Armor, Jacob Brogden, Cole Chelette, Jake Elliott, Steven Green, Cody Hollis, John Hummell, Jamie Hutson, Dan Mabry, Samer Mahgoub, Chris O'Bryant, Destin Piercy, Justin Powell, Steven Smith, Cody Stone, Garrett Thompson, Terrell Whitaker, Seth Whiteman

BASKETBALL NEWS: 7th Grade Boys Defeated OCS Thursday night 37-24. Michael Hunter and Tyler Cain led the team in scoring with 8 points each.

8th Grade Boys won 44-20 against OCS. Jeffrey Fuller led all scorers with 10 points.
Come watch the Colonels Monday night against Calhoun.

No Cross Country practice today.

FCA Banquet - Tuesday Nov. 8th at 6:30p.m. at the West Monroe Convention Center
All student athletes and coaches are invited to the banquet! Brooke Lassiter Stoehr, former Lady Techster Basketball player, is the guest speaker. FCA huddle members will be performing.
Come out for fun, food, and FCA! There is no cost to you.
There must be an accurate count of students for reservation purposes. RSVP by today Oct. 27th. to Susan 318-387-8326.

Congratulations to the following students for making the 2005-2006 GHMS Basketball Team.
7th Grade:
Colby Mulhearn, Nick Hendrix, Daniel Golden, Hunter Reddick, Paul Turner, Tyler Cain, Austin Cain, Michael Hunter, Pierre Cloman, Charles Dooley, Ronald Green, Detric Jones, Chad Gilbert, Jacordrick Norman, and Connor Osborne

8th Grade:
Corey Spraberry, Dominique Ford, Ladarrin Williams, Josh Pearce, Jerry Cooper, Justin Ponthieux, Johnathan Abams, Dakota Beckel, Ty Noel, Matthew Bourgeois, Wayne Hendrick, Jeffrey Fuller, Logan Dopson, Deon Fowler, and Brandon Hudson

Remember, tomorrow is "Hats off for Drugs" day. To wear a hat you must bring 5 canned food items to your homeroom teacher. NO CANS...NO HAT!!!

RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY: TEAM UP AGAINST DRUGS DAY. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRESS LIKE A FRIEND TO SHOW UNITY AND A TEAM EFFORT TO STOP DRUG USE.

THURSDAY: HAT DAY IN HONOR OF "HATS OFF FOR DRUGS".
THERE IS ONE STIPULATION FOR EACH STUDENT WANTING TO WEAR A HAT ON THURSDAY. YOU MUST BRING 5 CANNED FOOD ITEMS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN HAT DAY. BRING YOUR CANS TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WEAR YOUR HAT. NO CANS.......NO HAT!!!!!!!! HATS MUST ALSO BE WORN IN THE CORRECT MANNER.

FRIDAY: "SUIT UP AGAINST DRUGS DAY". WEAR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM'S SHIRT. CAFETERIA WILL HELP US CELEBRATE BY SERVING "RED CAKE" TO CELEBRATE RED RIBBON WEEK.

HELP US(PALS)GET CASH FOR YOUR TRASH!!!
BRING US THESE RECYCLABLE ITEMS...
EMPTY INKJET CARTRIDGES
EMPTY LASER CARTRIDGES
USED CELL PHONES
LAPTOPS (PLEASE INCLUDE POWER CORDS)
PDAs (PALM PILOTS)
THIS FUNDRAISER IS ONGOING... COLLECTION BOX IN MAIN OFFICE.

GHMS PHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK CITY EDUCATIONAL TOUR INFORMATIONAL MEETING NOV. 1 5:30 IN CAFETERIA.

RED RIBBON WEEK!! REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR RED RIBBON ALL WEEK.

Soccer tryouts today!

Boys basketball tryouts Monday and Tuesday!
6th & 7th graders will tryout from 3-4:15. Have someone to pick you up at 4:30.
8th graders will tryout from 4:30 -5:45. Have someone to pick you up no later than 6:00 p.m. Monday will be the first cut and Tuesday will be the final cut.

Congratulations to our 7th/8th grade boys cross country team for winning 1st place in the meet Saturday at ULM. Congratulations, also to our 6th grade boys for placing 2nd.
Individual winners were:
7th/8th grade boys: Jake Elliott 2nd place, Matthew Wilson 6th place, Adam Saadat 10th place, and Levi Elliott 13th place.
6th grade boys: Ben Tuttle 5th place and Dillon Nelson 7th place.
6th grade girls: Katie Bryan 3rd place and Sarah Counts 4th place.

Congratulations to the following students who have been recognized for demonstrating Excellect Character under the Character Counts Pillar RESPONSIBILITY.
6th Grade: Samara Myers
7th Grade: Molli Crain, Ashley Hamel and Emily Russo
8th Grade: Isaac Newman and Jordan Wiggins

GOOD HOPE MIDDLE SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK CITY EDUCATIONAL TOUR (7TH & 8TH GRADE STUDENTS ONLY, 3.0 GPA EACH 6 WEEKS BEGINNING 2ND 6 WEEKS, AND NO BEHAVIOR REFERRALS OR SUSPENSIONS BEGINNING OCT. 21ST)
APRIL 27-30, 2006

INFORMATIONAL MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
5:30 P.M. GHMS CAFETERIA
COST $815.OO (HOPE TO HAVE DOWN TO $700.00 OR LESS IF STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN FUNDRAISING. DEPOSIT OF $150.00 IS REQUIRED NOV. 1 TO SECURE STUDENT'S PLACE. PAYMENT BY CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER, OR CREDIT CARD.

Boys soccer tryouts will be Monday Oct. 24th after school.

Congratulations to the Good Hope Football teams for a successful season.
7th Grade finished 7-1
8th Grade finished 7-0-1. This gives them a 2 year record of 15-0-1. The were UNDEFEATED!!!!! WAY TO GO COLONELS!!!!!

Congratulations to the Winners in the Miss Good Hope Contest held yesterday!!! Everyone looked stunning!!
2nd Runner Up - Ty (Tyra) Noel
1st Runner Up - Ben (Bene') Sampognaro
MISS GOOD HOPE 2005-2006 - ANDREW (Andrea Rose)BRYAN

Don't forget about the Silent Auction (sponsered by PALS) during the football game tonight. There are lots of great items to bid on, so come to the softball field during the game and take a look.