Congratulations to the Battle of the Books Team for winning 2nd place in the State Competition that was held in Greensboro on Thursday, May 9th! We are so proud of you! Thank you for representing our school so well. Congratulations to the team members: Anastatia B., Juan F., Jessica J., Abby M., Lily M., Rhiannon P., Gavin S., Noah S., Kevin W. and coaches Donna Pope and Melissa Niccum.

There will be a JBHS Booster Club meeting on Tuesday, May 7th at 6:30 pm in the atrium of Jack Britt. This invitation includes the parents of rising 9th graders for the 2013-2014 school year. We look forward to seeing you there!

John Griffin Middle School needs proctors for each day to assist in administering the End of Grade tests on May 21 for 8^th grade Science EOG testing and May 29 & 30 for EOG Reading and Math testing.   If you or another family member (over age 18) can assist by being a proctor, please return the form attached below with your student to their homeroom teacher.  Proctors will be needed from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm on testing days.  Please consider volunteering on these important testing days. We appreciat your help!

EOG Proctor Volunteer Form

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our wonderful teachers! Thank you for all you do to make our students enjoy learning. You all work very hard and go the extra mile to make sure our students are taken care of on a daily basis. We appreciate you!

Progress Reports will be going home to all students on Tuesday, May 7th.  This is the last progress report before the final report card is mailed out at the end of the year. Please remember to do your very best!

The last school dance of the year will be on Friday, May 10th from 2:30-5:00 pm. Tickets are $5.00 each and are on sale in the cafeteria. The theme is “Aloha to the Summer!” There will be a hula hoop contest, limbo contest, and a hula dance contest. Pictures will be taken with a Hawaiian background, but these must be purchased separately. Pizza, candy, drinks and smoothies will also be sold separately. We look forward to seeing you there! Hurry and get your ticket before they sell out!