Vision Statement: To Advocate For and Empower the Learning of All Students

WILDCAT WEEKLY AUGUST 25, 2019

Volume 3, Issue 6

Dear Griffin Community,

Thank you once again to all parents, students, and staff for your support and time in facilitating a successful

6th grade Open House. Many thanks as well to our PTSA for sponsoring the 6th grade dance. Both events

were well-attended and enjoyed showing just how amazing our Griffin community is at supporting student

success. If you haven’t had the opportunity to join our PTSA, please do so, as they support so many extra-

curricular and classroom activities for our students.

Throughout the month of August, students have been completing the reading and math inventories. The RI/

MI provides an important baseline in both subjects for measuring student growth throughout the school year.

Please work in partnership with your student's teachers to help insure student learning and academic

achievement in these areas.

Our Griffin Reads and Writes 30 (GR30/GW30) independent reading and writing programs have begun,

along with Wellness Wednesdays. All three programs provide students with remarkable additional enrichment

that supports classroom learning. During GR30, students participate in sustained silent reading, with books

they choose, and utilize research-based strategies to increase vocabulary and comprehension. GW30 builds

essential writing and critical thinking skills as students complete writing prompts based on real-world topics.

And, our school counselors provide students with wellness activities that support study habits, social skills,

along with self-care. We appreciate the involvement and commitment of our students and staff in delivering

these whole child activities.

Coming up this week, we have an early release day on Wednesday, August 28th, and then mark your calen-

dars for several events taking place after the Labor Day holiday September 2nd. The music fundraiser kick-off,

fall student picture day, and several Magnet informational meetings are scheduled.

Have a great week, Wildcats!

Griffin Middle School

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Purchase Your Yearbook ....... …..2

Thank You Foundation ........... …..2

Student Achievement ............ …..3

Reading Buddies .................... …..6

8th Gr. College & Career Fair . …..7

Nutrition Tips from Café Staff.. …..7

PTSA Reflections Info ….….…….8

Wildcats of the Week….…...……..9

Magnet Program Info .............. …..9

August 28-Student Early Release Day

August 30-8th Grade CHS Night

September 2-Labor Day, No School

September 4-Music Fundraiser

Kick-off

September 5-Fall Picture Day

September 5-Magnet Presentation

South Cobb High School

September 10-Magnet Presentation

North Cobb High School

September 12-Title I Stakeholder’s

Meeting

September 13-Grade 7 Music Social

September 19-Grade 8 Band Concert

September 23-Fall Break Begins

FUTURE EVENTS Weekly Message

Be Here. Be Ready. Be Respectful. Be Great! Be Griffin!

Elite Gentleman Consortium, Inc. presented Griffin Middle top three student performers with a plaque

and a laptop. To be the top performer these students, Elijah McCain, Takai Elliot, and Braylen

Chambers attended the most meetings, wore dress shirts with ties, and had their teachers fill out their

academic performance sheets.

The goal of EGC is to educate, enhance and enrich the lives of young men through self-discipline,

personal development, academics, entrepreneurship and leadership.

These three young men last year displayed

all these traits in and out of EGC.

Elite Gentlemen’s Consortium

Click on the links below to follow Griffin Middle School on Social Media

Griffin Middle School

4010 King Springs Road, SE

Smyrna, GA 30082

(678) 842-6917 Phone

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Purchase your 2020 yearbook for $25 until September 13th. Price goes up to $30 on Sep-

tember 14. You won’t want to miss the fabulous yearbook our students are creating for our Griffin

Wildcats this year!

8th grade parents, be sure to submit your student recognition ads by the October 1st deadline.

Click on the images to the right to take you to the yearbook and student ad purchase links.

New this year! We will be selling business ads for the yearbook. Help fund our yearbook con-

nections class to purchase technology and equipment while gaining local business exposure!

Link to purchase a business ad: http://www.cobbk12.org/Griffin/2019-2020/

Griffin_Middle_School_Yearbook_Business_Ad_Order_Form.pdf

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Purchase Your Yearbook Early!

You don’t want to miss out on the

low $25 price! Price increases

September 14th to $30.

8th Grade Student Recognition Ads

are on sale through October 1st.

Celebrate your middle schooler’s

academic success!

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The students in Ms. Jones’ class are loving the furniture and culturally diverse book collections purchased by the Griffin Middle School Foundation. Students are not only able to read in a cozy environment but are also able to complete class-room assignments. A huge thank you goes out to all of the parents, businesses, and faculty and staff mem-bers who donate every year to the Foundation!

The Griffin Middle School Foundation Supports a Culture of Lifelong Reading

Jonathan Aguirre

Rakan Alanazi

Lexie Alejandre

Owen Alexander

Sonia Anderson

Ava Andrews

Piper Angell

Christian Anselmo

Curtis Armstrong

Oghenejirevwe Aror

Adrian Arreola

Osbaldo Atrian

Jesus Avila

Albert Baez

Alan Barros-Silveira

Oswaldo Basurto

Elizabeth Battaglia

Erin Beggs

Nasir Blake

Quincy Bracci

Ja'Kayla Brock

Robert Xavier Brown

Diego Bustos-Diaz

Alexa Butler

Jaden Campbell

Ivan Canales Luevano

Geovanna Carbajal-Lopez

Saulo Carrillo

Genesis Castellanos

Jannette Cervantes

Lindsay Chanax-Reyes

Brandon Cloud

William Cochran

Magdalena Colomo

Kelsi Cot

Ronee Crawford

Elliott Crepin

Uriel Cruz

Margarita Joylin Davis

Ana De la Cruz

Fatou Diop

Powell Drinkard

Saul Echeverria

Haille Rose Edwards

Ogo Ekweozor

Nayeli Espinoza

Jesus Estrada Sanchez

Saul Estrada-Portes

Michael Carnell Faulcon

Tyler Ferguson

Ella Finke

Jose Fonseca Martinez

Ashley Funez

Beau Furlong

Sam Gabriel

Kimberly Galarza Bravo

Joselyn Garcia

Yoselin Garcia

Lillian Gatuma

Amelia Geraci

Trenace Gibson

Jay Gildea

Maleek Gilmore

Sofia Gomez

Samuel Gonzalez

Mekel Gordon

Priscilla Guzman

Leah Hart

Tessa Hartley

Taylor Moriah Hayden

Peter Hayes

Ashanti Henderson

Gerson Hercules-Paredes

David Hernandez

Fernanda Hernandez

Lizet Hernandez

Luis Hernandez

Priscilla Hernandez

Henry Herrera

Anthony Higgins

Seth Holder

Maximiliano Huerta-Navarro

Christian Ibarra

Jonathan Ixmay Vicente

Alexander Jezyk

Braelyn Jones

Joel Juarez

Luna Juarez-Luna

Keagan Korab

Gabrielle Krupczak

Kai Marie LaBarrie

Jaycee Lawrence

Trinitee Lozano

Marlyn Marcia Licona

Andrea Martinez

Angellique Martinez

Jose Martinez-Campos

Estefani Mazariegos

Jackson McCans

Kevin Mejia-Franco

Aldo Mendoza

Ashton Mendoza

Williams Meza

Amari Mitchell

Jenifer Moctezuma

Emily Nafate

Josue Nino

Chinaechetam Nwokedi

Jorge Oliva

Eric Ortega

Daniel Ortiz

Evelyn Ortiz

Isaac Parra

Isha Patel

Catalina Patino

Sean Patrick

Leon Pelico Leon

Rosa Pelico Leon

Angeline Perez

Kevin Perez

Olivia Pierre-Louis

Emanuel Puga

Amira Qualls

Josue Quijada

Hanamy Ramirez-Luna

Anderson Ramos-Esteban

Jasmine Ramsey

Dylan Reese

Darlene Rendon

Elier Rendon

William Reyes Avendano

Diana Reyes

Joshy Reyes-Calderon

William Rice

Alondria Richardson

Jose Rios

Raquel Rios

Dana Rivers

America Rodriguez

Dulce Rodriguez

Magdiel Rodriguez

Rafael Rodriguez

Scarlet Rodriguez

Betzy Romero

Christian Ruiz

Sarah Sadegh

Finley Sams

Harim Sanchez

Jennifer Sandoval Ochoa

Julian Sibble

Rodrigo Silvestre Garzon

Daylyn Simmons

Simone Slutzky

Julia Smith

Kori' Smith

Aiyana Stanford

Owen Summers

Ansley Thompson

Daizah Thompson

Myles Thornton

Josue Tomas Perez

Kandice Toney

Michael Lamar Toney

Hernan Torres-Jimenez

Victor Toxqui

Andre' Travis

Jesus Turrubiartes

Israel Uriostegui

Ricardo Uriostegui-Diaz

Jose Valdez

Estephanie Valenzuela

Orlando Vaughn

Melvin Velasquez

Ronny Vicente

Jesus Vicente-Vicente

Joseph Ward

Maiya Washington

Vincent Wells

Zoey White

Amiya Williams

Jaden Morrione Williams

Jayden Williams

Carter Wright

Kennedy Wright

Gracia Yanez-Gracia

Arlyn Zavaleta

Congratulations! 6th Grade Student Achievement

Students increased a level on Milestones or earned Distinguished Level 4

Congratulations! 7th Grade Student Achievement

Students increased a level on Milestones or earned Distinguished Level 4

Hannah Abelmann

Savana Acosta

Lorenzo Aguero

Richard Aguilar Campos

Alan Aguilar Campos

Raquel Aguirre

Johari Alexander

Mikeisha Apollon

Daniel Arevalo Morales

Lillian Arrowood

Alison Ayala Cortez

Christopher Azucena

Grant Bajenski

Talia Baker

Tari Baker

Jack Balzuweit

Shaun Lemar Banks

Nathaly Barrios

Zoe Barrow

Marlie Paige Battle

Caroline Bazley

Peter G Beasley

Aniket Bhakta

Aryan Bhakta

Brittney Bosah

Tatum Boyle

Emilee Brignola

Borbi Boniface Bropleh

Miles Brown

Zarria Brown

Hadia Buchanan

Deana Buckley

Andrew Bui

Charlotte Bunkley

Demetri Burton

Justin Bush

Ana Caballero

Alejandra Canales Luevano

Eva Canas

Jaycee Carpenter

Anastasia Rosa Carranza

Crystal Cervantes

Tyrek Chambers

Paris Ann-Marie Coombs-Grant

Tyler Copeland

Saniyyah Cox

Savoyah Cox

Eleni Cruz Gomez

Jaime Cuevas

Jorge Cuevas

Miles Cumbermack

Reign Delery

Demetrio Delgado

Cairo Dempsey

Trejo Diaz-Trejo

Bryce Dozier

Jacquelyn DuBose

Shayla Duran Diaz

Benjamin Early

Missi Estrada

Audrea Eyamo

Tyler Faulcon

Elizabeth Ferrufino

Anne Flores

Esther Flores

Yasir Flores

Andrea Galdamez

Adrian Gamboa

Gael Garcia

Ortiz Garcia-Ortiz

Gene Cleveland Gates

Santiaugo Kawaun Gathright

Jose Gonzalez

Sherlyn Guevara

Kirsten Harris

Yoselyne Henriquez

Edgar Hernandez

Charles Herrington

Caleb Hollinhead

Gavin Hosterman

Tobiah Shu Huang

Keaton Hubbert

Areli Ibarra

Madeline Ixmay

Edgar Jimenez

Adan Juarez

Ava Jungers

Maxwell Keefe

Milo Kennedy

Marilyn Kimon

Laila King

Jackson Krause

Samuel Kroll

Eric Lawson

Namond Lewis

Wesley Lewis

Andres Librado

Braden Lightsey

Isra Lodin

Javier Lopez

Jeffrey Lopez

Cambridge Mack

Johan Mandujano

Vumi Manseka

Genesis Manuel

Reagan Marion

Addison Marriott

Treyvion Martin

Dayra Martinez

Elmy Matias Lopez

Kyla Mazier

Reina McClure

Aidan McConnell

Ta'Janae McMillian

Bianca Melias

Mya Melo

Jesus Mendoza

Alexandra Merida

Nadia Meza

Owen Miller

Josephine Mitchell

Berkley Molina

Ja'Mya Moore

Alexa Moran

Gabriela Moreno

Omar Mosso-Rios

Valeria Munoz

Joe Muturi

JuanPablo Najera

Amani Norman

Julia Overton

Chase Paink

Alicia Penaloza

Noelle Phillips

Jaiden Purnell

Angel Quezada

Valery Quintanilla

Jessee Ramirez

Jackson Ramon

McKyla Reid

Maria Del Rendon-Sanchez

Magaly Resendiz

Miranda Rios

Angel Rivera

Omar Rivera-Rivera

Matthew Rodriguez

Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ortiz

Zharia Russ

Keira Salaices

Eugene Salley

Erika Samuel

Briana Sanchez

Cristian Sanchez

Roberto Sanchez

Ailin Sanchez-Aguilar

Rodolfo Sanchez-Cervantes

Lolita Sauceda-Rendon

DeAndrae Scott

Patrick Sigerseth

Daira Silva Gonzalez

Natalie Spence

Christian Stephenson

Christon Stevens

Mia Stocker

Trinity Strickland

Chanai Strong

Emma Sturgess

Sariah Thornton

Ashley Torres

Brayan Torres

Anthony Trejo

Miles Trumble

Rafaela Valdiviezo Villanueva

Celeste Vazquez

Nerida Velasquez

Sofia Velasquez

Jackson Vicente

Brayan Villegas

Kathryn Waldrep

Deandre Walker

Luke Watkins

Kianna White

Hannah Wilcox

Samantha Williams

Hayley Wilson

Jacob Wilson

William Wood

Molly Young

RyLey Zazueta

Conor Zelski

Congratulations! 8th Grade Student Achievement

Students increased a level on Milestones or earned Distinguished Level 4

Jason Aguilar

Maha Alanazi

America Alcantar

Jostin Aldana Medrano

Theodore Angell

Nadia Antunez Rodriguez

Elana Aspe

Cristina Aybar

Joseph Azuara

Ayla Bieck

Sarah Blonde

Madison Braswell

Peyton Brendel

Josh Busbee

Jasmin Caballero

Benjamin Cabral

Moise O'Bryan Cadet

Naidelyn Carrillo

Zaia Carter

Marisol Castillo

Jessica Cervantes

Alan Cisneros Rodriguez

Devin Clark

Kevin Collazo

Nabil Contreras

Ricky Cortes Delgado

Maritsa Cuevas

Chloe Curtis

Fatima Darbo

Samantha De La Cruz

Samuel De La Cruz

Bianca Donjuan

Raurie Duviella

Takai Elliott

Jeanetth Elorza Vazquez

Johnny Escobar

Naumaan Faridi

Ellie Feldman

Denis Felix

Kenia Figueroa

Frida Flores

Taylor Fontenot

Claire Fuller

Andrea Galvan

Crystal Garcia

Mario Garcia-Rodriguez

Maia Geraci

Jesus Gomez

Victor Gomez

Puig Govea Puig

Charles Granie

Lucas Grantham

Teresa Guardado Vargas

Claire Gundersen

Julian Gurrola

Alexander Hall

Charlie Cecil Hatney

Robert Hayes

Giovanni Hernandez Jimenez

Crystal Hernandez

Ezequiel Hernandez

William Hernandez

Giovanni Hernandez-Alvarez

Samuel Hernandez-Campos

Ella Hoffman

Samuel Huaracha Cordova

Noemy Huerta Rios

Joshua Igbo

Anthony Inosencio

Skai Irvin

Esmeralda Jarquin-Reyes

Arianna Jimenez

Jesus Jimenez

Lakeilla Jn-Baptiste

Avion Jones

Kaitlyn Judd

Rachel Knight

Naomi Ortiz

Benjamin Lie-Nielsen

Namir Lindsey-Sturgis

Abel Lipscomb

Cooper Loftin

Carlos Lopez Ramirez

Janelle Lopez

Marvin Lopez

Maria Luna-Diaz

Gabriel Lunsford

Morgan Lyons

Evan MacDonald

Kevin Maldonado

Jolie Marshall-Markowsky

Simri Martinez Chantaca

Angelica Martinez

Carlos Martinez

Jesus Martinez

Marcos Martinez

Olivia Martinez

Jeyson Mazariegos

Jasmine McCollum

Shakyra McDonald

Sarah McDonough

Jewell McKinney

Lizette Melo

James Mitchell

Joaquin Montoya

Rodrigo Morales-Lopez

Ana Munoz

Haylie Murphy

Betty Nguyen

Nia Christina Nix

Nathan Ogle

Rodolfo Ortiz-Castillo

Keven Palma-Jimenez

Robert Parker

Christian Penn

Rosemarie Perez

Ryan Pettigrew

Timothy Poppe

Michelle Portugal

Nathaniel Prowse

Kyla Quinones

Sybriana Ragland

Anayit Ramirez

Kaleb Ramirez

Betzy Ramirez-Zavaleta

Jewel Ramsey

Katherine Ann Ravan

Hayes Ray

Chloe Raymond

Donovan Reyes Calderon

Gisel Reyes

Janiel Rios Beiza

Charles Roblero

Chelsey Rodriguez

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Michelob Rodriguez

Katie Romero Sanchez

Yisela Rosas-Agundis

Alejandro Salgado

Samuel Salgado

Yovany Salvador Garcia

Gabriel Santos Rivera

Nathaly Santos

Addison Scoby

Ethan Servin

Gariana Shannon

Jalen Shelton

Joshua Shirley

Emma Sim

Karli Southerland

Benjamin Stack

Jason Daniel Stryker

Emmanuel Summerour

Ryan Tedeschi

Jacob Tkacsik

Steven Torres Figueroa

Natalia Torres

Trish Tran

Francisco Valadez

Jennifer Valdez

Alexis Valentin

Diego Valladares

Stephanie Vazquez

Adanny Velasquez

Fernando Ventura

Xzaria Wade

Drequavious Walker

Xavion Walker

Ariuna Tynise Weaver

Nichole Wesley

Ava White

Isabelle Wilkens

Jada Wilson

Kyren Wilson

William Wulf

Remi Young

TEACHER TOPICS

New Club! Wildcat Mathletes Do you love math? Do you love to compete? Join the Wildcat Mathletes! The club will meet on Fridays at 4:30 pm in Room 240. Click on the flyer, or... for questions, contact 7th grade math teacher robert.lohuis@cobbk12.org.

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Club

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is a competitive reading club where students read ten Georgia Children's Book Award nominee books and then compete in the HRRB Reading Bowl against other Cobb middle schools. Depending on competition placement, the HRRB team has the potential to advance to the regional and state competitions. Club Requirements: Students must complete a form to participate. Link to form: Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Club Form Students must commit to all club meetings & the reading bowl on January 18, 2020. HRRB is a highly competitive reading competition. Students must read all ten GCBA books to prepare for competition. List of Books Grades 6-8: Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee MS List Club Website: http://www.cobblearning.net/griffinwildstacks/hrrb/ Club Fee: $25 for competition fees & t-shirt. Sponsors: Lori Quintana, Eduardo Quintana, Steven Garcia, Erica Fox, Danielle Engle

CTLS Assess Enhanced Help Documents

Enhanced CTLS Assess supports District priorities to empower CCSD stakeholders to promote student

success. It is a tool for administering and analyzing common formative assessments.

Enhanced CTLS Assess provides immediate feedback and data to assist teachers in driving classroom in-

struction.

Teachers have access to this website of resources: http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/

InstructionalTechnology/CR/CTLS/CTLS.aspx Questions? Contact: janelle.couch@cobbk12.org

Be here! Be ready! Be respectful Great! Be Griffin!

7th Grade reading teacher, Ms. Morgan, took her students to Ms. Ross’ class for a weekly reading buddy session.

2019 College & Career Expo Vendors Needed!

Griffin Community we need you! Please join us for our 3rd Annual College & Career Expo. Use this link to sign up for a vendor table. We’d love for you to showcase your business, col-lege, or craft with our students to share potential career and college options to our 8th grade students.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c45abad2aa5f94-career Our 8th graders need you! Please call Stella Mejia with any questions at 678-842-6917 X 033.

This has been a very successful event the past two years, and our students gain valuable knowledge from vendors about potential college and career paths, plus you get to advertise your business, college program, or expertise!

Savannah Tour Update

Health Tips from the Griffin Café Staff

“Don’t tell people your dreams. Show them.”

The Griffin Middle PTSA is proud to announce that Griffin Middle has been a named a National PTA School of Excellence

Griffin Middle School was recently recognized as a 2019-2021 National PTA School of Ex-cellence. National PTA’s School of Excellence program supports and celebrates partner-ships between PTAs and schools that work to improve the educational experience and school environment for every child. This program provides guidance to assist school in

engaging families in the school decision-making, and helps school build inclusive policies related to education, health, safety or the arts. This year, Griffin Middle made progress on community en-gagement and growth. As a National PTA School of Excellence, families feel welcomed and empowered to support student success, and PTSA is a key partner for continuous school improvement.

To join the Griffin Middle School PTSA, please click on this link: https://bit.ly/2Z6LUEB

Thank you to all students who

have signed-up for the Savannah

Tour.

At this time, there is a wait list for

students that sign up.

If you have questions about the

Savannah Tour, please contact

8th Grade Georgia Students

teacher, josh-

ua.wonders@cobbk12.org.

Wonder Book

Do you have a copy of the book Wonder

you no longer need?

If so, would you consider donating your

copy? Our MID teacher, Ms. Ross, would

like to use this book as a group reading

activity in her classroom. If you are able

to donate a copy, please drop it off at

student support. Thank you!

The Reflections Program is a National PTA and Georgia PTA cultural arts competition. Since 1969, over 10 million students across the nation have taken part in this popular PTA program.

The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works. The excitement and enthusiasm that the program generates for students, parents, schools and communities is unmatched with the majority of Georgia PTAs participating in the program at all PTA levels.

Young artists get involved through their local PTA or PTSA. A student may submit an entry in any of six arts areas. Only original works of art are accepted. The six art areas are: Visual Arts Photography, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography, and Film Production.

That's why the Reflections Program provides an excellent opportunity for students of all ages to:

• Unleash their creative talents and be inspired

• Express themselves imaginatively in their artwork

• Experience the joy and fun of making art

• Tap into critical thinking skills to create art inspired by the annual theme

Receive positive recognition for their original works of art

All submissions are due by October 11th to Ms. Wong

All submissions are due by October 11 to Ms. Wong.

Entry Forms & Official Rules

English Version

https://bit.ly/2L5PpRM

Spanish Version

https://bit.ly/2Pfovw1

This is a Griffin Middle School publication. All Griffin families with a current email address in CSIS will receive the newsletter on Sunday evenings each week,

except during school breaks. To submit an email address for our files, please contact Griffin Student Support. You may opt-out of receiving the newsletter

by emailing principal Dr.loralee.hill@cobbk12.org. To submit information for the newsletter, send information here: https://bit.ly/2YErhv9.

We hope you enjoy receiving & reading the Wildcat Weekly Newsletter. Questions? Contact school library media specialist lori.quintana@cobbk12.org.

New Spirit Night Dates at Los Bravos!

Join us for our Foundation “Partners in Education” Spirit Nights at Los Bravos.

Los Bravos supports Griffin Middle School students through business donations to enhance school

events and student learning.

Please help support this phenomenal local Smyrna business by enjoying a delicious dinner with us

throughout the school year on the following dates:

September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 12, March 11, April 1

May 13

Questions? Please contact Griffin Foundation.

Cobb County Schools and Griffin Middle school are hosting Magnet Program Parent Information nights. Please join us for one of these nights!

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 for 6 & 7th grades @ Griffin MS Theater 6:30 to 8 PM

Thursday, August 29, 2019 for 8th grade @ Griffin MS Theater 6:30 to 8 PM

Thursday, September 5, 2019 @ South Cobb High School from 6:30 to 8 PM

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 @ North Cobb High School from 6:30 to 8PM

All of these sessions are for prospective Magnet families. The sessions are designed to give parents an overview of each of the programs and clarify the application process. Parent may attend any one of these sessions.

Griffin Middle School will remain a No Cell Phone Zone for the 2019-2020 school year.

Cell phones must be left home or turned off and placed in the student’s backpack or locker during the school day.

Teacher: Ms. Gilligan

7th Grade ELA

6th Grade

Michael Toney

7th Grade

Ben Velasquez

8th Grade

Dayani Argenal

COMMUNITY CORNER

Thank you to our Griffin Middle School Partners in Education

Interested in being a Griffin Middle School Community Partner in Education? Contact school bookkeeper, sarah.martinez@cobbk12.org for

more information. Our partners in education help support education at Griffin Middle School all school year, and we appreciate you tremendously!

Being a partner in education helps us to support our local businesses, too! Thank you for being a partner in education!

Be Here. Be Ready. Be Respectful. Be Great! Be Griffin!

Donate School Supplies

Griffin families, please consider picking up a few extra school supplies when shopping this year. New this year, we are

putting together a school supply closet to assist teachers that don ’t get many donations or have students in their

classrooms with high needs for school supplies.

Donations may be dropped off in the front office at Griffin Middle School. Thank you for your support!

It takes a village! Link to donate: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094ba5af23a64-back

Food Pantry Volunteers

No family at Griffin should go hungry. Help the Griffin Food Pantry keep them fed. We need your heart and your hands

to help pack and distribute food once a month.

If you can join us please contact Jennifer Wood for more information. Email: anotherjenniferwood@gmail.com.

Spanish/English fluency is helpful but not necessary. Together we can keep Griffin families healthy and ready to learn.

Happy Birthday to You!

Advertise your student's birthday on the Griffin Middle School Marquee! Use the form below and submit it to our

school bookkeeper, Sarah Martinez. Once received, your birthday wish will be displayed for all to see. Questions

about the birthday marquis? Contact 8th grade assistant principal, eric.gray@cobbk12.org.

Click on this link: Birthday Marquee Form