Perfect Attendance Winners - First  Semester
					    All  students who had perfect attendance in the first semester earned a Pizza Palace  gift certificate. Those who have perfect attendance at the end of the year will  earn free passes to Wally World. Congratulations! 
The students with perfect attendance for the first semester are:
					    Sixth  Grade - Kaden Winters - Mrs. Lin
					    Seventh  Grade - Brianna Jones - Mrs. Torres
					    Eighth  Grade - Kayla Anderson - Mr. Hanson
Band Competition - State Finals
					    Congratulations  to the school band for making it to the state finals! Mr. Pierre and the band  will be attending the state finals in Anytown in March. The band members and  parent volunteers have worked very hard and deserve our kudos. Go band!
Spelling Bee
				      George  Washington Middle will be holding it's seventh annual spelling bee in  April. Let's get the kids excited about this. We encourage you to practice  spelling with your child at home. Pizza   Palace has agreed to  donate free pizza coupons to the winners. We hope to see you all there! Details  to come.
Food Drive
					    The  George Washington School PTA would like to thank everyone who participated in  our annual food drive. We delivered over 2,000 cans of food to the Anytown Food  Bank. The food bank support needy families in the community. We appreciate  everyone's support! 
School Safety
					    Please  follow posted speed limits when drooping off, or picking up children. We have  asked local law enforcement to patrol the area surrounding the school to help  enforce drop-off and pick-up lanes, as well as posted speed limits. Please be  careful!