Morning Announcements for Monday, 11/23/09:

1. Girls Basketball Tryouts: will continue today and tomorrow. 
2. Boys Basketball Meeting and Tryouts: There will be a boys basketball meeting during Fly Time today.  The first boys basketball tryouts will be on Tuesday, December 1st.
3. Canned Good Donations: This year Lakelands Park Middle School will be donating canned goods to an organization that helps feed the homeless.  Please bring donated canned goods to you Fly Time teacher from now through Monday, November 23rd.  Ms. Walker’s Fly Time group will collect the donated canned goods for delivery on November 25th.  Thank you for your generosity!
4. Congratulations to the following staff members for winning the Lakelands Park vs. Kingsview staff basketball game on Friday: Mr. Bumgardner, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Bowers, Mr. Peitrandrea, Mr. Kuhn, Ms. Wolfgang, Ms. Tippets, Ms. Walker, Ms. McCurley, Mr. Gregory, Ms. Lane, Ms. Bureau, Mr. Reed, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Beidleman, Mr. Lazor and of course the coach, Ms. Higdon.   We played to a sold out crowd. The tension was high. We were down the first half but came back to win. The final score was 35 - 27.   Way to go Falcons!
5. Here is the Character Counts think about for today:  How many of you know what it means to take inventory?  Retail shops are always taking inventory, which means they count and list all the items inside their store.  Taking inventory is an important part of running a successful business.  Did you know that taking a personal inventory is an important part of being a successful human being?  That’s right!  It’s important to sit down once in awhile and take stock of what’s inside you.  Is there love there? Fear? Responsibility?  Courage? Respect? Self-doubt?  Regardless of what’s happened in the past or may happen in the future, what’s inside you right now is what really counts.  Famous American author Ralph Waldo Emerson said it this way:  What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies inside us.   What lies inside you?  Today take the time to do a personal inventory.  That’s today’s think about and remember – Character Counts at Lakelands.