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__ News Bulletin __ Record breaking day for US at the Winter Olympics! Sean White (snowboarding), Lindsey Vonn (downhill), and Shani Davis (speedskating) all grab gold on the same day! The US now has a total of 14 metals, 6 of them being won during yesterday’s competitions.

Don’t forget to recycle your… Telephone Books Phone books are made from trees. A //lot //of trees! According to banthephonebook.org , the production of phone books cut down up to 5 million trees each year __. __
 * Sandhills Middle Goes Green **The Green Team at Sandhills Middle School works hard each week to ensure recycling paper is occurring in each classroom. The Green Team, comprised of 10 to 12 students, led by our very own Mr. Green, travel to each classroom every Friday to complete a Recycling pickup. Each teacher has a decorated (by our GT Art students) bucket which house the recycled paper. We will continue in our efforts to spread the message of how important it is to recycle.

__ Question of the Week: __ What did you do in the snow?

My family had fun building a 7 foot tall snowman with a green sombero, charcoal eyes and nose, and a gumball smile! -Maria Bolen I had to drive to Mrytle Beach in the blizzard of 2010. I didn't even get to have a snow ball fight! However, I've never seen snow on the shoreline before, so that was way cool! -Genevieve Sloan

Friday was my husbands birthday. We had a party planned with all our friends but… we were snowed in! To celebrate my sister walked over and we built a snowman, had a snowball fight and let our weiner dogs run in the powdery snow! ~ Alley Zimmer

My husband and daughter went outside during the snow "storm." I finally was able to brave the rough conditions on Saturday morning by helping Peyton (my daughter) throw snowballs at her Daddy. Jessica Baker

March has been officially designated by MENC: The National Association for Music Education for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. The purpose of MIOSM is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. MIOSM is an opportunity for music teachers to bring their music programs to the attention of the school and the community and to display the benefits school music brings to students of all age s ||
 * March is Music in Our Schools Month- MIOSM