G-A band stays on top Red Ribbon Week marked at G-AMS

Representing more than 650 Greencastle-Antrim Middle School students who pledged to not take drugs and alcohol are, from left - front row - Corey Hartman, Heather Sanders, Elijah Webster, Bryan Matta, Dalton Webster, second row - Chloe Hoover, Katy Buchanan, Michael Seville, Stephan LaBar, Maya Jefferson, Ashlynn Schaeffer; and back row - Shannon Kelley, guidance counsellor intern, Tyler Szaflarski, Rachel Kline, Alain Harris, J.T. Root, Mykela Isaacs, Kassandra Wright and Fred Yelton, guidance counsellor.

The Greencastle-Antrim High School Field Band continued its winning ways last weekend at the Manheim Central Competition.

G-A was nearly four points better than the second place group in the American Conference (Group 2).The local marchers scored an 89.15 compared to Conestoga Valley's 85.8.

The rest of the American Conference was as follows: 3. York Catholic, 84.8; 4. (tie) Blue Mountain and Annville Cleona, 83.75; 6. Columbia, 73.4.

The band's next performance will be pre-game of the West Perry game Friday, Nov. 2 and then the Red Lion Competition at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.

Greencastle-Antrim Middle School highlighted national Red Ribbon Week last week with daily activities aimed at increasing awareness to remain alcohol, tobacco and drug free.

In addition to providing information each day about drug, alcohol and tobacco use to the students, students were encouraged to participate in activities each day including, Red Day

wear red); Sock It to Drugs Day

wear craziest socks); Give Drugs the Slip Day (wear slippers); Turn Your Back on Drugs Day (wear clothes backwards).

Friday was Pledge Day when 653 students took the pledge to remain drug, alcohol and tobacco free.

Each day at lunch students who participated in that days' actvities was counted by grade level with the winning grade receiving free ice cream courtesy of the PTO. Seventh-grade with 367 was the winning grade. Eighth-grade had 330 and sixthgrade was at 329 for school-wide participation of 1,026.