GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Friday, January 11, 2013
"N" Schedule Day
Enrichment Day
·
There is a Dog Show this weekend at the Convention
Center. Please make sure if parents drop
you off or pick you up they do not come all the way to the loading dock by the
convention center because they have trucks there moving equipment (and dogs) in
to the exhibition center. Also – if you cut across the grass
behind the Veterans’ Memorial – watch your step! Where do you think they’re taking all those
dogs to relieve themselves?!
·
Students interested in being a morning announcer for the
Pledge and moment of silence, please respond to Mrs. Ashe by email. Students will be assigned one week each to do
the announcements, beginning next week.
·
Learning Lab continues this week tomorrow and
Friday morning. Beginning next week,
1/15, the Depot upstairs will be open from 8:00 – 9:15 for tutoring or make up
work every day Tuesday – Friday for the rest of the semester.
·
Students
who arrive on campus before 8:00 a.m.: Remember
you will need to come around to the front office door to come in the
building. The chains will still be on
the staircase coming from the World’s Fair site and the Verandah door will be
locked until 8:00 a.m.
·
Model UN will meet Monday, Jan 14 at 8:45 in
room 207. Check your emails for further
details on the conference to Memphis and the countries we will represent.
·
Next prom committee meeting is next Thursday, Jan 17 at 8:45
in room 221. Any sophomore or junior
interested is welcome to attend!
·
Click on the graphic for link. Cost will increase to $70 on Feb 1. Order now!
Click on the graphic for link. Cost will increase to $70 on Feb 1. Order now!
·
Reminders: Early Release Wednesdays will being on Feb
6. Enrichment stickers for the latest
grades are included in your report cards being mailed home. On
Tuesday, ALL students must check in with your Advisory teacher. If you earned the latest sticker you will
have to show it before being dismissed from Advisory.
Brown Bags:
·
RSVP to Mr. Smith for Brown Bag chats. Everyone is always invited during lunch
(bring yours with you) in the STEM Space in the Depot:
o
Jan. 11 - Carl
Wheeler, Electrical Engineering, an Electrical Engineer & Adjunct Professor
at Pellissippi State CC
College/career
news:
This new feature will be included
every day. Click on the link and it will
take you to the ACT practice site. Every
day there is a different question from different portions of the ACT. Click on the letter of any answer to see if
you are correct along with an explanation of why the correct answer is the
best. Challenge yourself to see how many
you can get right!
·
For students interested in law enforcement, the
Knoxville Police Department Explorer Program will be holding orientations on
January 14th and January 21st at 6:30 pm at 800 Howard Baker Jr. Avenue.
Prospective recruits should bring a parent/guardian to one of the
orientation sessions. Please visit the following website for more
information: http://www.cityofknoxville.org/kpd/explorers.asp
·
MTSU Honors College Open House--On
Monday, February 18th, MTSU Honors College is hosting an Open House for
interested students and parents on MTSU's campus. Please visit the
following link for more information.
mtsu.edu/honors/OpenHouse.php
mtsu.edu/honors/OpenHouse.php
·
The University of Tennessee will once again be hosting the
College of Business Administration Business Education for Talented Students
(BETS) Program June 13-22, 2013. Interested juniors can obtain more
information on the program by visiting the Guidance page of STEM's website and
looking under "Resources" at the bottom of the page. Please see
Mrs. Salerno if you have any questions.
Club
Meetings:
·
Asian Culture & Language Club (ACLC): Wednesday during Enrichment in D223.
·
Chess Club meets on Wednesdays
from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. in the media center.
·
Gryphon Studios, film
club, on Thursday afternoons 4:45 –
6:00 PM, in Room 214 in the
Station.
Quote of the day: from Mark Twain
Always do
right. This will gratify some people and
astonish the rest.
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