GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Thursday, September 5, 2013
“N” Day Schedule
·
Friday,
September 13th is SGA Movie Night! We will be watching The Great Gatsby out on the plaza
starting at 8:30. Parents and siblings are welcome. There is no cost, but SGA
will be selling concessions. Please bring lawn chairs and/or blankets to sit
on.
·
Congratulations to L&N students for winning
"Best of" at the Tennessee Valley Fair art competition! Luke Layton won in Printmaking and Noelle French won in Digital
Photography! Great way to represent us, Luke and Noelle!
·
Lost – a light blue, 6th generation
iPod Nano. Please turn in to the office
if found, no questions asked, reward is being offered.
·
Come by the bookstore for your campus gear! Open M/W/F from 8:45 – 9:15 and at lunch on
those days.
·
SGA applications should all be filled out,
signed by the student and appropriate adults, and turned in to the Media Center
with the SGA fee by this Friday, Sept. 6.
· "Imagine life without breast
cancer." Walk or run with us to help support a cure!
Everyone is welcome (family, friends, students, teachers, parents,
siblings, etc.). Join our school team
NOW for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure held on October 26, 2013, in
World's Fair Park. Sign up here: http://www.komenknoxville.org/komen-race-for-the-cure/ Our team is the L&N STEM Academy Gryphons, and our team type
is School.
· Prom Committee is selling Knox County School
coupon books beginning this Thursday.
Price is $10, cash, or check made payable to L&N STEM Academy. See any Prom Committee member for more info.
·
9th-11th graders may now sign up for the PSAT.
Information about the PSAT can be found on the Guidance page of the
website. Registration is $14.00 and can
be turned in to Mrs. Johnson in the Guidance office. If payment is an issue for
you, please check with your counselor to request a fee waiver voucher. The deadline
for registration is September 18th
at 4:00 pm. Payment can be made with check or EXACT cash and is
NON-REFUNDABLE. The PSAT will be administered at STEM the morning of
October 16th (the day before Fall Break).
·
Our own version of a tournament is on the
horizon! One of your peers is organizing
a fundraising videogame tournament for a couple different L&N
organizations. He needs to know who
might be interested in participating and what games are suggested for next
steps. Please email S727438@student.knoxschools.org
with your responses.
Opportunities to be involved with your school:
· Gryphon Gaming Club will have its first meeting
Friday, Sept 6, from 8:45 – 9:15 in room D119.
Emphasis is on video gaming, but all gamers are welcome!
· Gryphon Outreach (a volunteer service club) will
hold an interest meeting for freshmen only on Sept. 20, 8:45 a.m., in the STEM
space.
· Students: Love to read? Consider joining
our new school book club! We're having an interest meeting on Wednesday,
September 11, in the Media Center, right after early dismissal (3:30 pm). Feel
free to bring suggestions for books to read this school year.
·
Organizational meeting for the new Health and
Environmental Issues Organization (HEIO) club, this Friday, 9/6, from 8:45 –
9:20 in room D120. For more info, email S018109@student.knoxschools.org.
·
There will be a TSA (Technology Students
Association) meeting at 9:00 in G006 on September 11th.
·
Teens for Christ meets Monday mornings at 9:00
in room D113. All are welcome.
·
GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) meet 8:45 – 9:15 on
Thursday mornings in room 222. All are
welcome.
·
Young Life will be back on campus beginning the
week of Labor Day. Watch for morning
meeting times and location.
College admissions/visits information:
http://mitadmissions.org/visit/travel - Sept 11
at Downtown Marriott
·
Attention
Seniors: We will be hosting a Senior
Information Night on Thursday, September 12th at 6:30 pm in the STEM
classroom of the Depot. Please join us for important information about
college applications, requesting transcripts, and senior year timeline.
Also joining us will be Elizabeth Raymond from the TN Student Assistance
Corporation to talk about financial aid and scholarships. Please be sure
to bring your parents!
Quote of the day: from Sophocles:
Always desire to learn something
useful.
Practice L&N
Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Design, Innovation,
Inquiry, & Professionalism
L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction,
2012-13 TN Reward School
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