GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Tuesday, October 15, 2013
“L” Day
Schedule
·
We know everyone is looking forward to a short
week and then Fall Break at the end of this week, but remember – we are in
school Mon – Wed. Keep your heads
focused! Take note, tomorrow (Oct 16) is
NOT an Early Release day. Make plans
accordingly.
·
Six STEM students were on the winning team in
this weekend's CBFO high school volleyball tournament. Congratulations to
Gryphons Ruthanne Brock, Emma Clancy, Riley Hester, Hannah Kearns, Cat Long,
and Anna Kate Tenpenny. STEM dad, Brian Kearns coached the team to victory.
·
Bring in some food to help our four-legged
friends in Knoxville! We will be
collecting pet food for the Young-Williams animal shelter this week (Oct 14 –
16). They need dry food (medium grade or
better, 20 lb bag or less) for dogs and wet food for cats and dogs. Bring your
donations in to the office all this week.
·
Attention Gryphons! Spirit Week is coming during the week of
October 21st- October 25th! Here's the list of days so you can start planning
your costumes:
o
Wednesday October
16th: Pink Out! NO EARLY RELEASE
o
Monday October 21st:
Superheroes vs. Villains Day!
o
Tuesday October 22nd:
Color Wars!
o
Wednesday October
23rd: Way Back Wednesday!
o
Thursday October 24th:
Character Day!
o
Friday October 25th:
Cliché Day!
o
Saturday October 26th:
Fall Dance
o
*Please
remember that all costumes must be school appropriate and must follow dress
code*
·
NSLI Scholarships to Study Language
Abroad:
NSLI for Youth (NSLI-Y)
provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students to learn less
commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion
programs. Programs are available for Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi,
Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish. NSLI-Y is sponsored by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. A NSLI-Y program is an excellent opportunity
for U.S. youth interested in developing their language skills and cultural
understanding. For more information, you may visit www.nsliforyouth.org.
· Join SGA and the STEM Academy in helping support a cure
for breast cancer in our own backyard! Everyone is welcome (family, friends, students, teachers,
parents, etc.). Join our school team for the Susan G. Komen Race for
the Cure held on Saturday, October 26, 2013, in World's Fair Park. Sign up
here to participate or donate: http://knoxville.info-komen.org/site/TR/RacefortheCure/KNX_KnoxvilleAffiliate?team_id=269911&pg=team&fr_id=3625 Our team is
the L&N STEM Academy Gryphons. Walk or run, it's sure to
be fun!
Opportunities to be involved with your school:
·
Girl Talk – Tuesday morning (Oct 15), 8:45 a.m.,
room 214
·
Gryphon Film Club is having meetings
again. We are meeting on Thursday afternoons from 4:45 to 6:00 in room
214.
·
Gryphon Gaming Club, Fridays, from 8:45 – 9:15
in room D119. Emphasis is on video gaming, but all gamers are welcome!
Health Environmental Issues Organization
(HEIO) meets Wednesday mornings from 8:45 – 9:20 in D116.
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 meeting Thursdays at 8:43 in room
D112.
College admissions/visits information:
College recruiter visits coming up. Please email Mrs. Johnson (lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org) if
you want to attend:
Wednesday, Oct 16: Vanderbilt University, 12:30 – 1:00
Monday, Oct 21: Maryville College, 11:00 – 11:30
Students applying to Governor's School:
http://tn.gov/education/govschools/
Please note that the deadlines to submit
completed applications to Mrs. Salerno are as follows: Governor's School for
the ARTS: October 30th, All Others: November 26th. This will ensure that your application can be
submitted by the school in time to meet their final deadline. Late
applications to Governor's School are not accepted!
Quote of the day from Albert Einstein:
Strive not to be a success,
but rather to be of value.
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
All students are formally invited to the Ghoulish
Gala, held on the evening of October 26 from
7pm - 10pm! Tickets are $8 for singles and $15 for couples. Join us for a night
of music, food, and spookiness. Dress is semi-formal, but it is optional to
wear a school appropriate costume. Warning: fog machine present at
entrance.
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