GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Friday, November
22, 2013
“L” Day
· Attention Seniors: There is a
MANDATORY meeting for TN Achieves Scholarship applicants this today at 11:00 in the War Room (behind the cafeteria line).
Students who fail to attend will lose their eligibility for this scholarship!
·
Bring in
non-perishable food items for the FISH Pantry food drive, sponsored by our
“Girls Group.” The advisory class that gathers the most food
donations by Nov 26th will win
a Krispy Kreme Donut party. Please encourage your classmates to participate in
this worthy cause.
· Make plans now to attend - December 4th we
will be having a faculty vs. Senior football game and tickets will be three
dollars to watch during the last hour of an Early Release Wednesday
schedule. Monies raised will go toward scholarships for senior dues.
Tickets are on sale during lunch until Dec 3.
· Come join the STEMpunks (Robotics team) in their
fundraiser tailgate event this Saturday, Nov 23, from noon – 3:00 – RAIN OR
SHINE! Enjoy some good grilled food, see the robots, see other schools’
robots, and bring your parents to find out about how to get involved with FIRST
Robotics all over the region. All attendees are asked for a $10 donation
to help refurbish the neon L&N sign that hangs on the front side of our
building and to help the L&N STEMpunks be able to compete in more than one
tournament this season.
Opportunities to be involved with your school:
· Mtg (Magic: The Gathering) meets on Tuesday's in
the commons at 4:45pm until 6:00pm. Everyone is welcome to join, whether you
know, or do not know how to play.
· Chess club in room 202 at 8:30 on Wednesday
mornings.
· Scholars bowl team practice Mondays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 4:35, room 207.
· Gryphon Film Club meets 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!
· 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.
From the guidance office:
· Seniors: Need help filing the FAFSA?
Tusculum College will host “FAFSA Frenzy” on January 30th at 4:00 pm at the Knoxville Tusculum Campus.
This is a community service event to help ALL Knox County seniors
and their families file the FAFSA at no charge regardless what college the
student plans to attend. Participants should bring their most recent tax
return documentation and any questions they may have about financial aid and
the FAFSA.
Please note that the deadlines to submit completed applications to
Mrs. Salerno for all programs EXCEPT Governor's School for the ARTS is next
week, 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 John F. Kennedy:
Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for
your country.
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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