GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Thursday, January
16, 2014
“N” Day
·
Science Saturdays, sponsored by Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL) begin this weekend! The first date is this
Saturday, January 18th. The events are FREE to
students, teachers, parents and volunteers. The winter sessions will be
held at West High School in Knoxville, from 9:30 am – 11:30
am. Sign-in will begin at 9:00 am. Visit the
website, www.orau.org/science-saturdays,
for more information on the winter 2014 sessions and for links to registration
pages for students, teachers, and volunteers.
·
Josten’s will be here next Thursday, Jan 23, to
deliver class rings. You must bring any
remaining balance due for your ring before you can pick it up. Any student who wants to order a ring can do
so on Thursday. You need a $50
deposit. Also, any senior who still
needs to order graduation supplies needs to see the rep on Thursday for late
ordering information.
·
BIG CONGRATS to the Safety Animation Video team
from the L&N STEMpunks FIRST Robotics team.
Over the weekend they were awarded the prize for #3 in the nation for
their safety video submission! This is
huge!! Way to go STEMpunks!
·
If you have any snow/holiday pictures that you
would like to be featured in the yearbook, please send them to s039689@student.knoschools.org,
along with a quote about your winter break, by January 17th.
·
If you would like to participate in the Flag-Football
2014 Spring Season you need to email s017899@student.knoxschools.org
or s806678@student.knoxschools.org.
The deadline to sign up will be January 31st.
Use the same contacts if you have any questions.
·
The Gryphon Film Club is holding auditions for a
male voice-acting role in an upcoming short film we are
producing. The film is a parody of Tim Burton's short
"Vincent" and is titled "Tim." The auditions
will be held TODAY after school at 4:40. Email Benjamin Croisdale
(S932251) to sign up and receive a script.
·
We're starting a Crochet Club here
at school. If you love to crochet or you'd love to learn to crochet, please
consider joining us! To begin we'll meet on Monday, January 27,
from 4:30 to about 5:30 p.m. in the Commons. (If you're new to
crocheting, just show up--with yarn and a crochet needle if you can. If
you already crochet, bring your current project.) We can't wait to get
started!
·
Juniors/Seniors: Buy your prom tickets! Price is $45 for singles/$80 for couples
until Jan 31, then they go up $5 each.
See Mrs. Brown or Ms. Stanish for tickets, questions, or an application
to bring someone from outside the school.
Prom is April 12 at the Square Room.
Be there!
From
the guidance office:
·
TN Achieves will be hosting a FAFSA sign up on January 26th from 9a to 2pm at the
Pellissippi State Community College Campus 10915 Hardin Valley Rd,
Knoxville, TN 37932
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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.
·
UT College of Engineering (CoE) will host a
series of summer engineering programs during the summer of 2014. For
program information, dates, and deadlines; please go to the guidance page to
see a flyer. Each program is a one-week
residential program for high school students. You will want to look at the
eVOL10 or HITES programs. All students
are encouraged to apply. Our mission is to provide students who show an
interest in engineering studies an early exposure to and preparation for
scientific study and research.
Thirty-two students
from around the southeast will be selected to participate for each program.
Hands-on activities will spark an interest in the world of engineering and
allow students to explore career opportunities. Throughout the program,
participants will be challenged to apply what they have learned in engineering
competitions. All applications must be received by their deadlines. For more
information, please visit our website at http://www.engr.utk.edu/diversity/pre-college/.
Clubs and
Organizational happenings:
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Girl Talk next meeting is Tues, 1/28, in room 216 at 8:45.
·
GSA is making changes – to better represent what they stand
for, the new name of the group is the “Equality Club.” Their mission is to be a club that embraces
individuality, accepts differences, and promotes activism for the improvement
of society. Please join them on Tuesday
mornings in room 104 from 8:50 – 9:15.
·
Teens for Christ will resume meeting next week, beginning
Jan 21.
Quote of
the day from Albert Einstein:
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Practice L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical
thinking, Design, Innovation, Inquiry, & Professionalism
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