GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Tuesday, January
21, 2014
“N” Day
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Josten’s will be here this 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.
·
Congrats to two of our musicians, Ella Marston and Clara Prinston. Both ladies auditioned
and were selected to the All-State East Orchestra on violin. They both also play in the Knoxville Symphony
Youth Orchestra locally. Thanks for
showing that STEM and arts go hand in hand!
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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 23rd .
·
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.
·
We're starting a Crochet Club here
at school. If you love to crochet (or knit) or you'd love to learn to
crochet (or knit), please consider joining us! We just couldn't
wait! We'll have our very first meeting on Wednesday, January 22 from 4:30 to
about 5:30 p.m. in the Commons. From then on we'll plan on meeting on
Mondays. (If you're new to crocheting or knitting, just show up--with yarn and
a needle(s) if you can. If you already crochet or knit, bring your
current project.) Faculty, staff, and students are all invited to
join. 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!
·
Join us for book club! Our next meeting is
on Wednesday, February 19th, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Media Center.
Because it will have been a couple months since we last met, we selected
several books to read to keep us busy. Feel free to read one or more of
the following and join us on February 5: Life as We Knew It by
Susan Pfeffer, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Evermore
by Alyson Noel, and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. Everyone is
welcome!
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.
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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 Martin Luther King, Jr.:
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and
to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true
education.
Practice L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical
thinking, Design, Innovation, Inquiry, & Professionalism
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