GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Thursday, May 15, 2014
“L” Day –
First final exams (L3 & L4)
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Good luck to
our track athletes who will compete this afternoon in sectionals to qualify for
the state championships! Go Gryphons!
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Are you
interested in sailing, or learning to sail?
Attend a very brief informational meeting about a new club forming – a
Sailing Club, Friday, May16, 4:30 in
room 104.
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New club
interest meeting – we’re starting a SECME chapter (SouthEastern Consortium of
Minorities in Engineering) at the L&N.
In this case, a “minority” is described as an under-represented group in
STEM fields, so this is not about ethnic minorities, it is also gender – so
girls, come on! We’ll also be discussing
plans for a fall college visitation trip overnight somewhere for fall
2014. Come find out more Friday, May 16 at 9:00 in room 104.
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Our STEM
Venturing Crew (0101) will be having a pancake breakfast this Saturday from
8:00 – 10:00 at the Chili’s on Mabry Hood Rd.
Tickets are $5 per person – see student Eric O’Reilley to purchase.
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This Friday, May 16 your parents need to use
alternate pick up locations after school.
World’s Fair Park Drive will be closed due to an event.
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Don’t forget to
bring your signed permission slips for early dismissal next week – due
tomorrow!
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You will
receive information today by email about summer school options. Please look it over and send questions to
administration or guidance. This is a
good opportunity to stay on track to graduate on time!
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Today is a big
day for our STEM classes. A year and a half ago, a group of our students took
lab tours at ORNL as a reward for winning a STEM class challenge. On the way
home, students designed a study based on the research conducted at ORNL’s
marine biology lab. Later that spring, STEM 2 Natural Sciences wrote the
methodology and worked to get fishtanks donated to the school. This winter, the
project continued as the now juniors formalized the research proposal and Clark
Smith and his team of engineers daisy chained the fishtanks to a centralized
pump and sump system.
Students did not let
frustrations with setbacks deter, as today we have crayfish swimming in the filtered
water ready the marine biology study. Five students have volunteered to
come in over the summer and conduct the research they planed. We are all proud
of the tenacious attitude maintained by those who have worked hard to make this
long-term project reality, and we look forward to their published work. We
expect these tanks to be used for many diverse projects in STEM and science
classes for years to come. Plans have already been drafted for an
expansion into a hydroponic greenhouse so other students can develop and
conduct research in marine biology or plant sciences.
Quote of the day from Walt Disney:
Around here, we don’t look
backwards for very long . . . We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and
doing new things because we’re curious . . . and curiosity keeps leading us
down new paths.
Practice
L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Design, Innovation,
Inquiry, & Professionalism
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