GRYPHON ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Tuesday, September 30, 2014
“N” Day Classes
School Announcements/happenings:
· Congratulations
to the following students who have been named to the KCS Honors Orchestra: Ella Marston, Kelty Oreingderff, David
Skeririk, Jack Baldwin, and Brian
O’Reilley
· Juniors and
Seniors: You’ll be voting on your prom
theme this Wednesday during lunch/genius hour.
A voting link will be sent to your email. Theme choices are on the window in the
Commons Area.
· Students – this
week is “thank a teacher” week across Knox County Schools. Every student is challenged to do something
every day to let a teacher on our staff know what they mean to you – and say
“thank you!”
· CODE COMPETITION
MEETING: Tuesday morning, 9/30, 9:00 AM Depot STEM space. This fall, there is a coding competition
amongst East Tennessee high schools, to design a real-world application and
then demonstrate it in mid-November to a panel of software experts. This
would be a GeniusHour and\or after school activity, can be a team of 8 - 10
students. There are some serious prizes for the
winning school AND for winning team members. (See webpage http://www.codeTN.org for details). Come to the
organizational meeting Tuesday to hear more about it, and to GET STARTED!!!
Prior coding experience would help, but is not mandatory. If there
is enough interest, we can field two (or even three) teams. See Mr. Foy
if you have any questions, and he hopes to see you at the organizational
meeting!!!
· The eLemeNtal
Literary Magazine have completed an interview with James Brestcher regarding
his recent documentary and contest success. Access the article and our
e-publication here: http://www.lntole.com/featured-student.html Want to be
featured or included in the next issue? Students are invited to submit
their work to lntole.stem@gmail.com
· Please take a
moment to help a D3 group in empathizing for their chosen school improvement
project. Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FQVMLL2 for a quick
survey. Keep in mind all suggestions offered will be considered,
completing the survey is not a guarantee anything asked about will be
changed. All suggestions must meet cafeterias’ very strict (and far
reaching) federal guidelines.
· Every summer has
it's story... and we want to hear yours! Please send in your fun filled summer
photos and what you did to s942827@student.knoxschools.org for a
chance to be in the Yearbook! Also, if you worked or volunteered over the
summer, please email s896132@student.knoxschools.org a
description of what you did and some awesome photos.
· Order your class t-shirt today – this is the last week to
order! Proceeds will support Prom. There
is a shirt available for each grade. The shirts are $15 dollars. They are on
sale during all lunch periods and in the mornings. Checks and cash are accepted
as payment. They will be the perfect
thing to wear for class day during spirit week in October!
Community/service happenings and opportunities:
· Volunteers are
being sought for next spring’s Llama Races to be held again in World’s Fair
Park. Many positions are available and they are seeking volunteers.
Call 865-690-3323, or email aketron@casadesara.org or lsantoro@casadesara.org
From the Guidance Office:
· College
recruiter visits (please sign up/register with Ms. Johnson in the guidance
office, lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org, BEFORE the
visit date)
o Wednesday, 10/1,
12:15 p.m., Centre College, Danville, KY
o
Thursday, 10/2, 9:00 a.m., TN State University, Nashville
· All seniors are
encouraged to sign up for TN Promise (even as a backup plan). It sends the message to ourselves and our community
that the expectation is that every single graduate will be going to
post-secondary schooling of some kind.
Deadline is Nov 1 to sign up.
Find more information at http://tnpromise.gov
Quote of the day from Babe Ruth
It’s hard to
beat a person who never gives up.
Practice
L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical thinking, Design, Innovation,
Inquiry, & Professionalism
L&N STEM
Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 2-time TN Reward School for
Performance (2012 – 2014)
