GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, November 19, 2014
“L” Day Classes
School Ops:
· Congratulations
to Brandon Boring, this year’s
winner of the Metropolitan Drug Commission’s Community Champions Youth
Leadership Award! This is given to a
“rising star” in the area of substance abuse prevention who is seen as a teen
trailblazer. Way to go Brandon!
· As you know,
we’ve hosted many foreign students at the L&N. Here’s your chance to apply to study abroad
for either a high school semester/year or summer! Learn
more
· Congrats to our
swimming and diving Gryphons! They had
another great weekend meet where they beat Webb for the first time in school
history! Big congratulations to the hard
working members of the swimming and diving teams!
· Track
athletes: conditioning will be at the
Depot, Monday and Wednesday this week from 4:45 – 5:45.
Our PTSA is selling this vintage-L&N
logo t-shirt as well as magnets and tumblers. Please click on the link https://www.dropbox.com/s/o6b7devh9ufbccb/Screenshot%202014-11-18%2010.13.10.png?dl=0 to
access the order form. The first order will be placed Dec. 2, and the last
order will be placed Dec. 16. If you pay with PayPal, your confirmation must be
included on or attached to the order form.
· Buy your $3
ticket to the Seniors vs. Faculty football game at lunch! Game is Friday, Nov 21 from 2:40 – 4:25.
· Lost: a cross
necklace that is silver toned. Please
return to office.
· Mark your
calendars now – Thanksgiving menu for lunch in the cafeteria on Thursday, Nov
20 (a week from Thursday). Menu will include turkey & gravy,
dressing, ham, rolls, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potato casserole, corn,
green beans, tossed salad, and pumpkin pie! They will also have pizza and
chicken nuggets.
· Morning supervised
make-up sessions – come to room 214 in the Station from 8:00 – 9:15, every
Wednesday and Friday morning for quiet study space or to make-up prearranged
work for your classes. Keep in mind that this grading period ends next
Monday, Nov 17!
Research Ops:
· ALL
STUDENTS: Taking the December ACT? Want to increase your
score? ACT and Test Prep is available! Cost: free! Where:
Room 214 When: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Nov 17, 19, 24, Dec 1, 3, 8, and 10
(Mondays and Wednesdays). Email Ms. Norton at tressie.norton@knoxschools.org
with any questions. Will be repeated with spring test dates!
Community Ops:
· STUDENTS NEEDED
TO HELP GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK on THIS Saturday,
November 22nd! Students, recent graduates, and their families
are needed to participate in our next Student Volunteer Day!
Parent/teacher participation is NOT REQUIRED for college & high school
students. Please join us Saturday, November 22 for a bird monitoring
project (RSVP for logistics)! There will be more Student Volunteer Day
opportunities next spring! ALL INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS MUST RSVP PRIOR
TO PARTICIPATION! This is needed to make an accurate count for tools,
etc. Once we have received an RSVP, we will add you to our list, and then
forward all participants any necessary logistical information about the
Volunteer Day. Please contact Emily Guss
( Emily_Guss@nps.gov , 865-436-1713).
Projects include joining Park Rangers,
scientists, and educators in collecting scientific field data such as
salamander monitoring, tree identification and mapping, and water quality
assessments or participating in a service project such as trail building,
stream restoration, and clean-ups. Projects usually last 3-4 hours. These
Student Volunteer Days can be counted as community service hours!
All students must have filled out the Volunteer Agreement Form prior
to participation! If student is under 18, a parent/guardian must sign the
form! These forms only need to be filled out once, even if participating
in multiple events. If needed, please request form when contacting for
reservation.
· The eLemeNtal
Literary Magazine: Access our e-publication here: http://www.lntole.com/featured-student.html Want to be
featured or included in the next issue? Next issue’s theme is “Winter
Wonderland”. Students are invited to submit their work to lntole.stem@gmail.com
Quote of the day from Vince Lombardi:
Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.
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)
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