GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, December 18, 2014
L3 & L4 Midterm exam day
Last school day of fall semester
2014
School Ops:
· First
day of next semester is Tuesday, January 6.
It is a full school day and will begin our new schedule of Tuesday and
Thursday being “L” days and Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays being “N” days. First early release Friday of next semester
is January 16. Progress reports will be
mailed home on January 6.
· Congratulations
to Erykah Carter for advancing to
the final round of actors who will compete in January for the Bijou Awards.
Erykah is one of 5 young ladies who will compete live at the Bijou
Theater on January 16, at 7 PM. Best of luck to Erykah as she goes into
the final round of acting that offers $1000 to the winner and $500 to the
school.
· Big
congrats to Mr. LaFollette! This morning he was awarded at $24,000 grant
in a surprise presentation by the Great Schools Partnership of E TN. He will use this money to create a new
animation/simulation and virtual reality lab in room G006. Congrats Mr. LaFollette!
· New
club forming in January - D&D club! Ever wanted to fight mighty dragons?
Beat evil necromancers? Want to become the evil necromacer? Join NOW!!!
Starting after Christmas break, every Wednesday, from 4:30-5:30.
Campaigns started during Dungeons and Dragons genius hour may be
continued, or new campaigns started. If
you desire to join this club, please respond here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RF39QHG
·
SGA is sponsoring a Winter Formal dance on Saturday, Feb
7, 2015 here at the school. The theme is
Winter Wonderland. Will be open to all
grades, unlike the prom. More details
coming soon.
· Interested in
serving as a facilitator for a student Honor Court? We’ll be staring one in January for infractions
like plagiarism, cyberbullying, and excessive tardies. We need sophomores, juniors, and seniors to
fill out the application before Christmas break. Email lnstemhonorcourt@gmail.com to ask for an
application and see Mr. LaFollette if you have questions.
· Time to start
ordering prom tickets! Order now to get the cheapest rate possible –
tickets are $40 per ticket until the end
of December. They will be available on Wednesdays during Genius Hour, and they
will be sold at the door of the Media Center.
In January the cost goes up. Get
‘em now!
Research Ops:
· Hey seniors –
here are some scholarships with their application deadlines coming up soon,
find out more from guidance dept:
o
Feb 3 Executive Women
International (local chapter offering $500 based on need, $500 based on merit)
o
Feb 15 UT Chattanooga
($3000/yr to a Chem major)
o
Feb 15 UT Chattanooga
(2 different offers to Math major)
o
Feb 15 Ned McWherter
($6000 with 3.5 GPA, 29 ACT)
o
E TN Foundation (multiple awards in the health care, business, info.
Security, engineering fields)
o
Several offerings to Boy Scouts
· Juniors who have not obtained
their free state voucher for the ACT
need to do so as soon as possible. The next ACT is being given February 7th. The
deadline to register for this is January 9th. Please make sure
not to miss this important requirement for college admissions!
Community Ops:
· 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 Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol
No space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused.
Happy Holidays to all our students
and families from your teachers, staff, and administrators! See you in 2015!
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)
