GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, December 16, 2014
“N” Day Classes
School Ops:
· 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
·
Want to wear a hat in school and not be hassled about
it? The swim team is trying to raise
funds and will be selling “permits” (stickers) that will allow students to wear
a hat on Wednesday for $1. Please
support the swim/diving teams and buy a sticker for $1 so you can wear a hat
all day Wednesday!
·
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. If you didn't get in for the December test, there is
another ACT being offered on Saturday, 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
·
Yearbook Spread: Stress – Yearbook staff is creating
a page that is all about the fears a student has that will help them build a
Wordle for display in the publication. If you'd like to include a comment about
your fears or even pictures of you conquering them, email s739978@student.knoxschools.org. All students are requested to visit this link
and complete the form with your thoughts for the page, too. Thank you for your participation and time.
Quote of the day from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr:
Take the first step in faith. You
don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
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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