GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, January 26, 2015
“N” Day Classes
School Ops:
·
All Students – your help is required. We want
to keep the privilege of eating lunch wherever you wish on campus (within
reason) but right now you are on track to lose that privilege by Feb 1. We are finding drink bottles, food wrappers,
and other trash in classroom corners, under stairs, and other inappropriate
places. Trash goes in waste cans. Period.
Clean up after yourself at all times – not just lunch, but every class
period, and police your friends to do the same.
We expect improvement in how you’re treating our campus and buildings.
·
THIS FRIDAY - STEM's first-ever Open Mic
Night is THIS Friday! Mark your calendars for January 30th for a night
of fun, laughs, and community! Please sign up here!! You can perform any talent you wish! For example: singing, dancing,
poetry, acting, magic tricks, etc! Also, there will be warm beverages for
no additional cost. Even if you do not wish to perform, please come to
hang out and watch your friends, parents, and teachers perform! If you
have any additional questions, please contact s029158@student.knoxschools.org
·
Do you want to test your English skills? If
so, an AP Statistics student is wanting your participation to help with
research! Contact s039625@student.knoxschools.org
for more information.
·
Jr’s and Sr’s – interested in Atlanta area
colleges? Join us for a self-guided tour
of Georgia Tech and hosted tours of Morehouse and Spelman Colleges on Thursday,
Feb 5. Leaving school at 6:00 a.m. and
returning around 9:00 p.m. by chartered bus.
Cost will be $40 per person (plus food).
Please sign up by going to http://goo.gl/forms/wS3wlVtNPf
and completing the form. You will be
emailed a permission slip to print and directions to pay for your trip when you
complete the form. Only 30 spots –
deadline to sign up, Jan 30.
·
Did you know one of our STEM III projects
has resulted in the opening of a branch of Y-12 Credit Union here in our
school? We will be accepting applications for student volunteer positions
for the new Y-12 school branch that will be opening in the near future.
Volunteers will be responsible for working a teller drawer, performing
transactions, and implementing programs to increase bank membership. In order
to apply, you must complete an application and resume, which are due January
23rd. If you are interested in becoming a bank volunteer, please email Tabitha.cartwright@knoxschools.org for an application.
·
Walk into a winter wonderland on February
7th to enjoy one of the best nights of the year. Join SGA for the first annual
L&N STEM Academy winter formal. Tickets
are $10 for an individual, and $18 for a couple. They will be sold January
26th- February 6th. Suggested attire is semi formal (which usually means a
nice dress for girls and a shirt and tie or suit for guys). You won't
want to miss the chocolate fountain and a fun night of dancing.
·
Tune into your local PBS TV station at 5:30
on Feb 3 to watch students from the L&N Scholar’s Bowl Team compete at the
31st annual East TN PBS Scholar’s Bowl! Go Gryphons!
Research Ops:
· UT’s
College of Engineering ill host a series of one week residential summer
engineering programs this June and July.
Click here to
download details about applying.
· Are you
struggling to keep grades up? Bring your parents for a student/parent
workshop designed to teach organizational skills, study skills, increasing
self-advocacy and data on the importance of education over the course of a
lifetime. In our Commons Area, January 29, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
· Financial Aid
Night with TSAC: All seniors and their parents - February 2nd from
5:30-6:30 What you need to know about financing college. Presented by Erika
Adams regarding FAFSA and basic scholarship info.
· Rising Student
and parent Night (9th, 10th, and 11th grades) + Dual
Enrollment Information Session: February 5th 5:30-6:15. Dual
Enrollment 6:15-7p General overview of high school expectations and course
catalog review to make informed schedule requests for next year, followed by an
informational session regarding Dual Enrollment from the Pellissippi
representative .
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
· Until Feb 15th
there will be a collection container in the front office where you are
encouraged to bring in any clean, wearable, used jeans. The retail
company Aéropostale is sponsoring a competition among high schools to bring in
jeans for distribution at homeless shelters locally and around the
country. There is a grand prize of $5000 for the top four schools’
donations – plan now to contribute – all sizes!
· High school
summer abroad programs available with scholarships to offset the costs.
Go to www.ciee.org/high-school-summer-abroad for info.
Quote of the day from James Harvey Robinson:
Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities
that lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.
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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