GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, February 24, 2015
“L” Day Classes
ONE HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE – see
bottom of briefing
School Ops:
· For our first
days back to school please take extra caution walking outside – there are a lot
of icy patches in the parking lot. Use
rails when coming down stairs and inside doors – the tile floors will be
slick! Also, dress in layers – the heat
around the building is very uneven!
· Freshmen – its your turn to show us what you
know about writing! Wednesday and
Thursday we will be administering the MIST Writing Assessment to all
Freshmen. See schedule at bottom of
announcements.
· Gryphon Aquatics
finished 7th place at The Tennessee High School State Swim Meet (TISCA)on
February 13 - 14th. L& N STEM was the second highest finishing Knox
County school! There were 43 high school teams from all over
Tennessee. L&N STEM had 4 individual State Champions!!!! - James Bretscher was a double winner
winning 100 fly and 100 back. L&N STEM won both the men’s
and women’s diving titles -Emily
Bretscher won 1 meter diving and Jacob
Siler won 1 meter diving. Other top finalists were Alli Lapps 2nd in 100 back, Paul Bretscher 4th in 1 meter diving, Cole Patrick 8th in 1 meter diving. Way to go team!!
· Attention
juniors and seniors: there's only two weeks to purchase prom
tickets. They are $50 for singles, and $90 for couples. The tickets can be
purchased during all lunches on Wednesday and on early
release Fridays. You only have until March 6 to buy both your prom
ticket and pay your senior dues!
· Who? 2015 Senior Class
What? Pick-Up Jostens Graduation Orders
(cap, gown, other purchased items)
When? Friday, February 27, 2015
Where?
2:30 p.m. (Early Release Day) L&N Commons
· Help the Seniors
leave a great gift to our school! Eat at
Jason’s Deli on Cumberland Ave this Saturday, Feb 28, from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m.
and drop your receipt in the collection box.
We get a portion of all receipts as a donation!
Community Ops:
· Please bring in
peanut butter – any kind – to contribute to the annual Knox County PTA peanut
butter drive for Second harvest food bank.
You can also bring in money – Mr. Powell has an envelope to collect at
the front office.
· 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 Langston Hughes:
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that
cannot fly.
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)
TODAY’S
SCHEDULE – NO GENIUS HOUR
1st block 10:30
– 11:45
2nd block 11:50
– 1:50 (lunch embedded)
*
Stanish’s 2nd block will meet in room 104
1st lunch 12:20
– 12:50
2nd lunch 12:50
– 1:20
3rd lunch 1:20 – 1:50
3rd block 1:55 – 3:10
4th block 3:15 – 4:30
Here’s the lunch schedule:
1st lunch: 12:20– 12:50
Blevins, Brown, Fannon, Jones, Cartwright,
Norton, Jorgenson, Napier
2nd lunch: 12:50– 1:20
Robbins, Griggs, Stanish, Smith, Crattie,
Mangone, LaFollette
3rd lunch: 1:20– 1:50
Webb, Knox, Orrick, Elliott, Hawkins, Ogden
9th grade writing
assessment schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 25th--1st block (students
report directly to testing rooms)
Jones' N1 to Media Center
Cartwright's N1 to Media Center
Cartwright's N2 to 104
Displaced Classes:
Webb's N1 to Room 202
Norton's N2 to Room 213
Wednesday, Feb. 25th--3rd block (students report
directly to testing rooms after Genius Hour)
Norton's N3 to Media Center
Jones' N4 to 104
Displaced Classes:
Sera's N3 Digital Music
class to Room 213
Wilsey's N4 Astronomy to Room 207
Thursday, Feb. 16th--1st block (students report
directly to testing rooms)
Jones' L1 to Media Center
Jones' L2 (Last Names: Sutton-Yeatts) to Media
Center
Jones' L2 (Last Names: Archer-Spiller) to 10
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