GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, March 27, 2015
“L” Day Classes
School Ops:
· Adam Hasan, our school board student
representative, is planning on visiting our school next Monday, March 30th. SGA would like to invite any students
interested in taking part in an open forum to our Genius Hour. We are in the
STEM Space for both 1st and 2nd lunch and then we will
eat during third lunch. Please come prepared to participate in an active
discussion about Knox County’s education policies.
· Congrats to GryphonTrack and Field! The team
competed against 11 teams at Karns Tuesday night and placed 4th overall. Brooke
Foster and Dagon Uselton each won the 3,200. Jaylen Foster won the high
jump. We had nine new team records: Laura Bretscher 1,600,
Jontae Perrin- 100, Mackenzie Nelms- 400, Ethan
Baughman- 300 meter hurdles, Michael Waller- Discus, Jaliah
Robinson- High Jump, Jaylen Foster- High Jump, Griffin
Lewis- Long Jump, Stephanie Johnson- Long Jump
· East TN Maryville College's GSA and PFLAG are
hosting this year's annual Diversity Prom! It's in the Alumni Gym of Maryville
College on April 18th, 2015 from 6-10 PM. The theme for this year is “Alice In
Wonderland”, you can buy tickets from Hope Higginbotham. The cost is $25
dollars per person and $40 for a couple.
Email s859555@student.knoxschools.org
for more information.
· Calling all writers: We are pleased to
announce that registration is now open for the 22nd Annual Brian M.
Conley Young Writers' Institute. The YWI is planned for
Saturday, April 18th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the UT-Knoxville
campus. The YWI is a free, one-day event that offers creative writing
workshops for both high school students and their teachers. We hope you
will help us make this year's YWI successful by encouraging your students and
fellow teachers to attend. Classes offered include Poetry; Fiction; Screenwriting; Songwriting;Performance
Poetry; Journalism; and Blogging. If you are
interested, email Ms. Cartwright at tabitha.cartwright@knoxschools.org
with your top 3 choices. The last day to register is April
3rd.
· BOSS Big Orange Symposium: This
is a chance for students interested in science, technology, engineering and math
career fields to experience hands-on scientific research skills. Saturday,
April 18, 2015 from 10am - 3pm in the Hodges Library at UTK. Registration closes Wednesday, April 15.
http://www.lib.utk.edu/outreach/soil/b-o-s-s/registration/
Lunch will be provided. Parents are
encouraged to attend as they also have a parent session with speakers from UT
Admissions, Housing, Safety, and more.
Community Ops:
·
One day ACT prep
workshop – April 11. See attached flyer
– registration deadline is April 4.
· 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 Robert Schuller:
The only place
where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
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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