GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, April 14, 2015
“L” Day Classes
School Ops:
·
Thursday (tomorrow), April 16, please have parents or anyone picking
you up in the afternoon use an alternate location. The road in front of the Holiday Inn will be
occupied with an event happening on the lawn from 3:00 – 9:00.
·
If you weren’t here for our first ever Maker Faire you really missed
it! Go to Twitter and search for
#LNmakes to see all the posts and pics from it!
Looking forward to seeing even more displays next year!
·
Big congrats to all the Gryphons participating in
various events over the weekend, here are some of the results:
o
Kelty
Oringderff and Clara
Prinston showed the state how we rock classical from Knoxville as they
performed with the All-State Orchestra in Memphis
o
Jeremiah
Branson, Noah Watson, Noah Dunlap, and Justin Cross will be heading to DC in June to represent TN at the
National History Day competition after winning 2nd place in the
state with their group exhibit on Admiral Farragut
o
Our SGA
came home with hardware, winning 3rd place as a team in e- scrapbook , and Taylor Martin and Abby Barker both won individual awards at the TN Association of
Student Councils convention in Chattanooga
o
Our NAHS
students won 2nd place in high school art at the annual Dogwood Arts
ChalkWalk on Market Square
o
Freshmen Nina
Klein, and Anna Ward (not
eligible yet for NAHS membership) showed their potential when they won 1st
place for high school division at the Dogwood Arts ChalkWalk!!
o
Our SECME
club brought recognition to the school and a little extra funds for their
activities next year by participating in the Llama race held on World’s Fair
Park.
Isn’t it great to be a Gryphon?! How are YOU
involved in the life of your school???
·
You can help a student with a research project by
taking the following quick survey about college preferences: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CollegeThoughts Link will be open through Wednesday, April
15 at 5:00 p.m. All responses are
anonymous.
·
Attention
Seniors: MANDATORY Graduation/exit
information meeting, Wednesday, April 15, 12:20 (Genius Hour) in the STEM
space.
· Dual
Enrollment for 2015-16 Application Session will take
place in the Media Center on April 21st @ 9:00am. Students
MUST bring:
o
Completed Hep B form signed by a parent (Located
on school counseling website under "forms")
o
All students will need their Social Security
Number
· The
Golden Gryphon Credit Union invites you to their grand opening event in the
Commons this Thursday, April 16, for all lunches. There will
be games, prize giveaways, and the opportunity to learn about the benefits of
setting up an account with the student bank. We look forward to seeing you
there!
· SPORTS
PHYSICALS FOR ALL SPORTS 2015-2016: KOC is offering $10 sports physicals at
Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, May 2. These physicals are good for
any sport in the 2015-2016 school year. Students must bring Knox
County/TSSAA Sports Physical Form that has been signed by a parent/guardian.
These forms may be downloaded from the Athletics page of the L&N
website or at www.kocortho.com.
· 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 & Guidance Ops:
·
SuDo you like
younger kids? Do you love horses? A local equestrian camp needs volunteer
helpers for this summer’s camps. Email S725324@knoxschools.org if you have
questions or want details.
·
We will have
reps from Brown, MIT, and Yale here on Sunday, April 26 from 2:00 – 4:00.
Come and bring your parents!
· 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 Henry David Thoreau:
What you get by
achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your
goals.
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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