GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 30, 2015
“L” Day Classes
School Ops:
· Good luck to
Gryphon Track and Field and Gryphon Tennis teams – who are competing in the
subsectional and district tournaments for their sports today and tomorrow. Go get ‘em Gryphons!
· STUDENTS: If you are an
individual of color who is on a strong academic standing, then you are in on an
opportunity of a lifetime. The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) is a
community-based organization that is dedicated to the advancement of
minorities. Every year the KAUL recruits students from all Knox County Schools
to be inducted into it's National Achievers Society Program (NAS). NAS was
established to identify and motivate academically achieving minority high
school students and increase the pool of students who are prepared, motivated,
and qualified for higher education. NAS is open to African-American youth and
other youth of color in grades 10-12 with a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade
point average. NAS scholars participate throughout the school year in weekend
activities, projects, and initiatives that enhance their cultural, academic,
and college preparatory experience in a three-year experience from their
sophomore through senior year. TODAY at 12:25 p.m., there
will be an interest meeting for anyone who may be interested in applying for
the program in Room D113. (Please be mindful of the
eligibility requirements mentioned above.) There you will be informed more
about the KAUL and NAS, as well as hear from other STEM students about their
experiences with the program. At the end of the meeting you will have an
application that you must fill out in order to qualify for membership. I hope all of you qualified individuals will
take up this opportunity to learn about a special program that will aid you in
the future. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
me at: S039856@student.knoxschools.org.
(P.S. IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM YOUR GENIUS HOUR INSTRUCTOR ABOUT WHERE YOU WILL BE.)
· Hey Gryphons! As we explained a couple weeks ago, our
Leadership Class is creating a Street Store for our final service project. The Street Store is an international effort
that focuses on providing donated clothing and shoes to a local area's
homeless population for free! Please click on this link to view the official Street
Store video. If you'd like to help us raise money to purchase new clothing to
give to those in Knoxville who have so little, please visit our GoFundMe
site: http://www.gofundme.com/sf3bau4
What
else do we need? DONATIONS!
We'd like
to ask you again to please, please, please donate your old clothes and shoes to
this cause! Remember that we can't accept undergarments (panties and
bras) or socks, UNLESS they are newly purchased! We don't discriminate
against sizes and would love to get a wide variety of clothing! We're also
accepting travel size toiletries, especially deodorant and hand sanitizer, to
put in care packages for our customers.
Want to get involved? VOLUNTEER!
You can sign up to volunteer with our Leadership Class by taking this survey. This is a great
way for you to help impact the less fortunate in our city as well as earn
community service hours!
Where do you donate? STREET STORE BOXES!
Look for the
boxes that have a Street Store Flyer posted on it. Boxes are located in the
commons, the front office, and the depot! If you have a bag that's too big for
the box, drop it off at the media center with Ms. Ellis! Be sure to bag your
items, provide your name and student email address inside the bag with
your donations. The deadline to donate is May 1st!
FREE PIZZA!
EVERY student who donates 20 pounds of clothing (or more) will be
invited to a pizza party for their donations!!
·
SGA is helping out the YMCA with their charity funds by hosting a field
day. Come out and join us FRIDAY, May 1st. There will be a spikeball tournament
as well as a couple games of frisbee and four square. It will be from
4:45-7:45. Help us support the YMCA and have a blast!
·
The Technology Student Association of the L&N STEM Academy will be
selling STEM themed vinyls and Hershey's Chocolate bars in the commons during
the coming mornings and lunches. The vinyls start at $4 and come in 3, 4, and 5
inch variants with green, yellow, black, and white being the color choices. You
can also order a customized vinyl for $10. Hershey's chocolate bars will be
available for purchase at the price of $1. We will be providing a special on
buying a package of a 4 inch vinyl with a Hershey's bar. We will also be
providing this package for free if you are our 100th buyer! We will start
selling on April 20th and continue selling until May 7th. Our Vinylla and
Chocolate fundraiser will go towards helping us compete at this year's National
Conference in Dallas so consider coming by our table to buy a vinyl and a
chocolate bar!
·
English EOC Morning Review Sessions: The English Department of the L&N STEM
Academy will be hosting English EOC Morning Review Sessions. Last review
session is Friday! Please RSVP here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044cadab2ca5f58-english
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Friday, May 1st: Literary Terms
LOCATION: Room
104
· 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.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
The Children's Festival of Reading will take place on Saturday,
May 16th from 10am until 3pm at World's Fair Park. I have attached a flyer with
more information. To sign up to volunteer, please use this link:
https://kcpl.wufoo.com/forms/childrens-festival-of-readingvolunteer-form-2015/ See announcement attachment for more info
about the event.
·
Are you a 16- to
18-year-old who loves nature and science? NatureBridge, a nonprofit
organization that connects young people to the wonder of science and nature, is
hosting a two-week science and wilderness exploration program. More than 50
teens from Alcoa communities around the world will be selected to spend part of
their summer exploring, adventuring and backpacking in Yosemite National Park
(California) or Olympic National Park (Washington). The program fees are covered
through a grant from Alcoa Foundation.
For more information and the application, visit http://www.naturebridge.org/alcoa-scholars-summer-program-2015. The deadline to apply by May 1.
· 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 H.G. Wells:
If you fell
down yesterday, stand up today.
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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