GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, April 7, 2015
“L” Day Classes
School Ops:
·
Don’t know what was in the water or the air
yesterday – but we need students to focus!
Remember, we are still in school for another month. All school rules apply – for your safety and
that of your classmates. You did better
on cleaning up after yourselves at lunch – keep it up. And get to class and time and stay there –
doing what you’re supposed to be doing!
·
Students who will be 18 years of age before
September 29, 2015 may register to vote this week at the L & N.
Registration will be set up TODAY in room 214 during 1st and 2nd
lunch only. Students need their social
security number and a picture i.d.
(you’ll need a state i.d. like a driver’s license to vote, but not to
register). Take advantage of this easy
opportunity to exercise your 26th Amendment rights!
·
This Friday marks the 110th anniversary of our
very own L&N Station's grand opening. The L&N STEM Academy and the
L&N Antiquarians Club invites you and your family to a commemorative
celebration on Friday , April 10, from 3:00 until 4:30. This public event will
include light refreshments, information and artifacts relating to the
building's history, and a special presentation by local author Jack Neely on
the history and local impact of the building. We hope you take the time to
celebrate this incredible place we are lucky enough to call our campus.
·
Congratulations to our FIRST Robotics Team,
the L&N STEMpunks, for winning their first official regional
competition award! They received the 2015 Smoky Mountains Regional
Imagery Award for outstanding excellence in visual aesthetic integration of
machine and overall team branding and presentation. They
competed this past weekend against fifty other teams from around the
region. Check out the L&N STEMpunks at lnstempunks.org and follow them on Twitter . They're also still
selling this year's shirts for $15 -- contact any team member if you'd like
one, or are interested in joining the team next year. Get STEMpunked!
·
Students, the L4 Leadership class is looking for
your help in making their community service project a success. They are looking
for donations of clothing items that you or your family members no longer need
or want. Could be any size or for any
age (child to adult). Don’t forget
shoes, belts, bags (like duffels or suitcases).
Your donations will go towards a street
store (an international effort) specifically for the homeless community of
Knoxville, every item you can give helps! There will be collections bins set up
around the school for you to put your donations in next week. Thank you for
your generosity, you are helping out a lot of people!
·
Maker
Faire! Do you have something you have built, designed, or created?
Show it off at the first L&N STEM Academy Maker Faire. It
can be a project, piece of art, video, music, or something else you have
created. Prizes will be awarded to the top designers. Bring family and friends
for interactive booths and learn how to make something.
o
When? April 14th 6-8 PM
o
Where? L&N STEM Academy Commons
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Sign-Up Here: http://goo.gl/forms/8QO4lU34FO
· Students planning to take AP Environmental
Science or AP Biology next year or who took APES last year have the opportunity to attend an
environmental science field trip on April 15th of this year. The Living
Lands and Waters Institute's educational barge (floating classroom) will be in
Knoxville at Volunteer Landing this year ONLY so this is a one-time
opportunity. Students attending should bring a re-usable water bottle and
their own lunch. Water and snacks will be provided. Participating
students must provide their own transportation to and from the field trip
including the possibility of a ride home since you need to be at Volunteer
Landing by 8:50 AM and there is a small possibility that we may not
be back at school before the buses leave, though we are anticipated to be back
between 3:30 - 4:00 PM. Please email Mrs. Mobley (monica.mobley@knoxschools.org)
for a permission slip. Attendance is first come-first served for the 15
slots available.
· Attention junior and senior girls interested in
engineering! Come join UT's College of Engineering for WomEngineers Day on
Saturday April 11th at the Knoxville Convention Center for a one-day,
professional mini-conference! Admission is free, and it is an excellent
opportunity to network and hear from college students and experts in the
engineering field! Flyer attached to these announcements. Visit http://womengineersday.com/ or
email jboles@vols.utk.edu for
more information.
· 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:
·
Systemwide
Career day – Monday, April 13, 4:00
– 7:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Expo Center.
Come to meet 100 local employers and colleges.
·
Representative
from Auburn will be here during
Genius Hour on Wednesday, April 8
in the Guidance office. Stop by ahead of
time to find out how to come.
·
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 Albert Einstein:
You have to
learn the rules of the game. And then
you have to play better than anyone else.
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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