GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, September 14, 2015 – “M” classes
Early Release Schedule
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Today
is ACT PLAN day. All sophomores will be
taking this test from 9:30 – 12:15. All
classes that normally meet on the 2nd floor of the Station will be
meeting according to the assignments here:
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Class/Room #/# Students:
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To:
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Blevins’ Writing Lab/202/15
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Commons
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Fannon’s/Robbins’ Reading Int/221/7
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Commons with Robbins
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Brown’s AP Lit/216/30
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D217
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Wax’s Math Lab/207/25
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Commons
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Ogden’s Math Lab/222/27
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Commons
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Cheng’s AP Stats/214/19
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D116
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Orrick’s Writing Lab/203/18
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Commons
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Griffin’s Writing Lab/8 students
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Stays in 100 with Norton
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Elliott’s Chem/D116/5 students
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Report to Commons
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· Thank you for the job you have done in
keeping campus clean while lunch was on “lock down.” As of today, we will return to letting you
enjoy lunch wherever you are visible to staff (students may NOT be in an area
without a teacher/adult to supervise) around campus. Remember the expectation to keep our campus
litter-free!
· ALL STUDENTS: If you have not yet signed up for your Genius
Hours, which will begin this Tuesday, please do so before the end of M1 (12:15)
today! If you are a junior or senior
with an open block and normally off campus during lunch, you still need to fill
out this form so we can account for all students’ whereabouts. Click
here to fill out the form. Do NOT
fill out again if you’ve already signed up.
· Students
and Staff order your spirit week shirts now! They are on sale in the
Commons during all three lunches. Shirts will be on sale from now until
September 30th and are $15 (XS-XL - for each additional X please add another
dollar). All proceeds go to support prom.
· Be sure to visit
the exhibit on the second level of the Jacobs Building if you go to the Fair. We had several Congressional Medal of Honor
Art Award winners. Congratulations to Austin
Monk who won first place in the Art category. Congratulations to our
Photography winners: Claire Menefee
(1st Place), Trinity Terry (2nd
Place) and London Hickman (3rd
Place). All four of our L&N STEM Academy art pieces placed at the Tennessee
Valley Fair Student Art Exhibition! Congratulations to Austin for 3rd place, and to Emily,
Hannah and Sydney for their Honorable Mentions. The reception is Monday
night at 6 p.m. Way to represent the L&N!
· Looking for
students willing to sign up to do our intercom Moment of Silence and Pledge of
Allegiance in the mornings (9:28). You
can sign up for one week at a time.
Email Mrs. Ashe to claim your week!
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Plan ahead everyone! This affects everyone on Monday – please read:
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Monday, Sept 14, we will be
administering the PLAN test to all sophomores.
If you are a sophomore and normally have M1 or M2 open block – you will
NOT on this date. You need to be here to
test at 9:30. To all others – we will
stay in M1 until time to go to M3, M2 will not meet on this date. Plan accordingly.
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For sophomores
only – here’s where you will report Monday at 9:30 – bring #2 pencils.
· Come Exercise
with Us!! Family Fitness Fun Monthly Event
Saturday September 26th 9-10 am
Hosted by
L&N STEM P.E./ Wellness Department
Join us for some
interval cardio and strength training fun. Bring parents &
siblings and come ready to move. Meet at the flag
pole! (or in the fitness room if the weather is not cooperating)
· Interested in
joining our Venturing Crew? It’s a co-ed
group sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America that meet here at the L&N and
explore STEM careers and travel. Come
find out more Tuesday, Sept 15, room
202, 4:40 – 5:30.
· The PSAT is
an optional exam for 9th-11th grade
students. It is the National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying test (NMSQT) for juniors. The test date is Wednesday,
October 14, 2015 (day we return from Fall Break) at school. Registration deadline is Friday,
September 18; bring $20 fee and
school's registration
form to Guidance. Not sure if taking the PSAT
is the right move for you? Click HERE to
learn more about the PSAT.
Community & Guidance Ops:
· The
month of September is Chiari Awareness Month. Arnold-Chiari Malformation is a rather
uncommon condition in which the brain tissue extends into the spinal canal,
which limits the drainage of spinal fluid. This limited drainage causes extreme
migraines and can drastically affect vision. Many doctors know nothing of this
condition, and as such it can be very difficult to get proper medical
treatment. For more information regarding this, you can visithttp://www.wichiaricenter.org/Chiari Since this school
will likely produce multiple doctors, the exposure of this information could
have a great impact on how doctors approach patients with this condition.
·
TN Promise will drop off books on November 10th
from 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the STEM Space. Students who plan to
participate in the TN Promise proceedings will be given a 10 minute overview of
the qualification process and mandatory attendance dates.
· The
Goethe-Institut invites applications from high school students 16-18 years old
to participate in an all-expense paid educational trip to Germany this fall
(Nov. 27 – Dec 6) 12 students will be traveling to Berlin, Braunschweig and
Cologne, meet their German peers, experience German culture and visit a number
of research institutions. You will find details, the program for the trip and
the application form at www.goethe.de/chicago/stem. Students do not have to speak German, they
just have to be interested in science and have participated in a research
project. The deadline for completed applications is September 30, 2015.
Quote
of the day from actor Will Smith:
Forget all
the reasons why it won’t work and believe the one reason why it will.
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 – 2015)
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