GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, September 15, 2015 – “L” classes
First Genius Hour of the Year!
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
· Look for your email on Genius Hours
from Mr. Childers. It will have which activity
you’re signed up for as well as the lunch you’ll have. Remember, each day your lunch is likely to
change based on the activity, so be where you’re supposed to be doing what you’re
supposed to be doing!
· Students in AP Statistics have to
create real data collection opportunities.
Please help out one pair of researchers who are studying thinking and
habits of people who play video games. Please
take a moment to take their survey
here.
· 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.
· Congratulations
to our L&N STEM Art Students!
Be sure to visit the exhibit on the second level of the Jacobs
Building if you go to the Tennessee Valley 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 Bradley for 3rd place, and to Emily Chapin, Hannah Kearns and Sydney Goodman for their Honorable Mentions. 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!
· 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:
· Great new tool just rolled out by the
US Department of Education for college and career searches. Check out https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
· 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 Herm Albright:
A positive
attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to
make it worth the effort.
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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