GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, September 17, 2015 – “L” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
· Looking for information about who
trashed the bench seats on the plaza during 3rd lunch on
Wednesday. We’re looking at camera
footage. We’ll find you – and you will
have disciplinary action. The rest of
the school has been looking great students; you’ve been doing a great job! We will punish the small group of slovenly
people who tried to cost all of you freedom to eat where you want at lunch on
campus. Email any administrator if you
have information.
· Hey students – did you know we have a
working branch of Y-12 Credit Union located in our school? If you are interested in
volunteering to work at the Y-12 student branch this year, pickup an
application from the folder outside Room 215. Please return to Mrs.
Griggs by Friday, October 2nd. Interviews will be conducted on Monday,
October 5.
· 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.
· 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)
· 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 a Class of 2016 Senior Gryphon:
I need to
just get over my slacking self.
And all the
teachers said – “yes!”
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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