GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, December 1, 2015 – “L” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Be sure to
stop by the in-school credit union to make a transaction or open an account
before December 11th to win $100 or $50 as part of their holiday giveaway
promotion. Don't forget the credit union is open on Wednesday and Friday during
all lunches!
· Shout
out to Preston Gull and Niquelle Mase, who have had projects
accepted for exhibition in the 2015 East TN Regional Student Art Exhibition at
the KMA. Open to the public beginning
Dec 8.
·
Students make note – yearbook will be taking club
pictures during Genius Hour this Wednesday, Dec. 2. See the schedule at the bottom of the
announcements and report to the Plaza at the designated time for any clubs in
which you participate.
·
Mark your
calendars students – Monday classes will meet for the last time this semester
on Dec. 7. That means you only meet
today and once more before the end of this grading period! We will be doing mid-term exams on Mon., Dec.
14. (schedule is at bottom). Your
teachers will tell you how this affects your classes.
· Our
Statistics project compares how taking notes, either using technology, such as
a laptop or iPad, or traditional notes, writing notes on paper, affects
students' ability to retain information over a period of time. The project
consists of student cooperation the get the most accurate results. We prefer
that ALL students, no matter what grade or writing style, take the survey to
get a baseline of the data. Click here to
access our short survey. Questions? Please contact s748657@student.knoxschools.org, s750603@student.knoxschools.org, s734810@student.knoxschools.org,or s050720@student.knoxschools.org.
· Prom tickets for the Junior/Senior Prom
are now available for purchase during lunch. All tickets are $40 through
November and December. Get your tickets now while the price is low.
Theme: A Red Carpet Romance; Location: Gettysvue Country Club
Date: April 23, 2016 ; Time: 7-11pm
·
The
L&N STEMpunks FRC Team 3966 are collecting socks for Socks
for the Sox, a holiday outreach drive lead by the Evil Purple Sox
FTC Team 8498. We need your help gathering socks to donate to our local
Knoxville charity, and you can bring new and unused socks in the green
recycling bin in the front office. We'll be collecting socks until
December 4th, so please consider helping us give back to the community!
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Nominate yourself for the GE Reagan
Foundation Scholarship worth 40K. You need to demonstrate the attributes
of leadership, drive, integrity, citizenship. You must
also require financial assistance and hold a 3.0 GPA to
apply. Please email me if you are planning to apply or have questions.
2.7GPA + are African
American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, or a
Hispanic American who has significant financial need.
· Seniors who missed picking
up your TN Promise packets can pick them up from the guidance office.
Quote
of the day from Albert Einstein:
Creativity is
intelligence having fun.
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)
