GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, November 11, 2015 – “N” classes
Veterans’ Day Special Schedule
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Based on student suggestions, new items
in announcements will be highlighted to call attention to them. Others are included as reminders so you don’t
have to look up past announcements for info.
·
Congratulations to the L&N
Scholars' Bowl Team who have made it to the semi-finals of the East TN PBS
Scholars' Bowl Tournament! The team consists of Kishan Tailor, Jacob Samar,
Alex Bissel, Cole McElmurray, Justin Cross, Emmanuel Sosa-Cruz, and Gareth
Frymier. Be sure to cheer them on as they work their way to the finals!
·
Regardless of your political views – a
chance to see the American democratic process up close is happening next
Monday, Nov 16, as presidential candidate Donald Trump comes to the Knoxville
Convention Center at 7:00 p.m. The event
is free but you must register for a seat.
You can sign up for
tickets here. This is in no way an
endorsement of any political campaign, only an attempt to let you know of an
event occurring near our school. Expect
afternoon traffic patterns to be affected on that date.
· Way to go Cross Country runners! You all represented us so well at the state
championships this weekend – our girls placed 11th overall as a team
in the state. Our highest ranking runner
was Laura Bretscher who finished 23rd,
followed at #70, Brooke Foster, #89,
Rowan Hamilton, #96, McKensie Nelms, #125, Emily Sutherland, #126, Grace Berry, and #168, Taylor Hancock. These places are out of all runners in our
division across the whole state! Well
done, ladies!
· Congratulations to our 9th graders Connor
McGinley (violin) and Mattie Mills (contrabass) who were both
selected for the top orchestra in Junior Clinic auditions this weekend!
Also, congratulations to Macy Hudson (cello) who was ranked as a
high alternate placement! Students competed against top
musicians from Oak Ridge, Maryville, and Knoxville programs. Way to
demonstrate the Arts behind our Design excellence!
· 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
·
Please note – today, Nov 11, we will be taking an all-school walking field trip to
watch the Veterans Day parade on Gay St.
All students will walk with their Advisory groups to a designated
viewing spot for the parade. For those
with Dual Enrollment or Open Blocks, make note – this is the bell schedule for
Wednesday:
o 1st
block: 9:30 – 10:25
o Meet
Advisory class, view parade: 10:30 – 12:20 those not attending will report to
Commons area for supervision
o Genius
Hour: 12:20 – 1:41 (normal schedule)
o 2nd
block: 1:41 – 2:36
o 3rd
block: 2:41 – 3:36
o 4th
block: 3:41 – 4:30
· Congratulations to the following Broadcast
Journalism students for winning the ORNL Thank a Veteran Video Contest: Anna Horrocks, Destiny Large, Cinna
Lockhart, Devon McGinley, and Lauren
Morris. The winning video will be showcased during a Veterans'
Program in Oak Ridge on November 11. The broadcasting team will be
presented an award and $300, and $200 will be presented to the school. Here’s a link to view the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz5HM0D2r1Q
· 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!
· Interested in writing a novel? Maybe
you've already started one? November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Check
out the website for the Young Writers Program and sign up here: http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/. To celebrate and encourage
participation, the Media Center will be open at 8 a.m. in the morning
throughout November. Just think about what you could accomplish in just 1
hour a day for a month! Work alongside Mr. Crattie and Ms. Ellis
as they work on their own novels.
Community & Guidance Ops:
Quote
of the day from John F Kennedy:
As we express
our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to
utter words, but to live by them.
Thank a Veteran (or his/her family) today!
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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