GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, December 4, 2015 – “N” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
You can
still compete in the National History Day competition – our school level day
will be January 11. See Mrs. Robbins or
Ms. Coley for more information. Great
high school resume item for college applications!
·
Good luck
to our CyberPatriots competing today in Round 2 competition in this national
cybersecurity program: Todd Allen, Ethan
Ritch, Nicholas Duncan, Madeline Phillips, Preston Gull, and Logan King.
·
Congratulations
to the eight L&N art students whose work was juried into the very
competitive East Region Student Art Exhibition at the Knoxville Museum of Art: Austin Bradley (mixed media), Preston Gull (digital art), Hope Higginbotham (painting), Catherine Long (sculpture), Niquelle Mase (digital art), Austin Monk (drawing), Kirsten Morris (mixed media), and Abigail Rumpp (painting). Extra
congrats go to Cat Long, who won an
Honorable Mention with her sculpture. The exhibition will be up until January
10, 2016.
·
Our art
faculty is also representing the school. Currently Ms. Jorgenson has a piece in the Arts Alliance show in the Art
Emporium at the corner of Jackson and Gay Streets, and Ms. Rodriguez has a piece in the annual art ed intern art show in
the gallery in the Bailey Education Complex at UT.
·
National Science & Engineering
Festival in Washington, D.C. April 13-17
We still have four more slots on the DC
Field Trip, so we are trying to fill up the bus in-house instead of extending
it to another school. (There are 44 students going so far.) We have room for 2
more girls and 2 more boys. The deposit will be due WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 (since
the hotel deposit is due at that time). First come, first served. E-mail me if
you decide to go. Attached is the information/field trip permission form. Ms.
Jorgenson will also be taking a team of art students to explore the wonderful
(and free) art museums. At the Showcase next Tuesday Ms. Jorgenson will be
available to answer questions and collect deposits. For more information, see http://www.usasciencefestival.org.
· Congratulations
to senior Justin Cross who was just
named as one of only two students from the entire state to the United States
Senate Youth Program! Justin will
receive a $5,000 scholarship for college and an all-expense paid week in
Washington, D.C. next March. Way to go
Justin!
· Be
sure to watch the holiday gift commercial from our Bookstore by clicking here. You can pass the link on to parents or others
who might be shopping for you! They can
come in through the office during lunch hours any day of the week to shop
between now and December 17!
· Beginning
Monday, Dec 7th, SGA will be hosting STEM’s first ever Winter Wonder-Week! Each
day has a different theme that all students are encouraged to participate in,
but keep in mind Knox County’s dress code and our STEM Habit of
professionalism. Have fun and happy holidays!!
o
Holiday Color Monday
Dress
in your favorite holiday colors! (red and green, black red and
green, blue and white/silver, etc)
o
Tacky Sweater Tuesday
Dress
in a tacky holiday sweater!
o
Wacky Hat Wednesday
With
your donation of one can for the canned food drive or $1 for Karm, you can wear
a festive holiday hat! (antlers, elf hat, hat that represents your celebrated
holiday, etc)
o
Therapy Dog Thursday
Therapy
dogs will be in the commons that you can visit in the morning or during a free
period during midterms. As a way of
giving thanks for their calm service, you can support Young Williams Animal
Center by bringing in donations such as dog or cat food and toys, newspaper,
peanut butter, etc. Sign-ups to spend time with the dogs will go out as
soon as we have their hours to be on campus.
o
Fleece and Flannel Friday (polar express
day)
Come
as you are on the polar express! Dress in your coziest winter clothes
(fleece/flannel pants, slippers, etc) and enjoy some candy canes in the commons
during lunch as you watch the polar express screened on the visualization wall.
·
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!
· 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.
· 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 C.S. Lewis:
Hardships
often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.
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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