GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, January 28, 2016 – “L” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Water polo informational meeting will be Monday, Feb. 1st at 3:45
p.m. in room 104.
·
Congratulations to Erykah Carter for winning the 2016 Bijou Awards
for Best Female Singer. The Bijou Awards is an annual event sponsored by the
Bijou Theater that celebrates and rewards area talent in singing and
acting. Erykah is $1000 richer thanks to her first-place
scholarship win, and, as a result, STEM is $500 wealthier thanks to
Erykah's talent. Way to go, Erykah!
·
Update – students are
no longer allowed to use the poster printer located in the workspace behind the
art classroom unless accompanied by a teacher.
We’ve had a drink of some sort spilled on it and paper jammed without
anyone let someone who could fix it know about it. We have to restrict use to preserve its life. We cannot afford to replace it!
·
Here are the city meet
finalists from KISL competition this past weekend that resulted in our first
team Championship! Join us in
congratulating these students: Macy Hudson, Lindsey Sanders, and Alli
Lapps for 2nd place in girls 200 Medley Relay, Brooke Foster
for 10th place in 200 Freestyle, Lindsey Sanders for 3rd
place in 200 IM, Abigail Rumpp (2nd place), Jessica Foster
(5th place), and Abby Barker (6th place) in 50
Freestyle, Emily Bretscher (1st place) and Delaney Martin
(9th place) in Diving, Alli Lapps (4th place), Macy
Hudson (16th place) in 100 Fly, Abigail Rumpp (2nd
place), Kendyl Nicely (13th place) in 100 Free, Jessica
Foster, Abby Barker, Sydney Goodman, Abigail Rumpp for 2nd place
in 200 Free Relay, Alli Lapps (2nd place), Macy Hudson
(7th), Jessica Foster (14th) in 100 Backstroke, Lindsey
Sanders (3rd), Sydney Goodman (10th) in 100
Breaststroke, Abigail Rumpp, Lindsey Sanders, Macy Hudson, Alli Lapps (1st)
in 400 Free Relay.
Boys results: Alex Hines, Owen Sanders, Preston
Nicely, Ethan Sanders (4th place) in 200 Medley Relay, Ethan
Sanders (1st) in 200 Freestyle, Alex Hines (1st),
Eddie Ceausu (15th) in 200 IM, Jonathan Lara (15th)
in 50 Free, Jacob Siler (1st), Paul Bretscher (3rd),
Nicholas Duncan (6th), Eddie Ceausu (10th)
in Mens Diving, Ethan Sanders (1st), Preston Nicely (3rd),
Nicholas Duncan (11th) in 500 Freestyle, Preston Nicely
(4th), Owen Sanders (5th) in 100 Butterfly, Ben
Kaman (15th) in 100 Backstroke, Alex Hines (2nd),
Owen Sanders (10th), Daniel Eshelman (16th)
in 100 Breastroke, Michael Cho, Eddie Ceausu, Paul Bretscher, Jonathan Lara
(10th place) in 200 Free Relay, Ethan Sanders, Preston Nicely,
Owen Sanders, Alex Hines (2nd place) in 400 Free Relay
·
The L&N STEM PTSA is having a T-shirt design contest and we need
lots of entries.... there's a $50 prize for the winning shirt
design!...plus a free T-shirt! T-shirt
will have the L&N school crest on the front left chest, so the design will
be for the back of the shirt. Design
should be something that represents our school or it’s culture.
· no more than 2
colors of ink (white counts as a color if the shirt is not white)
· color of the
T-shirt is up to the designer so please state your color on the entry
· deadline is
February, 8th, 2016
·
Class of 2018 Focused
Plan of Study (FPS) were sent home with Sophomores only, yesterday, 1/25. Focused
Plans of Study are designed to help students review their current progress
toward graduation and refocus them if they've traveled off
course. The FPS is a rough draft of the four-year plan and is
subject to change each year based on actual schedule and credits earned. FPS
should be returned to the Guidance Office with parent signatures by this Friday,
Jan. 29th.
·
Winter Formal Dance sponsored
by SGA and Prom Committee – this Saturday, 1/30, from 7:00 – 10:00 in our
Commons. Theme is Masque Ball – so iron
your best suits/dresses (no jeans) and shine up that mask (cannot cover your
whole head or face – think Phantom of the Opera for gents and mardi gras
masquerade for ladies). Get your tickets
this week at lunch every day in the Commons, $8 for single, $14 per couple.
·
Want to have high tea
in Oxford? Want to visit Platform 9 3/4? Here is your chance! Mr. Bell is
planning a trip to England for Fall Break 2017. The major destinations
for this trip will be London, Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon, and Oxford. Come
see Westminster Abbey, the Globe Theatre, Stonehenge, the original Magna Carta,
Shakespeare’s Birthplace, and many other legendary sites. Additionally, this
trip will include four different theatre experiences! Please fill out the
Google Form below if you are interested. A kickoff meeting will be held
on Tuesday, February 2nd at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons for
students and parents interested in the trip. We hope to see you
there! http://goo.gl/forms/1kO4Bccwwg
·
Mark your Calendars!
The senior class will be hosting a “STEM Around the World” day on Saturday,
February 27th, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The day will be spent honoring the
diverse cultures present around our school and participants of the event will
be exposed to games, foods, dances, and arts of various different cultures
around the world. (This is a family friendly event, so all are welcome). All
proceeds gained from the event will be invested in the senior’s class gift so
everyone’s attendance and participation would be greatly appreciated! If you,
or your family would like to help out in any way possible, please sign up in
the following google doc:
·
Prom tickets for the
Junior/Senior Prom are available for purchase during lunch. Single tickets are
$45 and a couple tickets are $80 until January 31st. After that there is
another price increase - so get your tickets now!
Theme: A Red Carpet Romance Location:
Gettysvue Country Club
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Time: 7-11 pm
·
Hey Gryphons! Open Mic
Night is back this year, Feb 19th, and we are looking for
talented students like yourselves to sign up to perform! Your acts could range
from singing and dancing to magic and comedy— any talent acts are welcome! Sign
ups close on February 1st and the number of acts is limited, so
get your spot now!
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
The winter college mini-fair will be this Thursday 28th during Genius
Hour in the STEM space. Look for signs around school with names of the
area colleges represented and with your time to attend (you’ll go during your
Genius Hour at a time assigned by teacher – check with them.)
· Leadership Knoxville is
seeking applicants for the 2016-17 Youth Leadership Class. Must be a current sophomore to be
eligible. Find out more about the
program at www.leadershipknoxville.com/programs-services/youth-leadership-knoxville. Email Mrs. Ashe if you’re
interested in applying. Deadline is Friday, Feb 26th.
Quotes
of the day from Henry Ford:
If you think you can do it, or think you can’t do it, you are right.
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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