GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, February 1, 2016 – “M” classes
Early Release Schedule
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Help the Senior Class raise money and plan on inviting everyone you know
to the STEM Around the World event, Saturday, Feb 27, from 12:00 – 4:00. See the attached flyer for more info.
·
The Science Bowl team (Alec Bissell, Ben Kaman, Jacob Samar,
Jacob Siler, and Kishan Tailor) placed 2nd of 10 teams at the
Oak Ridge Invitational last Saturday, narrowly being defeated by
Farragut in the championship round. They will compete again at the state
tournament on February 27. Good luck!
·
Congratulations to the following students who have been invited to
participate in UT Physics Dept first ever student Open House. They only invited 13 from across our entire
county – and L&N has more than half the seats! “Way to go” to : Emily Chapin, Thomas
Coppock, Jolie Fogel, Ben Kaman, Julia Pavon, Joanna Reed, Ethan Ritch, and
Jacob Samar.
·
Governor’s School programs are starting to announce acceptance: Congrats and best wishes to each of the
following students announced so far: Chloe Taylor, School for Science, Kishan
Tailor, School for Engineering, Emily Chapin, School for
Engineering! As more of you get your
acceptance letters, please let your counselors know so we can recognize your
achievements!
·
Our robotics team, the
L&N STEMpunks, will be selling new 2016 shirts in the commons this week!
Shirts are $20 and help the team pay for their $9000
competition registration fees and $5000 robot! You can also email
Daniel Bueckman at: daniel@lnstempunks.org
if you want a shirt. Shirt design at bottom of
announcements.
·
Congrats to our
CyberPatriot team! At the conclusion of
competition Friday night they were ranked #2 in the state. Final rankings will be announced this week –
but we’re proud of their accomplishments and growth as a team no matter where
they finish!
·
Sophomores (Class of
2018) – your Focused plan of Study forms are now past due. You should turn them in to your Counselor with
your parents signature ASAP!
·
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
·
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
·
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
Community & Guidance Ops:
· 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 Bill Rodgers:
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just for one day, one month
or even one year – but for a lifetime.
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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