GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, February 29, 2016 – “M” classes
Early Release Schedule
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Its time for us to select our
candidate from the L&N for the CTE Goes
Live systemwide talent contest! If
you’d like to be considered, send Mrs. Ashe a link to a video of you performing
(YouTube works great). We’ll send a
single link to all of the videos during Advisory period Friday, March 4 (next
Friday) so everyone can watch and cast your votes for our rep to this big
contest. Email if you have questions –
good luck! (must be solo acts only – no groups or bands, sorry, that’s CTE
contest rules).
·
Autumn is the best time of the
year for a trip to NYC! There will be an
interest meeting about our fall break trip to NYC on NEXT Wednesday, March 9
from 6-7 p.m. The trip will take place Saturday morning, October 8-Thursday
morning, October 13, 2016. We will see: the Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue,
Grand Central Station, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Statue of Liberty/Ellis
Island, 9/11 Memorial, Greenwich Village, Soho, Chinatown, Little Italy, the
Museum of Modern Art, Central Park & the Zoo, Times Square, High Line, the
American Museum of Natural History/Hayden Planetarium, a Broadway and an
off-Broadway Show. If you are interested, please answer the survey at: http://goo.gl/forms/rDYWbvQdkX
(If you have already done this, please DO NOT do it
again. Thanks.)
Chaperones will be Mr. Bell, Mr. Childers, Mr. Crattie,
Ms. Ellis, Ms. Morrell and Ms. Jorgenson.
·
Congrats to Sydney Fuhrig
who just got accepted to the Governor’s Schools for the Humanities at UT Martin
this summer! Way to go!
· REMINDER: Your
$300 balance is DUE if you are going (and have already paid your deposit) to
the National Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. April
13-17. Please bring your payment to Ms. Jorgensen or Ms. Ellis before March 4.
If for any reason, you cannot come, please let us know right away.
Note: Because of
hotel room arrangements we have two additional slots for male students
available on the DC Field Trip. First come, first served. E-mail cheri.jorgenson@knoxschools.org if you decide
to go. Bring your $400 (total cost) and filled out field trip permission form
(attached). Ms. Jorgenson will also be taking a team of art students to explore
the wonderful (and free) art museums. For more information, see http://www.usasciencefestival.org.
· SENIORS: There's only 2 weeks left to pay Senior Dues! Don't
delay! Full dues are $140. See breakdown of price below. Don't
forget your $25 Senior Fee. This is not included in the dues! Dues
and Fees can be brought to Ms. Stanish or Mrs. Brown.
Senior Dues Breakdown: (fee waiver
CANNOT be applied)
1) $50
Yearbook (discounted $20)
2) $40 Prom
ticket (discounted $15)
3) $50 Senior
Luncheon and 10 custom Thank you Cards
Senior Fees: (fee waiver CAN be applied)
$25 for diploma and diploma cover
· On Monday, March
7th, you can support our school and help the community (and so can your
parents!) at our annual MEDIC Blood Drive. Here’s a link to
sign up for your donation time:
There is a form
you need to complete and bring with you on the day of donation. It is attached.
·
Make plans to join us
for a pancake breakfast fundraiser hosted by SGA on Saturday, March 5th,
from 8:30 A.M. to 10 A.M. The fundraiser will be held at the Chili's restaurant
located in North Knoxville at 6635 Clinton Highway. Tickets are $8 for
adults and $4 for children 12 and under. All proceeds from the event will
benefit the Great Starts program at the Helen Ross McNabb Center. Tickets can
be purchased at the door or online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pancake-breakfast-fundraiser-tickets-21053284942?aff=ebrowse. Bring your family and friends and help us
give back to our community!
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Knox County Youth Health Board
is seeking applicants. The Youth Health
Board is a diverse group of young people from across Knox County. Two reps from each high school will be
accepted. Students who are selected will
be able to explore the field of Public Health and expand their knowledge by
working with numerous health professionals.
Members will work with their community to address issues that they are
passionate about. Deadline to apply is
April 1, 2016. See front office for more
info and applications.
· Current juniors
– are you interested in having a voice in our system? Applications are now open for the Student Rep
on the Knox County School Board. Pick up
an application in the office. Deadline
is March 11.
Quotes
of the day from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.:
Man’s mind stretched to a new idea
never goes back to its original dimensions.
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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