GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, February 5, 2016 – “N” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Seniors:
Plan
now to be here Friday, Feb 12 between 8:30 – 9:30 in room 104 to
pick up your senior supplies (Cap/gown, tankards, and announcements). You will receive a collection envelope in the
mail. Any remaining balance due must be
paid before you pick up your things.
Supplies not picked up will be taken back to Josten’s. There is a $20 shipping charge for any
supplies that have to be mailed.
·
Congratulations to our student winners of the 2016 STEMinar
contest! Sydney Fuhrig, Julia Pavon, Brendon Blair, and Zach
Medley have all been selected as our student essay contest
winners. Our guest panelists this year will be Andre Canty, President of
100 Black Men of Knoxville, Shannon Jackson, ELA Supervisor for Knox
County Schools, and Indya Kincannon, Special Projects Manager for Mayor
Rogero. The STEMinar will be on February 8th, from 6:30 to 7:30 in the STEM
space. Come hear the discussion or join the conversation by tweeting your
questions about the STEMinar theme, "The Impact of Fear in Life and
Literature" with the hashtag #STEMinar16
·
Congratulations to our
5 L&N Regional Scholastic winners! Megan Abella (drawing) and Hannah
Kearns (collage) both won Gold Keys, and their pieces will go on to compete
at the national level. (This is Hannah's third Gold Key in three years!) Grace
Keith won a Silver Key for her mixed media collage. Austin Bradley
(oil pastel drawing) and Austin Monk (graphite drawing) both won
honorable mentions. This regional competition is for the entire Southeast
region, including Florida, the Carolinas, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia and
Tennessee. We are so fortunate to have such talented students representing the
L&N STEM Academy!
·
Prom tickets for the
Junior/Senior Prom are available for purchase during lunch. Single tickets are
$50 and a couple tickets are $90 until February 29. 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
·
Congratulations to
L&N Advanced Art student and NAHS member Abigail Rumpp for winning
first place in the high school division and the Grand Prize in the Tennessee
Youth Art Month (YAM) flag design competition! Her design will be used to
create the flag representing Tennessee at the National Art Education Convention
in Chicago in March (Youth Art Month). In addition, she, a parent and Ms.
Jorgenson, will be flown to NYC this summer for an award ceremony and tour of
art museums. In addition, Abigail and our art department will receive art
supplies provided by Sargent Art, the competition's sponsor. Well done Abigail!!
·
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.
·
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
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 Albert Einstein:
Logic will get you from A to B.
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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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