GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, March 31, 2016 – “L” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
Please join us in S202 tomorrow
during Genius Hour to have a conversation with Ms. Sarah Lim, Nuclear
Engineer with Y-12 Security Complex in Oak Ridge. Ms. Lim will talk about
her college experience (recently graduated), her career, and the
excitement of engineering. If you would like to join in, please complete the
Google form at: http://goo.gl/forms/GBUvs872jx Feel free to bring lunch with you. Please
remember to put all trash in the appropriate place at the end of the
discussion.
Where: S202
When: 12:30 pm
Thursday, March 31 (tomorrow)
· Make plans tonight, Friday, or Saturday to go to Thompson-Boling
Arena, 8:30am-6:30pm and cheer on the STEMpunks and see what all the fun is
about, or you can watch them compete on the livestream on The Blue
Alliance! https://www.thebluealliance.com/
· Any student who took the PSAT this year and received your
score reports in January can come to Guidance to pick up your test booklet
ASAP.
·
Congratulations to Erykah
Carter, who was voted to represent the L&N at the systemwide “CTE Goes
Live” competition on May 6 at Market Square!
·
Students in grades 10-12 go
here for a survey that will let you sign up to take either a practice ACT
or AP exam this Saturday, April 2, from 8:30 – 12:00. This is free.
The test will be administered under regular testing conditions, will be
scored (so you’ll get feedback on how you did) and we’ll be feeding all test
takers pizza before dismissing on Saturday.
All are encouraged to take advantage of this great opportunity to
sharpen your skills just prior to taking the “real” thing.
·
Make plans now to attend the 3rd annual Seniors v Faculty
flag football game, Monday, April 4 on the Festival Lawn at Worlds Fair Park
(closest to the school) from 3:30 – 4:30.
Free admission but there will be candy, drinks, etc. for sale to enjoy
while watching the game. Come join us!
·
Congratulations to Cameron
Johnson who was just accepted into the Governor’s School of the Arts for
this summer!
·
A reminder to students – the
Veterans Memorial and its grounds are not part of our campus. It is a place of remembrance and to honor the
ultimate sacrifices of real American heroes.
It is not a place to play or have your lunch, and definitely not a place
to leave your garbage! Police yourselves
and each other. Do not disrespect the
Memorial.
· Autumn is the best time to go to NYC! Our trip will
take place during Fall Break, from 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. The price includes bus transportation to and from NYC,
lodging, all attractions, all meals in NYC and our tour bus. (Only meals on the
bus trip itself are not included.) Chaperones will be Mr. Bell, Mr. Childers,
Mr. Crattie, Ms. Ellis, Ms. Morrell and Ms. Jorgenson. Attached are the trip presentation, which
includes the itinerary, prices and the registration form which includes
information about the optional cancellation insurance policy, as well as all of
the "fine print". (HOWEVER, please register online, so no
registration form is needed. It is included here so that you have access to all
of the "fine print". The deposit will be paid directly to Gerber, and
not to the L&N.)
If you would like to
join us, here are instructions:
Register online at http://www.gerbertours.com.
Click on PARTICIPANTS
in the upper right hand corner and follow the steps to create your account.
Our online tour code is
66C416C1.
This allows you to make
the $150 deposit, payments and participate in the installment plan.
(Tour ID # is 28916.)
Online registration
& deposits are due April 30, 2016.
We're very excited
about our trip. Come join us!
·
Last chance: Come join
us at the National Science & Engineering Festival Trip to DC! REMINDER: Your $300 balance is OVERDUE 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 this week. If for any reason, you cannot come,
please let us know right away so we can find a replacement. You will only have
your deposit refunded if we can fill your spot.
ALSO, we have one slot each for a male and a female student 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.
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.
Quotes
of the day from Henry Ford:
Whether you think you can or think
you can’t – you are right.
Practice L&N Habits every day: Collaboration, Critical
thinking, Design, Innovation, Inquiry, & Professionalism
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Distinction, 2-time TN Reward School for Performance (2012 – 2015)
