GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, March 4, 2016 – “N” classes
TNReady Testing Schedule*
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
*Today’s schedule:
o N1: 9:30-10:13 (shortened)
o N2: 10:19-12:19 (extended for testing)
o GH/Lunch: 12:19-1:41 – regular schedule p.m.
Notice the switch in the extended class period! Everyone goes to their regular N1
class. See Mrs. Salerno’s email from
Thursday afternoon for testing rooms for Algebra 1 and US History testing. Don’t forget to bring a calculator if you’re
taking the math test!
·
Last call for video links to
enter the contest to be our CTE Goes
Live! Competition. All acts must be
solo – no groups. Send a link of you
performing to Mrs. Ashe. All links will
be sent out to student body to vote on one day.
Winner will represent us at the system contest.
·
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!
·
Congratulations to both Kiersten Morris and Kathleen Redington, who won Tennessee
State PTA Reflections Awards! Kiersten won an Award of Excellence and Kathleen
won an Award of Merit. The awards ceremony will be at the state PTA Convention,
which will take place in the Knoxville Convention Center on April 23 from
1:30-3:30pm. So proud for both of these L&N art students!
· Attention all
Gryphons, the Community Building Committee of SGA will be holding a Donate Life
for Michael Day this coming Monday,
March 7th during all three lunches. There will be a representative from
Donate for TN speaking on behalf of Organ Donation Awareness; something Michael
firmly believed and supported. There will also be a Memoir Wall where students
will be able to write notes in honor of Michael which will than be placed in a
scrapbook and donated to his mother. Furthermore, donation buckets will be
carried around the Commons where all the money will be donated to the Red
Cross. Plan now to participate! Here’s
the link to sign up to donate – remember you cannot donate blood while
scheduled to test! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4aafab28aa8-blood
· Also –
after you donate blood on Monday the
cafeteria will be providing apple or grape juice for each donor. Students who donate will have their name go
into a drawing for iTunes gift cards being provided by our cafeteria and the
Nutrition Department! Remember to bring
the Medic form (attached) and see the link below to sign up for your donation
time. You may NOT sign up for a time
when you are scheduled to be taking a TNReady test. Thanks for our great cafeteria for joining
this effort!
·
Congratulations to our Model United Nations Delegation, which competed
at the annual UT VolMUN this weekend! Our team, Haley Folsom, Anna Ward, Abigail Wells, Aruha Khan, Nick D'Alessandro,
and Gregory Croisdale who brought
home an Honorable Mention award for Finland!
·
Congratulations to our Science Olympiad team! Final results form the 2016 regional
tournament last weekend are now available.
Way to go to –
The Team: 5th place overall
Individual Event Results:
1st Place- Robot Arm (Connor
McGinley and Jakob Liggett)
1st Place- Oceanography (Connor
McGinley and Taylor Hinkel)
2nd Place- It's About Time (Nick
Brison and Zoe Maxwell)
2nd Place- Bridge Building (Connor
McGinley and Bryce Lane)
2nd Place- Wright Stuff (Kaylin
Fleenor and Connor McGinley)
3rd Place- Air Trajectory (Taylor
Hinkel and Bryce Lane)
3rd Place- Forensics (Devon
McGinley and Sydney Juhl)
4th Place- Invasive Species (Cadence
Forrest-Bank and Kaylin Fleenor)
4th Place- Wind Power (Ethan
Hancock and Sage Bamberry)
4th Place-
Electric Vehicle (Jakob Liggett and Taylor Hinkel)
· More congrats to
Riley Hester, who has been accepted
in the NSLI Study Abroad program. She will spend 8 weeks in Russia,
living with a family and studying the language.
Safe journey, Riley!
· It's time to
sign up for AP Exams! We encourage all students who have taken or are currently
enrolled in an AP course to take the corresponding AP
exam. Registration forms and payment should be returned to the
Guidance office by Wednesday, March 23rd. AP
Exam order forms are available here: http://www.knoxschools.org/Page/12097, in
the Guidance Office, and the document was emailed to all
students. The testing site for the AP exams will be announced
soon. Please check back for the dates, times & locations for
pre-administration sessions. Attendance at one of these sessions is
required. Questions about AP exams? Email Mrs.
Morrell: lori.morrell@knoxschools.org
· Hey
Gryphons! Its testing week - Wednesday
the bookstore will be selling L&N sweatpants for $10. We challenge the
students to wear their sweatpants in order to "sweat it out" during
their testing. The sweatpants will be available for the remainder of the week
every morning before class and during all lunches.
· Wondering what
your local STEMpunks have been up to? After six weeks of hard work, they're
ready to show off what they've built. Check out their brand new robot for this
year's competition, Duke of Defenses! https://youtu.be/rdqBdk_a5VU
· The L&N Science
Bowl team (Alec Bissell, Ben Kaman, Kishan Tailor, Jacob Samar, and Jacob
Siler) competed at the Tennessee Science Bowl on Saturday, 2/27.
The team scored 7 wins and 2 losses, defeated only
by Cedar Springs Homeschool and Oak Ridge High School (who would later
win 1st and 3rd place, respectively). Our team's performance placed
them in the top 8 of 58 teams from across the state. Well done team!
· 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.
· Come join us at
the National Science & Engineering Festival Trip to DC!
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
THIS Friday, March 4. 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.We have an additional slot for a female
student and for a male student 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
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 Albert Einstein:
The most important thing is not to
stop questioning.
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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