GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 14, 2016 – “L” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
*STEM shirts are now
available! This shirt was designed
by STEM student Jessica Motto and is available as a short sleeve, long sleeve
or hoodie. Long sleeve and hoodie orders will be available for pickup in
the beginning of May. (ptsalnstem.weebly.com/fundraiser)
·
Good luck to our students
headed to the TN Junior Classical League Competition and the National Ethics
Bowl this weekend!
·
Please remember that SGA's book
drive is this week and Monday of next week. We're collecting books of all types
to be donated for use by children as well as adults. Help our local communities
by donating your gently used books. Drop off your books by the podium in the Commons.
Thank you for supporting literacy in our community!
·
Accolades keep rolling in for our
students – although the season is over, 4 members of our FIRST Robotics team
are being sent to St Louis to the World Championship round because we are
finalists for the Comcast National Media and Tech Innovation Award! Congrats STEMpunks!
· Be ready to be part of the historic presidential election
coming later this year! Voter registration
will be held in the Commons during all lunch periods on April 20. Must be 18 on or before August 4, 2016. Bring your social security number and
driver’s license to verify your ID.
· Students are
encouraged to participate in our first L&N photography contest, sponsored
by our very own Golden Gryphon Credit Union, a partner of Y-12 Credit Union.
o Rules:
o
Open to all current students.
o
Work must be the student’s original photography, however,
the photograph may be manipulated anyway the student wishes ie. Photoshop,
tinted, b/w, digitally altered, memes etc.
o
Image must in some way represent the L&N STEM Academy, including
our campus, extended campus, students, faculty, sports, academics, or clubs.
Any picture not within our extended campus must have students or faculty in the
photo.
o
Photos in a series are encouraged and should be submitted as 1 entry.
o
High resolution preferred.
o
Limit of 10 entries per student.
o
Photos become the property of the L&N to use, manipulate, and/or
publish for school use.
All photos must
be submitted by midnight, April 17th
to https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9qdx4vyj5w2psvt/AAD4RB1r9MjaBjDtKroM68iNa?dl=0
o Prizes:
o
Golden Gryphon Award - $25 Visa Gift Card
o
Front Office Award - $20 Starbucks Gift Card
o
PTSA Award – $10 Aubrey’s Gift Certicate
o
Equality Club Award - $10 iTunes Gift Card (must represent diversity
or equality)
o
Bookstore Award – “It’s a Gryphon Thing” t-Shirt (must represent
student life)
o
GGCU/Y-12 Credit Union Awards – 4 Additional $5 gift cards will be
awarded
· Congratulations
to our TSA team, who scored big this weekend!
They brought home from the state competition:
o
Photographic Technology 2nd- Lauren
Tenpenny
o
Chapter team 1st-
§ Owen Sanders (President), Marshall Teffeteller (VP), Kendyl
Nicely (Secretary), Laura Bretscher
(Treasurer), Brooke Foster
(Reporter), Christina Varnes
(Sergeant at Arms)
o
Engineering Design 1st- Laura
Bretscher, Emily Bretscher, Nick Duncan, Lauren Tenpenny
o
Digital Video Production 1st- Cameron
Johnson, Christina Varnes, Natalie Duncan, Laura Bretscher
o
On Demand Video 2nd-Kendyl
Nicely, Cameron Johnson, Preston Nicely, Amanda Peebles, Brooke Foster
o
Children stories Moving on to Nationals- Preston Nicely, Kendyl Nicely
o
Prepared Presentation 1st- Nick
Duncan
o
Career prep 1st- Cameron Johnson
o
Essays on Technology 2nd- Cameron
Johnson
o
Debating Technological Issues Moving on to Nationals- Laura Bretscher, Haley Folsom
o
Cameron Johnson was elected
Vice President of Tennessee TSA
o
Preston Nicely won a $500
scholarship for engineering
· Missing – 2 Disney
pins, one is the Eiffel Tower and the other is Minnie Mouse. If found, please return to the front office,
no questions. Thank you!
· More good news –
Jalen Baylock has been chosen to
participate in UT’s BETS (Business Education for Talented Students) program
this summer. Congrats Jalen!
· This Friday,
April 15, is the GLSEN Day of Silence. The Day of Silence brings awareness to
anti-LGBTQ+ bullying and harassment. The Equality Club will be handing out
stickers with one of two colors, one showing you're speaking and the other
showing you're not depending on your preference, to put on your shirt to show
your support for the cause Friday morning in the Commons. For more
information on the Day of Silence, please go to http://www.dayofsilence.org.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Representative from UTK will be
in Guidance Tuesday 4/19/16 at 12:20. He can help students who have been
admitted and students who want to apply next year.
·
What: A week-long
opportunity to learn about materials science and materials characterization
through hands-on studies provided by CNS Y-12 National Security Complex, The
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Lab.
When: June 6-10, 2016
Time: Monday-Thursday, 9 am-4 pm and Friday, 9 am-12 noon
Where: The University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Cost: FREE Class size limited to 20 students.
Theme: Whodunit? Forensics in Materials and Engineering.
Register: Registration required. Deadline is May 2, 2016. To get
registration form, visit us on the web at http://www.engr.utk.edu/mse/
Questions: Dr. Claudia Rawn, crawn@utk.edu or Elizabeth Ferguson,
ferguson@utk.edu or 865-974-9245
· Reminder that
those who registered for AP exams you must complete an off-campus permission
form for taking the exam. See your AP
teacher or counselor for info.
Quote
of the day from William James:
The greatest weapon against stress
is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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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