GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, April 22, 2016 – “N” classes
2015-16 L&N Student Mission – Own it!
School Ops:
·
2016 Prom is this Saturday at
Gettysvue Country Club in West Knoxville.
The theme is “Red Carpet Romance” and attendees will walk a red carpet
behind a real velvet rope to enter. Any
student or parent interested is invited to come be “paparazzi” and line the
carpet with your cell phone or camera to take photos of our glamorous
prom-goers. You can come from 6:45 –
7:45. Please dress in black (like the
real paparazzi!). You will NOT be
allowed inside the venue and not be allowed onto the carpet or entrance if you
do not have a ticket .
·
Students be advised – there is
way too much garbage at the end of third lunch around the grounds and near the
Veterans’ Memorial. This is your only
warning, there will be no second chance.
Clean it up or Spikeball (in particular) will be discontinued through
the end of the year.
·
Congratulations to our student body
and teachers for moving up from a Bronze Medal to Gold and from #34 to #6 in
the state of TN according to new rankings by US News and World Report! We
are the highest ranked school and only Gold Medal high school in Knox
County! Keep up the good work everyone!! Find more details here.
· Congratulations
to the following students who received awards for their performance on the 2016
National Latin Exam. Latin II: Hyatt Christenberry-Gold Medal; Aruha Khan-Silver Medal; Emmanuel
Sosa-Cruz-Magna Cum Laude; Taylor
Ray-Cum Laude; Robert Laney-Cum
Laude. Latin I: Connor McGinley,
Gold Medal; Bryce Parker, Silver
Medal; Isabelle Toth, Silver Medal; Nick Brison, Treasure Rowe, Jenna Rochelson, Macy Hudson, Salma
Ferwanah, and Gabe Peck-Magna
Cum Laude; Lauren Morris, Anna Horrocks,
and Travis Gardner-Cum Laude.
· Congratulations
to the L&N Junior Classical League for their performance at the Tennessee
Junior Classical League Convention held in Memphis, TN. They placed 3rd
overall in their division with many top 5 finishes. Sydney Fuhrig placed 3rd in both Reading Comprehension and Advocacy
Letter writing and 4th in the Mythological Costume Contest. Emmanuel Sosa-Cruz placed 1st in
English Oratory. Judy Thomas placed
4th in Reading Comprehension. Anna Ward
placed 4th in the Pen and Ink Art Contest and 5th in Roman Life. Their
hard work over the course of the year truly paid off!
· *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)
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Each spring, a nation-wide high
school arts competition is sponsored by the Members of the U.S. House of
Representatives. The Artistic Discovery Contest is an opportunity to recognize
and encourage the artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our
congressional district. The Artistic
Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the 2nd District. The
over-all winner of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in
the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will also include artwork from
other contest winners nation-wide.
Each framed piece must be no larger than 28”x28”x4”
(28 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 4 inches deep), including the frame, and
must not weigh more than 15 pounds. The art work may be:
o Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
o Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil,
charcoal, ink, and markers
o Collage (must be two dimensional)
o Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block
prints
o Mixed Media
o Computer Generated Art
o Photography
o All entries must be an original in concept, design and
execution
For more information: https://duncan.house.gov/serving-you/art-competition
· 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
Quote
of the day from John C. Maxwell:
The greatest detriment to many
people’s success tomorrow is their thinking today.
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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