GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, September 16, 2016 – “N”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
In Advisory today you will receive a consent
packet for the Get Fruved research project – an effort in collaboration with UT
to provide our student with the ability to participate and engage in health
research on our campus. L&N students
who bring the consent form back signed by their parents will be eligible to
take a brief survey and win prizes! Turn
in to the office or Dr. Bretscher.
·
Announcing the launch of a new program at STEM –
the Gryphon Global Studies initiative.
This is a combination of opportunities for students to go abroad while
at the L&N and also to work online with students from around the
world. See more at this link.
· Students, parents, and teachers, mark your
calendars to give the "gift of life" and participate in our MEDIC
blood drive on Wednesday, October
5th. Students 16 and over are
eligible to participate. If you're 16 and 120 lbs you may donate
with parental consent. (Please use this
form or come pick one up from Ms. Ellis in the Media Center.)
Seventeen year olds who weigh 110 lbs or more may participate as well and DO
NOT need consent.
Note:
EVERYONE donating blood must have ID with them as well as a list of
medications if appropriate. Please
encourage your family and friends to contribute as well during our
blood drive. By donating blood, you'll be helping our community, as well
as our school, because MEDIC donates money to our school for each pint of blood
collected.
Here
is the form to fill out and bring with you to donate. Please click on this link to
sign up to donate blood.
· The Gryphon Coffee Nook is now offering
HOT TEA for $1 in addition to our standard coffee, and our
specialty drinks ($1.50) hot chocolate, caramel apple cider, and vanilla
and hazelnut cappuccinos. If we're not set up in the Commons, look for us in
the Library. All proceeds from the coffee cart help support our L&N STEM
Academy Library.
· Hey Class of 2019! Get excited for our first (and free)
Sophomore Social! Come out Friday, Sept.
16 to a Movie Night on Market Square! Arrive
around 7:00 – 7:30 pm and bring a chair or blanket. Look for your classmates to sit together and
enjoy the movie! Hope to see you there!
· Interested in getting a little physical
activity into your Monday early release hour?
A student-led flag football program is looking to start on Monday, Sept
19 at 3:30. Anyone is welcome to
join. Remember, this is not a
school-sanctioned or school-run sport and students participate at your own
risk. It is also played on the Worlds
Fair Park, which is technically off campus, so if students participate, you
cannot come back to ride a bus home on Mondays (sorry). Please visit this link to sign up for a
team, or if you have any questions, please email the organizer at s735587@student.knoxschools.org
.
· On Tuesday,
September 20, our PTSA has arranged for National Award Winning Author
Matt de la Peña to talk to our school about the transformative nature
of literature and the power of education. If you're interested in reading, one
of his books, stop by the Media Center to pick up a copy. Mr. de la Peña
is happy to sign your book if you want to bring your
own copy on September 20th.
· All students: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to order Spirit Week shirts for your class
to wear during our October challenge week.
Get ready to show your school spirit by wearing your class colors and
year! Cost is $20 and you can buy them
any lunch in the Commons. Don’t miss out!
If paying by check, make it payable to “L&N STEM Academy” and put
your class year in the memo line.
Community
& Guidance Ops:
·
College representatives! The following reps will be here next
week. Email lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org or
check in with guidance to sign up:
o Tennessee State University, Nashville, Wed, 9/21, 9:00
a.m.
o Davidson College, Davidson, NC, Thurs, 9/22, 3:00 p.m.
· Volunteers
needed! The Helen Ross McNabb Center is
gearing up for its biggest event of the year! The Knoxville Challenger Tennis Tournament will take place at
the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Complex at The University of Tennessee Sunday, November
6 - Sunday, November 13. This event brings professional players on the
ATP Challenger Tour to Knoxville to play for $50,000 in prizes. Volunteers
have the opportunity to pick the opportunity and date/time that works best for
your schedule. Volunteer positions include towels, hospitality, parking and lot
attendants, and ball person assistant. A light breakfast, lunch or
dinner will be available for volunteers as well as a free event t-shirt
for donating your time! Please
click on the link to sign up! http://knoxchallenger.com/events/volunteer/
Quote
of the day from Abraham Lincoln:
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove
all doubt.
Practice
L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration,
Innovation, Inquiry, & Design
L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of
Distinction, US News & World Report
Gold Medal 2016, Newsweek’s Top 500
“Beating the Odds” school
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