GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, September 21, 2016 –
“N” day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
P.A.K. (Planned Acts of Kindness) has started a
canned food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee that will run
until 9/30/16. We have a barrel that is located in the front office lobby
to drop off non-perishable canned goods. Join with us in the spirit of kindness
and bring a can or two. Every little bit makes a difference!
·
Gryphons just keep piling up the awards! Big
congrats to Jolie Fogel for earning a Soprano 2 spot in the All
East Women's Honor Choir and to Katie Davis for being selected
as an Alto 1 Alternate for the Mixed Honor Choir. The event
will occur November 17-19 at Maryville College with other high school
choir students from all over East Tennessee (this was out of over 700
students who auditioned!). Shout out to our choral teacher Mrs.
Philips for getting them ready!
·
In sports news – well done to the Golfing Gryphons
– our Mens’ team is District CHAMPIONS and our Women’s team finished Third
place. This qualifies both teams to move on to Regional tournament.
Reece Walker finished 2nd place overall by 1 stroke with a
75. Abbey Morgan finished 4th overall. Great job
teams and Coach Waxmonsky!
· 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.
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 Christopher Reeve:
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.
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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