GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, November 3, 2016 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
Note – Worlds Fair Park Drive will have one lane
closed during afternoon pick up time on Friday to set up for this weekend’s
Chili Cook-off. Please arrange an
alternate location if you are picked up.
Traffic will not be allowed to park in front of Holiday Inn to wait for
you.
·
Remember last week when you voted for President in
Advisory? In our school, Hillary Clinton
“won” with 40.8% of the vote (458 votes cast) vs Trump’s 32.8%. Well, now the results are in for the whole
state of TN student mock election – across the state 165,968 votes were cast by
students and if students decided the election, TN voted 53.1% for Donald Trump
and 34.3% for Hillary Clinton. What do
you think of those results?
·
Gryphons are lucky people – congratulations to Rachel Magers, who won Erie Insurance’s
recent contest at JointheShift.org for student drivers! She entered through our Driver’s Ed classes
and won a $100 Amazon gift card. Woot
woot!
· Congrats to our Cross Country teams! The boys placed 4th in the
Regional tournament this last week and several runners performed to qualify for
the State Cross Country Championships to be held in Brentwood, TN next
Saturday, Nov 5. Go Gryphons!
· Teens for Christ meets Monday mornings at
8:45 in room D113. Come join us!
· You can support our PTSA by ordering gear
from them this month only! See samples
in the Media Center, or pass on this link to anyone shopping for you so they can shop online until Nov 28!
· Students – interested in track this
spring? Take a minute and fill out this
quick survey indicating
your interest. Thank you.
· Plan to attend the annual Senior v. Faculty
flag football game, which is scheduled for Monday, November 21, from 3:30–4:30
p.m. on the lawn at World’s Fair Park! If you are a senior interested in
participating, please complete the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/jj60ZT6KjQkrynxe2. Please contact s745298@student.knoxschools.org with questions or for more information
regarding the flag football game.
· Want to go into a STEM profession? Want to
travel the world? Does going to places like Spain and Germany sound
appealing to you? The Gryphon Global Studies Program is proud to offer not one,
but two different trips to feed your wanderlust! For the first time in the
Summer of 2018 we are participating in EF Tour’s Student Leadership Conference.
The topic that year is “The Future of Technology” and includes a 12 day tour of
Barcelona, Madrid, and Berlin. For those wanting a more relaxed experience,
during the Fall of 2018 we are also offering a 9 day tour of Germany and the
Alps. For more information please attend our interest meeting on Tuesday, November 15 at 5:30pm in the Commons. We can’t wait to see you there! Questions or
concerns, contact alex.mangone@knoxschools.org or luke.bell@knoxschools.org. Be sure to follow @GlobalGryphons for more
information!
· UPDATE: Yearbooks
are on sale! Make sure to stop by the office and pick up an order form, or go
to www.jostens.com to order yours today. Yearbooks
are $60 for a limited time only, so make sure to order yours as soon as
possible before the price goes up. Make sure to follow @STEMYB on Twitter to
stay up-to-date on yearbook prices and updates throughout the year.
Community
& Guidance Ops:
·
Women in Engineering: The University of Dayton (Ohio) sponsors an
overnight event for female juniors and seniors on November 11. Parents can also attend a related
program. More information is at
go.udayton.edu/exploreengineering or in the Guidance office.
·
Lincoln Memorial University Open House: LMU in Harrogate,
TN is having an Open House on November 12, particularly showcasing their fine
arts programs. Students and parents are
welcome. More information is at
lmunet.edu or in the Guidance office.
·
Architecture Explorer Post: If you are
interested in design and architecture, consider joining the Explorer Post
sponsored by the East TN chapter of the American Institute of Architects. More information is in the Guidance office.
Quote
of the day from Eleanor Roosevelt:
In the long run, we shape our lives,
and we shape ourselves. The process
never ends until we die. And the choices
we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
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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