GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, November 9, 2016 – “N”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
Be sure you’ve turned in your
Extended Campus form so you can join us at the Veteran’s Day Parade on
Friday! See schedule below. If you aren’t sure you did – or need another
copy – see Mr. Powell in the front office.
·
Congratulations to Cameron Johnson for continuing the
tradition – for the 3rd year in a row, an L&N student has won
the Oak Ridge National Lab’s Veterans’ Video challenge! Cameron and his guests will receive a check,
lunch, and guided tour of some of ORNL’s facilities (like the high flux
reactor) at a ceremony on Friday. Way to
go Cameron!
·
Yearbook is looking for your
baby pictures! If you have any pictures of yourself as a small child, please
bring the physical copies in to Ms. Brown (you can find her in her office). We
will return the pictures to you as soon as we can after we have scanned them.
Thank you!
·
Do you like Christmas? Now is
your chance to give the gift of Christmas to children all around the
world....just pack a shoebox. The Class of 2019 is sponsoring a service project
for this holiday season, so Sophomores look for us this Wednesday during lunch
on the plaza to grab your empty shoebox, free pen, and sticker! ****Any STEM student is welcome to build a
shoebox!****
·
Outlier’s Advantage: Knoxville
In-Home Tutoring is hosting a Free Mock ACT on Saturday, November 19.
Students will receive their scores before they leave, and they will get to keep
their tests for their review. This is open to all Knox County area students.
Limited seating is available. Sign up directly from our homepage at www.KnoxvilleTutor.com.
· Beginning in January, Mrs. Philips will offer
Men's and Women's Genius Hour Choirs. The ensembles will prepare and
perform contemporary music that might include pop, Broadway and modern a
capella. There is no cost to participate. An audition will be
required and will take place sometime between November 16-22. If
interested, complete this form (https://goo.gl/forms/G3xRB6VfPoyTjmFH3) by
November 11 and select audition days that work for you. Mrs. Philips
will email you a specific audition time before November 16. Questions,
email Katie.Philips@knoxschools.org
(one "L" in Philips).
· This Friday is Veteran’s Day – and for the 6th
year in a row, the L&N will have a float in the parade and we’ll take a
school-wide walking field trip to watch the parade come down Gay St. Please take note of the schedule for the day,
and be sure to discuss with your teachers if you have a conflict with a DE
class, etc. For Friday, Nov 11, only:
o
N1:
9:30-10:30 a.m.
o
Parade:
10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
o
Advisory
and Lunch: 12:19 p.m. - 1:41 p.m. (reg. time)
o
N2:
1:41 p.m. - 2:34 p.m.
o
N3:
2:39 p.m. - 3:32 p.m.
o
N4:
3:37 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
· 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!
· 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!
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.
Quotes
of the day about elections, in light of Tuesday’s historic one:
From
President Barack Obama:
In the end, that’s what this
election is about. Do we participate in
a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
From
Patrick Murphy (US Congressman from Florida):
The political process does not end
on Election Day. Young people need to
stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the conversation
and holding their leaders accountable for the decisions they make.
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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