GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, January 26, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
TODAY,
Jan 26, during your
Genius Hour times (you’ll go with your Genius Hour) the L&N will host a
mini college fair in the STEM space.
Twenty Tennessee colleges, plus TSAC and EdSouth, will be there.
·
Congratulations to our CyberPatriot
team – who after the last round of competition is ranked #1 in the Gold Tier of
TN teams! Way to go!!
·
Water Polo interest meeting, Monday, Feb 6,
3:30 p.m. in room 207.
·
Come join the fun at Open Mic Night on
February 17th from 6pm - 9pm. The SGA encourages everyone to come out and
support your peers as they preform. If you would like to sign up to perform, here
is the link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f49adac2ba7ff2-open. Admission
is free and you can buy treats to help support the SGA! Hope to see you there!
·
Congratulations to Austin Bradley, whose design was a winner with the Dogwood Arts
Festival Guitar Design competition for the 3rd
years in a row (last year he won Best of Show)! And to Savannah
Bresler, who got 3rd place at the high school level for 2017 TN
Youth Art Month Flag design! You guys
put the artistic inspiration into our STEaM school!
· Prom Tickets are still on sale!
For the remainder of January, the prices are $45 for a single and $80 for
a couple. Tickets are sold during all lunches on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday. You can also see Mrs. Brown. Remember to buy early
because the price goes up from here.
· Yearbooks are on sale! Visit
jostensyearbooks.com to purchase on line or pick up an order form in the
office. This is the final week for the current price of $65.00.
After 1/27, the price will go up.
· Teens for Christ is starting up again
Monday mornings - Meet at 8:45 in Room D 113
· All students – one of our seniors is
working on an entry for AFS Project Change for a scholarship to go abroad this
summer on a service project. My project involves hydroponic and alternative
farming in Kenya and it has come time for the competition to start. You can
support your classmate by going to the link below to vote for her project: http://contest.afsusa.org/entry/582742#.WH-9s32TqJo.email
· The Snow Ball is quickly approaching!
This year's Winter Formal will be on Saturday, February 4th from 7-10pm in the Commons. Tickets will be sold in
the Commons the week before the dance, $8 for singles and $14 for doubles.
Students are invited to wear formal attire and enjoy an evening in a Winter
Wonderland.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Junior/Sophomore Guidance Night on January 26th from 6pm to 8pm
with ten speakers lined up to share their expertise with you. Topics will include: Financial Aid/FAFSA,
Overview of College Process & Common Application, ACT/SAT & GPA Info,
TN College of Applied Technology, We Survived! Senior Experience, Dual
Enrollment, PSCC TN Transfer Pathway, NCAA, Governor’s School & Summer
Programs, & Universal Pathways to Employment information sessions
·
Outlier’s Advantage: Knoxville In-Home Tutoring will
be hosting a Free Mock ACT THIS Saturday, January 28 at 9 a.m. for all Knox
County students. Hosted at UT's Haslam College of Business. Students will get
their results before they leave and will get to keep their tests for their
review. Limited seating is available, so students need to pre-register to make
sure they have a seat. Interested students can sign-up directly from at
www.KnoxvilleTutor.com
Quote
of the day from Buck Rodgers:
There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching
one’s maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the
individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.
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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