GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, March 30, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
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Congratulations to Angel
Quay whose mission patch design was chosen to represent us on Space Mission
11 for the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP).
Her winning design will take flight into space and travel on the
International Space Station, accompanying an experiment that will be
designed by KCS students and selected by a scientific panel. Upon return
back to space, the patch will be stamped as having flown to space with NASA and
returned to her. Thank you, Angel, for representing the L&N and Knoxville
so well!
·
Kudos to senior Kieran Phelps
for acceptance into the NSLI for Youth program.
This summer he will spend 6 weeks in Morocco studying Arabic. That makes 2 years in a row the for L&N
as last year Riley Hester participated in the same program and went to
Moldova to study Russian. STEM is truly
worldwide!
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We’re still looking for that set
of gray and black wireless headphones with “cb3” printed on the side. They went missing out of an Algebra 2 class
in the station early Friday afternoon.
If found, please turn in to the office!
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Freshmen, Class of 2020: Plan to
be at the class social at Jump Jam, March 31, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Cost is $13.
To sign up and pay, there is a waiver form found here. Students must go to this link and then click the
“myself” button. Once you click that, parents will put in their information.
There is a button on the bottom that says, “add a child”. Click that, and you
put in your information as well.
There is also a printable version here. If possible it is encouraged to pay online
because tickets get sold out quickly.
See everyone there! Questions, contact Freshman class president, Juan
Benn.
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Have you heard of STEM Fruved? We are a health-based
student organization that has grown across college campuses that focuses
on helping students manage their weight and live healthier by focusing on
improving dietary intake, increasing physical activity, and improving overall
stress management skills. The lead team at UT’s chapter wants to begin
groups at high schools and we are their national pilot. Your involvement will help them create a
program that is attractive and useful to high school students across the
country. Please consider contributing to
this prototyping by joining the group for its next meeting. We meet in the STEM space on Monday’s from 3:30-4:30pm.
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Calling all artists! How would you
like your work featured in permanent paint on a public stormdrain in Knox
County? Seriously! Knox County is looking for artists to paint
storm drains to educate people about environmental issues. There is a cash prize, and up to 10 artists
will be chosen. Applications are due May
1. You can find more information here: https://www.knoxcounty.org/stormwater/strong_streams_art.php
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THIS SATURDAY! Make plans to join
us for a pancake breakfast hosted by the Student Government Association on
Saturday, April 1st from 8:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. The
event will be held at the Chili’s restaurant located in West Knoxville
at 7304 Kingston Pike. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children 12
and under. All proceeds benefit the Great Starts program, a service of the
Helen Ross McNabb Center providing integrated substance abuse and mental health
services to recovering pregnant and parenting women. Tickets can be
purchased at the door or online here. Bring your
family and friends and help us give back to our community!
Community & Guidance Ops:
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Don’t forget you should be
completing your course requests online this week! If you have questions plan on going to see
your counselor (with teacher permission) Tuesday and Thursday this week from
12:30 – 3:30 (no appointment necessary) OR Wednesday from 9:30 – 12:30. Follow directions that were given to you in
Advisory last Friday!
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A big “well done” to sophomores Joey
Motto and Logan O’Neal who have both been accepted into UTK’s eVOL10
program this summer. They’ll spend time
on campus interacting with hand-picked future engineers from across the state
and UTK’s faculty and grad students. Way
to represent the local crowd guys!
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Congratulations to Riley Hester for her full tuition scholarship
to George Mason University's Honors College – awarded to only fifteen to 20 new
students each year. These students receive a four-year, full-tuition
scholarship. Along with their
outstanding academic records, University Scholars each demonstrate excellence
in three categories: Intellectual vision and creativity, an ability to
solve problems and overcome obstacles, a commitment to contributing to their
communities - ranging from the local to the global. Riley, your hard work
and determination has paid off – we are proud of you!!!
·
All graduating L&N seniors are encouraged to apply for the Merlin
Scholarship and the The Rebekah Ellis Honorary Scholarship for Service each
worth $1,000. One winner for each will be selected and announced at the
awards night in April. All submissions
must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 7. Follow this link to learn more
about the scholarships, essay prompts and to apply.
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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