GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, April 11, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
The SGA Student Incentives
Committee says “Congratulations!” to the
students of the month for March:
o
Freshman - Alyssa Ard
o
Sophomore - Treasure Rowe
o
Junior - Laura Bretscher
o
Senior - Lauren Tenpenny
The
incentives committee appreciates all of these students’ hard work and
their success in embodying the qualities it takes to be a Gryphon.
·
Here are the accolades won this
weekend at the TSA State Leadership Conference – “well done” to all our
competitors and coach Mrs. Ellis!
o
Kendyl Nicely was elected
to the officer position of Tennessee TSA Secretary
o
1st Place--Children's Stories: Natalie
Duncan and Kendyl Nicely
o
1st Place--Essays on
Technology: AJ Thayer
o
2nd Place--Chapter Team Oral: Alyssa
Ard, Natalie Duncan, William Duncan, Elijah Erwin, Jake Link, Kendyl
Nicely
o
2nd Place--Extemporaneous
Speech: Hyatt Christenberry
o
2nd Place--STEM Careers: Laura
Bretscher
o
3rd Place--Chapter Team
Written: Alyssa Ard
·
Big shout out to our Ethics
Bowl team – Sonaz Jazny, Patrick Juhl, Alex Seaver, Connor Shields, Witt
Spiller, and Bryce Lane. They
competed in the National competition this weekend in Charlotte, NC. They defeated a team from Woodrow Wilson High
and went up against powerhouse teams from New York and Chicago. You represented the state of TN well and
we’re proud of you and your coach, Mr. Webb!
·
Check out prom photos at http://stem2017.ve-ph.com
·
Congratulations to Austin
Bradley, who won second place in the Rhythm & Blooms Guitar Design
Contest with his entry, "American Woman". Austin won a cash award and
tickets to the festival this weekend. He also WON the People's Choice Award.
Great work, Austin!
·
Visit Ijams Nature Center this
month and enjoy the L&N AP/Honors Art Show on display there. Ijams'
Visitor Center is open Monday – Saturday 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday
11 am to 5 pm. The exhibit will be up for the month of April.
·
Special Congratulations edition
of announcements today! Gryphons had
quite a weekend! Here are the winners we
know of so far:
o
Tennessee History Day – the following
winners qualified for National History Day at the University of Maryland in
June –
§ First
Place Senior Group Exhibit—“Anne Hutchinson:
Religious Rebel” by Hyatt Christenberry, Molly Miller, Aruha
Khan, Madison Jackson. Teachers: Norton and Griffin
§
Second Place Senior Individual
Documentary – “The Bijou Theatre: Taking a Stand for Equality” by Jared
Watkins. Teacher: Stanish
§
Third Place Senior Group
Documentary – “The Coal Creek Sage: When Miners Stood Up for Their Labor
Rights” by Zachary Medly, Abigail Wells, Alexandra Lee. Teachers: Norton and Griffin
§
And special shout out to Mrs.
Robbins – who was honored as the THD Teacher of the Year for 2017!!
o
TN Music Educators Association All-State String Orchestra - Congratulations to Connor
McGinley for an outstanding performance on violin in Nashville at TMEA
All-State String Orchestra! Top musical honors for one of our best musicians at
L&N - way to go, Connor!
o
PC Pro Industry Certifications – last week Ryan
Barrick was our first, and already we’ve added Nathan Carpenter as PC-Pro nationally certified! Congratulations guys and instructor Mr. Colby!
·
Hey students! Have you noticed the new green screen wall on
the 2nd floor of the Depot building? It is in the vestibule outside the STEM
Space. We put it there for you to
exercise your creativity. If you post a
picture on Twitter or Instagram using it please tag the school @LNSTEMAC or
#LNgreenscreen so we can collect them!
Let your imagination take you everywhere with it!
·
Show your school spirit
by for voting for our school in the School Spirit Contest. The
school with the most votes wins $2500. Tell your family and friends to
vote, too! http://www.knoxnews.com/search/school%20spirit%20challenge/
· The Advanced PE class is sponsoring the 2nd Annual SpikeBall Tournament to benefit
the downtown YMCA. Our students get to
go the downtown YMCA for free whenever they want with the class. This is our
way to give back to thank them and have some fun. If each team donated $10 we’d have a nice
donation to make to the programs at the YMCA that we and the community get to
use! Please respond to this survey by
Wednesday, April 12 to sign up for the tournament! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VGVHV23
·
Attention Seniors and Senior
Parents! The PTSA is sponsoring an
interfaith baccalaureate service for graduating seniors and their
families. This year's service will be held on Sunday, May 7, at 3pm at
Immaculate Conception Church located at 414 West Vine Street. This
promises to be an uplifting ceremony as we kick-off the many graduation-related
activities for the class of 2017.
·
The L&N Stem Academy staff
and faculty will be honoring the 2017 graduates at their annual senior
reception. This year's reception will be held at the school on
Sunday, May 7 at 4pm. Again, all seniors and their families are
encouraged to attend.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
The Knoxville Area Urban League
is taking applications for the National Achievers Society. The program is
open to rising 10th-12th students of color, who have a 3.0 GPA. Applications
are in Guidance. The deadline is April 28, 2017.
·
Interested in taking Driver’s
Ed over the summer? Knox County Schools
is offering classes at 2 locations. Go here for more information. Pay attention to the registration
opportunities listed. There will be no
exceptions.
Quote
of the day from former Secretary of State, Colin Powell:
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the
habit in little matters. Excellence is
not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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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