GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Tuesday, April 18, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
State Exam Testing (English and US
History in regularly scheduled classes - see at bottom)
School Ops:
·
Due to testing today – Ms.
Jorgenson’s L1 Art class will meet in the STEM space for class today!
·
Mark your calendars for next
Friday, April 28, go eat at the Chipotle’s on N Broadway (Fountain City)
between 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Tell them
you’re supporting L&N’s TSA and 50% of what you buy will go to our TSA team! See the flyer below for more info and come
out and support!
·
Don’t miss our choral music
concert this Thursday, April 20, at 7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church,
414 W Vine Ave. Admission is free!
·
Friday, April 21 our PTSA invites
everyone to come to the dinner and silent auction here in our Commons! Doors open at 5:30, dinner (from Gondolier –
spaghetti w/marinara or meat sauce, salad, bread sticks, dessert) from 6:00 –
7:00. Auction closes at 7:30. Tickets can be purchased at https://squareup.com/store/l-and-n-stem-academy-ptsa/
for $12 adults & $8 kids 18 and under.
Prices increase $2 each at the door.
·
This Saturday, April 22nd
SGA will be hosting a Spring Clean Up Day at school from 8 am - 12 pm. Come
help plant flowers, mulch, and beautify our school!
·
Sophomores: While your parents
attend our PTSA dinner and auction – come out for Laser tag Class social
Friday, April 21 at 7:00 pm at Laser Quest Knoxville. A regular game is $8.50
and the number of games played is up to player discretion but the plan is for 2
games.
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After you go to the PTSA dinner,
you can go see Covalence, made up of L&N students, Carter Manson, Tad
Long, Harrison Hammett, and Gregory Croisdale at The Open Chord this
Friday, April 21. Doors open at 7:00
and the show starts at 8:00. Two other bands will be playing before us,
Jackknife Stilletto and Abisha Uhl. We should go on stage at around 9:45
and will be playing for an hour and 45 minutes. It's a 90s grunge show,
so they'll be playing songs from the 90s. All-ages are welcome. Tickets
are $5.00 in advance or at the door. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at
the following link: https://www.openchordmusic.com/new-events/2017/4/21/90s-grunge-night For questions, we can be reached at https://www.facebook.com/CovalenceKnoxville/ or
email carteramanson@gmail.com
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The L&N Bookstore is looking
for new staff members! The bookstore is a great opportunity to gain valuable
customer service skills and volunteer hours. Applications will be available
outside of the bookstore, so please stop by and pick one up!
·
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/
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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:
·
More kudos to students earning
prestigious summer placements! Ethan
Duckworth was accepted into the Operation Catapult Honors Seminar at
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. in Indiana; and Sydney Juhl was accepted at
the LIM College lab program for fashion-related business in NYC. She
received a scholarship to attend.
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| Grace |
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Congratulations to senior Grace Smith – she was just selected as a Furman
Scholar –making her eligible for multiple scholarships if she attends there!
·
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 Nelson Mandela:
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life
that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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
Tuesday, schedule reminder:
Regular bell schedule
TODAY’S TESTS
|
Block
|
Subject
|
Teacher
|
Room #
|
|
L1
|
English 2
|
Blevins
|
216
|
|
L1
|
English 3
|
Fannon
|
104
|
|
L2
|
English 1
|
Bell
|
214
|
|
L2
|
US History
|
Stanish
|
216
|
|
L3
|
English 2
|
Blevins
|
216
|
|
L3
|
English 1
|
Bell
|
214
|
|
L4
|
English 2
|
Blevins
|
216
|
|
L4
|
English 1
|
Bell
|
214
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