GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 20, 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:
·
TESTING DISPLACEMENTS
TODAY: If you are in the following
classes your regular room is being used for testing. Report as listed below for today only:
o Crattie's L1 Latin to Commons
o
Fannon's L2 AP Psych to Commons
·
Students – when you look at the
testing schedule each day it is there to remind you what subjects are
testing. We will only change the
schedule to test large groups at once on Monday, May 1. You should keep going to all your regular classes
at the regular time. If your class is
listed, it means you will take a portion of a state EOC that day in that class.
·
Our Microbiology students are
conducting a study comparing effectiveness of different acne treatments. Please help them by taking this short survey
ASAP. All responses are anonymous: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3P5C66S
·
Do you like cupcakes? Do you
want to help us beat the teachers? Then buy cupcakes from Equality Club next
week! On Monday (the 24th of April) we will be selling cupcakes in the
commons all day for up to $1 each to raise money for our club. We’re competing
against Mr. Powell and Ms. Bays to see who can raise the money- so please, help
us outsell the teachers, and buy some cupcakes!
·
This Friday, April 21, is the
national Day of Silence. Day of Silence is a student-led national event,
bringing awareness to the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ name-calling,
bullying and harassment in schools. Students and teachers can participate
by visiting the Equality Club in the commons or on the plaza before school and
picking up a sticker. We will have red stickers for participants who wish to
stay silent to show support (PLEASE NOTE: this does not excuse students from
answering a teacher or participating in class for the day) or blue stickers for
participants who just wish to show support.
·
Congratulations to Christina
Varnes! She made the Governors
School for Voice for this summer!
Gryphons just keep achieving!!
·
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 attached 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.
·
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
·
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/
·
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:
·
Looking for summer work? Here’s 2 opportunities!
o
Rita’s Italian Ice on Market
Square is looking for hourly help. See
the attachment “recruitment letter” for more info and how to apply.
o
The Knoxville Teachers Federal
Credit Union is looking for a rising senior to work this summer and through
next school year at the Hall of Fame location.
Starts at $8.50/hour. You won’t
be handling money, mostly clerical stuff.
Email Mrs. Ashe if you’re interested in applying.
·
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.
·
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 H.G. Wells:
If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
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
Wednesday, schedule reminder:
Regular bell schedule
TODAY’S TESTS
|
Block
|
Subject
|
Teacher
|
Room #
|
Proctors
|
|
L1
|
English 2
|
Blevins
|
216
|
Fannon/Mangone
|
|
L1
|
English 3
|
Fannon
|
104
|
Blevins/Waldrop
|
|
L2
|
English 1
|
Bell
|
214
|
Basner/Hensley
|
|
L2
|
US History
|
Stanish
|
203
|
Bell/Calfee
|
|
L3
|
English 2
|
Blevins
|
216
|
Bell/Bays
|
|
L3
|
English 1
|
Bell
|
214
|
Blevins/Bruinsma
|
|
L4
|
English 2
|
Blevins
|
216
|
Bell/Blythe
|
|
L4
|
English 1
|
Bell
|
214
|
Blevins/LaFollette
|
Displaced Classes:
Crattie's L1 Latin to
Commons
Fannon's L2 AP Psych to
Commons
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