GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, April 28, 2017 – “N”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
Testing today – Algebra 1 & 2,
part 1; Geometry, part 1
No calculators on today’s tests!
School Ops:
·
Hey students! Are you interested in politics? Do you have questions about running for and
serving in our state legislature? Come
to the STEM space (after checking in with your Advisory teacher) TODAY,
at 12:20, to meet and hear TN Senator Becky Duncan Massey. She will speak for about 20 minutes then take
questions for another 20. Come meet and
greet!
·
Seniors: We will be having one
last Social on Tuesday, May 16. It will be held at a "Party Barn"
where there will be lit up basketball courts and fields for football, soccer,
ultimate, etc. Food and drinks will be provided. All students, please note that
this is not a school sponsored event, but rather just a senior social. The address is 655 N. East End Rd. Strawberry
Plains, TN 37871. If you are
planning on going, please fill out the google doc below. https://goo.gl/forms/sEsjZFjfVUFfkVxC3
·
Film Festival Call for Entries: Entries are now open for the
first annual L&N STEM Academy Film Festival! We are accepting entries for
all films made by STEM Academy students from ANY year that you were enrolled
here (graduates included). The film or films that you choose to submit can be
anything ranging from a journalism piece to a short film to a documentary and
more. If your film is outside the scope of the categories listed on the
submission form, please list it under the “other” category.
You may
submit any amount of films that you choose. Your submissions will then be
juried by a panel of judges made up of your peers and teachers. If selected to
show at the festival, your film will automatically be nominated for our
selection of awards that will be announced during the festival. The due date
for entries is May 5th. The festival will be held on May 18th in the commons
immediately following the spring play on the plaza (7 PM). Submission Link:
·
Big shout out to Jaylen Foster
, who was named MVP of field events at the Blue Ridge Classic track meet last
weekend in Asheville, NC! There were
over 100 teams competing from around our region. We also had several school and individual records
set at this meet!!
·
All students, this week and next,
stop by the Media Center between 12:45 and 1:40 to hear our Senior Out of
School Experience students talk about their experiences this year. Student will
be delivering their SOSE Capstone Presentations for the next two weeks, and
you're invited. You may come anytime during the second and third lunch, but
please enter quietly, close the door behind you, and find a seat so
you don't interrupt an ongoing presentation.
·
What are you having for dinner TONIGHT...? Please help our L&N
STEM Academy TSA Chapter by eating at the Fountain City Chipotle
(4829 N. Broadway) and showing them the attached flyer or telling them your
supporting our TSA. Chipotle will give our chapter 50% of the proceeds
if you tell them you're supporting us!
·
A huge congratulations to the L&N STEMpunks FIRST Robotics team! They
won the Imagery Award at the Houston World Championships this past weekend, in
the Galileo-Roebling Division, over 130 plus teams. Across all six divisions,
there were more than 400 teams with over 28,000 participants were in attendance
at the Houston Championships, from all over the world. Way to represent on an
international scale, STEMpunks!! Other East TN FRC teams in attendance at
Houston this past week included: Secret City Wildbots (of Oak Ridge High
School), HVA RoHAWKtics (of Hardin Valley Academy), Flagship (of Farragut High
School), and Team FTW (of South Doyle High School).
·
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. The service is free of charge and promises to provide an uplifting
ceremony for all religious backgrounds as we celebrate our graduates.
Students are asked to wear their graduation cap and gown. Honors collars
and club sashes typically worn with the gowns during graduation will not be
worn during this service.
·
The L&N Stem Academy staff and faculty will be honoring the 2017
graduates and their families at their annual senior reception. This
year's reception will be held at the school on Sunday, May 7 at
4pm. All seniors and their families are encouraged to attend.
·
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/
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Shout out to Catherine Long
for winning a Dean’s Scholarship and financial package that equal a full ride
at the College of Wooster! Way to go
Cat!
·
As structures are being removed
in Elkmont (in the Smokies), we need volunteers to help plant approximately 500
trees on May 13th from 11-3. The event is geared mainly towards students
and will count towards service hours if needed for Tennessee Promise. More information attached.
·
Congratulations to LEXI Jones (note name correction from Friday),
who was accepted into UTK’s BETS (Business Education for Talented Students)
summer residential program for 2017!
·
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 TODAY, April 28, 2017.
Quote
of the day from Yoda:
Do or do not. There is no
try.
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
FRIDAY schedule reminder:
TODAY’S TESTS
|
Block
|
Subject
|
Teacher
|
Room #
|
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N1
|
Geometry
|
Signore
|
222
|
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N2
|
Algebra 2
|
Pariseau
|
221
|
|
N3
|
Algebra 2
|
Waxmonsky
|
202
|
|
N3
|
Geometry
|
Blamer
|
203
|
|
N3
|
Algebra 1
|
Signore
|
222
|
|
N3
|
Make-ups
|
45 min
Subtests
|
221
|
|
N4
|
Geometry
|
Blamer
|
D113
|
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N4
|
Algebra 1
|
Signore
|
222
|
|
N4
|
Algebra 2
|
Pariseau
|
202
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Accommodations N1/N2
Green Room and War Room
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