Good luck to our TSA Team on 1st day of state competition!
GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 6, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
· We are so proud of our first
National Industry Certification credential earned by an L&N student while
enrolled at our school. Big “well done!”
to Ryan Barrick for earning his PC Pro Certification through our
Computer Systems class with Mr. Colby!
We know there will be more to come!
·
News from the Arts:
o
Congratulations to Austin
Bradley, who won second place in the Rhythm & Blooms Guitar Design Contest
with his entry, "American Woman". Austin will receive a cash award
and tickets to the festival this weekend. Please go to Awaken
Coffee at 125 W. Jackson this week and vote for Austin's guitar for the
People's Choice award.
o
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.
o
Thanks to NAHS members
Ayesha, Savannah, Travis, Desiree, Meliya and Ben for representing
us in the Dogwood Arts Festival Chalkwalk Festival. Desiree's image was
beautiful and they made us proud.
·
Note – if you get picked up in
the afternoon – the WFP next to the lawn will have one lane closed on Thursday
this week for a private event during afternoon pick up. Please have parents pick you up at an
alternate location. They will not be
able to park next to the Holiday Inn.
·
Juniors and Seniors, this is your
last chance to turn in your guest forms for prom. Without these you cannot
receive your prom ticket and your guest will not be allowed into prom. We are
also missing many emergency contact forms. If you did not fill out an emergency
contact form at purchase or paid senior dues, please contact Riley (s960221@student.knoxschools.org).
·
Congratulations to Laura
Bretscher and Cameron Johnson who took 1st and 3rd places
respectively in the Digital Media, Video or Animation category at the
Roane State Academic Festival last week. The L&N STEM Academy was one
of over 30 high schools to compete, and our Gryphon film students did not
disappoint. Laura's 1st-place
video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssZWvs8bka0
and Cameron's 3rd-place video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCEaNBzuhDI.
·
Seniors! Interested in joining a
campus ministry when you go off to college? The UTK BCM is hosting a night for
high school seniors on April 6th at 7pm to experience what a college campus
ministry is like. All seniors are welcome. This will be held on UT’s campus
(The Baptist Colligate Ministry, 1811 Melrose Ave, Knoxville), but is not just
for students attending UTK. For more
information email baptist@utk.edu or tori.bruinsma@knoxschools.org.
·
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.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Juniors and seniors: the Guidance office will have a Dual
Enrollment Specialist available to answer questions about college classes while
still in high school on Wednesday, April 5, from 12:20 – 1:30 in room
G006.
·
All students – the President of
East TN State University (ETSU) will be on campus for a recruiting visit this Thursday,
April 6, from 10:10 – 10:45 in our Media Center. Email Mrs. Johnson in Guidance to sign up if
interested in attending (lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org)
·
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 Mahatma Gandhi:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
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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