GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, May 11, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
Testing today – AP Statistics &
Senior L-day finals
School Ops:
·
Seniors: Remember if you’re on campus for testing you
are subject to all school rules, including checking in and out. Be sure you are signing out properly through
the office if you leave before 4:30.
Good luck on finals! Don’t forget
Senior Checkout Monday & Tuesday, 5/15-16, 12:20 – 1:40 in the Media
Center. Yearbook distribution Monday,
5/15 at 3:30 on the plaza.
·
Vote for the summer ice
cream flavor that will be named for the L&N STEM Academy! TSA invites ALL Gryphons to a free Ice
Cream Social!
Monday, May 15th, from 4-7 p.m. at the Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain
(418 S Gay St, Knoxville)
Our L&N STEM Academy TSA Chapter has created
several new flavors of ice cream for The Phoenix Pharmacy and
Fountain. Try them for FREE at the ice cream social and then vote on
your favorite flavor for $1. Whichever
flavor makes the most money will be the official L&N STEM Academy
flavor ALL summer long!
·
Today (Thursday), we have a special
speaker coming to the SECME Genius Hour in room D120 for 2nd
& 3rd lunch – Liz Hansen is a Physicians Assistant in
Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Get permission from your GH sponsor to come hear her talk about her
career in disease research and control and ask questions!
·
Congratulations to the dominating
tennis doubles team of Rory Glatt and Walker Lee who won the
individual doubles District 2A-AA championship title on Tuesday! Armani Hall
made it to the semi-finals in singles play & lost that match, but set a
school record for the farthest any girl has ever gone in singles play at the
L&N. If you see her congratulate her
on a great season! On Friday our boys
whole team will be traveling to the Regional Championship in Bristol – good
luck guys!
·
Congratulations to our own
L&N art student, Austin Bradley. His artwork
"Sunsphere Series: Fourth of July" will be forwarded to Congressman
John Duncan's Washington, DC office and then presented to the
Capitol art curator to be hung at his office in the Capitol.
This artwork, representing the
Second Congressional District of Tennessee will be on display
for members of Congress and thousands of visitors to enjoy while walking in the
Capitol building for a year. Austin and a family member will be flown to
the Congressional Artist Reception and Award Ceremony in Washington
DC this summer. This is the 2nd year in a row artwork from an
L&N student has won this recognition!
·
For Seniors, unless you
have already spoken with Ms. Ellis, all books are due back to the library by
this Friday, May 12th. Please drop them off in the book drop directly
outside the library door. Any fines that have accrued will be forgiven if the
books are received by Friday. If you have lost a book, please check in
with Ms. Ellis about replacement fees. Overdue and missing books will
complicate Senior Checkout on Monday and Tuesday, so please return yours by
Friday to avoid late fines and replacements fees.
For all other students, all books are due to the library Wednesday, May
17th. Please drop them off in the book drop directly outside the
library door. Any fines that have accrued will be forgiven if the books are
received by next Wednesday. If you have lost a book, please check in with
Ms. Ellis about replacement fees.
·
Hey Gryphons, it is that time of
year when Gryphon Guides is accepting new applicants to be Mentors for the
school year of 2017-2018! So, if you want to help guide the upcoming freshmen
class, just stop by the office and pick up an application. Note, you must be a
rising junior or senior to apply. The deadline is Friday, May 12 at
4:30. When you are finished with your application, drop it back off in the
front office.
·
BIG CONGRATS to our Ultimate Frisbee Team – they won the STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP on Sunday! Ben Robinson was named MVP of the
Championship Game! Our first team state title in any sport!! Well
done!
·
It’s that time of the year! Yearbook Distribution Day! Yearbooks will be distributed on Monday,
May 15th at 3:30 on the Plaza. If you have ordered a yearbook, please make
plans to pick it up at this time. Be sure to know if you’ve purchased
personalization so you get the right book. If you have yet to purchase a
yearbook but would like to, there is a limited quantity available on a first
come, first serve basis.
·
Seniors and Parents: The Class of
2017 will have their Senior Event at Pigeon Forge Community Center
overnight on Friday, May 12, from 9:30 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Additional
details are being provided in the PTSA newsletter "Around the
Station", via a flyer being sent home with students, and on the PTSA
Facebook website. We have created a Signup Genius to ask for chaperones
and snack donations. Please sign up to help make this a fun and memorable
event for our students! Additional questions may be directed to Ms. Kelly
Marston at kjmarston@bellsouth.net. Sign up at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0A4EAEA62AAAFC1-senior
·
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
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
If you need to earn volunteer
hours for your TN Promise scholarship, for your resume, or just for your own
interest, consider applying to the Leadership Intern program at Shannondale
Elementary School. Younger students
attend Camp Invention there from June 12-16, and you can be their mentors.
Apply at http://invent.org/leadershipintern or
ask in Guidance.
·
This summer, we’re offering
CyberCamp, a program from CyberPatriot, for rising 7th-12th graders. The
cost is $100 per student. To find out more and to register follow this link.
· The Knoxville Chamber
of Commerce sponsors a year-long program that teaches students how to start and
run their own real business. For
early admittance apply by May 19. Follow
this link to find out more http://www.knoxvillechamber.com/YEA
Quote
of the day from Carl Bard:
Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start
from now and make a brand new ending.
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
Bronze Medal 2015, Gold Medal 2016,
Silver Medal 2017, Newsweek’s Top 500
“Beating the Odds” school
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