GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, May 18, 2017 – “L”
day
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
TESTING – L3/L4 Final Exams (&
last class meeting!)
LAST FULL DAY OF CLASSES FOR
2016/17!!
School Ops:
·
All students and families are
invited to join us at Thompson Boling Arena, tomorrow (Friday) at 3:00 for
GRADUATION of the Class of 2017!
·
All students: be aware that all final grades have to be
entered by teachers by 4:30 p.m., Monday, 5/22. If you’re making up or turning in work, it
has to be in before then to be included in your final grade!
·
L&N will be well
represented in next week's state athletic championships:
o
Track with 3 competitors in 5
events and Tennis with a boys’ doubles team!
Jaylen
Foster won the Triple Jump and took 2nd Place in the Long
and High Jumps in regionals yesterday. Paul Schwartzentraub bested his
school record and won the Pole Vault at 13'. Laura Bretscher finished
4th in the 3200 meter run and is very likely to be in the State
competition as well as a wild card entry.
David Smith was 7th in the
Discus and 9th in the Shot. Seth Jinks was 8th in the 1600 meter run and
competed in the 800. Stephanie Johnson competed in the High Jump, while
the team of Nick Duncan, James Defreese , Turner Rogers and Jackson
Sparks competed in the 4 x 800 meter relay.
In tennis, so far, Rory Glatt and Walker Lee will play for
the state championship in doubles, and we find out today if the rest of the
boys’ team will be joining them in a team run for the top!
Congratulations to all these athletes on representing the Gryphons well.
·
TONIGHT! What happens when a bunch of STEM students
are trapped against their will in a dystopian future and must battle each
other while dealing with flesh-eating gryphons, emotionally sensitive
guards, and a trigger-happy Gamemaster? Find out tonight, at 7 PM on the
plaza as our L&N STEM actors present Dystopia! The
Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death directed by Grace Berry and Ella
Keaton. Also, to honor Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Ashe, seniors Stephanie
Johnson and Ben Hall will present a duet piece from Shakespeare's Taming
of the Shrew directed by Brandon Boring and Christina Varnes. After
the free performances on the plaza, everyone will be invited to the commons for
the 1st-ever Gryphon Student Film Festival, hosted by seniors Cameron
Johnson and Christian Coats. Come see the best of what STEM's Acting for
TV and Film and Broadcast Journalism students have produced over the last few
years. All of our STEM family and friends are cordially invited to
attend! Seating is provided on the plaza
– no need to bring your own chair.
·
All books are now due to the library. If you have lost a book, please check in with
Ms. Ellis about replacement fees.
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
When: June 12-23, 2017;
Live Sessions MTWThF 9:30-11am Pacific Time
Where: Online - participants
require a computer with broadband access and a pair of working headsets with a
microphone; wireless device can work in a pinch as well (if traveling for part
of the ‘camp’)
What: It’ll be a 2-week
‘taster’ course in which we explore a variety of language functions with
minimal vocabulary (cognates where possible) to make the quick pace doable and
fun.
Who: 9th-12th graders
(entering 9th grade and just graduated 12th grade are welcome); minimum of 2
participants, maximum of 15
Purpose: to give a taste of
what studying Russian is like for those who are considering taking a longer and
more comprehensive class and to get a chance to interact with peers from all
over.
More
details and registration information can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-russian-language-summer-camp-june-12-23-2017-tickets-34477112973
·
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 Albert Ellis:
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your
problems are your own. You do not blame
them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.
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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