8-31-17 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Thursday, August 31, 2017 – L-day

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·      A reminder to students who ride school buses in the morning – published morning bus stop times are estimates. KCS recommends arriving at your bus stop 10-12 minutes before the listed time. The stops are not laid out for a convenient place to wait if they arrive before the printed time and the schedules were prepared with a small cushion for traffic patterns.  They will be early sometimes but cannot wait if you are not there.  If you’re there at the published time you are late – good job skill to develop, always plan to be there 10-12 minutes before you are scheduled!

·      Students interested in the STEM bowling team should be at Fountain Lanes at 3315 Broadway this Thursday, August 31 at 5:00 sharp.  Be prepared to bowl 1 game.  Bring your own ball and shoes if you have them.  You will have to pay $2 for bowling shoes.

·      Students interested in some real banking experience?  Finance, accounting, etc. are all STEM fields, too!  Get some practical experience for your high school resume working for a branch of the Y-12 Credit Union right here in our school!  Stop by the office to pick up more information and an application from Mrs. Schlutz.  She can answer questions for you, too!

·      Yearbooks for the 2017-18 school year are officially on sale! Pick up an order form from the office any time or order yours from www.jostensyearbooks.com. The price per book is $55 now through September 15th. The longer you wait to order yours, the higher the price goes up, so make sure to order yours as soon as possible to save up to $25 this school year! Seniors:  you can purchase a yearbook for $50 if you order before Nov 1.  Special price does not apply to a customized order.

·      Teens for Christ will be having their first meeting for this year at 8:50 Monday morning in room D113.  Come join the fellowship!

·      Order your class t-shirt for Spirit week today to support prom! They are on sale during all lunch periods for $15. Checks and cash are accepted as payment. XL sizes and up are +$1. Buy one while you still can! We will stop selling Friday, September 22nd.

Community  & Guidance Ops:

·      Colleges visiting the L&N (see list below).  If you’re interested, stop by the guidance office to find out how to get to meet these recruiters:

o   Tuesday 9/5    @  12:15pm   Lincoln Memorial Univ.

o   Friday 9/8        @  12:15pm   Maryville College

o   Monday 9/11  @   9:00am    Tennessee State Univ

o   Monday 9/11  @ 10:30am   Emory Univ

o   Thursday 9/14 @ 12:15pm   American Univ

o   Thursday 9/14 @ 12:15pm   Roanoke College

·      Applications are now open for the United States Senate Youth Program. The program offers high school students in their junior or senior years the opportunity to participate in an annual Washington Week event in March, which includes a variety of events that promote a unique understanding of the structure of our national government. The Hearst Foundation also offers selected state finalists a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship. The student application and instructions for applying are available here. The deadline to apply is Oct. 27.

Quote of the day from Zig Ziglar:

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.

Practice L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Innovation, Inquiry, & Design

L&N STEM Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 3 time - US News & World Report medalist – Silver 2017, Gold 2016, Bronze 2015, 3 time - Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools 2015 – 17