GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, September 22, 2017 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Fruved Research - L&N STEM Students: What do
you think makes it harder or easier for high school students to be healthy?
Fruved is a research partnership between the University of Tennessee and
L&N STEM Academy. As a part of this project, we are conducting a discussion
with L&N students on Monday the 25th
from 3:30-4:30. We would like to hear your thoughts about health and high
school students. Your opinion is valuable to us and we will offer a $25 gift
card to the first 12 L&N students that sign up and complete this discussion
with us. To sign up, please click or copy and paste the link below into your
browser. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPQWTK6
Group will meet in the STEM Space
Please
email Fruved@utk.edu with any
questions or for more information about the Fruved project.
·
Last day to order your class
t-shirt for Spirit week! 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.
·
Who are STEM's most
talented, voiceless performers? Find out Thursday, September 28th, at 7PM on the plaza. Bring your own chair and a $3
donation and watch students take on your favorite artists in the best Lip Sync
Battle ever performed!
·
Juniors and Seniors –
remember you will be voting for Prom Theme on Friday, 9/22, from 9:30 – 4:30
p.m.
·
Congratulations to senior
Hyatt Christenberry – she was just
accepted to be the youth Representative on the Farragut Town Council Education
Relations Committee. She’ll attend
monthly board meeting and offer input on programs and initiatives concerning
Farragut and Knox County Schools. Way to
lead Hyatt!
· Sophomores
and Seniors – don’t forget, Josten’s will be back Monday, Sept 25 at all
lunches to collect your orders and deposits of $60 for all merchandise and grad
supplies. You can pick up information
packets from the office if you need another.
· Congratulations
to the following students who have qualified to participate in the 2017 All
East Choirs in November: Gretta Berry,
Katelyn Davis, Christina Varnes, Kelsey Bledsoe, Frank Gardner, Gabe Peck,
David Stewart, and Wendell Thornton. Way to show the performing arts side of STEM!
· Please
take a minute to help your classmates by taking these quick surveys to help
them in the empathy step for Scientific Reasoning projects, there are 3 surveys
below:
· Calling
all students (16 and over), parents, and teachers! Our Fall Blood Drive is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct.
4th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the STEM Space (shortly after the TN Promise
meeting). Help our local community
as well as our school by "giving the gift of life!"
Here's what you need to know: Because MEDIC is participating in a Zika
Virus study, all 16 and 17 year old students wishing to give blood MUST
Have a signed consent form (attached here and available in the Office
and Media Center).
o
16 year olds must be at least 120
lbs.
o
17 year olds must be at least 110
lbs.
o
You must have valid ID with you.
o
If you take medication, ensure you have a
current list of medications with you.
o
Here's a link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0e4bada623a20-spring
· Spring
2018 Washington DC Field Trip: Registration has begun for the bi-annual
Washington DC field trip to the USA Science and Engineering Festival. Trip
includes the festival, national monuments tour, museum visits including
Smithsonian, National Mall and more. $400 cost covers transportation, hotel
(four persons per room), admissions, misc. fees, and hot breakfast.
Students will be responsible for lunch and dinner costs. $100 deposit due
October 20th. Registration forms available in the office. You may contact Ms.
Jorgenson or Mr. Powell for more information- cheri.jorgenson@knoxschools.org or timothy.powell@knoxschools.org
· Join us for a
night of reading and enthusiastic discussion at the L&N STEM
Academy's Fall Reading Night!
· Who's
invited? You are! All students, parents, and staff of the L&N STEM
Academy are welcome!
· Where will we be
reading? We'll be in the Commons and Media Center.
· What does it
cost? Nothing.
It's free!
· What should I
bring? Bring
a book (or check one out from the school Library Media Center)
and we'll provide the pizza, popcorn, drinks, and door prizes,
including a selection of free books, a $25 McKay's Voucher, and Starbucks
gift cards. We'll have a structured
night of reading (30-minute intervals) with breaks for eating and
socializing...and, yes, prize winning!
· 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.
Community
& Guidance Ops:
· Maryville College
is having an Open House and STEMFest, Saturday,
10/7 Open House 9am-3pm. Juniors and Seniors can also stay
overnight on campus and participate in the STEMFest on Sunday. Register
at http://maryvillecollege.edu/meet-maryville
· 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 John C. Maxwell:
The greatest detriment to many people’s success tomorrow is their
thinking today.
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
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