GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, September 8, 2017 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Juniors and Seniors! Knox County Schools sponsors a College Fair each year
for all schools to attend at no cost.
This year’s Fair will be on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 from 9:00am –
12:30pm. We have not yet been assigned our time to attend, but if you are
interested (and all juniors are strongly encouraged to attend), you will need
the following:
·
A notarized
medical release form for field trips on file for this school year.
Students may pick up the form at the front office anytime. If
anyone needs a notary, our bookkeeper can provide that service if you bring
your ID when you come to the office to sign it.
·
A completed
permission form. It and the medical release form were attached to the
email sent to you earlier by Mr. Sudderth. There will also be copies
available in the Guidance Center.
·
Students must
register themselves for the fair online at www.GoToCollegeFairs.com : Each representative
·
Return
completed permission forms and Medical forms to Mr. Sudderth in Guidance no
later than 9/13/17.
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Congratulations to
our L&N Art students whose work was entered into the Tennessee Valley
Fair Student Art Exhibition. All four of our students placed: Christopher
Sconion, 2nd Place (Drawing); Samantha Rodriguez, 3rd Place (Mixed
Media) and both Nina Klein and Travis Gardner received Honorable
Mentions (Sculpture). Congratulations also to Madison Jackson, who won
3rd Place in Photography for the Congressional Medal of Honor Art Show. These
students will receive their awards in a ceremony next Monday night. Be sure to
visit the Jacobs Building to see their artwork during the fair!
·
Fridays are Coffee
& Candy Day at The L&N STEM Academy Coffee Nook. Need a little boost? The weekend is almost
here! Stop by the Coffee Nook for $1
candy bars and a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate! (We're open before school and the first 30
minutes of each block.)
Coffee
Nook Gift Cards Do you find yourself needing coffee but never having cash
when you need it? Purchase a $10 Coffee Nook Gift Card worth 10 cups of
coffee, tea, or hot chocolate! They make
great gifts! See Ms. Ellis (in the
Library) to purchase one.
In case
you were wondering, every purchase you make at the Coffee Nook helps
improve our Library. Really, it does! We're using the money we
raised last year to purchase a subscription for ebooks both school-related
and for pleasure reading. Yay! We should have them up and available
by October.
·
Shout out to Campbell Maben, who also made the Knoxville Youth Symphony
Orchestra on violin! His name was
inadvertently left off our list of recognitions, but he was in the picture
published. Well done Campbell and all
Gryphon musicians!
·
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.
· 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:
·
Applications are now being accepted
for the L&N representative to a new student advisory board group to offer
input to the KCS Student Representative to the School Board. Have a voice and let it be heard! Applications are available in the front
office and due Sept. 15.
·
Colleges visiting the L&N
(see list below) soon – we’ve sent students to each of these! If you’re interested, stop by the guidance
office to find out how to get to meet these recruiters:
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 Henry Ford:
Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right.
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
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