GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, October 20, 2017 –N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
This week is National School
Bus Safety Week. Each day we will share with you a bus safety tip, so pay
attention! Today’s tip is: Stop on Red!
This is the last day of National School Bus Safety Week. Please watch the PSA
your teacher is about to show very carefully. Whether you’re a student driver
or a bus rider, it’s important that you know the rules of the road, don’t drive
distracted and always stop on red!
·
Mu Alpha Theta wants to host a Math
Bowl – please go here to take a quick survey if you’re interested!
·
Support L&N Choirs by doing some holiday shopping
at www.cherrydale.com/LNSKT. Click
SHOP, teacher is PHILIPS, type in the name of a choir student to support
or retype "Philips" in any grade, choose your shipping option (free
to school, fee to home), then shop! Please share with your own family and
friends to help us raise money for our program! Store is open now through
October 27. For more
information, talk to an L&N Choir student or email katie.philips@knoxschools.org.
·
Spirit week is coming up and
the themes for the spirit week days are below so make sure to plan ahead, participate,
and have some fun!
o Monday,
October 23rd - Color Wars. Each class
will dress up as their assigned color. Wear as much of your class color as you
can, also a great time to wear your class shirt.
§ Seniors- Yellow
§ Juniors- Green
§ Sophomores- Blue
§ Freshman- Red
o Tuesday,
October 24th – Toga
Tuesday
o Wednesday,
October 25th - Students
will choose a stage of life that they wish to display. Examples could include
baby, teenagers, parents, or grandparents.
o Thursday,
October 26th - Dynamic Duo. This is a day to dress up with friends as
dynamic duos. Examples of this could be chips and salsa, milk and cookies, or
Tom and Jerry.
o Friday,
October 27th - Freaky Friday. Since Friday night is Haunted Station,
students are encouraged to wear character costumes then spend the night at the
Haunted Station.
o All of Spirit Week- Boxes for scarf donations to the
homeless, sponsored by key club, will be decorated. The class with the
best decorated box and most scarves donated gains extra points
for their class. The themes for the boxes are elements:
§ Seniors- Fire
§ Junior- Water
§ Sophomores- Earth
§ Freshmen- Wind
·
Rules: All costumes and outfits
must follow Knox County Schools’ dress code. No masks may be worn that
completely cover the face. Students who choose to wear full body suits may wear
a full suit—including mask—only during the Pep Rally.
· 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:
·
The Teacher Depot needs help this
Saturday, Oct 21, from 7am – 12pm.
Volunteers are needed to assist shoppers (teachers) with supplies and
may be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
Good chance for community or volunteer hours! Email Carrie Witt at teachersupplydepot@knoxschools.org
for more information.
·
The local FBI office is having a
Career Exploration Open House on Thursday,
October 26. Youth age 14-20 can attend (5:30 - 7:30pm) to learn about
this career field and sign up for an Explorer Post with further
activities. Registration is through the
Guidance office because of security checks at the FBI. Come to Guidance by Monday, 10/23/17 if
interested.
·
These college recruiters will be
on campus to talk to you about their programs.
All meetings are in the guidance office at 12:15 unless otherwise
noted. Email lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org to get more information and sign up for any of them:
o Mon, 10/23 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
o Tues, 10/31 - Austin Peay State University, Clarksville
TN
Quote
of the day from XIV Dalai Lama:
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we
lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.
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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