GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, November 10, 2017 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Please consider going
out on Monday, November 13th at 7:00pm to the Tennessee Theatre to watch many
of our top musical Gryphons perform in the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra
winter concert! Guaranteed to be a wonderful night of music. Free,
and open to the public!
·
Don’t forget that the PTSA Yankee
Candle fundraiser is coming to a close.
All forms and monies collected should be returned to school on Friday,
November 10. Have you sold
anything? Its not too late!
·
FRUVED Announcement- Interested in a chance to be one of 25
L&N students to win a $25 gift card? Click on the link below to take a
survey about your health before the survey closes. If you already took and
fully completed the Fruved survey, you'll be automatically entered into the drawing!
Thanks in advance for your participation! https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3eqq0Cn8ltwEzzL
· Big congrats to
our Running Gryphons! Both boys and girls
teams had a great showing at State Championships over the weekend – Seth Jinks won the Small School
Division race for the boys, and as a team they were the state Runner-Up (2nd
place!), also earning Coach Christina
Daugherty the TSSAA Coaches’ Plaque.
On the girls side Brooke Foster
placed 8th and Deja Griffin placed
15th. Way to go Gryphons!
· Also shout out
to our robotics team, the L&N
STEMpunks finished 2nd at the Battle for the Bluegrass robotics
matchup in Kentucky. What a great
pre-season warm up – get used to winning team!!
· All students who
wish to enter our L&N National History Day competition are invited to do
so. It is not necessary to do this as part of a class project. You
may compete just for the love of history and the love of competition! As
always, follow exact directions on NHD website, and bring Process Paper,
Annotated Bibliography, and your project to the competition in the Commons--9:30,
Monday, Nov 20. Please email Mrs. Robbins or Ms. Stanish if you
plan to compete (other than as part of a class) so we can plan exhibit space
for you. Remember, you may compete as an individual or a group (maximum
five people). Questions? Email Mrs. Robbins or Ms. Stanish.
· Yearbooks are
now $60 through November 17! Order yours now by visiting www.jostensyearbooks.com or by
picking up an order form from the office. Prices will continue to go up the
longer you wait to order, so purchase yours now to save up to $20 this school
year! Want to keep up with yearbook announcements and updates as
they happen? Follow us on twitter @STEMYB!!
· Congrats to Lucy Drinnen, Cinna Lockhart, and Reed Freeman, who’s video “Thank a
Veteran” just won the ORNL Veteran’s Day Video contest. This is the 4th year in a row that
an L&N team has won this competition!
Here’s a link to their winning video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-8BivR6uA
· Seniors – be
sure you reserve your space for the date that works best for you for the Senior
breakfast. This is no cost to you and we
expect 100% participation. Email Ms.
Coley if you have any questions. The
link is www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050844A5A623AB9-class
Community
& Guidance Ops:
· Seniors: Have
you filled out your FAFSA?
Quote
of the day from Albert Einstein:
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
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, TN Reward School (3 times)
2017 State Runners Up L&N Boys Cross Country
Girls 8th and 15th place
runners
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