GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, November 9, 2017 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
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!
·
Students – you’re invited to
come to the Media Center today (Thursday) from 1:00 – 1:30 (bring your lunch if
you need to) to hear a presentation by national bat and caving experts on
Bat/White Nose Syndrome. You can also
learn about careers in Environmental Science.
Come join us!
·
Special thanks to students and
teachers for your participation yesterday in helping Knox County Schools set a
new Guinness World Record for the highest number of students participating in a
computer programming lesson at one time.
The preliminary count that broke the record at 2:30 yesterday was 1058
students. That number is expected to
climb to over 8000 when all the data is verified. Our guests in the building were highly
complimentary of your professionalism and skills. Way to represent Gryphons!
·
Are you interested in math? Mu
Alpha Theta is hosting Round 1 of the annual Log1 competition this Thursday at
8:45 AM in Room 214 or during Second Lunch of Genius Hour in Room 221. The
competition is a 15-question free-response test with no calculator,
and it should take about half an hour. The two categories are
"Functions" and "Counting and Probability." The three
divisions are Mu, for Calculus students, Alpha, for students who have passed
Algebra 2 but aren't in Calculus yet, and Theta, for students who haven't
completed Algebra 2 yet. If you have any questions, feel free to E-mail s731551@student.knoxschools.org.
·
Swim/Dive Team Results from
Sunday: How ‘bout them Gryphons! STEM
216 – West 148 – Central 63, that’s 2 victorious meets in a row!!
·
Freshmen – you received an email
from yearbook sponsor Christina.daugherty@knoxschools.org
asking for volunteers to be interviewed for this year’s edition of our
yearbook. Please email her if you’re
willing to be in the book!
·
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 Norman Vincent Peale:
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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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