GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, April 13, 2018 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Pay
attention in Advisory today to the testing schedule for the next two
weeks. Know what you’re supposed to be
doing!
·
Don’t
forget that the window for course request changes closes at 4:30 today
(Friday!).
·
Happy Prom
weekend – be safe and make good decisions prom-goers!
·
Interested
in Choir for next year? Register today for Vocal Music or Choral
Ensemble! Mrs. Philips will email you in the next few weeks if she
wants to hear you sing, but don’t miss your chance, register today! Follow us at @LN_Choirs!
·
Join in the
fun with today being Friday, the 13th. The freshmen class is sponsoring a schoolwide
costume contest and movie showing to celebrate “Freaky Friday!” Come join us by dressing up as a look-alike
with someone to attend a movie night in the commons from 6:00 – 8:30. We will
be watching the movie “Freaky Friday” and be serving popcorn and drinks and
awarding prizes for best costumes!
·
There's
still time....! Read one
of his books before he comes on Monday...! Author and Nashville native Jeff Zentner
will be speaking to our school on Monday during M4, ask your teacher if your
class can go. Students may not attend
without permission. Stop by the library to check out one of his books (The
Serpent King or Goodbye Days). Or better
yet, get your own copy so he can sign it on Monday!
·
Calling
all writers: Author
Jeff Zentner will be offering a writing workshop for anyone interested
during our early release hour! Seriously, don't miss this opportunity. Sign up here to attend. Location
on campus will be announced later.
·
Congratulations
to Campbell Maben (9th Grade Violin)
and Kieran Maben (9th Grade Double
Bass) on their excellent auditions at TMEA All-State Orchestra! Campbell placed
8th out of 18, and Kieran placed 3rd out of 9! This is an extraordinary
accomplishment for 9th grade students. They will be performing with the top
orchestral musicians in Tennessee this Saturday in Nashville. Four years
straight of our musical Gryphons making state!
·
Get ready for
some delicious ice cream during early release on Monday, April 16th.
Cruze Farms generously donated ice cream to be sold for only $3
(cash only). This is the Junior Class Fundraiser for the year. Grab some
delicious ice cream and help the Junior Class raise money for their senior
gift. I look forward to enjoying this treat with all of you!
· Sophomores! In
case you haven't seen the posters up already, your class social will be at Main
Event Entertainment (9081 Kingston Pike) on this Friday (April 13th) at 6 pm.
Bring some money with you to play some games or grab a bite to eat, or just
come and hang out! We hope to see you there!
SPECIAL
EARTH WEEK OPS:
· As we wrap up Earth week I’d like to leave you with a
question, “How should we solve the world’s energy crisis?” Look for the
whiteboard in the Commons to add your ideas!
Community & Guidance Ops:
·
Systers: Women in EECS
@ UTK (Systers) is a volunteer student organization at the University of Tennessee –Knoxville
– is hosting an outreach event called “Little Systers” on Sat, April 14. This
event will inform and inspire high school females about such possibilities for
their futures through positive, firsthand experiences. Systers is afforded the
opportunity to continue to inspire young women to pursue science, technology,
and engineering through Little Systers. This event is limited to 90
student participants, so students should be sure to register soon! This
event is free and lunch will be provided.
·
[Knoxville] By Design - www.knoxbydesign.org In April the local architecture
community will host fun events for the public. Students will be especially
excited about very first LEGO competition Knox Bricks & Blocks. Students
will be teamed with designers to create a unique tower in a limited amount
of time, all while competing for various "best of" prizes. Check out
the link.
·
Summer opportunity: The
Young Scholars Program (YSP) is for high school sophomores, juniors, and
seniors, and it's a great opportunity to get some hands-on research in
engineering before college. This is a competitive application process, so students
will need to submit transcripts and 2 letters of recommendation, as well as a
personal statement. That program runs July 2 - 27th, and information can be
found here: http://curent.utk.edu/education/pre-college/youngscholars/ The program runs on campus at the University
of TN through the CURENT group. We’ve had students participate in the
past and loved it!
Quote of the day from Robert Schuller:
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
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 (2014, 2015, 2017)
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