GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Monday, April 2, 2018 – M-day
EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Freshmen and Sophomores – today will be a computer check up day for your
device. Your teachers will direct you
when and where to go, but you’ll put your Active Directory password on a post
it on your keyboard then turn in your device for a check up by KCS technicians
(they do this so you can keep it over the summer). Freshmen will be without their devices 1st
and 2nd block and Sophomores 3rd and 4th. If everyone cooperates, we expect all
computers to be done tomorrow but some issues may require them to be kept a
little longer. We’ll make arrangements
for students to have the tools they need!
Juniors and Senior checkup will be next Monday.
·
Gryphons
made a big showing at the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering
Fair! This fair takes in projects from 4
states, the L&N had 4 projects entered, and 3 won recognitions! Congrats to special award AND Honorable
mention winners: Shay Branner and William Curtis Brewer (project:
Improved Trash Collector), and Larkin
Foster and Isabelle Toth
(project: Infiltrating into the problems of Second Creek). Special congrats to Cade Brown, who’s project “Rendering fractals based on escaping
sets” won him a Special Award from Intel, the KCS Superintendent’s Award – and
made him the Reserve Grand Champion of the whole fair! He won an all-expense paid trip to the Intel
International Science Fair to be held this summer in Philadelphia, PA. Congrats to you all!
·
In the
national John F. Kennedy Library Profiles in Courage essay contest, out of
1,989 essays received nationwide, Zach
Medley received an honorable mention.
This award comes with a $100 prize and a special hardcover copy of
Profiles in Courage. Zach will also be part of the social media campaign to
announce the results.
·
The
Sophomore class will be holding a spring egg hunt tomorrow, April 2nd during
the early release time (3:30-4:30). It will be open to all grades. It will cost
$2 to participate, and the top 3 winners will receive gift cards! There will
also be an egg with a special prize inside! Come to the Verandah at 3:30 to pay
your $2 to participate. Please come out
and hunt!
·
Make plans
to join us this Friday night, 4/6 – there will be a “welcome back to school”
celebration for both Mrs. Ashe and Mr. Childers (yes, he will be here that
night) sponsored by parents from 5:00 – 6:00 on the Verandah. Come for food, drink, and to hear from them
about where we’ve been and where we’re going.
All students and family members are then invited to bring a book and
join us for our spring Reading Night from 6:00 – 8:30 in the Commons and Media
Center. Food, good discussion, and great
company! Bring whatever you’re reading
and have some fun!
·
Our STEM
Frisbee team is just the Ultimate!
Seriously, our Ultimate team has just earned a spot in the national
youth tournament held over the summer in Chicago. And in new national rankings, they have moved
up to #14 in the country! Way to go! Look for the link on our FB page to help
support the team’s travel costs!
·
Seniors,
please mark your calendar for the mandatory TN Promise meeting coming up. Have you asked off work and/or arranged
transportation for your meeting? Your
assigned mandatory meeting is 04/05/2018 at the L&N
STEM Academy in the STEM space and will begin promptly at 8:00 AM. Remember, failure to attend
this meeting will result in the permanent loss of
your TN Promise eligibility. Please note
the tnAchieves meeting excuse
form policy found here.
·
The Golden Gryphon Credit Union is a school
branch of Y-12 Federal Credit Union, run by students, for students. We’re open
Wednesdays and Fridays during lunch. If you open an account and make
transactions, you’re eligible to win snacks, candy, and all sorts of other
treats. Also, if you make a transaction, you’ll be entered to win a 4K,
GoPro-style, action camera! Stop by when you have a chance and follow us on
Instagram @goldengryphoncu for the chance to win a Bluetooth speaker!
· Come out and support our TSA and Key Club just by
eating breakfast! Mark your calendars
now to join us THIS Saturday, April 7th, 8 to 10 a.m. at
Aubrey’s (214 E. Emory Rd. Powell, TN 37849). Both TSA and Key Club are raising money for
trips to Nationals and service projects. Help support them by purchasing
Pancake Breakfast tickets for $6 a piece. Bring your family or just make a
donation. We'd love your help! Please
mark your calendars--Contact a club member or use this link to purchase tickets
online: https://goo.gl/861LPo
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.
·
Here are some opportunities for
students interested in design or architecture:
o The
Explorer Post sponsored by the local American Institute of Architects offers to
all high school students a tour of the newly-designed facility at Beardsley
Farm. Monday April 9, 6:00 - 8:00pm. Contact Josh Shaffer at designexploring901@gmail.com
o [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!
· Want to spend the summer in the Smoky
Mountains and get paid for it? GSMNPark
is recruiting for 10 paid high school internships for the summer. Click here for the application and directions to
submit. You must use your
knoxschools.org email address.
· Are you interested in sports medicine?
The field of athletic training? This
workshop is for you! See below or go here for more info:
· Author visit coming soon! Jeff Zentner (http://www.jeffzentnerbooks.com/) is coming to speak to our school on Monday, April 16th during M4. Many thanks to our wonderful PTSA
for sponsoring this event! Check out one of his books! We have them in the
library. Or better yet, order a copy to have him sign when he visits!
(Seriously,you'll want your own copy for him to sign!) Paperback copies of both
are under $10 and are linked here at Amazon.com or speak to Ms. Ellis. Mr. Zentner
will offer a Writer's Workshop from 3:35 to 4:30 for interested students. (Mark
your calendars--a sign up is coming!)
· PTSA Scholarships: All
seniors are invited to apply for one or both of the PTSA $1000 scholarships to
be awarded to L&N STEM Academy graduating seniors at Awards Night, April
26, 2018. To apply for the scholarships, students must submit an essay (no
longer than 300 words) that answers the questions listed for that scholarship. The scholarship information is linked here. All submissions must be emailed to Mrs.
Johnson (lyn.johnson@knoxschools.org) and
received no later than 5:00 p.m, Friday, April 6.
Quote of the day from Winston Churchill:
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss
of enthusiasm.
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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