GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 26, 2018 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Come out
to celebrate all the excellence at the L&N this year! Spring awards night is tonight, Thursday,
4/26, at 5:30 at the TN Amphitheater on Worlds Fair Park. Come celebrate your own achievements and
those of your friends, and hear our amazing choirs sing!
·
SGA is
hosting a Game Night event for everyone this Friday, 4/27 from 6:00 – 9:00!
Join us for food, video games, board games, or just come to hang out! Admission
is free, however, there will be pizza and drinks for sale. If there are any
other questions, please email me, and I will be more than happy to help. Additionally, please complete this Google
forum to state whether or not you are able to attend. https://goo.gl/forms/egLgnVuJEY40How02
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If you are
interested in trying out for the Bowling Team for the 2018-19 season please see
Mr. Parker during Genius Hours, or before/after school in the PE
room. Bowling season starts in early
August.
·
Students, this
week is election week. Please pay close attention to who is running for
leadership of your class so that you can make the most informed decision about
your representation in the Student Government Association and also note that
separate elections are held for executive board. Class boards represent you
directly and make decisions concerning your class; the executive board governs
the SGA in general and are concerned with making the school and student life
the best that they can be. If you want to know more about the candidates
running for office, find time to ask them what plans they have for helping to
make your school what you want it to be.
· As we
enter the last 4 weeks of school, students are reminded of the following school
rules. Your enthusiastic compliance will help us all have an enjoyable
end to the school year. Infractions will face disciplinary consequences:
o As
the weather is pretty more students are eating on the plaza. A crew spent
Saturday cleaning campus – avoid being required to be part of the next crew and
clean up after yourself. Do not leave food, containers, plastics, or
other trash around the grounds. They draw bugs and are unsightly.
Remember the alternative is to not allow food anywhere but the Commons and
Verandah – and no one wants it that crowded.
o If
you’re carrying food to a classroom to eat with a teacher be sure there is an
adult in the room. With the single exception of the peer tutoring room
(210), students are NEVER to be in classroom spaces before, during, or after
the school day when there is no adult present.
o Remember
tops must have wide bands, no spaghetti straps or cold shoulders with thin
straps. Tops must meet waistbands when standing up – no bare midriffs
exposed. And although the school board changed the language – booty-like
shorts are not appropriate for the school environment. Leave the short
shorts and micro-mini skirts for your weekend wear, please!
· Are
you interested in math? All students who have completed at least 2 math
classes and have a current math GPA of 3.25 are welcome to join the school’s
chapter of the Mu Alpha Theta, a national math honor society. If you have only
completed 1 math class, you can still join as an Associate member. As a member
of Mu Alpha Theta, you will have the opportunity to participate in math
challenges and competitions. If you are eligible and wish to join, please
fill out the interest form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5pOWWcx4ybpDObLhLuUIhnZgaimDI8GhhPDUnntnuLasXVw/viewform?usp=sf_link
· Any
boys or girls interested in playing golf next fall contact Mr. Waxmonsky.
The season starts before the first day of school. You can talk to him in person
or at mark.waxmonsky@knoxschools.org
for information about tryouts.
· Make
sure that from the 16th-27th you bring in canned pet food, bagged dry pet food,
peanut butter, and other pet supplies to help out our local Young Williams
Animal Shelter! Bring in your donations to a table in the commons and record on
this google form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRGBMKiatZS2bETBGr1k4oAWiZayQ08_Dl8Okd2ddlyE8veg/viewform?usp=sf_link
) how much you bring in for your advisory. The advisory with the most donations
by the 27th will win a doughnut party!
Community & Guidance Ops:
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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 Gail Devers:
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
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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