GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, April 27, 2018 – N-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Today’s
state tests are Integrated Math I, Geometry, and Algebra II. See the schedule at the bottom of
announcements.
·
Look for
tables set up today during lunch asking you to participate in a taste
test. Help your fellow classmates with their statistics project.
They need as many students as possible to participate.
·
Looking
for a green and black umbrella that went missing on Thursday. If found please turn in to the office.
·
Gryphons!
It's that time of the year again, and the general application to join Gryphon
Guides for the 2018-19 school year, is now open! Everyone has the chance to
apply, even if you are not currently in the club. The application will close
May 4th, so be sure to apply soon! https://goo.gl/forms/LoWgGxIPdMO4wQTz2
·
The Second
Annual STEM Film Festival will be held this Monday, April 30th 7-9pm. Come see
films directed, written, and produced by students during the 2017-2018 school
year, all of which star some of L&N’s most talented Gryphons! Films will be
judged by a panel of student experts from both Theatre Arts and Journalism. Our
students are eager to show you what they have produced this year, so be sure to
meet us in the Commons Monday night at 7pm!
·
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
· 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.
· 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:
·
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 Thomas Edison:
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to
try just one more time.
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)
TESTING SCHEDULE,
FRIDAY, 4/27
INTEGRATED MATH
I, GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA II
9:30 – 11:30 TESTING
11:35 – 12:19 N2 class (NO N1 today)
Advisory, N3, N4 Regular schedule
(non-testing
students will report to the Commons from 9:30 – 11:30)
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