GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Thursday, April 5, 2018 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Seniors, don’t
forget the mandatory TN Promise meeting coming up, 04/05/2018, (Thursday) 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.
·
Hey Gryphons!
As part of Earth week next week the Powersave Energy Genius Hour is sponsoring
a photo competition. Your assignment is to take an ORIGINAL photo demonstrating
some form of pollution and submit a png file to s755125@student.knoxschools.org
by Mon, April 9th. Please make the subject of the Email PHOTO COMPETITION. Any
photo is accepted, your photo does not have to be local. You will be judged on
clarity of subject, originality, and authentic display. There are 3 categories,
land, air and water pollution. There will be monetary awards to 1st, 2nd, and
3rd place. There will also be a grand prize awarded to the overall winner based
on a school-wide vote. All winning Photographs will be put on display. Winners
will be announced on Thursday April 12th.
· Engergy GH is also sponsoring a short story
competition. There will be no maximum or minimum page number, but remember that
a reasonable amount of pages gives you a better chance of winning. Your prompt
is, “In the near or distant future, what is happening on earth and what will
the earth look like.” This must relate to climate and/or energy. You may submit
a digital or hard copy. To submit digitally please email to s755125@student.knoxschools.org
BY April 10th with a subject of Writing Competition. To submit as a hard copy
please place your story in the cardboard box in the office ON April 10th. Your
short story will be judged on creativity, knowledge of subject, and clear
storytelling technique. There will be monetary prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place. Also, ALL stories will be submitted to the English
department for extra credit in your respective class.
· Looking for a pair of black Beats solo 3
headphones that were last seen in the PE room on 3/23. Please notify us in the office if you have
seen them!
· Have you taken the Fruved survey
again this spring? If you haven’t, please go to Fruved.com
and click on where it says High Schoolers click here in red. If you complete
the survey you will be entered for a chance to win 1 of 5 $25 gift cards that
will be announced at the end of April.
More importantly the de-identified data will be used by L&N students
in class projects and to help advocate for healthy changes you would like to
see on campus so it’s important for you to participate! This is the
same survey that people took last fall that asked questions about physical
activity, diet, and other health-related questions. Although it does take about
45 minutes to complete, you can start it and come back to it as many times
as you want as long as you are on the same device.
· 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.
· 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!
· Come out and support our TSA and Key Club just by
eating breakfast! Mark your calendars
now to join us on 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.
·
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 Albert Einstein:
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone
else.
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)
No comments:
Post a Comment