5-14-18 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Monday, May 14, 2018 – M-day

M-day CLASS FINALS – last meeting of the year

EXTENDED RELEASE SCHEDULE

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

School Ops:

·      Summer school meeting – come find out what classes are offered and get signed up for $10 each (cash or card).  Bring a parent to the Commons, 5:30, today, 5/14.

·      Yearbook distribution will be next Tuesday, 5/22, from 1:30 – 4:30 on the plaza following a picnic lunch from 1:00 – 1:30.  All students are welcome to attend till 4:30.  Then stick around if you can for the 2^nd Annual Fannon Film Festival of student-created films.  More details to follow.

·      All 9^th – 11^th grade students should have received permission forms to leave early for half-day exams on May 22 and 23^rd from your 4^th period teacher Friday.  If you were out or need another one, they are available in the office.  They are due back no later than Wednesday, May 16 – return to box labeled in the front office or any teacher.

·      Start making plans now all students – this Thursday, May 17, is graduation for the Class of 2018 at 3:00 at Thompson Boling Arena.  We will dismiss school for all students at 1:00 – lunch will be served to everyone until 1:30.  You will meet all 4 L-day classes in shortened periods before 1:00.  Students who have transportation or a way home may leave (just like an Early Release day).  Students who ride buses will wait, supervised, in the Commons/Verandah until 4:30. 

·      A series of disastrous blind dates! Teens who express their angst by sharing selfies! A man obsessed with small, fluffy animals!   Come out and enjoy a night of theatre on May 15th from 7-9pm in the Commons! The Advanced Theatre class will perform three one-act plays: Check Please, Selfie, and Of Mice and Men. Refreshments will be for sale and a donation of $5 is appreciated.

Community  & Guidance Ops: 

·      Big shout out to Chloe Weaver and Caleb Weaver for being accepted to a 5-week summer program at the Berklee School of Music in Boston for this summer!  They each received full scholarships worth $10,000!  Bravo!

Quote of the day from Yoda:

Do or do not.  There is no try.

Practice L&N Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Innovation, Inquiry, & Design

L&N STEM Academy – TN Designated STEM School, TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 4 time - US News & World Report medalist – Silver 2018, 2017, Gold 2016, Bronze 2015, 3 time - Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools 2015 – 17, TN Reward School (2014, 2015, 2017)