GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Wednesday, May 2, 2018 – N-day
STATE EOC TESTING
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Today’s
state tests are Math – you’ll take your Integrated Math I, Geometry, or Algebra
II tests during your regularly scheduled class.
Be sure to bring your laptop and
charger if you have testing today!
·
AP
students – if you missed the pre-fill session on Monday, please email your
counselor for the make up date.
·
Congratulations
to the L&N STEM Academy Tennis Teams! On Tuesday, both the boys and girls
brought home the District 3 Small Schools Championship. This is the third year
in a row for the boys and first year in school history for the girls. Best of
luck at the individual district tournament this weekend!
·
BIG shout out
to the L&N Choral Ensemble who appeared at their very first TN State Choral
Festival last Friday and wowed the judges enough to earn a rating of A- -
in their first year, that is awesome!
Well done singers and Mrs. Philips!
·
Congratulations
to Harry Channing, senior, for
winning the UT Simms Foundation Merit 4-year Scholarship to UTK! Only one is given and it went to Harry! Way to represent the L&N!
·
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
· 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.
· 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.
Community & Guidance Ops:
HITES12 is a residential program for rising twelfth grade students
focused on engineering with current openings this summer for females. Girls must be a rising twelfth grade student
and hold a “B” average in both math and science to be eligible for
application. All applicants must have a minimum ACT math score of 25
(SAT math score of 590).
To apply, the student will need to access the updated link at: https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_escX7563bbvVeTj. The new
deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 9, 2018. If you have any questions, please
feel free to email pre_eng@utk.edu.
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)
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