5-22-18 Student Mission Briefing

GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING

For Tuesday, May 22, 2018 – L-day

EARLY RELEASE AND L1 & L2 Final EXAMS

School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading

L&N Student Mission – #Own it!

Tuesday’s bell schedule:

L1	9:30 – 10:59
L2	11:07 – 12:30
L3	12:19 – 2:05
Lunch served from 12:30 – 1:20 to everyone.
Yearbook signing 1:30 – 4:30 on the Plaza (Commons in case of rain)

School Ops:

·      If parents are picking you up at 12:30 – be aware a lane of Worlds Fair Park will be closed as Rolling Thunder, a convoy of about 500 biker veterans on their way to the Vietnam Memorial wall in Washington DC, will be stopping for lunch at our Veterans Memorial.  If you’d like to earn some volunteer hours we are seeking workers to help serve lunch and clean up as they move on at 1:30.  See Officer Clabo if you want to volunteer.

·      Be reminded, the cafeteria is cooking out for lunch today!  You can use your regular cafeteria account number to pay for lunch or bring cash – it is regular lunch price! 

·      For your reference – here’s a quick glimpse of the schedule for the rest of this week:

o  Tuesday, L day classes – L1 & L2 exams, everyone eats lunch from 12:30 – 1:20. 

§  Lunch will be a cookout menu then yearbook signing on the plaza from 1:30 – 4:30. 

§  Buses run at 4:30 – you may not leave and come back to catch a bus.

§  If you are on campus from 1:30 – 4:30 you should either be on Plaza for signing.  You should not be anywhere else in the building unless you are with a teacher.  This includes seniors returning!

§  Film festival from 5:00 – 7:00 in the Commons

o  Wednesday, N day classes – N1 & N2 exams, everyone eats lunch (or leaves with permission)from 12:30 – 1:20. 

§  Makeups may be scheduled from 1:30 – 4:30.

§  Buses will run at 4:30

o  Thursday – no cafeteria service at all.  No scheduled classes.  Only students with an appointment with a teacher should be on campus.  This is makeup only.  This is KCS’ official last day of school for students.

Community  & Guidance Ops: 

Summer school starts 5/29, 9:30 – 1:00.  See Mr. Bell or Mr. Griffin with questions.

Quote of the day from Mark Twain:

Always do right.  This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

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

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