GRYPHON MISSION BRIEFING
For Friday, May 4, 2018 – N-day
STATE EOC TESTING Makeup Day
School Mission – Boundless STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student Mission – #Own it!
School
Ops:
·
Tonight,
May 4 – come see the Band and Orchestra play at the Knoxville Convention Center
beginning at 7:00, or you can head down to Market Square to support Andrew
Sarphie as he represents L&N at the CTE Goes Live competition! Both are sure to be showstoppers!
·
Do you need
last–minute help studying for end–of–course exams? Do you need to improve your
grades? National Honor Society is hosting tutoring sessions from 8:30 to 9:30
a.m. in the STEM Space on Tuesday, May 8, and Wednesday, May 9. You are welcome
to stop by at any time!
·
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 Nelson Mandela:
It always seems impossible until it is done.
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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