GRYPHON MISSION
BRIEFING
For Tuesday,
August 21, 2018 – L-day
School Mission – Boundless
STEM: Learning & Leading
L&N Student
Mission – #Own it!
School Ops:
·
Are you interested in building robots,
writing code, graphic and physical design, business, or social media? The
L&N STEMpunks Robotics team has a place for you! Come to the interest
meeting TODAY (August 21st) from 5:30-7:00 in the commons to learn more about
the team, find out how to join, and participate in some exciting activities
each of our departments have planned for you! Be sure to bring your parents
along, because we’ll have plenty of information for them as well!
·
Do you love your school and being
involved? Are you interested in serving our community and bringing unity to the
whole school through different events? Come to the SGA interest meeting in
D222 today! There will be a meeting every lunch, so come during your lunch. Be
ready to receive your application.
·
Yearbooks for the 2018-19 school year
are officially on sale! You can get yours for $60 ($50 for seniors!) until
September 14th. After that, the price WILL go up,so make sure to order yours
ASAP from jostensyearbooks.com! Also, follow @STEMYB on Twitter today to keep
up with all yearbook news and updates!
·
Students are reminded that eating lunch on the plaza is a
privilege. Following third lunch in
particular on Friday there was garbage left on and around tables. This is your only warning – clean up after
yourself, throw garbage away in a proper receptacle. Help police your friends. Failure to do so will result in all food
being restricted to the cafeteria and verandah only.
·
Teens for Christ meets every Monday @ 8:50 in room
D113. All are welcome!
·
KCS and Partners in Education will present the 2nd
Annual Hike for Schools on Saturday, September 29. Join us at Third Creek Greenway and enjoy a
hike while giving back to your school!
Food trucks will be there and donate 10% of their sales back to
schools! Park and sign in at West High
School. For more information and
register online, got to knoxschools.org/hike.
Your school will receive $5 of each $10 registration!
· Venturing is an inclusive program through the Boy
Scouts of America for males and females aged 14-21. It is operated
through Venturing Crews, units of youth and advisors that meet on set schedules
and plan activities and events. Venturing is youth-led and
youth-inspired. If interested, check out this link https://www.scouting.org/programs/venturing/ Paper brochures are also in the
office.
Community
& Guidance Ops:
· The ACT Senior
Retake Opportunity is Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 at school. All seniors may take the ACT for free on
this date, whether or not they have previously tested. All seniors are
REQUIRED to complete the form linked below no later than Tuesday, August
21st in order to register for or decline this opportunity. The form
contains further information. Reminder: Taking the ACT is a
graduation requirement in the state of Tennessee. All seniors
are encouraged to take the ACT more than once as research demonstrates a 1-3
point increase in scores between the first and second attempt and further
increases in subsequent tests.
Quote of the day from Albert Einstein:
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from
mediocre minds.
Practice L&N
Habits every day: Professionalism, Critical Thinking, Collaboration,
Innovation, Inquiry, & Design
L&N STEM
Academy – TN’s First Apple School of Distinction, 4 time - US News &
World Report medalist – Silver 2017&18, Gold 2016, Bronze 2015, 4 time
- Newsweek’s Top 500 American High Schools 2015 - 18
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